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The Centre for Co-operation with Non-Members

25-Jul-2006

The Centre for Co-operation with Non-Members (CCNM - www.oecd.org/ccnm) develops and oversees the strategic orientations of the OECD’s global relations with non-members

OECD governments gave € 225 billion in support to farmers in 2005

21-Jun-2006

Government support to farmers in OECD countries totalled  € 225 billion in 2005, representing 29% of farm receipts. The proportion is unchanged from the previous year and only marginally lower than the 30% reported in 2003, according to a new OECD study.

Coherence of agricultural and rural development policies

19-Jun-2006

At a time when agriculture is no longer the dominant sector in rural economies in OECD countries, this study examines the advantages of developing coherence between agricultural and rural development policies.

Agricultural Policy and Trade Reform: Potential Effects at Global, National and Household Levels

14-Jun-2006

A just released report shows that a simultaneous reform involving a halving of trade protection and domestic support across all sectors could potentially generate USD 44 billion in welfare gains globally. Most of these gains arise from agricultural reform and most of these agricultural gains come from reform of market access measures.

137th Session of the Trade Committee, 21-22 October 2003

30-May-2006

read the summary of the latest meeting of the Trade Committee...

The Challenge of Decoupling Agricultural Support

11-May-2006

Decoupling agricultural support means reforming agricultural policies so that they reduce their interference with production decisions.

Trade, agriculture and development: policies working together

25-Apr-2006

Why is policy coherence for development important to policy makers, producers and the rural poor? How does it affect global agricultural trade? Can greater policy coherence help reduce poverty reduction and alleviate hunger?

OECD review of agricultural policies - South Africa

20-Apr-2006

Agricultural reform has made a major contribution to the social and economic changes in South Africa over the past decade. But what are the challenges facing the government as it attempts to broaden participation of black farmers in commercial agriculture and boost the sector’s competitiveness ?

Agricultural market impacts of future growth in the production of biofuels

10-Feb-2006

The principal objective of the present study is to look at the economics of biofuel production and the likely impacts of an expected growth in biofuel-related demand for agricultural products on commodity markets.




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