AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION IN GERMANY

Agriculture production in Germany and its importance in the German economy



Agriculture production in Germany and its importance in the German economy

Introduction

The structural development in agriculture continues to follow the trend that has been observed for many years: the number of agricultural businesses is on the decline. There was a reduction of 20.6 percent from 1999 to 2007, from roughly 472,000 to around 374,500. Approximately 1.3 million people work in these more than 374 thousand agricultural, forestry and fishing businesses, which is 12.9 percent less than in 1999. They generate a gross value added of around 20 ...