{"id":1199,"date":"2021-04-27T21:40:21","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T21:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/what-is\/primary-sector\/"},"modified":"2021-04-27T21:40:21","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T21:40:21","slug":"primary-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/what-is\/primary-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>What is the primary sector?<\/h2>\n<p>The primary sector is<strong> economic sector that is responsible for the extraction and acquisition of raw materials<\/strong>.  That is, it extracts natural resources to be used for consumption or industry.<\/p>\n<p>The main activities of the primary sector are the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Farming.<\/li>\n<li>Fishing.<\/li>\n<li>Cattle raising.<\/li>\n<li>Forestry.<\/li>\n<li>Mining.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Characteristics of the primary sector<\/h2>\n<p>The main characteristics of the primary sector are the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It uses natural resources to obtain raw materials.<\/li>\n<li>Attend the <strong>primary needs <\/strong>of the human being to subsist.<\/li>\n<li>It is responsible for providing <strong>food<\/strong> for human and animal consumption.<\/li>\n<li>Generally, its raw material goes to the secondary sector, so that it is in charge of <strong>manufacture<\/strong> <strong>products<\/strong> of consumption.<\/li>\n<li>It is one of the <strong>more activities<\/strong> <strong>ancient<\/strong> that exist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Importance of the primary sector<\/h2>\n<p>The functions performed by the primary sector are necessary to <strong>guarantee the conservation of the population.<\/strong> For example, agriculture and livestock are activities that guarantee the production of most of the raw materials used, almost always, by the secondary sector, to make products for human consumption.<\/p>\n<p>In this way, the products made by the primary sector are essential for the other sectors, within the production chain, to carry out their work.<\/p>\n<h2>Examples of primary sector<\/h2>\n<p>To better understand this definition, some examples of the primary sector are proposed below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cattle breeding and reproduction<\/strong>, such as cows for the commercialization of beef.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fish farming<\/strong> as raw material for food.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Planting and felling trees<\/strong> for the manufacture of furniture.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Planting and harvesting<\/strong> soy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sheep farming<\/strong> for the manufacture of wool and fabrics.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mining<\/strong> for jewelry making.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-center kksr-valign-bottom\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1199&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this post&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Primary sector&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; 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