Support to agriculture across 56 countries reached a new high of over USD 950 billion in 2025, yet almost half is still provided through measures that distort production and trade, while investment in long-term sector performance has declined relative to agricultural output. The brief highlights that resilience depends on sustainable productivity growth, effective risk management, open markets, and stronger agricultural knowledge and innovation systems. It warns that reactive, ad hoc crisis responses may undermine farmers’ incentives to adapt and prepare for future risks. The OECD recommends rebalancing support toward less distortive and better-targeted measures, increasing investment in innovation and infrastructure, improving sustainability outcomes, and strengthening systemic risk-management frameworks.
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Reforming agricultural policies for greater resilience
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