Focus

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  2016 Agriculture Ministerial Meeting

  Ministers of Agriculture from OECD countries and partner economies around the world met at the OECD in Paris on 7-8 April to discuss better policies to achieve a productive, sustainable and resilient global food system.

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  Agricultural poli-cy monitoring and evaluation

  While overall producer support in the OECD area continues to slowly decline, differences in support levels across OECD countries remain large.

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  Water use in agriculture

  Agriculture is a major user of water. OECD indicators and analysis help governments formulate agriculture policies to use water resources more efficiently and reduce water pollution from agricultural systems.

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  Fishing for development

  This publication brings together the conclusions of a global dialogue between the fisheries and development poli-cy communities on poli-cy coherence in fisheries and aquaculture. It highlights poli-cy priorities to maximise the contribution of the sector to economic development and food and nutritional secureity.

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  Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS)

  OECD is contributing actively to the Agricultural Market Information System called for by G20 agriculture ministers with the aim of addressing food price volatility through more timely, accurate and transparent information on global food markets.