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OECD Tractor Codes 2012

01-Feb-2012

The OECD Standard Codes for the Official Testing of Tractors - 2012 edition  is now available on our website.

Seed Schemes: List of Varieties - Online Versions

19-Jan-2012

The Online Versions of the OECD List of Varieties eligible for Seed Certification are currently available on the Seed Schemes website.

Systèmes des semences - l'édition juillet 2011 de la Liste des variétés est disponible

02-Aug-2011

L'édition juillet 2011 de la Liste de l'OCDE des variétés admises à la certification des semences est disponible sur notre site internet (document bilingue français/anglais).

Food price volatility: Africa's message to the G20

24-Jun-2011

In the run-up to the G20 summit on agriculture, the Sahel and West Africa Club/OECD organised an international conference on the impact of price volatility on African economies. The conference, part of wider G20 outreach to Africa, saw government officials and other experts discuss practical solutions and potential policy responses to food price volatility in the African context.

Emerging economies increase their trade in processed agricultural products

01-Jun-2011

Trade in processed agricultural products, such as chocolates, steaks or wines, between emerging economies grew by 11.6% per year between 1995 and 2008, a new OECD study shows. Exports of these products from emerging to high-income countries also increased. However, trade in these products is still dominated by high-income countries.

Regional trade agreements are addressing agricultural trade tariffs

04-May-2011

South-South and Latin American regional trade agreements (RTAs) have progressed most in eliminating agricultural trade tariffs, according to this study of over 50 RTAs. However, traditionally sensitive sectors such as dairy, meat, sugar and cereals are still often protected by exemptions such as tariff rate quotas (TRQs).

Demand Growth in Developing Countries

31-Aug-2010

This report looks at how growth in demand for agricultural products has evolved in developing and emerging economies, notably Brazil, Russia, India, Indonesia and China (the so-called BRIIC countries).

The trade and trade policy implications of different policy responses to societal concerns

24-Aug-2009

Societal concerns as they pertain to farming activities play an important role today in the development of national policies. How such concerns are perceived varies from one society to another as do the policy responses (economic instruments and regulations) that governments put in place.

Modelling Agricultural Trade and Policy Impacts in Less Developed Countries

26-Feb-2009

The role of agricultural policies in addressing the development needs of poorer countries is high on the political agenda, for both structural reasons and as a result of recent market developments.

Les approches bilatérales et régionales adoptées pour réduire les obstacles techniques au commerce convergent-elles vers le système commercial multilatéral

08-Jan-2008

Document de travail de l'OCDE sur la politique des échanges No.58. Cette étude examine les dispositions relatives aux « obstacles techniques au commerce » (autrement dit, les règlements techniques, les normes et les procédures d’évaluation de la conformité) d’un échantillon d’accords commerciaux bilatéraux et régionaux ainsi que leur degré de similarité et de convergence avec l'Accord de l’OMC sur les obstacles techniques au commerce




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