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Agricultural Policies in OECD Countries
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2004; US$ 58.00The agricultural sector in many OECD countries continues to be characterised by high levels of support and protection. Support to agricultural producers accounted for 32% of total farm receipts -- a slight increase from 2002, but down from 37% from the late 1980s. more...
Agricultural Policy and Trade Reform
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2006; US$ 42.00Governments of most developed and many developing countries impose tariffs on imports in order to boost domestic market prices of agricultural commodities. In some OECD countries governments may top up the financial benefits of this market price support through other means, such as direct budgetary payments, favourable tax treatment, and subsidised... more...
OECD Review of Agricultural Policies: Romania 2000
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2000; US$ 86.00This study of Romanias agricultural policies analyses developments from the dramatic events of December 1989 to the present day preparations for accession to the European Union. The Review evaluates key structural issues and examines emerging policy developments in agricultural reform. It includes detailed estimates of support to agriculture,... more...
Growth and Productivity in Agriculture and Agribusiness
World Bank Publications 2011; US$ 14.99The report assesses the World Bank Group?s support for growth and productivity in the agriculture sector. Enhancing agricultural growth and productivity is essential to meeting the worldwide demand for food and to reducing poverty, particularly in the poorest developing countries. Between 1998 and 2008, the period covered by this evaluation, the World... more...
Site Analysis
Wiley 2013; US$ 85.00The process-oriented guide to context-sensitive site selection, planning, and design Sustainable design is responsive to context. And each site has a unique set of physical, biological, cultural, and legal attributes that presents different opportunities and constraints for alternative uses of the site. Site analysis systematically evaluates... more...
Between the Local and the Global, Volume 12
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006; US$ 99.95A critical look at the agri-food sector more...
Agricultural Support, Farm Land Values and Sectoral Adjustment
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2008; US$ 33.00Governments intervene in the agricultural sector through policies that both support and shape agricultural production. This leads to two important outcomes. First, agriculture specific programmes intended to increase the welfare of farmers can become capitalised into asset values. Second, many policies, in particular regulatory ones, reduce asset... more...
OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2008-2017
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2008; US$ 112.00This 2008 edition of the OECD/FAO Agricultural Outlook covers the outlook for commodity markets during the 2008 to 2017 period, and brings together the commodity, policy and country expertise of both Organisations. The report analyses world market trends for the main agricultural products, as well as biofuels and provides an assessment of agricultural... more...
OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2004
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2004; US$ 84.00This tenth edition of the OECD Agricultural Outlook analyses how global and domestic forces are shaping agricultural markets to 2013. It highlights some of the risks and uncertainties that may influence the agricultural outlook. After presenting a broad overview of the situation and setting out the assumptions used, the report presents... more...
OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2002
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2002; US$ 67.00The OECD Agricultural Outlook 2002-2007 , now in its eighth edition, shows that sluggish economic growth, weak demand and continued high levels of spending on farm support are slowing the recovery in world prices, despite a general tightening of supplies in recent years. An economic rebound and strengthening demand beginning in the second half... more...









