The OECD Programme of Work on Food and Agriculture

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1 The OECD Programme of Work on Food and Agriculture Catherine Moreddu OECD Trade and Agriculture 9th meeting of the Network for Farm Level Analysis June 2012

2 Background The new programme of work of the Committee for Agriculture for was discussed and agreed by the Committee for Agriculture in May It continues to reflect orientations given by Ministers of agriculture on February 2010 Final decision, including on funding, by the Council later in the year

3 Three themes in OECD work I. Food and Agriculture Policy II. Agro-Food, Trade and Development III. Agriculture and Fisheries Sustainability

4 Monitoring and Evaluation - I.1 1. Annual monitoring and evaluation of agricultural policy developments. Two annual reports: OECD countries and emerging economies in 2013 OECD countries in PSE improvements: On-going improvements in communication tools 3. PEM application and development. New software; Plan to add more countries; Introducing a heterogeneity of farms

5 Monitoring and Evaluation - I.1 (cont.) 4. Network for Farm Level Analysis Cross-country comparison of farm-level performance, productivity and sustainability Link with innovation project, Green Growth, agri-environmental policy analysis. Joint Seminar 5. Evaluation of agricultural policy reform in Switzerland (VCs), improving PEM to assess more targeted policies 6. Strategies for addressing agricultural dualism and facilitating structural adjustment: case study approach and possible PEM/DEVPEM illustrations of policy impact at disaggregated level

6 Innovation systems I.2 Country reviews of R&D and innovation systems Identify best innovation practices (governance, evaluation); Respective role for government/private sector (PPP and IPR); Public-private partnerships (PPP) Performance evaluation methods Estimating productivity at the farm level Methodological development of farm-level productivity estimation and analysis of the determinants of productivity growth Comparison of farm-level performance, including productivity and sustainability

7 Risk management I.3 Policy approaches to managing catastrophic risk Livestock diseases: cross country comparison of management of disease outbreaks Droughts and floods: policy approaches and collective arrangements Antibiotic resistance (VC): costs-benefits of using antibiotics in the veterinary sector Food security and risk as apart of Policy Coherence and Global Food Security: management of risk of transitory food insecurity

8 Food Chain Analysis I.4 Food chain network Voluntary food process and product standards Cause of food waste and policy/industry responses Market and trade effects of reducing food loss/waste: Aglink scenario Food price formation: collaboration with the EU TRANSFOP project

9 Medium Term Prospects II.1 The annual OECD-FAO Medium Term Outlook: 10 year baseline projections (with FAO) using the Aglink/Cosimo commodity market model Aglink maintenance AMIS: policy indicators

10 Agricultural Trade Liberalization II.2 Export restrictions: Summary of findings from the inventory; Broaden database; Develop categories/ranking RTAs Lessons from work so far; Impact of RTA on trade; Lessons for trade policies Trade facilitation Trade facilitating effects of good regulatory practices for NTMs Trade and private standards: framework and case studies Long-term scenarios: workshops, report

11 Agriculture and Development II.3 Policy coherence and global food security Policy coherence; balanced strategies for food security, risk management of food insecurity, enabling environment Global Forum on Agriculture Regional outreach events Regional approaches to building Global Food Security OECD review of agricultural policies: Argentina, etc.

12 Green growth for agriculture and food III.1 Policy options and market approaches for green growth (e.g. carbon trading, technical assistance, PPP): impact of management practices on resource productivity and efficiency; indicators and analytical tools for monitoring progress) Biodiversity offsets: approaches to biodiversity (offsets and credits). Public goods associated with agriculture: alternative economic instruments

13 Agriculture and climate change III.2 Agriculture adaptation and mitigation practices: public role and cost-effectiveness of various policies Modelling climate change adaptation and mitigation (Aglink, impact) Water use and climate change adaptation: economic incentives; policies and regulations

14 Network for Farm Level Analysis I.1.4 Current projects: Risk management Productivity/performance Future projects? More risk management Farm level productivity/performance + sustainability

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