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11-Mar-2011
This report presents the results of an OECD Seminar (OECD, Paris, May 2010) that reviewed various key issues associated with risk reduction through prevention, detection and control of the illegal international trade in agricultural pesticides. The seminar recommend the setting of an OECD network of experts and inspectors knowledgeable and active in fighting illegal trade of pesticides that could be used for rapid exchange of information on suspicious or rejected shipments.
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11-Mar-2011
This report presents the results and recommendations of an OECD Seminar on risk reduction through prevention, detection and control of the illegal international trade in agricultural pesticides. This one-day Seminar, held on 19 May 2010, was chaired by Wolfgang Zornbach (Germany), Chairman of the OECD Risk Reduction Steering Group (RRSG), and took place at OECD, in Paris, France.
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01-Mar-2011
The U.S. agriculture sector receives a relatively low level of government support, and recent reforms have moved towards less distortion of production and trade. This study of U.S. farm policy reforms since 1985 recommends market-based approaches for support programmes and agricultural risk management, and further consideration of environmental concerns.
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23-Feb-2011
Biodiversity, diffuse pollution and water eutrophication were among the issues presented at the open forum session of the Governing Body of the Co-operative Research Programme in December 2010.
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21-Feb-2011
How have Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reforms affected farms, sectors and regions in the European Union? This collection of papers looks at recent reforms, featuring the single payment scheme, quotas and restructuring in the sugar and dairy sectors, the environment and the direct payment scheme.
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18-Feb-2011
Fisheries reform is triggered by economic crisis, not environmental crisis. More focus on the economic consequences of fisheries policy and management will enable decision makers to undertake timely reform when needed. Based on political economy analysis of fisheries in Iceland, Korea, Mexico, Norway and New Zealand, these lessons and case studies are presented in a new book, 'Fisheries Policy Reform: National Experiences'.
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15-Feb-2011
Drought risk is the main focus of agricultural risk management in Australia. Governance of drought policy should be improved and farmers should be helped to adapt to climate change, says this review of the country's policies for risk management in agriculture. (OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Working Papers No. 39)
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05-Feb-2011
This report* analyses the evolution of prices, farm receipts and support to agricultural producers in real terms in OECD countries and other economies. It sets out specific purchasing power parities for a range of commodities to compare developments in output volume and prices at aggregate level. (*OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Working Paper no. 37)
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