Agriculture production rose 2.2 percent in the fourth quarter, bringing the full-year growth to 3.95 percent on record rice production, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority show. The 2017 growth of 3.95 percent was an improvement from a 1.4-percent contraction registered in 2016. Agriculture and fisheries account for about a tenth of the country’s gross domestic product whose full-year data will be released on Jan. 23. Livestock output rose 1.1 percent last year, while the poultry sector expanded 4.6 percent. The fisheries sector sank 1.7 percent.

dela Cruz, R. (2018, January 20). Agriculture production rose by 3.95% in 2017. Manila Standard, p. B1.