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Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2022

Reforming Agricultural Policies for Climate Change Mitigation

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This annual report monitors and evaluates agricultural policies in 54 countries, including the 38 OECD countries, the five non-OECD EU Member States, and 11 emerging economies. It finds that the continued rise in agricultural support has been slower than sector growth in recent years, but has been driven to record highs mainly by temporary factors. The share of general services to the sector (including innovation and infrastructure) in total support provided to the sector has decreased to 13%. This year’s report focuses on the potential for agriculture and agricultural policies to contribute to climate change mitigation. It argues that short-term agricultural policy responses to global crises must simultaneously address current challenges and support reforms to combat climate change and distortions in international markets.

English Also available in: French

Reforming agricultural policies for climate change mitigation

This chapter analyses current policies and outlines policy reform avenues towards mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in agriculture. It first presents agriculture’s contribution to climate change, both through direct emissions linked to on-farm production, and indirectly through land use change. The chapter then outlines opportunities for agriculture to contribute to climate change mitigation, either by reducing its emissions or through carbon sequestration within agricultural biomass and soils. A comprehensive overview of what the 54 countries covered in OECD’s Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2022 are doing to contribute to climate change mitigation highlights strategies and mitigation targets, and specific measures implemented. The final section discusses the impacts of current agricultural support policies on GHG emissions. The chapter concludes with key recommendations for reforming agricultural policies to address climate change mitigation objectives.

English Also available in: French

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