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24-Aug-2009
Societal concerns as they pertain to farming activities play an important role today in the development of national policies. How such concerns are perceived varies from one society to another as do the policy responses (economic instruments and regulations) that governments put in place.
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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.
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Documents and Reports on Biosafety
15-May-2009
All Documents and Reports on Biosafety can be downloaded free of charge from this website.
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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.
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26-Feb-2009
The role of agricultural policies in addressing the development needs of poorer countries is high on the political agenda, for both structural reasons and as a result of recent market developments.
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05-Feb-2009
The role of agricultural policies in addressing the development needs of poorer countries is high on the political agenda, for both structural reasons and as a result of recent market developments.
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05-Feb-2009
The agricultural sectors of middle income countries are transforming rapidly, as part of the broader process of economic development. Much of the resulting adjustment pressure falls on less competitive smallholders.
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02-Feb-2009
The global economy is witnessing the most severe downturn in decades - but the food crisis has not disappeared during this recession and falling commodity prices. OECD Secretary General Angel Gurría speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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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.
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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.
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