Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2024 Innovation for Sustainable Productivity Growth

Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2024 Innovation for Sustainable Productivity Growth
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 660
Release: 2024-11-06
Genre:
ISBN: 926479719X

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 despite some modest declines in recent years, support to agriculture has remained close to recent historical highs. While changes in support have been limited, agricultural policies have been both reactive and proactive, boosting the sector’s capacity to respond to current challenges while aiming to ensure that food systems are fit for purpose as future conditions evolve. This year’s report focuses on policies fostering sustainable productivity growth in agriculture. Governments are applying a large variety of approaches to improve productivity while preserving natural resources and reducing agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. The report notes, however, that clearly defined targets related to sustainable productivity growth and measurable indicators of progress are important to ensure that policies achieve their stated objectives. The report also notes that making more effective use of producer support to promote innovation and environmental sustainability on the farm, and refocusing overall support towards targeted R&D, can better leverage public spending to deliver public goods and sustainable productivity growth. In line with the 2022 OECD Agriculture Ministerial Declaration, the report identifies a seven-point policy agenda for making agriculture more sustainable, productive and resilient, and for improving the effectiveness and efficiency of agricultural support and markets.

Review of the Draft Fourth National Climate Assessment

Review of the Draft Fourth National Climate Assessment
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2018-06-18
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309471699

Climate change poses many challenges that affect society and the natural world. With these challenges, however, come opportunities to respond. By taking steps to adapt to and mitigate climate change, the risks to society and the impacts of continued climate change can be lessened. The National Climate Assessment, coordinated by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, is a mandated report intended to inform response decisions. Required to be developed every four years, these reports provide the most comprehensive and up-to-date evaluation of climate change impacts available for the United States, making them a unique and important climate change document. The draft Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4) report reviewed here addresses a wide range of topics of high importance to the United States and society more broadly, extending from human health and community well-being, to the built environment, to businesses and economies, to ecosystems and natural resources. This report evaluates the draft NCA4 to determine if it meets the requirements of the federal mandate, whether it provides accurate information grounded in the scientific literature, and whether it effectively communicates climate science, impacts, and responses for general audiences including the public, decision makers, and other stakeholders.

Future Agriculture—“Viksit Bharat”

Future Agriculture—“Viksit Bharat”
Author: Kirit Shelat
Publisher: Allied Publishers
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2024-08-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9389934435

Indian agriculture has set new milestones in its progress. Since independence, major strides have been made in production of food grains, not only due to increase in area but also due to technology. As a result, the food grains production increased from 50.82 million tonnes in 1950-51 to 328.85 million tonnes in 2023-24. The phenomenal growth in agricultural production since independence has been triggered by higher input use, particularly purchased inputs as well as technology induced productivity enhancement, massive extension efforts, improved farm practices and, above all, ingenuity and hard work of Indian farmers since the Green Revolution Period in late 1960s. However, several challenges – some old and some new – remain. Growth of the agriculture sector has led to the unsustainable use of natural resources like land, water and bio diversity, spread of insects and pests, indiscriminate use of agro chemicals and adverse impact on ecology and environment. There is a need to create an enabling environment for this transition, through appropriate policies and institutions, an enabling regulatory environment, development of frontier technologies, as well as public and private investments in agriculture and agri-business. This will enable agriculture to play a key role in achieving the goal of Viksit Bharat, inclusive development, green growth and gainful employment during Amrit Kaal (NITI Ayog, 2023). This book is an attempt to present the present situation, strategies to be adopted during the Amrut Kaal to make country Atma Nirbhar Bharat by 2047 having focus on agriculture and allied sectors. The final papers come out from the eminent experts are briefly summarized here.

Marketing and Resource Management for Green Transitions in Economies

Marketing and Resource Management for Green Transitions in Economies
Author: Andrei, Jean-Vasile
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 397
Release: 2024-08-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

The current global economy faces many challenges, including environmental changes, evolving markets, and complex resource management issues. These challenges are interlinked and require a comprehensive approach to address effectively. While crucial, the transition to more sustainable practices poses significant challenges for businesses, governments, and societies worldwide. Companies must navigate the complexities of shifting to renewable energy sources, adopting sustainable agricultural practices, and implementing eco-friendly manufacturing processes, all while maintaining profitability and competitiveness in a rapidly evolving market. Marketing and Resource Management for Green Transitions in Economies offers a comprehensive solution by exploring the synergies and trade-offs between environmental changes, market evolution, and resource management dilemmas. It provides a cohesive strategy to steer the global economy towards sustainable growth and resilience. By presenting complex concepts that are accessible and highlighting practical implications, the book serves as a guide for businesses, governments, and societies looking to transition to more sustainable practices. This publication will be invaluable to academics, practitioners, and policymakers seeking to understand and implement sustainable practices in their operations. It will serve as a resource for business leaders looking to navigate the complexities of the green transition and for researchers exploring the intersection of environmental changes, market evolution, and resource management.

OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2024-2033

OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2024-2033
Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org. [Author] [Author]
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2024-07-02
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 925138844X

The Agricultural Outlook 2024-2033 is a collaborative effort of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. It brings together the commodity, policy and country expertise of both organisations as well as input from collaborating member countries to provide an annual assessment of the prospects for the coming decade of national, regional and global agricultural commodity markets.

OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2024-2033

OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2024-2033
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2024-07-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9264592113

The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2024-2033 provides a consensus assessment of the ten-year prospects for agricultural commodity and fish markets. This Outlook edition reveals important trends. Emerging economies will be pivotal in shaping the global agricultural landscape, with India expected to overtake China as the leading player. Yet calorie intake growth in low-income countries is projected to be only 4%. Agriculture's global greenhouse gas intensity is projected to decline, although direct emissions from agriculture will likely increase by 5%. If food loss and waste could be halved, however, this would have the potential to reduce both global agricultural GHG emissions by 4% and the number of undernourished people by 153 million by 2030. Well-functioning international agricultural commodity markets will remain vital for global food security and rural livelihoods. Expected developments should keep real international reference prices on a slightly declining trend over the next ten years, although environmental, social, geopolitical, and economic factors could significantly alter these projections. More information can be found at www.agri-outlook.org.

Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2022 Reforming Agricultural Policies for Climate Change Mitigation

Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2022 Reforming Agricultural Policies for Climate Change Mitigation
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 652
Release: 2022-06-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9264493867

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.

Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2019

Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2019
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 476
Release: 2019-07-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9264834974

This annual report monitors and evaluates agricultural policies spanning all 6 continents, including the 36 OECD countries, the 6 non-OECD EU Member States, and 12 emerging economies. It is a unique source of up-to date estimates of support to agriculture using a comprehensive system of measuring and classifying support to agriculture – the Producer and Consumer Support Estimates (PSEs and CSEs), the General Services Support Estimate (GSSE) and related indicators – which provide insight into the increasingly complex nature of agricultural policy and serve as a basis for OECD’s agricultural policy monitoring and evaluation.