Oecd Review Of Agricultural Policies : Switzerland 2015

This Report Examines Agricultural Policies In Switzerland And Makes A Series Of Recommendations Concerning Regulation, Reducing Trade Barriers, Reducing Direct Payments To Farmers, Implementing Regional Policies And Addressing Sustainability. Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Table of contents -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- OECD indicators of support -- Executive summary -- Chapter 1. Assessment and recommendations -- The context of agricultural policy reforms -- Assessment of policy developments -- Development of support to agriculture 1986-2013 -- Re-instrumentation and targeting of policies -- Meeting agri-environmental targets -- Assessment of the AP 2014-17 -- Competitiveness of the Swiss food industry -- Future developments of policies - recommendations -- References -- Chapter 2. Agricultural policies in Switzerland: The policy context -- General aspects -- Political and demographic characteristics -- Geographical situation, natural resources and climatic conditions -- Figure 2.1. Switzerland: Land use 2004-09 -- Macroeconomic performance -- Figure 2.2. Switzerland: Main macroeconomic indicators, 1990-2012 -- Trade -- Agricultural situation -- Agriculture and the agro-food sector in the economy -- Figure 2.3. Switzerland: Agriculture in the economy -- Figure 2.4. Switzerland: Agro-food trade 1990-2012 -- Figure 2.5. Switzerland: Share of agro-food trade in total trade, 1990-2012 -- Farm structure -- Figure 2.6. Share of agricultural area in farm size categories, 1996-2012 -- Farm employment -- Figure 2.7. Switzerland: Structure of labour force in agriculture (numbers) -- Figure 2.8. Switzerland: Gender structure of agricultural labour force (%) -- Farm output -- Figure 2.9. Switzerland: Gross agricultural output, 1990-2012 (1990 = 100) -- Agriculture productivity -- Figure 2.10. Switzerland: Land and labour productivity, 1997-2012 -- Figure 2.11. Switzerland: Labour productivity indicators, 1997-21-012 -- Food consumption -- Environmental performance of Swiss agriculture -- Evolution of selected OECD agri-environmental indicators 1990-2010 Annotation This report examines agricultural policies in Switzerland and makes recommendations concerning the role of regulations, reducing trade barriers and export subsidies, reducing direct payments to farmers and increasing incentives to produce high quality products at competitive prices, implementing regionally differentiated policies, and addressing sustainability of resources and animal welfare