HONG KONG: The agriculture sector is expected to contribute to sustained Philippine economic growth in the first quarter of 2017, a reversal from the sector’s contraction in the last quarter of 2016.

“This quarter, you will see that agriculture will be exhibiting positive growth rate and that’s going to contribute to a better performance of the economy as a whole,” Socioeconomic Planning Secretary and National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Director General Ernesto Pernia said in a briefing here Friday.

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