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  • 30-October-2023

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    Reforms needed to production and market-distorting policies as agricultural support reaches record highs

    Total support to agriculture reached record levels of USD 851 billion per year during 2020-22 for the 54 countries covered by a new OECD report, as governments sought to shield consumers and producers from global crises and high inflation. Just under half of this government support was in the form of measures with the greatest potential for market distortions, such as border tariffs and subsidy payments based on output.

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  • 28-June-2022

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  • 23-June-2022

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    Support to agriculture has risen in response to global crises, while reforms to combat climate change and market distortions remain essential

    Public support for agriculture has reached record levels as governments enacted measures to shield both consumers and producers from the COVID-19 pandemic and other crises, according to a new report from the OECD. Only a small share of this support has been directed at longer-term efforts to combat climate change and other food systems challenges.

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  • 22-June-2021

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    Government support to agriculture is low on innovation, high on distortions

    Agricultural support has continued to grow worldwide in recent years, but is often failing to meet its stated aims of improving food security, livelihoods and environmental sustainability, according to a new report from the OECD.

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  • 22-March-2021

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    Water: Key to Food Systems Sustainability

    Water is an indispensable ingredient to agricultural production and without water, farmers would not be able to grow their crops and feed their animals. Therefore water insecurity means food insecurity.

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  • 27-January-2021

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    Food systems face a daunting triple challenge requiring governments to take a more holistic approach

    Food systems face the triple challenge of providing food security and nutrition for a growing global population, and livelihoods to farmers and others working in food supply chains around the world, all while improving environmental sustainability.

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  • 21-September-2020

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    Policy brief: The role of transparency in avoiding a COVID19 induced food crisis

    Transparency on market conditions and policies is critical in helping reduce market uncertainty, exposing bottlenecks and highlighting risks, all of which help market participants and policy makers develop more effective responses in times of crisis.

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  • 30-July-2020

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    Crisis as Opportunity: The triple challenge to global food systems

    The COVID-19 pandemic health crisis continues to have devastating impacts on the world economy – and important impacts on food systems. Many governments are responding with short-term emergency measures, but they also need to create conditions for global food systems to “build back better” to meet the challenges of the future.

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  • 4-June-2020

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    Policy brief: Fisheries, aquaculture and COVID-19

    Fisheries and aquaculture provide nutritious food for hundreds of millions of people around the world and livelihoods for over 10% of the world’s population. All aspects of fish supply chains are strongly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with jobs, incomes and food security at risk. Government and industry responses are needed to address the immediate economic and social hardships that the crisis is provoking in the fish sector.

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  • 2-June-2020

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    Policy brief: COVID-19 and global food systems

    Ending inefficient and environmentally harmful support would free up resources for a more forward-looking policy package. The unanticipated shock of COVID-19 underscores the urgency of moving away from “business as usual”.

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