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Agriculture is a major user of land and water resources and has significant environmental impacts. OECD identifies sustainable, effective and efficient policy practices and market approaches, supported by policy analysis and indicators of environmental performance. More...
Key areas of work include:
> Agri-Environmental Indicators and Policies
> Co-operative Research Programme (CRP) on Biological Resources in Agriculture
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02-Apr-2012
The Co-operative Research Programme's (CRP) has launched its Call for Applications for funding international conferences, workshops and symposia and research fellowship grants in 2013. The CRP programme supports work on the sustainable use of natural resources in agriculture, fisheries, food production and forestry, and research into new technologies in these areas.
ATTENTION: The deadline for submitting applications is midnight, Monday 10 September 2012 (Paris time).
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20-Mar-2012
Farmers have a long record of adapting to climate change, but now face the challenge of even greater adaptation of their land use and production practices. For policy makers, an added challenge is that cultural and social factors such as education, information and traditional local practices can facilitate or hinder the implementation of adaptation and mitigation actions. This report underlines the important of considering farmer behaviour when seeking to improve both the environmental effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of policies.
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12-Mar-2012
OECD governments have made little overall progress in reducing water contamination from farming over the past decade. More rigorous policies are needed to reduce the use of pesticides and encourage sustainable management of water quality in agriculture.
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21-Feb-2012
The agriculture and fisheries sectors can contribute to greener growth by increasing productivity in a sustainable manner, ensuring that well-functioning markets provide the right signals, and ensuring that prices reflect the scarcity value and environmental impacts of resource use, according to this report.
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