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News

The role of agriculture and farm household diversification in the rural economy

03-Jul-2009

The role of farm households in the rural economy of OECD countries is complex and multi-faceted. While on average the share of agriculture in rural employment and GDP is low and decreasing, agriculture is a large land user and plays an important role in many of the environmental and other land use issues that arise in rural areas.

Publication of the Report of Workshop on the Regulation of Biopesticides: Registration and Communication Issues

17-Jun-2009

This document is a report of an OECD Workshop on science and risk assessment issues related to the registration of biopesticides, which took place on 15-17 April 2008, in Arlington, United States.

Documents and Reports on Biosafety

15-May-2009

All Documents and Reports on Biosafety can be downloaded free of charge from this website.

Risk Management in Agriculture: A Holistic Approach

13-May-2009

The sources of risk in agriculture are numerous and diverse, and a farmer must take into account these many uncertainties when making a production decision.

Call for Applications for 2010

24-Apr-2009

The Co-operative Research Programme's Call for Applications for Fellowship Awards and Conference Sponsorship for 2010/2011 has closed.

Results of the 2009 Call for Applications

13-Mar-2009

Click here to see the results of the 2009 Call for Applications for fellowship award and conference sponsorship by the Co-operative Research Programme on Biological Resource Management for Sustainable Agricultural Systems.


Events

Workshop on the Economics of Rebuilding Fisheries

from 21-May-2009 to 22-May-2009

The OECD Fisheries Policies Division has hosted a Workshop on the Economics of Rebuilding Fisheries. It was held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Newport, Rhode Island, United States from 21st to 22 May 2009.

Round Table on Eco-Labelling and Certification in the Fisheries Sector

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.

Agricultural Policies in OECD Countries to be released 26 June 2008 – news briefing 11.00 a.m.

on 26-Jun-2008

How are rising food prices affecting government support to farmers?  How is agriculture policy changing?  These are among the issues addressed in Agricultural Polices in OECD Countries: Monitoring and Evaluation to be be released on 26 June 2008.

Forum on the future of African agriculture: press conference in Rome, Monday 12 November 2007

from 12-Nov-2007 to 13-Nov-2007

How can African agriculture contribute more effectively to economic development and poverty reduction? Experts and government officials will be addressing such challenges at a meeting in Rome organised by the OECD, the World Bank, and the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on 12-13 November 2007.



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