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The key objective of OECD work on trade is to support a strong, rules-based multilateral trading system that will maintain the momentum for further trade liberalisation, while contributing to rising standards of living and sustainable development. The OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate also analyses food, agriculture and fisheries issues. Read more ...

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How do trade and investment flows and policies affect innovation performance?

31-Jul-2008

There is today a great interest in understanding how governments can promote innovation and the benefits it brings, as evidenced by the discussions at the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting in 2007. To gain a better understanding of how trade and investment patterns and policies affect innovation performance, and interact with other key policies influencing innovation capacity, the Trade Committee has undertaken a Trade and Innovation Project

Biofuel policies in OECD countries costly and ineffective, says report

16-Jul-2008

Government support of  biofuel production in OECD countries is costly, has a limited impact on reducing greenhouse gases and improving energy security, and has a significant impact on world crop prices, according to a new study of policies to promote greater production and use of biofuel in OECD countries.

Farm policy reform urgent amid rising world food prices - OECD report

26-Jun-2008

The rise in global food prices has made further reform of market-distorting farm policies all the more urgent, says Agricultural Policies in OECD Countries: At a Glance. Current policies are limiting the ability of farmers to respond to market signals, to become more competitive and innovative, and thus contribute to improving the global food situation.

Aid, development and policy reforms needed to lessen impact of high food prices

16-Jun-2008

What has caused the recent sharp rises in world food prices? Why are they unlikely to fall back to the levels we have been used to for the past 10 years? What will be the impact on the poor? The questions are discussed in a policy paper presented to ministers from OECD countries on June 5 2008.  

Water pollution found to exceed drinking-standard limits in many OECD farming areas

16-Jun-2008

Pollution of rivers, lakes, and aquifers exceeds recommended limits for drinking water in farming areas in many OECD countries, according to a new OECD report.

OECD and FAO see agricultural commodity prices remaining high and growing more volatile

29-May-2008

Agricultural commodity prices should ease from their recent record peaks but over the next 10 years they are expected to average well above the mean of the past decade, according to the latest Agricultural Outlook from OECD and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.

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