This policy is essential to the appropriate transformation of the agricultural sector, which should in turn be compatible with a rural anti poverty strategy.

(f) Agrarian reform and food security

In Eastern Europe, agricultural reform has mainly involved the reform of tenure rights.

Agriculture and energy sector policy reform

The first and most important pillar in African development is agricultural transformation.

The special agricultural safeguard provisions will remain in force for the duration of the reform process.

304. Concerning sub question (g) Measures of agrarian reform are not relevant to Germany.

The Report reviews the impact of agricultural policy reforms in LDCs, the major constraints on agricultural development and the likely effects of trade policy reforms and changes in the international trading system on agriculture in LDCs.

Indeed, restoring competitiveness should mainly come from a major drive to expand irrigated agriculture, to make agricultural credit available and to overhaul agricultural marketing processes.

(a) Policy reforms in agriculture and their implications for LDCs apos development

(a) Policy reforms in agriculture and their implications for LDCs development

The reform of the Common Agricultural Policy which was initiated in 1992 has as its main objective a reduction of production.

(a) Policy reforms in agriculture and their implications for LDCs apos development

Intensifying the basic construction for farmland water conservancy is an urgent requirement and basic guarantee for deepening the structural reform of the agricultural supply side as well as realizing the goal of empowering and enriching peasants.

The reform of the Common Agricultural Policy was a success.

e. Agricultural enhancements

78. In food and agriculture policy, FAO has intensified its activities over the past two years in assisting developing countries with integrating trade policy into an overall agricultural policy and in assessing the implications of bilateral and multilateral policy reforms, especially under the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture.

48. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) activities in Central and Eastern Europe have focused on supporting these countries efforts to restructure their national agriculture and to formulate agriculture and food strategies and policies.

247. The Committee believes it has been provided with inadequate information on the situation of rural women and the extent to which they have benefited from agrarian and other types of reform in the rural sector.

Adaptation of the institutions of the agricultural sector (DRI Fund, ICA, CORPOICA, INPA, INAT, Agrarian Credit Fund, COMCAJA and INCORA)

Our farmers average age has increased by ten years, to more than 66. If our agriculture sector is to survive, we must follow through on sweeping reforms, including to our agricultural cooperatives, which have not changed in 60 years.

There are also financial reforms in rural China.

The rural economy was seriously affected by the return of private property and agricultural reform.

Reform of agriculture in Tajikistan began in 1992, when the laws on land reform and on the dekhkan (individual) farm were passed (the latter law was subsequently passed in 2002 in revised form). Since that time, households have received the right to lifetime use of a land plot along with the right of inheritance.

A major element of the reform of the agricultural pension scheme effected by the 1995 Act on Social Reform in Agriculture was the introduction of an autonomous social security coverage for a farmer apos s wife within the Farmers apos Old Age Security as from 1 January 1995 this brought an end to the previously inadequate social protection of this category of person.

There were only a few points where a review of the effects of the 1995 Act on Social Reform in Agriculture revealed a need for further improvements.

On this agenda figures, first of all, the firm commitment to continue the reform process in agriculture by the year 2000.

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The discussion in the European Union regarding its budget plan for 2007 2013 is likely to have a bearing on the prospects of the reform of its Common Agricultural Policy, and thus on the agricultural negotiations.

There is also a rural entrepreneurial revolution in China.

Parties referred to technological options for improving irrigation systems some other Parties mentioned policy options such as the imposition of standards, reforms in agriculture, development of a free market and promotion of investments in farming.

This means the enactment of legislation to limit the subdivision of farm land and develop abandoned or under used land, as well as for agrarian reform.

With this reform under way, the State plans to evaluate the land and determine which lands can be used for industry, agro industry and the like.

Market oriented reforms in agriculture have sought to redress these imbalances through relative price changes and improved institutional arrangements.

283. Farming can be developed only by the introduction of profitable enterprise agriculture supported by reforms in land ownership, lending and taxation and by a pricing policy, in a rural environment which is welcoming and attractive, especially for young people.

These structural reforms mainly focus on reforming and developing the agricultural sector, diversifying export, enhancing the role of fisheries and forestries, improving and streamlining the civil service, increasing the efficiency of the energy sector etc.

Such committees exist at present in the DRI Fund, INPA, INCORA, INAC, IDEMA, ICA, CORPOICA and FINAGRO.

A drastic reduction of surpluses has been achieved. With the reform of its agricultural policy, the European Community created the prerequisites for bringing the GATT negotiations to an end.

31. Reforms of public enterprises.

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The Ministry of Agriculture had initiated a reform on privately owned land and a number of rural women's associations were trying to promote women's interests.

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Contributions to the Farmers apos Old Age Security and, as from the entry into force of the Amended Act on Social Reform in Agriculture, compulsory contributions to the statutory pension

entry into force of the Amended Act on Social Reform in Agriculture, compulsory contributions to the statutory pension insurance.