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Sour milk system – Canada’s dairy quota system of supply management ensures that Canadians will pay more and inefficiencies will be preserved
MEI Economic Note on the “supply management” model in agriculture
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Dairy production: the costs of supply management in Canada
International talks at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in July 2004 drew attention to the “supply management” model in agriculture. This model was first applied in Australia in the 1920s to protect farmers’ incomes against economic swings and lower prices for their products as well as to increase their power in relation to buyers. Supply management, which is held out today as an indispensable element of Canadian agricultural policy, is in reality a needlessly costly system, particularly where dairy production is concerned.
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Agriculture et aliments transgéniques
The economics of transgenic foods.
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Mondialiser l’agriculture: Pourquoi pas?
International trade in agricultural products remains one of the most regulated economic sectors in the world today.