Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries : Germany

Germany is not only a highly industrialized country. It also has an efficient agricultural sector which produces a broad range of high-quality foodstuffs. About half of Germany’s total area of just under 36 million hectares is given over to farming. The German agricultural sector also has functions which are taking on increasing significance in a modern industrial society: It ensures that rural settlements can function efficiently and preserves cultivated landscapes that have developed over centuries. But like other sectors of the economy, agriculture has undergone profound structural changes in the past 40 years.