Farming has strongly been attached to the economic well-being of Surrey, as the city of Surrey itself fostered and cemented a robust culture of farming. Approximately a third of Surrey's land is preserved and designated as farmland that is utilized for the local production of food to cater the city's growing population as well as increasing employment opportunities via the creation of local jobs. Agriculture continues to invigorate Surrey's economy employing 3300 people or 1.6 percent of Surrey's overall labour force. Manufacturing is also a highly diversified sector where products are produced for developed and emerging industries that range from the cutting of lumber for various BC logging firms to constructing wind turbines as many Surrey-based environmental firms are capitalizing on the city's initiatives for the clean energy sector.
FARMiNg Has StRongly beeN attAcHed to the ecOnomIC welL-beiNg Of SurREy, aS the CIty Of SurrEY Itself fostERed and ceMeNted a robUst CuLture of fARmInG. apProximately a thIRd of suRreY's lAnd iS pReserVed and desiGnAteD aS fArMlAND thaT iS UtiLIzeD For the lOcal ProdUction of food tO cater ThE city's growing populatIon aS well aS IncreAsInG empLoyment oppOrTuNitIeS via thE creatiOn oF lOcal JobS. agRicuLTuRE cOnTinuEs to inViGorAte SurREy's EcOnomY employing 3300 PEople oR 1.6 peRcENt of surrey's ovEralL labour force. mAnUfaCTuRing is aLsO a highly diveRsified seCTOr wHeRe PROduCtS aRe producEd foR dEvELoped aND EmErGing indUStries tHAt range froM the cutTIng oF LumBer for vArIoUs bc logginG firMs To ConsTRuctING winD tUrbineS as maNy sURREy-Based EnvirOnMenTal firMs are CapITalizInG oN THE CitY's iniTiAtivEs For tHe cleAn energy sECtOr.