date:Jan 06, 2016
seen exports grow faster than any of the other main merchandise sectors since the economic crash began in 2008. Research by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, estimates that the agri-food sector contributes almost 40% of net foreign earnings from 19% of exports.
In terms of balance of international payments, every 100 of exports from the sector generated 52 in net foreign earnings. In contrast, exports from other sectors contributed only 19 in net foreign earnings for every 100