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06-Nov-2006
China has the world's largest population but very limited supplies of water. This conference proceedings examines how China can best used its limited water resources in agriculture.
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03-Nov-2006
A successful outcome from the currently suspended Doha Development Round of WTO trade negotiations is still possible, according to experts meeting in Buenos Aires on 10 -11 October 2006, but agriculture remains a key issue of difficulty.
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31-Oct-2006
Agriculture, as the main user of water in OECD countries, can also help maintain ecosystems. But government policies to support farm production often discourage the efficient use of water and aggravate pollution. The problem is identified in a new OECD publication on Water and Agriculture: Sustainability, Markets and Policies, a collection of expert papers on how to improve water management in the farming sector.
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23-Oct-2006
This brochure provides an overview of the OECD’s activities in each of these areas: The African Peer Review Mechanism; Peer learning and policy dialogue in support of reform; Aid policies and aid effectiveness; The monitoring of development trends and progress.
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16-Oct-2006
A successful outcome from the currently suspended Doha Development Round of WTO trade negotiations is still possible, according to experts meeting in Buenos Aires on 10 -11 October 2006, but agriculture remains a key issue of difficulty.
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13-Oct-2006
OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 41. How can governments facilitate structural adjustment? This follow-up to Trade and Structural Adjustment: Embracing Globalisation (OECD, 2005) draws policy implications on (1) benefits of multilateral commitments, (2) government role in domestic reform (e.g. licensing) and state ownership; subsidies; and facilitation of information flows, and (3) sequencing through analysis of the tobacco, coffee, telecommunications and chemicals sectors.
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13-Oct-2006
A successful outcome from the currently suspended Doha Development Round of WTO trade negotiations is still possible, according to experts meeting in Buenos Aires on 10 -11 October 2006, but agriculture remains a key issue of difficulty.
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06-Sep-2006
This workshop was held in Moscow, Russian Federation, 29 November - 1 December 2004. The objective of the workshop was to identify and review the kinds of baseline information of (non-transgenic) traditional fish farming or breeding, and to determine what information might be relevant to risk/ safety assessment.
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05-Sep-2006
This text was prepared by the Task Force for the Safety of Novel Foods and Feeds to provide an introduction to the consensus documents of the OECD’s Task Force. It explains, amongst other things, why the Task Force decided to prepare consensus documents as part of its programme of work. It describes their purpose and their use as a practical contribution to the risk/safety assessment of foods and feeds derived from transgenic organisms. It also explains the process by which consensus documents are drafted and brought to final publication.
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