The OECD expresses appreciation to its member countries for their contribution in the preparation of this report through the provision of expert comments on the text. In particular, this report would not have been possible without the collaboration of case study country delegations and subject matter experts. Specific gratitude is extended to experts from Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (Marie-Hélène Beauchemin, Anne-Michelle Bareil, Kristi Bonden, Ryan Brunt, Dr. Catherine Champagne, Matthew Dick, John Eden, Irene Gallagher Jones, Chris Jordan, Susan Martin, Edward McAinsh, Anna Pacheco, Mangla Shandal and Christopher Yordy); the New Brunswick Ministry of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries; the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs; the Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies (Silvia Nicoli, Graziella Romito and Mauro Serra Bellini); the Italian Institute of Services for the Agricultural Food Market (Camillo Zaccarini); the Italian Council for Agricultural Research and Analysis of the Agricultural Economy (Crescenzo dell’Aquila); and the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (Carla Boonstra, Jasper Dalhuisen, Martijn van der Heide, Marie-Thérèse Lammers, Eelco Ronteltap and Marco Traa).
Katherine Baldwin is the principal author of this report, with Emily Gray co-authoring all chapters. The report benefitted from valuable comments from staff within the OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate, including Jesús Antón, Jonathan Brooks, Guillaume Gruère, Shingo Kimura, Catherine Moreddu and Frank Van Tongeren. Michèle Patterson prepared this report for publication and Martina Abderrahmane provided administrative support.