Global food companies such as Nestlé and Unilever have expanded their production facilities in the country in recent years. Confectionary imports are only within the reach of the wealthy minority, leaving the mass market to domestic competition. An estimated 88% of the country's population is Muslim, thus the demand for halal-certified products is high. The government continues to invest in agriculture and has set a target of becoming self-sufficient in maize production in 2018. Around 3mn new hectares of maize plantations were established in 2017.

Food security and environmental concerns are driving change in the Asian agribusiness sector, with biofuel mandates being increased and sustainable palm oil certification schemes being strengthened in Indonesia and Malaysia, while agricultural giants such as China and India modernise their production complexes by rationalising support policies and addressing excessive use of inputs. We assess the impact of China's 19th Communist Party Congress on key sectors, whilst frontier markets in the Mekong struggle to improve traceability and quality control systems.

Fifth largest market in the CEE region. Sixth highest per capita spending in the CEE region. Market will record a high single-digit CAGR in US dollar terms. Consumables and diagnostic imaging have the largest market shares. Most of the market is reliant on imports. Longstanding tradition of manufacturing and exporting in fields such as diagnostic imaging. Hungary has a comprehensive if outdated public hospital sector, and a growing private sector.

High Performance Alloys market is witnessing a growth, because of its extensive use in the aerospace industry, and industrial gas turbines, along with automobiles, electrical & electronics industry, where its replacing the traditionally used metals. The demand will sustain to grow considering the need of improved performance of the machines and use of alloys help to boost the performance of the equipment it is used in. The demand is expected to be driven majorly by demand from the aerospace industry.

The global flow meter market is poised for an unprecedented growth over the foreseeable growth to generate an estimated revenue of USD 11,055.4 million by 2025. The market is predicted to exhibit the compound annual growth rate of 5.98% from 2017 to 2025. The growing demand for flow rate measurement in the water & wastewater management applications across the globe is likely to drive the global flow meters demand over the forecast period.

The growing underwater threats increase the demand for the undersea warfare systems to perform underwater operations such as anti-submarine warfare, and underwater mine-hunting. Moreover, these systems also help in detecting and tracking underwater threats in order to protect the nation from underwater attacks. These systems are entirely used by the naval forces for locating and tracking the enemy submerged targets. This chapter of the report will provide an in-depth understanding of the direction towards which the market is heading by taking into the account several factors such as market drivers, market restraints, and market opportunities.

The demand of electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles has grown rapidly due to strict governmental regulations. The government have implemented laws and regulations for vehicular emission, and have mandated automobile manufacturers to use advanced technologies to reduce the green house gas effect over the enviroment. In the European countries such as Germany, the U.K, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, and Luxembourg, among others, have implemented regulations on the amount of Co2 released which in turn is encouraging consumers to purchase vehicles with low emission such as EV’s, plug-in hybrid and hybrid vehicles. In Europe, European emission standards have also set the average emission from new passenger cars to be reduced from 130 gram (g) per kilometer (km) travel in 2013 to 95g per km travel by 2020. The sales of fuel cars is also impacted by the current Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFÉ) standards, which has mandated an increase of average fuel economy standard to 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016 and 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025.

The following chapter depicts the segmentation of the construction sealants market on the basis of the key resin types. The key product types include construct sealants based on silicone, polyurethanes, polysulfides, MS Sealants, and others. The silicone-based sealants are majorly utilized in the building construction applications involving exterior, interior and doors & windows. Polyurethane based sealants are also used commonly in the buildings. Apart from these, MS sealants and polysulfides are also some of the important construction sealants used in a large number of commercial as well as industrial buildings.

The global augmented reality and mixed reality market is expected to grow at a healthy rate during the forecast period. The market is rapidly expanding, driven by continuous advancements in technology and innovation. It has been a home to changing market dynamics as the established players and new market entrants from various complementary industries try to capitalize on the gains from this lucrative market. This chapter will present a thorough analysis of the market dynamics, comprising of the factors which either enable or inhibit the overall market growth, along with potential opportunities which can be tapped in the future.

Agriculture remains the most significant sector of the economy, accounting for about half of GDP and a significant chunk of export inflows. The Ghanaian agriculture sector is dominated by cocoa and the industry is attempting to significantly increase domestic production and consumption. The agricultural sector is benefiting from overseas funding support. The United States Agency for International Development has attracted USD156mn in support for smallholder farmers in Ghana through the Financing Ghanaian Agriculture Programme. Ghana is working towards reducing food exports. Despite significant agricultural potential, Ghana imports roughly two-thirds of staple products (such as wheat and rice). An investment programme aims to support 1mn farmers by 2021, in the hopes of reducing reliance on imports.