From the hinterland come sugarcane, tobacco, cacao, coffee, fruit, cattle, and timber to be processed in the city.
The main sources of income are field crops, fruit, cattle, industry, and tourism, the latter concentrated in the area around the capital.
Agricultural output now includes grains, tropical fruits, cattle, and pigs.
Staunton is a market and shipping point for fruit, poultry, cattle, grain, and vegetables.
Most of the population of the prefecture are farmers who raise subsistence and some cash crops (tobacco, reeds, citrus fruit) and cattle.
The town's economic activities focus on industrial fabrics and dairy and fish products; pulpwood, fish, lumber, fruit, and cattle are exported.
Grains, vegetables, fruit, and cattle are the principal commodities traded, and the city manufactures textiles, cigars and cigarettes, mosaics, and brooms.
Founded in 1784, Manzanillo is a commercial and manufacturing centre for the fertile agricultural district to the east and north, which produces sugarcane, fruit, rice, cattle, and a variety of other items.
Following the arrival (1887) of the Southern Pacific Railroad, Santa Barbara was promoted as a seaside resort and developed an economy based on tourism, the raising of citrus fruit and cattle, and the production of petroleum.
The zakat is levied on five categories of property food grains; fruit; camels, cattle, sheep, and goats; gold and silver; and movable goods—and is payable each year after one year's possession.
The main sources of income are derived from African palm oil and fruit cultivation, cattle, and extraction of timber.
