The agriculture industry is responsible for fulfilling humans' need for energy, and to some extent, shelter. In addition to food crops and livestock, the industry includes field crops such as cotton or tobacco. Companies involved in support functions such as pest management, animal husbandry, or other management are also included in agriculture. This is a huge industry, which employs approximately 42 percent of the world's laborers, although it composes less than 5 percent of the combined GDPs of the world.

There are 192 members in the gE Network for this industry.