Soil organic carbon and agriculture: developing indicators for policy analysis

Proceedings from an OECD Expert Meeting, Ottawa, Canada, October, 2002. The Meeting papers discuss the development of indicators that track the state and trends in agriculture's soil organic carbon.

OECD Conference to Explore Changes in the Food Economy, The Hague, 6-7 February 2003

from 06-Feb-2003 to 07-Feb-2003

Market concentration in food manufacturing and retailing continues to dominate structural and behavioural change in the global food economy. Changing food lifestyles have raised new issues concerning health and diet. Papers and presentations for the conference are available here.

Agricultural impacts on soil erosion and soil biodiversity: developing indicators for policy analysis

Proceedings from an OECD Expert Meeting, Rome, Italy, March, 2003. The Meeting papers discuss the development of soil erosion and soil biodiversity indicators for policy purposes. 

Press Conference: Agricultural Policies in OECD Countries: A Positive Reform Agenda

from 09-Dec-2002 to 12-Dec-2002

What is wrong with current policies and how to move forward? Press conference on Wednesday 11 December at 3.30 p.m., Centre d'Acceuil de la Presse Etrangère.

The OECD Workshop on Environmentally Harmful Subsidies (7-8 November 2002)

from 07-Nov-2002 to 08-Nov-2002

is part of the OECD activity on Sustainable Development and seeks to identify those subsidies potentially environmentally harmful. It responds to the 2001 Ministerial mandate to the OECD to identify how obstacles to policy reforms can be overcome through reducing environmentally harmful subsidies.

China in the World Economy

on 28-Jun-2002

the OECD and the Club E-Reflexion invite you to participate in a seminar at the CFCE, 10 avenue d'Iéna, 75116 Paris, Friday 28th June from 9:00 to 13:00.

Meeting of the Trade Committee

on 24-Oct-2001

Attached is a summary of the meeting that took place on 23-24 October 2001.

Consultation between the Joint Working Party on Trade and Environment and Civil Society Organisations

on 29-Nov-2001

The Joint Working Party on Trade and Environment held a consultation with Civil Society Organisations on 29 November 2001.

Third Informal Consultation between the Trade Committee and Civil Society Organisations

on 23-Oct-2001

In preparation for the upcoming WTO Ministerial in Doha the Trade Committee held an informal consultation with civil society organisations on 23 October 2001.

Workshop on Seafood Inspection

from 21-Jan-1998 to 23-Jan-1998

The workshop gathered experts from member and observer countries, as well as those from international organisations. Issues discussed included criteria for determining equivalency in inspection systems, audit and verification methods and the potential for third party inspection.