Au Canada, aux États-Unis et dans les États membres de l’Union européenne, la production et le soutien agricoles sont extrêmement concentrés dans les plus grandes exploitations, dont les niveaux de revenu sont plus élevés que la moyenne de l’ensemble des exploitations. Cependant, les...

Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) are increasingly used in agricultural innovation to leverage public funds, enhance efficiency, and improve the adaptation of innovation to demand so as to foster wider and faster diffusion. For governments, PPPs for innovation are but one policy option, whose...

The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is an important policy for the European Union and accounts for about 40% of the EU budget. Ever since its inception in 1958, the CAP has been regularly reviewed and adjusted to improve its performance and adapt to changing circumstances. At a time when the...

This report contains an empirical analysis of the productivity and sustainability performance of different types of farms in thirteen countries. Farm productivity performance is measured through estimates of average productivity levels and through annual rates of technical change. Evidence on...

[eng] Multifunctionality : an overview of OECD work - OECD work on multifunctionality takes place within the context of discussions on agricultural policy reform. The economic analysis of the characteristics of multiple outputs of agriculture, regarding jointness, market failure and the public...

Agricultural production and support in Canada, the United States, and the European Union are highly concentrated on larger farms, which have higher income levels than the average of all farms. Smaller farms, though, are more dependent on support (in particular, payments) which accounts for a...