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Letting the Land Rest

Observer 203, December 1996/January 1997

Many OECD countries, as part of their agricultural policy, have provided financial incentives for farmers to keep agricultural land out of production or to shift it to alternative uses. These land diversion schemes often pursue two different objectives: to control the supply of agricultural commodities and to improve the environmental quality of farmland.

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