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28-Feb-2007
This report presents the results of an OECD seminar on pesticide risk reduction through better application technology. This seminar was the fifth in a series of seminars on pesticide risk reduction organised by the OECD Pesticide Risk Reduction Steering Group, a sub-group of the OECD Working Group on Pesticides. The seminars focused on key issues in pesticide risk reduction of concern to OECD governments. The seminars were intended to provide an opportunity for discussin, learning and information sharing.
Series on Pesticides N° 35
[ENV/JM/MONO(2007)3]
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30-May-2006
In demystifying the concept of market-like insruments, this study explains how to make better use of market-like insruments in fisheries management by identifying practical steps that can be taken to further their use.
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23-Nov-2006
This report analyses the effects of Mexico's ambitious reforms to agricultural and fisheries policies since 1990 and makes recommendations for further reforms. The evaluation is based on criteria for good agricultural and fisheries policy as agreed to by OECD countries.
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22-Nov-2006
Mexico’s recent agricultural reforms have made policies fairer and reduced market distortions, according to a new OECD report. But it warns that some initiatives are heading in the wrong direction. The Target Income programme to provide support to farmers is ineffective at relieving rural poverty while energy subsidies lead to over-exploitation of natural resources.
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08-Nov-2006
This publication is a compilation of papers and records of the Workshop on Policy Coherence Development in Fisheries, hosted by the OECD's Committee for Fisheries and Development Assistance Committee in Paris 24-25 April 2006.
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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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