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06-Jul-2007
On 18-19 October 2007 the OECD Directorate of Trade and Agriculture, the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality and the Dutch Agricultural Economics Research Institute (LEI - Wageningen UR) organise the 2nd Conference on the policy and research agenda of the future food supply chain, in The Hague, The Netherlands
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Growing bio-fuel demand underpinning higher agriculture prices, says joint OECD-FAO report
04-Jul-2007
Increased demand for bio-fuels is causing fundamental changes to agricultural markets that could drive up world prices for many farm products, according to a new report published by the OECD and the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation.
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24-Apr-2007
OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 50. Through empirical analysis and case studies, this document explores the relationships amongst foreign direct investment, trade and trade-related policies in OECD and four African countries.
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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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Success for Doha trade talks still possible, say OECD, WTO experts at Buenos Aires meeting
03-Nov-2006
A successful outcome from the currently suspended Doha Development Round of WTO trade negotiations is still possible, according to experts meeting in Buenos Aires on 10 -11 October 2006, but agriculture remains a key issue of difficulty.
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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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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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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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10-Feb-2006
Les questions principales traitées dans ce rapport sont les caractéristiques économiques de la production de biocarburants et les impacts probables d’une croissance attendue de la demande en produits agricoles liée aux biocarburants sur les marchés des produits. Rassemblant l’information disponible et sur la base d’hypothèses pour l’information non disponible sur les technologies de production, les coûts et les mesures politiques dans les plus gros pays producteurs de biocarburants, la présente étude décrit les caractéristiques économiques et politiques des marchés des biocarburants.
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