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No. 207 | 24 Apr 2024 |
Fertile Futures
Fertilisers are crucial components of food systems, with impacts beyond agricultural markets. This study utilises the OECD-FAO Aglink-Cosimo model to examine the intricate interplay between fertiliser markets, policies, and their repercussions on... |
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No. 206 | 06 Dec 2023 |
Reorienting budgetary support to agriculture for climate change mitigation
Reforming agricultural support is increasingly considered a viable means to enhance agriculture’s contribution to climate change mitigation, while fulfilling broader food systems policy objectives related to food security and livelihoods. This study... |
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No. 205 | 22 Sept 2023 |
Towards resilient food systems
This paper explores food supply chain resilience and its connection to resilience of food systems more broadly. In terms of availability and affordability, food supply chains have been resilient to a wide range of shocks. Trade plays an important... |
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No. 204 | 22 Sept 2023 |
Integrated approaches for agricultural sustainability and productivity assessments
Increasing agricultural productivity growth sustainably can help to address the triple challenge of providing sufficient affordable and nutritious food for a growing global population, while supporting sector livelihoods and improving environmental... |
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No. 203 | 30 Aug 2023 |
Developing food labels for improved health outcomes
Simplified nutrition labelling policies provide supplementary nutritional information in an easy-to-understand label displayed on food products at the front-of-pack. Forty-four countries have introduced these types of labelling schemes with a view to... |
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No. 202 | 11 Jul 2023 |
Climate change adaptation policies to foster resilience in agriculture
National climate change adaptation programmes can strengthen agriculture’s resilience to adverse climatic events by investing in absorptive capacity to mitigate the impact of a shock in the short run, adaptive capacity to effect incremental changes... |
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No. 201 | 11 Jul 2023 |
Guidelines for the development of an OECD farmland habitat biodiversity indicator
With half of the world’s habitable land being used for agriculture, monitoring the biodiversity on agricultural land is essential for meeting the objectives of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). This paper seeks to advance... |
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No. 200 | 07 Jul 2023 |
Understanding the impact of consumer-oriented assurance schemes
Assurance schemes (certifications and labels) are widespread in the agri-food sector. This paper reviews the landscape of existing schemes, and the evidence on whether labels change consumer behaviour, and whether assurance schemes achieve positive... |
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No. 199 | 06 Jul 2023 |
Overcoming evidence gaps on food systems
There is a growing awareness of the need to transform food systems. Yet successful actions require sound evidence: on the extent, characteristics, and drivers of issues; on the effectiveness of different policy instruments, and their synergies and... |
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No. 198 | 30 Jun 2023 |
Mitigating the impact of extreme weather events on agricultural markets through trade
Extreme weather events can disrupt agricultural markets, but agricultural trade can help address subsequent food security concerns. Using the Aglink-Cosimo model, this stochastic scenario analysis sheds light on the complex relationships between... |
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No. 197 | 28 Jun 2023 |
Fostering agricultural and rural policy dialogue
Agricultural and rural policies can benefit from potential synergies when designed correctly. Broadly speaking, agricultural policies target farms and food production, while rural policies focus on ensuring the development of a territory and the... |
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No. 196 | 14 Jun 2023 |
Costs, benefits and effectiveness of remote audits for international food safety
Remote audits enabled international food trade to continue despite the severe COVID-19 pandemic disruptions, but what is their role in the future? Based on case studies and an OECD survey, this report examines the cost, benefits and effectiveness of... |
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No. 195 | 15 May 2023 |
Characterising farming resilience capacities
Improving the resilience of farmers against external shocks is a priority for policy makers. This paper measures the resilience of a sample of farmers in the United Kingdom to assess the impact of the 2011-12 drought on their productivity and income.... |
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No. 194 | 12 Apr 2023 |
Towards a taxonomy of agri-environmental regulations
