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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.

Agriculture, trade and the environment: the arable crop sector

15-Sep-2005

Agricultural support policies affect the pattern and structure of agricultural production, with consequences for the environment. But what are these impacts and how might they be affected by further agricultural policy reform and trade ...

Evaluating agri-environmental policies: design, practice and results

15-Sep-2005

This workshop proceedings examines evaluation of agri-environmental policies to see how effective policies have been and what policy makers have learned.

Agriculture and the environment: lessons learned from a decade of OECD work

15-Nov-2004

This report provides a concise summary of the main lessons learned from a decade (1993-2003) of work on agriculture and environmental policy issues in the OECD, and identifies the main emerging issues and challenges in order to assist policy makers...

Agriculture, trade and the environment: the dairy sector

11-Oct-2004

Agricultural policies affect agricultural production with consequences for the environment. What are the impacts and how might they be affected by further agricultural policy reform? What are governments doing to improve the environmental ...

Biomass and agriculture: sustainability, markets and policies - website

06-Sep-2004

Proceedings from an OECD workshop, Vienna, Austria, 10-13 June, 2003. The workshop papers analyse the socio-economic, environmental and policy impacts of biomass from agriculture, focusing on bioenergy/materials.

Agriculture, trade and the environment: the pig sector

30-Jul-2004

Trade liberalisation affects the pattern and structure of agricultural production, with consequences for the environment. But what are these impacts? And do agri-environmental policies affect international competitiveness? This study takes an...

Agri-environmental policy measures: overview of developments

16-Jun-2004

(pdf, 168Kb)  The objective of this paper is to highlight developments in the use of agri-environmental policy measures in OECD countries, including both similarities and differences in the approaches adopted.

Organic agriculture: sustainability, markets and policies

23-Oct-2003

Proceedings from an OECD Workshop, Washington DC, United States, September 2002. Many countries have introduced policy measures to encourage and promote organic farming. But what exactly is the contribution of organic agriculture to sustainable development?




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