51.   Thailand has strong potential to become a world food supply centre if the government sets up measures to support the agriculture sector now, he said.

52.   The agriculture sector has particularly benefited from the weak rupiah, he said, citing the cases of coffee, cocoa and palm oil.

53.   The agriculture sector, for example, helped shape apartheid laws that saw millions of blacks forced off land to tribal areas, the ANC noted.

54.   The government has increases some aid for farmers and promised talks on a broader reform program, saying the agriculture sector needed more attention than it has received.

55.   The economic problem also revealed the need to provide equal treatment to the agriculture sector in our development process, alongside that given to the manufacturing sector.

56.   The fires, the haze and the prolonged dry season had affected human health, the agriculture sector and the environment.

57.   The government expected better economic performance this year on the back of its reform program, higher exports and turnaround in the agriculture sector.

58.   The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the four-man delegation included representatives of the banking, communication and agriculture sectors.

59.   They included upgrading basic infrastructure such as drainage system and also roads to further boost the agriculture sector.

60.   To encourage foreign investors to expand their domestic operations, the Government provides them with tax incentives in the form of investment allowances for the industrial and agriculture sectors.