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Agricultural Policies in OECD Countries: Monitoring and Evaluation 2009 is the 19th edition of a series which is published in alternate years with the shorter version, Agricultural Policies in OECD Countries: At a Glance. These two publications examine agricultural policies in OECD countries in response to the request by OECD ministers to monitor and evaluate the implementation of the principles for agricultural policy reform.
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In 2008, support to producers in the OECD area was estimated at USD 265 billion or EUR 182 billion, as measured by the Producer Support Estimate (PSE). This is equivalent to 21% of aggregate gross receipts of OECD farm producers, down from 22% in 2007 and 26% in 2006. The currently observed level of producer support is the lowest since the mid-1980s.
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This chapter evaluates the main changes in agricultural policies and the recent developments in agricultural support. A special focus is given to the implications of the financial and economic crisis and the way the agricultural sector has been responding to changes in the world economy. Progress continued in decoupling support from production, but production-linked support is still significant. There are wide variations in the levels and composition of support across countries.
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This chapter describes the various policy measures implemented to address agrienvironmental issues in OECD countries, and especially those policies that provide transfers to farmers. It reviews natural resource-use issues in agriculture, objectives of agri-environmental policies, and specific policy instruments used to achieve these objectives. The chapter concludes with an analysis of the trends in agri-environmental payments.
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