Agricultural Policies in Emerging Economies 2009
Monitoring and Evaluation

Estimates of support to agriculture in six economies (India is not yet covered) from 1995 to 2007 are provided, in conformance with recent changes to the OECD measurement methodology. This allows a consistent comparison across emerging economies and with OECD countries in terms of changes in the level and composition of support to producers and the sector as a whole.
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China
China increased the market orientation of its agricultural sector prior to its WTO accession in 2001, but since then this trend has slowed and for some markets even reversed. In particular, grain markets have been exposed to multiple government interventions, further exacerbated by the rise in global prices for agricultural commodities in 2006-08, which intensified inflationary pressures and food security concerns.
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