Agriculture and Development : the Case for Policy Coherence.

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With a view to helping policy analysts and decision makers focus on the development impacts of their policies, this report discusses the extent to which OECD country agricultural and agricultural trade policies are coherent with, and supportive of, the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, particularly the elimination of extreme poverty and hunger. Agriculture and Development: The Case for Policy Coherence defines the 'where' (country impact), 'how' (most damaging forms of support), 'which' (commodity aspects) and 'who' (household effects) of agricultural policy reform. It treats th.  Read more... Foreword TABLE OF CONTENTS Tables Figures Boxes Preface Executive Summary CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 2. POLICY COHERENCE BETWEEN OECD DOMESTIC AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AND DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES CHAPTER 3. POLICY COHERENCE BETWEEN OECD COUNTRY AGRICULTURAL TRADE POLICIES AND DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES CHAPTER 4. POLICY COHERENCE BETWEEN OECD COUNTRY REGULATORY POLICIES AND DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES CHAPTER 5. POLICY COHERENCE BETWEEN OECD COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE POLICIES AND AGRICULTURAL TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 6. POLICY COHERENCE WITHIN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. CHAPTER 7. KEY MESSAGES AND PROPOSALS FOR FURTHER WORKBIBLIOGRAPHY Annex A Why is Agricultural Policy Still so Difficult to Reform? Annex B Agricultural Policies in OECD Countries: Monitoring and Evaluation 2005 (Extracts) Annex C OECD Action for a Shared Development Agenda.