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15-Feb-2011
Drought risk is the main focus of agricultural risk management in Australia. Governance of drought policy should be improved and farmers should be helped to adapt to climate change, says this review of the country's policies for risk management in agriculture. (OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Working Papers No. 39)
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05-Feb-2011
This report* analyses the evolution of prices, farm receipts and support to agricultural producers in real terms in OECD countries and other economies. It sets out specific purchasing power parities for a range of commodities to compare developments in output volume and prices at aggregate level. (*OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Working Paper no. 37)
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03-Feb-2011
Climate change will have social and economic effects on fisheries, fish stocks and coastal communities. Fisheries policymakers should develop strategies that include using rights-based management, protecting ecosystems, ending environmentally harmful subsidies, and focusing on aquaculture and demand for sustainably-caught seafood.
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03-Feb-2011
Agricultural research faces new issues, from food security to ecological concerns to land use. Recent progress and future challenges in agricultural research were discussed at a conference organised by the OECD Co-operative Research Programme (CRP) and held in Prague in April 2009 with the co-operation of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic. This book is a collection of papers from the conference.
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31-Jan-2011
Many fish stocks need rebuilding, but economic and social factors are also important for sustainable fisheries. This paper discusses the important distinction between rebuilding stocks and rebuilding fisheries, and the use of bioeconomic modelling for developing rebuilding strategies.
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27-Jan-2011
A 50% reduction of trade barriers by G20 economies, complemented by active labour and adjustment policies, could generate more jobs, higher real wages and increased exports, according to OECD analysis.
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07-Jan-2011
Fair trade, animal welfare, biodiversity and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are complex and controversial issues relating to food and agriculture. In this collection of papers presented at a 2009 OECD workshop, international experts from different fields share experiences and discuss policies to deal with these issues.
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21-Dec-2010
This document comprises information in respect of Category A and Category B projects notified by Members of the Working Party on Export Credits and Credit Guarantees (ECG) for the year 2009, pursuant to the 2007 OECD Recommendation on Common Approaches on Environment and Officially Supported Export Credits.
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21-Dec-2010
This document comprises information in respect of Category A and Category B projects notified by Members of the Working Party on Export Credits and Credit Guarantees (ECG) for the year 2009, pursuant to the 2007 OECD Recommendation on Common Approaches on Environment and Officially Supported Export Credits.
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