G/AG/N/OMN/22  
 
31 July 2019 
(19-5002) Page: 1/4 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 8 May  2019, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Oman . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and the relevant 
supporting tables) for the calendar year  2014 . 
 
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- 2 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: OM AN  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 2014  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria  in Annex  2 Monetary value  
 
OMR   Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2. General Services      
2 (a). Research  Agriculture research support and facilities.  1,417,220 Ministry of Agriculture & 
Fisheries   
Animal wealth research support and facilities.  375,340 Ministry of Agriculture & 
Fisheries   
Subtotal:  1,792,560   
2 (b). Pest and disease control  National vaccination and treatment.  407,413 Ministry of Agriculture & 
Fisheries   
Locust control, plant protection and safe use of pesticide.  1,389,301 Ministry of Agriculture & 
Fisheries   
Subtotal:  1,796,714   
2 (c). Training services  Omani cadres training.  312,860 Ministry of Agriculture & 
Fisheries   
Subtotal:  312,860   
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Farmers agricultural extension and encouragement services projects.  1,774,052 Ministry of Agriculture & 
Fisheries   
Update and improve the agricultural statistics data system.  144,595 Ministry of Agriculture & 
Fisheries   
Development of information technology services.  125,258 Ministry of Agriculture & 
Fisheries   
Studies and advisory consultants to support the Ministry's technical device.  489,861 Ministry of Agriculture & 
Fisheries   
Subtotal:  2,533,766    
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- 3 - Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria  in Annex  2 Monetary value  
 
OMR   Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Establishment of fodder production company in Najd.  122,493 Ministry of Agriculture & 
Fisheries   
Establishment and development of agricultural and veterinarian quarantine.  896,857 Ministry of Agriculture & 
Fisheries  (1) 
Development of natural pastures.  55,445 Ministry of Agriculture & 
Fisheries  (2) 
Subtotal:  1,074,795   
 Subtotal General Service s: 7,510,695   
Grand Total Green Box  7,510,695   
(1) The amount spent in this item includes establishment of the quarantine buildings, establishment of the veterinary clinics, an d purchasing of equipment  and does not 
include the cost of quarantine services.  
(2) This is an infrastructure project associated wi th environmental program mes to develop and maintain natural pastures on government land.  
 
   
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- 4 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: OM AN  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 2014  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Special and Differential Treatme nt – "Development Programmes"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria 
in Article 6.2  Monetary value  
 
OMR   Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
(a) Investment subsidies generally available to agriculture  Soft loan subsidies to agriculture and livestock projects: these soft 
loan facilities are granted to economically viable projects to 
encourage entrepreneurship in the sector.  2,134,200 Oman Development Bank 
and Ministry of Agriculture  (1) 
National project for date palm development.  1,549,371 Ministry of Agriculture and 
Fisheries   
Protection of agriculture lands from sweeping away project.  775,324 Ministry of Agriculture and 
Fisheries   
Subtotal:  4,458,895   
Grand Total Development Programmes  4,458,895   
(1) The investor/promoter of the project will only pay 3 % interest on the total amount of loan sanctioned for the respective project. The balance between the prevailing 
market rate of interest (9 %) and the soft loan interest charged to the farmer ( 6%), would be pa id by the government. The monetary value of RO  2,134,200 is equivalent 
to the 6 % balance on the total amount of loan sanctioned to all the agricultural and livestock projects.  
 
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