OECD International Futures Project on “ The Bioeconomy to 2030 : Designing a Policy

OECD International Futures Project on “The Bioeconomy to 2030: Designing a Policy Agenda” Third Meeting of the Steering Group

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Bioeconomy – science and technology policy for agricultural development and food security

This paper reviews the fast move by many countries into bioeconomy strategies and related R&D investments and public science policy. It assesses the driving forces of these developments and the implications for international agricultural change and food security. The future of humankind will much depend on a secure and safe availability of food, energy, water, and industrial raw material, and t...

OECD International Futures Project on Future Global Shocks “ Four Faces of Tomorrow ”

This was written by John Casti as a contribution to the OECD project " Future Global Shocks ". The opinions expressed and arguments employed herein are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the official views of the Organisation or of the governments of its member countries.

Bioeconomy Strategies: Contexts, Visions, Guiding Implementation Principles and Resulting Debates

Over the last decade, bioeconomy policies, guided by integrated bioeconomy strategies, have developed. This paper presents a systematic and comparative analysis of official bioeconomy strategies of the EU, Germany, OECD, Sweden and the USA with regard to their context, visions and guiding implementation principles. In an additional step, the relationship between these strategies and important s...