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Agriculture and forestry

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Food and Agriculture - Pocket Statistics:

Are you interested in agriculture, food production chain and food?

Forestry - Pocket Statistics

Are you interested in forestry?

The main figures

The primary sector comprises agriculture, forestry as well as fishing and fish farming.

Primary sector
Establishments Employees
Agriculture (STRU 2018)  50 852  152 442
Forestry and forestry services (STATENT 2017) 1 363 6 237
Fishing and fish farming (STATENT 2017)  193  502
Sources: FSO - Farm structure survey STRU, Structural Business Statistic STATENT

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Farming

Overview page on statistical data on agriculture.

Economic and satellite accounts for the primary sector

Overview page on statistical data on primary sector.

Hunting, fishing and fish farming

Overview page on statistical data on hunting and fishing.

Food

Overview page on statistical data on the food supply chain.

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