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News & Events
News
Tractors: Expanding safety standards worldwide – experts meet 23-24 February 2012
23-Mar-2012
The Annual Meeting of the OECD Tractor Codes will look at ensuring technical aspects of the tests are adapted to the latest machinery and conditions; promote effective implementation of the standards and develop communication and cooperation with all interested bodies.
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09-Mar-2012
This newsletter provides up-to-date information on activities related to biotechnology at the OECD. It is mainly intended for delegates to OECD meetings who are already familiar with certain aspects of the Organisation’s work. However, it also might be informative for the wider biotech community.
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02-Mar-2012
Agricultural policies to reduce poverty in developing countries should focus on strategic investments to raise productivity and benefit from high food prices, according to a new OECD study.
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29-Feb-2012
The conference will cover developments and the state-of-the art of environmental microbiology, as it is applied for biotechnological purposes, and the role of genetic engineering of micro-organisms intended for use in the environment, now and in the near future. It will also deal with the implications for biosafety risk assessment. A draft programme and registration form are now available online.
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23-Feb-2012
As demand for food rises along with the pressure on finite natural resources, how can government policies be aligned towards increasing agricultural innovation and improving productivity? A recent OECD conference shared experiences and ideas from Europe, China, India, Africa, United States, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand. This publication presents papers and discussion points from the conference.
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23-Feb-2012
Experts, manufacturers and government officials meeting in Paris this week reaffirmed their commitment to maintaining safety standards in farm machinery by expanding and updating the OECD’s harmonised tests and codes. China, India and Russia are among the 26 countries which adhere to the OECD’s Tractor Codes.
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21-Feb-2012
Ces dernières années ont connu une forte hausse des prix de nombreuses matières premières. Ce rapport examine la question de savoir si la volatilité des prix des matières premières a sensiblement évolué avec la rapide montée des prix mondiaux en 2006-09, suivie par une baisse tout aussi marquée des prix de nombreuses matières premières.
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21-Feb-2012
The agriculture and fisheries sectors can contribute to greener growth by increasing productivity in a sustainable manner, ensuring that well-functioning markets provide the right signals, and ensuring that prices reflect the scarcity value and environmental impacts of resource use, according to this report.
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17-Feb-2012
This document dealing with biological pesticides is intended to provide guidance to both industry and regulatory authorities, in the context of applications for the approval of microbial biological control agents (mBCAs), and for the registration of microbial biological control products (mBCPs). This document has been developed in the framework of the OECD BioPesticides Steering Group, a sub-group of the OECD Working Group on Pesticides, that helps member countries harmonise the methods and approaches used to assess biological pesticides and to improve the efficiency of control procedures.
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08-Feb-2012
Market thinness, where there are few buying or selling offers, can contribute to price volatility. Contrary to general assumptions, agricultural commodity markets have not become 'thinner', according to this study of trade in selected commodities from 1970 to 2010.
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Events
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from 20-Jun-2011 to 22-Jun-2011
Governments are devoting more awareness and effort to monitoring and evaluating their agri-environmental policies. This workshop will evaluate measures that improve agriculture’s environmental performance, including incentives for farmers to deliver public goods such as farmland biodiversity.
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from 10-Jun-2010 to 11-Jun-2010
Read presentations and other information from a workshop that provided fisheries policy makers with insights on strategies for adapting to climate change that take social and economic consequences into account.
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from 15-Apr-2010 to 16-Apr-2010
The OECD hosted a Workshop on Advancing the Aquaculture Agenda-- Policies to Ensure a Sustainable Aquaculture Sector at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris on 15-16 April 2010.
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from 22-Apr-2009 to 23-Apr-2009
The OECD Fisheries Policies Division has hosted jointly with the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality of The Netherlands and the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department a Round Table on Eco-Labelling and Certification in the Fisheries that took place from 22-23 April 2009 in The Hague, The Netherlands.
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