In 2016 Poland’s agricultural sector including hunting, forestry and fishing accounted for 2.38% of GDP and 16% of total employment. The gross value added (GVA) of the sector reached PLN 44.23bn, up 11.6% y/y. There were 2.391mn employees working in the agriculture sector, which is highly fragmented with 74.6% of farms having an area of under 10 ha. Farms with over 15 ha of land make up 15.2% of all Polish farms, but use 60.6% of the agricultural area. Poland is a significant EU agricultural producer. It was the largest producer of apples, the second-largest producer of potatoes and the third-largest producer of cereals in 2016. According to estimates by the statistics office, in 2017 the cereal harvest reached 32.21mn tonnes, 8% higher y/y.

The aquaponics and hydroponics systems, and equipment market is associated with the major companies providing equipment, systems, produce, and services. This varied range of market participants provide opportunities to other players willing to bear the high risks involved in the industry. This chapter details the latest strategies & technological developments adopted by the key market players in the aquaponics and hydroponics market. In order to lead the market as well as engage in the process of market growth, a company needs to work in collaboration with the top market leaders, acquire the relatively weaker companies, bring new products and services to the market, and improve the existing products. Some of the key strategies adopted by the key market players are listed in the following figure:

中共中央政治局 5 月 31 日召开会议，审议了《乡村振兴战略规划（2018-2022年）》。会议认为，乡村振兴战略规划（2018-2022 年）细化实化工作重点和政策措施，部署若干重大工程、重大计划、重大行动，形成了今后 5 年落实中央一号文件的政策框架。

农业农村部农村经济研究中心主任宋洪远日前透露，实现产业振兴主要有五个措施，包括夯实农业生产基础、实施兴农战略、推进一二三产业融合发展、扩大农业对外开放、促进小农户振兴等。他表示，中国农业的基本面还是小农户，所谓合作社就是小农户间的合作，家庭农场就是小农户生产的专业化和经营化，因此今年要专门研究制定促进小农生产发展的政策意见，具体措施包括培育各类专业化市场化服务组织，推进农业生产全程社会化服务，帮助小农户节本增效；扶持小农户发展生态农业、设施农业、体验农业、定制农业，提高产品档次和附加值，拓展增收空间等。

Seaweeds are plant-like organisms, which adhere to rocks or other hard substrata in coastal areas. They are also called as marine macro-algae, and are categorized on the basis of thallus color, red, brown, and green. The report focuses on the three major products, which include red seaweed, brown seaweed, and green seaweed. Red seaweeds are the largest and most abundant of the seaweeds, and thus hold a dominant position in the global seaweed market. Moreover, the report provides analysis of various applications of seaweed that includes human food, hydrocolloids, fertilizers, animal feed additives, and others. The other application of seaweed considered in the report includes biofuel, cosmetics, wastewater treatment etc. In addition, it provides an in-depth analysis of the current market trends, drivers, restraints, and opportunities of the global seaweed market. It includes the revenue generated from the sales of seaweed across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA.

Colombia’s agriculture, livestock, forestry, hunting and fisheries sector accounted for 6.5% of GDP in 2017 and for 17.3% of total employment in 2017. The government agricultural support programme Colombia Siembra (“Colombia Sows”), adopted in 2015, and the peace agreement with the country’s biggest guerrilla group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), signed in November 2016, led to a growth of both planted area and of the sector’s production volume. In 2016, four departments were added to the reporting of agricultural data in Colombia, bringing the number of departments covered to 26 (out of a total of 32). Land use for agriculture and forestry in these 26 departments in 2016 totalled almost 47.3mn ha – with the four “new” departments accounting for more than 9.6mn ha of this – while the total crop production of all 26 departments was nearly 23.4mn tonnes.

2017 年草甘膦市场回顾。根据百川资讯统计，2017 年我国共生产草甘膦50.48 万吨，2016年为50.51 万吨，产量基本持平，以年平均有效产能78 万吨计算（（年初有效产能+年末有效产能）/2），行业平均开工率达到64.7%。其中，2017 年大厂产量为43 万吨，小厂产量为7.5 万吨，2016 年大厂与小厂产量分别为44.6 万吨和5.9 万吨，小厂的产量占比由2016年的11.7%提高到2017 年的14.9%，也验证了行业景气上行周期中，小厂出货量及开工率均在上行。