The OECD/Baltic Workshop on "Enhancing Competitiveness in the Agro-Food Sector: Making Policies Work", brought together about 80 participants; including high level government officials from the Baltic and OECD countries, as well as parliamentarians, producer representatives, entrepreneurs, researchers and experts.  The Workshop continued the policy dialogue between senior policy makers in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia and OECD Member countries on structural, market and policy reforms in the agro-food sector. The discussions was set in the context of  greater competition within the enlarged EU. The Workshop was prepared by the OECD's, Directorate for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries in co-operation with the Lithuanian Ministry of Agriculture, and was financed under the Baltic Regional Programme.

• Agenda
• Summary Record
• List of Participants

The following papers and PPT presentations were presented at this Workshop:

Session 1:

• Competitive concerns at the production and processing level: the example of the dairy sector - By Professor Gerry Boyle
  Paper
• Some look on the development of competitiveness of Latvian agriculture and food sector - By Mrs. Danute Jasjko and Mr. Andris Miglavs
  PPT
• Competition improvement opportunities in the Lithuanian agriculture and food industry - By Mr. Gediminas Radzevicius
  Paper
• Patterns of competitiveness of agricultural production and processing in Estonia - By Ms. Piret Hein
  Paper
  PPT

Session 2:

• Competitiveness concerns at the marketing and retail levels - By Mr. Heikki Juutinen
  Paper
  PPT
• Challenges for competitiveness in retail business - By Mr. Vitalijus Baranauskas
  Paper
• Competitiveness in the retail sector in Estonia - By Mrs. Marje Joosing
  Paper
  PPT
• Grocery retailing and Latvian food marketing chain - By Ms. Inguna Gulbe
  Paper
  PPT

Session 3:

• The role of the government in enhancing competitiveness of the agrifood sector - By Dr. Siemen van  Berkum
  Paper
  PPT
• The impact of government policies on competitiveness in the Canadian agriculture and agri-food sector - By Dr. Tulay Yildirim
  PPT
• Economic policy in Poland and competitiveness of agro-food sector - By Mr. Waldemar Guba
  PPT
• Policy objectives and measures in Estonia: present (and past) policy choices and their impact - By Mr. Andres Oopkaup
  Paper
• Role of government policy in agriculture - By Mr. Ritvars Zapereckis
  Paper
• Lithuania: policy objectives and measures - By Mr. Vygantas Katkevicius
  Paper

Session 4:

• Challenges and opportunities in the agrifood chain - By Liesbeth Dries
  PPT