Regulations are an important part of the policy toolkit governments can use to address climate and environmental objectives in agriculture. This report reviews existing literature on the characteristics and assessment of environmental regulations in... |
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No. 193 | 11 Apr 2023 |
Pursuing higher environmental goals for agriculture in an interconnected world
Governments in many countries are pursuing higher environmental goals for agriculture. However, in an interconnected world, the unilateral adoption of environmental policies for agriculture can reduce the producers’ competitiveness and induce... |
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No. 192 | 14 Feb 2023 |
Sanitary and phytosanitary approval procedures
Approval procedures are critical to sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) systems as they uphold countries’ commitments to facilitate safe trade. However, they can create significant costs and act as non-tariff barriers if not properly administered. |
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No. 191 | 02 Feb 2023 |
Decoding agricultural tariffs
Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) have become the major route for countries to reduce trade barriers and open new markets. To fully assess the current state of market opening for agricultural products and examine the potential impacts of RTAs, access... |
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No. 190 | 02 Feb 2023 |
Electronic sanitary certificates for trade in animal products
Electronic exchange of sanitary and phytosanitary certificates can facilitate trade in animal and plant products. The electronic exchange of certificates can benefit both exporting and importing countries through enhanced efficiency gains, improved... |
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No. 189 | 17 Jan 2023 |
Labour and skills shortages in the agro-food sector
Labour and skills shortages are a major concern in the agro-food sector across OECD countries. This challenge is compounded by the relatively small, and declining, contribution of agriculture to GDP, and the negative public perception of the sector... |
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No. 188 | 27 Oct 2022 |
International effects of fisheries support policies
This paper examines how fisheries policies affect domestic versus foreign fishing efforts. In line with previous work, the paper finds that policies directly affecting fishing costs (e.g. fuel or input subsidies) are more likely to lead to... |
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Fertile Futures
Marcel Adenäuer, Edith Laget and Merritt Cluff
24 Apr 2024
Fertilisers are crucial components of food systems, with impacts beyond agricultural markets. This study utilises the OECD-FAO Aglink-Cosimo model to examine the intricate interplay between fertiliser markets, policies, and their repercussions on...
Reorienting budgetary support to agriculture for climate change mitigation
Hugo Valin, Ben Henderson and Jussi Lankoski
06 Dec 2023
Reforming agricultural support is increasingly considered a viable means to enhance agriculture’s contribution to climate change mitigation, while fulfilling broader food systems policy objectives related to food security and livelihoods. This study...
Towards resilient food systems
Koen Deconinck, Ben Henderson, Daniel Gregg and Daniel Hill
22 Sept 2023
This paper explores food supply chain resilience and its connection to resilience of food systems more broadly. In terms of availability and affordability, food supply chains have been resilient to a wide range of shocks. Trade plays an important...
Integrated approaches for agricultural sustainability and productivity assessments
Ben Henderson and Jussi Lankoski
22 Sept 2023
Increasing agricultural productivity growth sustainably can help to address the triple challenge of providing sufficient affordable and nutritious food for a growing global population, while supporting sector livelihoods and improving environmental...
Developing food labels for improved health outcomes
Céline Giner, Daniela Rodriguez and Armelle Elasri
30 Aug 2023
Simplified nutrition labelling policies provide supplementary nutritional information in an easy-to-understand label displayed on food products at the front-of-pack. Forty-four countries have introduced these types of labelling schemes with a view to...
Climate change adaptation policies to foster resilience in agriculture
Kelly Cobourn
11 Jul 2023
National climate change adaptation programmes can strengthen agriculture’s resilience to adverse climatic events by investing in absorptive capacity to mitigate the impact of a shock in the short run, adaptive capacity to effect incremental changes...
Guidelines for the development of an OECD farmland habitat biodiversity indicator
Ulrike Bayr, Kelly Cobourn, Petra Dieker, Wendy J. Fjellstad, Felix Herzog and Jussi Lankoski
11 Jul 2023
With half of the world’s habitable land being used for agriculture, monitoring the biodiversity on agricultural land is essential for meeting the objectives of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). This paper seeks to advance...
