"At the global level, more than one-ninth of gross farm receipts are the product of public policies. In some countries, it is even half", criticises the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in its report published on Tuesday 30 June entitled 'Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2020'.
Overall support to producers in the 54 countries covered by this report accounted for 12.5% of gross agricultural receipts in 2017-2019 (or US$446 billion), compared to 18.4%...