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New Publication in the Series on Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology- Acinetobacter

18-Dec-2008

The "Consensus Document on Information Used in the Assessment of Environmental Applications Involving Acinetobacter," number 46 in the series, was recently made available to the public. 

New Publication in the Series on Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology- Cotton

10-Dec-2008

The "Consensus Document on the Biology of Cotton (Gossypium spp.)," number 45 in the series, was recently published. 

Revised Publication in the Series on Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology- Western White Pine

10-Dec-2008

"The Consensus Document on the Biology of Western White Pine (Pinus monticola Dougl. ex. D. Don), " number 38 in the series, was recently revised and republished.  This document replaces ENV/JM/MONO(2006)16 with the identical title that was published in 2006.   

 

New Publication in the Series on Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology- Lodgepole Pine

08-Dec-2008

The "Consensus Document on the Biotechnology of  Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta Doug. ex. Loud.)," number 44 in the series, was recently published. 

OECD supports European Commission food-facility plan for developing-country farmers

19-Nov-2008

On 21 November 2008, the European Parliament will discuss the budgetary aspects of a European Commission proposal to fund a €1 billion Food Facility to assist farmers in developing countries. In a statement, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría affirmed OECD’s support for the Commission proposal. 

IMF/OECD/World Bank Workshop on Food and Fuel Prices

07-Nov-2008

The International Monetary Fund hosted a joint IMF/OECD/World Bank workshop in September to discuss issues related to the mid-2008 surge in food and fuel prices. This is the workshop summary.

Major Challenges for Fishery Policy Reform: A Political Economy Perspective

12-Sep-2008

This paper discusses the present challenges of fisheries by utilising political economy as an analytic tool to examine some of the potential threats to successful fisheries governance and management.

Agricultural Progress in Cameroon, Ghana and Mali: Why it Happened and How to Sustain it

23-Jul-2008

This report evaluates  long-term trends in food production and rural poverty in Cameroon, Ghana and Mali highlighting dramatic improvements that began in the late 1980s and early 1990s and that have continued through to present days. The analysis considers the possible role of domestic and international agricultural policies in contributing to the turnaround, draws some tentative conclusions about cause and effect and suggests ways in which agricultural growth might be sustained.

Publication of the Report of the OECD Pesticide Risk Reduction Steering Group Seminar on Risk Reduction through Better Worker Safety and Training

22-Jul-2008

This report presents the results of an OECD seminar on ways to achieve pesticide risk reduction through worker safety and training.  The seminar was hosted by Czech State Phytosanitary Administration, in Brno, Czech Republic, on 21 March 2007. It was chaired by Dr. Wolfgang Zornbach of the German Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture.
ENV/JM/MONO(2008)9 Part 1
ENV/JM/MONO(2008)9 Part 2

Report of the Joint OECD Pesticide RRSG/EC-HAIR Seminar on Environmental Indicators for Pesticide Risk

03-Jul-2008

This report presents the results of a joint OECD/EC seminar on the development of harmonised  environmental indicators for pesticide risk. The seminar was held on 13 November 2006 in Bonn (Germany). The aims of this seminar were to:  present the indicators developed in the framework of the EC-funded HAIR project (Harmonised environmental Indicators for pesticide Risk), discuss issues related to further developments, and consider ways of broadening the use of these indicators across OECD Member countries.




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