Industry Section A includes ten industry groups covering the activities on exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats. This section also includes support activities to agriculture and post-harvest activities.

The 2017 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI) preliminary results showed that a total of 1,242 establishments with total employment (TE) of 20 and over in the formal sector of the economy were engaged in agriculture, forestry and fishing.

The preliminary results of the 2016 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI) reported that there were 1,129 establishments with total employment (TE) of 20 and over in the formal sector and engaged in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing activities.
Among the industries, animal production led the sector with 374 establishments, accounting for 33.1 percent of the total. Growing of non-perennial crops and growing of perennial crops followed with 303 (26.8%) and 192 (17.0%) establishments, respectively.