Understanding the impact of consumer-oriented assurance schemes
Koen Deconinck and May Hobeika
07 Jul 2023
Assurance schemes (certifications and labels) are widespread in the agri-food sector. This paper reviews the landscape of existing schemes, and the evidence on whether labels change consumer behaviour, and whether assurance schemes achieve positive...
Overcoming evidence gaps on food systems
Koen Deconinck and Céline Giner
06 Jul 2023
There is a growing awareness of the need to transform food systems. Yet successful actions require sound evidence: on the extent, characteristics, and drivers of issues; on the effectiveness of different policy instruments, and their synergies and...
Mitigating the impact of extreme weather events on agricultural markets through trade
Marcel Adenäuer, Clara Frezal and Thomas Chatzopoulos
30 Jun 2023
Extreme weather events can disrupt agricultural markets, but agricultural trade can help address subsequent food security concerns. Using the Aglink-Cosimo model, this stochastic scenario analysis sheds light on the complex relationships between...
Fostering agricultural and rural policy dialogue
Masayasu Asai, Janet Dwyer, Jesús Antón and Enrique Garcilazo
28 Jun 2023
Agricultural and rural policies can benefit from potential synergies when designed correctly. Broadly speaking, agricultural policies target farms and food production, while rural policies focus on ensuring the development of a territory and the...
Costs, benefits and effectiveness of remote audits for international food safety
Annelies Deuss and Stephanie Honey
14 Jun 2023
Remote audits enabled international food trade to continue despite the severe COVID-19 pandemic disruptions, but what is their role in the future? Based on case studies and an OECD survey, this report examines the cost, benefits and effectiveness of...
Characterising farming resilience capacities
Johannes Sauer and Jesús Antón
15 May 2023
Improving the resilience of farmers against external shocks is a priority for policy makers. This paper measures the resilience of a sample of farmers in the United Kingdom to assess the impact of the 2011-12 drought on their productivity and income....
Towards a taxonomy of agri-environmental regulations
Roger Martini
12 Apr 2023
Regulations are an important part of the policy toolkit governments can use to address climate and environmental objectives in agriculture. This report reviews existing literature on the characteristics and assessment of environmental regulations in...
Pursuing higher environmental goals for agriculture in an interconnected world
Guillaume Gruère, Emanuela Migliaccio, Ethan Ellis, Wataru Kodama, Lapo Roffredi and Veronika Vanisova
11 Apr 2023
Governments in many countries are pursuing higher environmental goals for agriculture. However, in an interconnected world, the unilateral adoption of environmental policies for agriculture can reduce the producers’ competitiveness and induce...
Sanitary and phytosanitary approval procedures
Annelies Deuss and Edith Laget
14 Feb 2023
Approval procedures are critical to sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) systems as they uphold countries’ commitments to facilitate safe trade. However, they can create significant costs and act as non-tariff barriers if not properly administered.
Decoding agricultural tariffs
Alonso González Marentis and Annelies Deuss
02 Feb 2023
Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) have become the major route for countries to reduce trade barriers and open new markets. To fully assess the current state of market opening for agricultural products and examine the potential impacts of RTAs, access...
Electronic sanitary certificates for trade in animal products
Michael Ryan, Ellie Avery and Sarah Kahn
02 Feb 2023
Electronic exchange of sanitary and phytosanitary certificates can facilitate trade in animal and plant products. The electronic exchange of certificates can benefit both exporting and importing countries through enhanced efficiency gains, improved...
Labour and skills shortages in the agro-food sector
Michael Ryan
17 Jan 2023
Labour and skills shortages are a major concern in the agro-food sector across OECD countries. This challenge is compounded by the relatively small, and declining, contribution of agriculture to GDP, and the negative public perception of the sector...
International effects of fisheries support policies
Roger Martini
27 Oct 2022
This paper examines how fisheries policies affect domestic versus foreign fishing efforts. In line with previous work, the paper finds that policies directly affecting fishing costs (e.g. fuel or input subsidies) are more likely to lead to...