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Freer trade and well targeted support are keys to food security in emerging markets - OECD report

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17-Mar-2009

As the global economic slowdown threatens to increase food insecurity among the world’s poor, a new OECD report calls on the major emerging economies to ensure their agricultural policies are focussed on long-term sustainability rather than short-term fixes..

Agricultural Policies in Emerging Economies: Monitoring and Evaluation 2009

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17-Mar-2009

The years 2006-08 were marked by a significant increase in world prices for most, but not all, agricultural commodities. This report analyses policy developments during this period in seven emerging economies: Brazil, Chile, China, India, Russia, South Africa and Ukraine.

China - Agricultural Policies in Non-OECD Countries: Monitoring and Evaluation 2007

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01-Apr-2008

This report monitors agricultural policy developments in Brazil, Bulgaria, China, India, Romania, Russia, South Africa and Ukraine following the same approach applied to OECD countries, providing a common benchmark for evaluating reforms and for facilitating international dialogue.

Podcast : Politiques agricoles des pays non membres de l'OCDE

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20-Mar-2007

Morvarid Bagherzadeh, analyste des politiques agricoles auprès de l'OCDE, présente les faits marquants du rapport portant sur l'Afrique du Sud, le Brésil, la Bulgarie, la Chine, l'Inde, la Roumanie, la Russie et l'Ukraine.

Agricultural Policies in Non-OECD Countries: Monitoring and Evaluation 2007

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20-Mar-2007

These highlights contain extracts from the 2007 edition of the report, Agricultural Policies in Non OECD Countries: Monitoring and Evaluation 2007.

Podcast: Agricultural policies in China

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15-Mar-2007

Andrzej Kwiecinski, an OECD contributor to a new report on Agricultural Policies in non-member countries, talks about the challenges facing agriculture in China.

Farm support low in major emerging markets but protectionist pressure rising - OECD report

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15-Mar-2007

Government support to agriculture is far lower in the major emerging economies than on average in the developed countries of the OECD. But it is nevertheless rising as pressure mounts to protect farmers in an increasingly competitive global marketplace, says a new OECD report.

Environment, water resources and agricultural policies: lessons from China and OECD countries

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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 use its limited water resources in agriculture.

Facilitating adjustment: Sector experiences from agriculture, telecommunications and chemicals

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12-Oct-2006

Michael Engman, Osamu Onodera and Norbert Wilson

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 41.  How can governments facilitate structural adjustment?  This follow up to Trade and Structural Adjustment: Embracing Globalisation discusses benefits of multilateral commitments, possible costs of domestic regulations, and sequencing issues.

Will China force the world to rethink its economic future?

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02-Feb-2006

Lester Brown

A lecture given at the OECD by Lester Brown, President of the Earth Policy Institute and an influential thinker on environmental issues. Mr. Brown discussed his "Plan B" for building a new economy and a new world.