Whereas the primary sector was the main growth driver in 2017, the first half of 2018 saw a massive collapse in its value added. Agricultural real gross value added growth amounted to -29.2% y/y in the second quarter which was mainly due to a significant drop in the production of field crops and horticultural products.
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