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FARMING SUBSIDIES A ‘DRAIN ON WATER RESOURCES’
From edie news centre
(Posted 23 November 2006)

Government subsidies in rich countries are discouraging farmers from using water efficiently by reducing the costs of water, according to an OECD report. While governments are adjusting policy to increasing water scarcity, farmers are getting a conflicting message due to lack of coordination between agricultural, environmental and water policies, says the report, ‘Water and Agriculture Sustainability, Markets and Policies’.

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Conclusions and Recommendations of the report (12 pages) can be downloaded at the OECD website:
(http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/19/1/36290097.pdf)