Agricultural policies in OECD countries

16/10/2007 - News conference at 11.30 a.m., Tuesday 23 October 2007, UN Palais des Nations, Press Room 1, Geneva, Switzerland ; presented by Stefan Tangermann, Director of trade and agriculture, OECD, and Vaclav Vojtech, Agricultural policy analyst, OECD.

How much support do the governments of the OECD’s 30 member countries provide to their farmers? How is the support changing? These are among the issues addressed in the OECD’s latest annual assessment of developments in farm policies and of their impact on international markets.

Journalists can obtain a copy of OECD Agricultural Policies: Monitoring and Evaluation 2007 under embargo until 11.00 a.m. (Paris time) on Tuesday 23 October 2007, by contacting the OECD's Media Division (tel [33] 1 4524 9700).