OECD and FAO to present world Agriculture Outlook

New Delhi, June 30 (UNI) The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2006-2015 which includes assessment on Indian agriculture and also presenting the latest forecasts of trends and prices of farm products and assesses the challenges and uncertainties ahead will be released at OECD headquaters in Paris on July 4.

A central theme of the study is the increasing importance of certain developing countries in shaping the future of world agricultural trade. How will agriculture develop across the world over the next 10 years? What will be the effects of rising demand and production in countries such as China, India and Brazil? Such questions are tackled by the OECD and the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation in their latest joint study.

On this occasion, a news conference, will be presented by Loek Boonekamp of the OECD and Merritt Cluff of the FAO.

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