G/AG/N/OMN/31  
 
18 January  2024 
(24-0407) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 23 November  2023, 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 2020 . 
 
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- 2 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: OMAN  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2020  
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.  153,863  Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources   
Animal wealth research support and facilities.  217,946 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources   
Subtotal:  371,809   
2 (b). Pest and disease control  National vaccination and treatment.  879,161  Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources   
Plant protection, aerial spray works, locust control and safe use of 
pesticide.  579,964 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources   
Subtotal:  1,459,125   
2 (c). Training services  Omani cadres training.  32,807  Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources   
Subtotal:  32,807   
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Farmers agricultural extension, introducing new technologies, & 
encouragement services projects . 184,632  Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources   
Update and improve the agricultural statistics data system . 1,950 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources   
Development of information technology services . 196,475 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources   
Studies and advisory consultants to support the Ministry's technical 
device . 105,408 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources   
Subtotal:  488,465   
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Establishment of fodder production company in Najd . 47,272  Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources   
Establishment & development of agricultural & veterinarian 
quarantine . 63,470 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources  (1) 
Development of natural pastures . 4,916 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources  (2) 
Maintenance and furnishing of the Ministry of Agriculture and 
Fisheries . 493,592 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources   
Agriculture and Livestock Marketing . 2,897 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources   
Agricultural and Livestock Development in the Governorates . 696,748 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources   
Subtotal:  1,308,895   
 Subtotal General Services  3,661,101   
Grand Total Green Box  3,661,101   
(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 with environmental programs to develop and maintain natural pastures on government land.   
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: OMAN  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR  YEAR 2020  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment  – Special and Differential Treatment – "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.  786,797.42  Oman Development Bank and Ministry of Agriculture  
 
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National project for date palm development.  458,111 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources   
Protection of agriculture lands from sweeping away project . 2,455 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources   
Subtotal:  1,247,363.42    
Grand Total Development Programmes  1,247,363.42    
(1) The investor/promoter of the project will only pay 3% interest on the total amount of loan sanctioned for the respective proj ect. The balance between the prevailing 
market rate of interest (6%) and the soft loan interest charged to the farmer (3%) would be  paid by the government. The monetary value of OMR (786,797.415) is 
equivalent to the 3% balance on the total amount of loan sanctioned to all the agricultural and livestock projects.  
 
 
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