Reforming agricultural policies by reducing distorting support improves economic efficiency as a
whole through a better allocation of resources. This implies that adjustment may have adverse effects on
some agricultural households and other people engaged in the sector, in particular in the short term. There
may also be negative impacts on upstream and downstream sectors and on regional economies that rely on
commodities whose prices and production levels fall with reductions in support and protection. Despite
pressures to reform to meet multilateral and bilateral trade commitments and to respond to budgetary
constraints, these adverse impacts are a major reason why governments find it difficult to make progress in
policy reform.
Adjustment Options and Strategies in the Context of Agricultural Policy Reform and Trade Liberalisation
Policy paper
OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Papers
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