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27-Jun-2007
Reforming agricultural policies by reducing distorting support improves economic efficiency as a whole through a better allocation of resources. This implies that adjustment may have adverse effects on some agricultural households and other people engaged in the sector, in particular in the short term. There may also be negative impacts on upstream and downstream sectors and on regional economies that rely on commodities whose prices and production levels fall with reductions in support and protection.
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27-Jun-2007
Governments reform policies in order to improve their efficiency and respond to changing social priorities. Reform is resisted when concerns exist about those who may lose out in the process, or when other policy goals are negatively impacted. Compensation can remove barriers to reform by addressing this resistance.
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Farm support low in major emerging markets but protectionist pressure rising - OECD report
15-Mar-2007
Government support to agriculture is far lower in the major emerging economies than on average in the developed countries of the OECD. But it is nevertheless rising as pressure mounts to protect farmers in an increasingly competitive global marketplace, says a new OECD report.
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22-Nov-2006
Mexico’s recent agricultural reforms have made policies fairer and reduced market distortions, according to a new OECD report. But it warns that some initiatives are heading in the wrong direction. The Target Income programme to provide support to farmers is ineffective at relieving rural poverty while energy subsidies lead to over-exploitation of natural resources.
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06-Nov-2006
China has the world's largest population but very limited supplies of water. This conference proceedings examines how China can best used its limited water resources in agriculture.
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23-Oct-2006
This brochure provides an overview of the OECD’s activities in each of these areas: The African Peer Review Mechanism; Peer learning and policy dialogue in support of reform; Aid policies and aid effectiveness; The monitoring of development trends and progress.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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