The ministry reported that farm produce staples accounted for 15.8 billion USD (14.4 percent), while main forestry products contributed nearly 12 billion USD and fisheries products 6.2 billion USD.
The agricultural sector saw added value in the third quarter increase 1.04 percent compared to the same period last year, pushing the nine-month growth rate of the sector’s added value to 2.74 percent and contributed 23.5 percent to the national economy’s overall growth./.