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The OECD Global Forum on Agriculture fosters an informed dialogue between OECD member and non-member economies on agricultural policies issues. This dialogue is based on regular monitoring and analysis to evaluate and strengthen the process of policy reform and trade liberalisation through forward-looking analysis, and addresses emerging agricultural policy issues.

Themes for the Global Forum on Agriculture have revolved around the linkages between domestic policy reform, trade liberalisation, economic growth and poverty reduction, but the focus has been on agricultural policy. The Forum usually takes a global view and analytical work is examined with respect to the “real world” needs of policy makers.

Participants include government officials from OECD countries and a wide range of non-member economies, agricultural experts from intergovernmental organisations, NGOs, producer groups and agribusiness, and researchers.

Improving Agricultural Market Information and Analysis for Better Policy Decisions and Enhanced Food Security 

Paris, 28 November 2011

Building on the concerns expressed by G20 agriculture ministers at their June 2011 meeting,  this year's OECD Global Forum on Agriculture will focus on improving agricultural market information and analysis for better policy decisions and enhanced food security.

In addition to covering the newly-launched Agriculture Market Information System (AMIS), the Forum will look at the medium-term commodity outlook and scenario analysis, capacity building actions and technical assistance. Discussion will focus on how improved market information and outlook analysis can lead to better policy actions and improved policy coherence and coordination in response to future price spikes/ food crisis events.

Participants will be encouraged to explore the advantages of international cooperation in such work and look at ways in which governments can better coordinate their policy responses to periodic market shocks so as to mitigate the negative impacts of excessive price volatility.

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