Policy Measures Addressing Agri-environmental Issues

OECD countries aim to achieve their environmental objectives in agriculture by using a varying mix of policy instruments. This report looks at developments in these policies since the mid-1990s.

Water Economics and Financing

In his opening remarks for the book launch for the Horizontal Water Programme, Mr. Gurría underlined that good water management is important for a stronger, cleaner and fairer economy.

Nahrungsmittelund Landwirtschaft: Aktuelle Themen und Ergebnisse

In dieser Sammlung von Hintergrunddokumenten werden einige der wichtigsten Ergebnisse und grundsätzlichen Schlussfolgerungen der Arbeiten der OECD zur Landwirtschaft zusammengefasst.

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Food and Agriculture: Current Themes and Results

An overview of the most important results and policy conclusions from recent and ongoing OECD work on agriculture.

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OECD Country questionnaire, Sustainable Management of Water Resources in Agriculture

Country questionnaire for the OECD publication Sustainable Management of Water Resources in Agriculture

The role of innovation in feeding the world

Innovation allowed us to continuously increase our ability to produce food for growing populations and remains a key driver of poverty reduction in poor rural economies, according to OECD Secretary-General. But governments need to pay attention to policy issues such as regulation, intellectual property rights and public acceptance of new technologies in order to realise the full potential of existing knowledge.

Communiqué from the Ministers - Meeting of the Committee for Agriculture at Ministerial Level

Policy Principles for Food and Agriculture and Guidance Concerning the Strategic Orientation of Future Work to be Undertaken by OECD- (Text agreed by representatives of the OECD countries, the EU and of Chile, Estonia, Israel, Romania, the Russian Federation, and Slovenia).

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• Kommuniqué der Ministerinnen und Minister - Tagung des Landwirtschafts Ausschusses auf Ministerebene
• Kommuniqué der Ministerinnen und Minister - Tagung des Landwirtschafts Ausschusses auf Ministerebene

Kommuniqué der Ministerinnen und Minister - Tagung des Landwirtschafts Ausschusses auf Ministerebene

Politikgrundsätze für die Bereiche Ernährung und Landwirtschaft sowie Orientierungshilfen zur strategischen Ausrichtung der künftig von der OECD zu leistenden Arbeiten.

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• Communiqué from the Ministers - Meeting of the Committee for Agriculture at Ministerial Level
• Communiqué des ministres - Réunion du Comité de l’Agriculture au niveau des ministres

Food and agriculture policies for a sustainable future

In his opening remarks at the agriculture ministerial meeting, Angel Gurría said that the main challenge is to define what policy makers can do to create a competitive agro-food sector capable of feeding a growing world and conserving natural resources for future generations.

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• OECD Agriculture Ministerial Meeting

Information note for venue Busan, Korea 10-11 June 2010

Information Note for Venue Busan Korea 10-11 June 2010