Agriculture, Trade and the Environment: The Pig Sector

by OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Put together by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's Joint Working Party on Agriculture and the Environment, this report explores linkages between pig livestock production and the environment. The report looks at developments in the structure, technology, and management practices of pig production; discusses OECD support policies for pig producers; examines impacts of trade liberalization; and explores policy measures addressing environmental issues in the pig agricultural sector. Annotation © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

188 pages, Paperback

First published February 10, 2003

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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an intergovernmental economic organisation with 35 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade. It is a forum of countries describing themselves as committed to democracy and the market economy, providing a platform to compare policy experiences, seeking answers to common problems, identify good practices and coordinate domestic and international policies of its members.

In 1948, the OECD originated as the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation (OEEC), led by Robert Marjolin of France, to help administer the Marshall Plan (which was rejected by the Soviet Union and its satellite states). This would be achieved by allocating American financial aid and implementing economic programs for the reconstruction of Europe after World War II. (Similar reconstruction aid was sent to the war-torn Republic of China and post-war Korea, but not under the name "Marshall Plan".)

In 1961, the OEEC was reformed into the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development by the Convention on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and membership was extended to non-European states. Most OECD members are high-income economies with a very high Human Development Index (HDI) and are regarded as developed countries.

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