Agriculture, Trade, and the Environment

Download or read book Agriculture, Trade, and the Environment written by Darryl Jones and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication, part of a series of OECD studies which investigate trade policies, agricultural production and their impact on the environment, focuses on the dairy sector in OECD countries. Chapters discuss a range of issues including: the environmental impacts of dairy farming in terms of water pollution, greenhouse gases, soil quality, water use and biodiversity; the structure and practices of dairy production; agricultural support policies; the consequences of further trade liberalisation and the likely expansion of milk production; economic instruments, command and institutional policy measures; and competitiveness issues, including the effect of manure management regulations. The report contains agri-environmental indicators for the dairy sector, and also considers policies that OECD governments, particularly in Europe, have introduced to promote organic milk production and their impact on trade flows.