WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/TTO/4
1 May 2003
(03-2346)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and the
relevant Supporting Tables) for the reporting period January 1998 to September 1998  and financial
years October 1998 to September 1999 and October 1999 to September 2000 was received from
the delegation of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago  on 10 February 2003.G/AG/N/TTO/4
Page 2 Table DS:1 DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Trinidad and Tobago
REPORTING PERIOD:  January 1998 to September 1998
Current Total Aggregate  Measurement  of Support
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current Total AMS
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables)
123
No base or annual Total AMS commitment levels exist in Section I of Part IV of the Trinidad and Tobago Schedule.  No non-exempt  support is provided to agricultural producers.G/AG/N/TTO/4
Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Trinidad and Tobago
REPORTING PERIOD:  January 1998 to September 19981
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"
Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in
question
(TT$2)Monetary value of
measure
US$
(US$ 1 = TT$ 6.26)
12 3 4
(a) General Services
(i) research, pests and disease control,extension and advisory services andinspection servicesCurrent Expenditure
3:
Animal Production and Health
Sugarcane Feed CentreHorticulture
Agriculture
Cocoa Research UnitEastern Caribbean Institute of Agriculture and ForestryExtension Division8,094,222.00
2,392,500.004,372,692.00
29,918,123.00
795,060.00
4,795,569.54
675,389.00
Total Current Expenditure 51,043,555.54
Capital Expenditure:
Sugarcane Feed Centre
Corn and Sorghum Project
Livestock Improvement Programme
Integrated Pest Management – Hibiscus Mealy bugResearch Programme Central Experimental StationCost of Production Surveys
Agricultural Sector Technical Assistance Programme
Eastern Caribbean Institute of Agriculture and Forestry150,000.00
155,000.00
100,000.00
200,000.00
65,000.0040,000.00
1,821,000.00
378,000.00
Total Capital Expenditure 2,909,000.00
Total Current and Capital Expenditure 53,952,555.54 8,618,619.10G/AG/N/TTO/4
Page 4Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in
question
(TT$2)Monetary value of
measure
US$
(US$ 1 = TT$ 6.26)
12 3 4
(ii) marketing and promotion services Current Expenditure:
National Agricultural Marketing and Development Corporation 6,843,583.00
Total Current Expenditure 6,843,583.00
Total Current and Capital Expenditure 6,843,583.00 1,093,224.12
Current Expenditure: -
Total Current Expenditure -(iii) infrastructural services – drainage
and irrigation services, access roads,market infrastructure
Capital Expenditure:
Drainage and Irrigation
Agricultural access roadsSmall retail markets421,000.00
9,000,000.00
200,000.00
Total Capital Expenditure 9,621,000.00
Total Current and Capital Expenditure 9,621,000.00 1,536,900.96
GRAND TOTAL 70,417,138.54 11,248,744.18
1 In 1998, the Government of Trinidad and Tobago changed its reporting period from calendar to financial year.  This notificatio n therefore covers the period January to
September.
2 All Recurrent Expenditure items taken from Estimates:  Details of Estimates of Recurrent Expenditure for the Year 1999/2000 .  All Capital Expenditure items taken
from Estimates of Development Programme  for the Financial Year 1999/2000 , Government of Trinidad and Tobago 1998.  All Expenditure items taken from Heading
1998 Actual Expenditure Jan – Sept,  giving the actual expenditures in that year.
3 The recurrent expenditure figures for the following Divisions do not include Salaries and Cost of Living Allowance (COLA):  Ani mal Production and Health,
Agriculture, Horticulture, and Extension.G/AG/N/TTO/4
Page 5Supporting Table DS:2 DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Trinidad and Tobago
REPORTING PERIOD:  January 1998 to September 1998
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Speci al and Differential Treatment – "Development Programmes"
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to  criteria in Article 6.2 Monetary value of measure in year in
questionData sources
12 3 4
No support is provided in the form of "investment subsidies ge nerally available to agriculture", "input subsidies generally ava ilable to low-income or resource-poor producers", or
"support to encourage diversification from the growing of illicit narcotic crops".G/AG/N/TTO/4
Page 6Supporting Table DS:3 DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Trinidad and Tobago
REPORTING PERIOD:  January 1998 to September 1998
Measures exempt from the reduction commitmen t – Direct Payments under Production-Limiti ng Programmes – "Exempt Direct Payments"
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to  criteria in Article 6.5 Monetary value of measure in year in
questionData sources
12 3 4
No support is provided in the form of "dir ect payments under production-limiting programmes".G/AG/N/TTO/4
Page 7Table DS:1 DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Trinidad and Tobago
REPORTING PERIOD:  Financial Year October 1998 to September 1999
Current Total Aggregate  Measurement  of Support
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current Total AMS
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables)
123
No base or annual Total AMS commitment levels exist in Section I of Part IV of the Trinidad and Tobago Schedule. No non-exempt support is provided to agricultural producers.G/AG/N/TTO/4
Page 8Supporting Table DS:1 DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Trinidad and Tobago
REPORTING PERIOD:  Financial Year October 1998 to September 1999
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"
Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in
question
(TT$1)Monetary value of
measure
US$
(US$ 1 = TT$ 6.30)
12 3 4
(a) General Services
(i) research, pests and disease
control, extension and advisory
services and inspection servicesCurrent Expenditure2:
Animal Production and Health
Sugarcane Feed CentreLivestock and Livestock Products Board
3
Horticulture
Agriculture
Cocoa Research UnitEastern Caribbean Institute of Agriculture and ForestryExtension Division10,977,668.00
4,036,384.00
518,975.00
6,403,479.00
42,112,179.00
1,038,510.008,135,781.00
896,765.00
Total Current Expenditure 74,119,741.00
Capital Expenditure:
Extension Services
Sugarcane Feed CentreArtificial Breeding Services CapabilitiesCorn and Sorghum Project
Livestock Improvement Programme
Veterinary Diagnostic LaboratoryPost Harvest HandlingIntegrated Pest Management:  Hibiscus Mealy bug
Research Programme Central Experimental Station
Livestock DatabaseManagement and control of infectious diseasesCost of Production Surveys
Tick Eradication
Agricultural Sector Technical Assistance Programme100,000.00
470,000.00500,000.00500,000.00
400,000.00
200,000.00150,000.00400,000.00
150,000.00
110,000.00
1,000,000.00
270,000.00
120,000.00
3,780,000.00
Total Capital Expenditure 8,150,000.00
Total Current and Capital Expenditure 82,269,741.00 13,058,689.05G/AG/N/TTO/4
Page 9Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in
question
(TT$1)Monetary value of
measure
US$
(US$ 1 = TT$ 6.30)
12 3 4
(ii) marketing and promotionservicesCurrent Expenditure:
National Agricultural Marketing and Development Corporation 6,647,000.00
Total Current Expenditure 6,647,000.00
Capital Expenditure:
Establishment of an Information Production Unit 392,000.00
Total Capital Expenditure 392,000.00
Total Current and Capital Expenditure 7,039,000.00 1,119,077.90
Current Expenditure: -
Total Current Expenditure -(iii) infrastructural services –
drainage and irrigationservices, access roads, marketinfrastructure
Capital Expenditure:
Drainage and Irrigation
Packing house facility for fresh produce10,000,000.00
500,000.00
Total Capital Expenditure 10,500,000.00
Total Current and Capital Expenditure 10,500,000.00 1,669,316.38
GRAND TOTAL 99,808,741.00 15,842,657.30
1 All Recurrent Expenditure items taken from Estimates:  Details of Recurrent Expenditure for the Year 2001 .  All Capital Expenditure items taken from:  Estimates of
Development Programme for the Year 2001 , Government of Trinidad and Tobago 1998.
2 The recurrent expenditure figures for the following Divisions do not include Salaries and Cost of Living Allowance (COLA):  An imal Production and Health,
Agriculture, Horticulture, and Extension.
3 The Livestock and Livestock Products Board (LLPB) has the general responsibility for charting the development of the Livestock and Poultry industry through:
administering any programmes on behalf of the Government that are supportive of the industry;  advising and influencing policy- makers in the best interest of the
industry;  and monitoring problems affecting production and marketing and making appropriate representations.G/AG/N/TTO/4
Page 10Supporting Table DS:2 DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Trinidad and Tobago
REPORTING PERIOD:  Financial Year October 1998 to September 1999
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Speci al and Differential Treatment – "Development Programmes"
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to  criteria in Article 6.2 Monetary value of measure in year in
questionData sources
12 3 4
No support is provided in the form of "investment subsidies generally available to low-income or resource-poor producers", "inp ut subsidies generally available to low-income or
resource-poor producers", or "support to  encourage diversification from the growing of illicit narcotic crops".G/AG/N/TTO/4
Page 11Supporting Table DS:3 DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Trinidad and Tobago
REPORTING PERIOD:  Financial Year October 1998 to September 1999
Measures exempt from the reduction commitmen t – Direct Payments under Production-Limiti ng Programmes – "Exempt Direct Payments"
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to  criteria in Article 6.5 Monetary value of measure in year in
questionData sources
12 3 4
No support is provided in the form of "dir ect payments under production-limiting programmes".G/AG/N/TTO/4
Page 12 Table DS:1 DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Trinidad and Tobago
REPORTING PERIOD:  Financial Year October 1999 to September 2000
Current Total Aggregate  Measurement  of Support
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current Total AMS
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables)
123
No base or annual Total AMS commitment levels exist in Section I of Part IV of the Trinidad and Tobago Schedule. No non-exempt support is provided to agricultural producers.G/AG/N/TTO/4
Page 13Supporting Table DS:1 DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Trinidad and Tobago
REPORTING PERIOD:  Financial Year October 1999 to September 2000
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"
Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in
question
(TT$1)Monetary value of
measure
US$
(US$ 1 = TT$ 6.30)
12 3 4
(a) General Services
(i) research, pests and diseasecontrol, extension and advisoryservices and inspection servicesCurrent Expenditure
2:
Animal Production and Health
Sugarcane Feed CentreLivestock and Livestock Products Board
3
HorticultureAgricultureCocoa Research UnitExtension Division8,338,697.00
3,239,000.00
494,000.00
6,518,103.00
45,901,790.00
1,106,900.00
893,435.68
Total Current Expenditure 66,491,925.68
Capital Expenditure:
Sugarcane Feed Centre
Enhancement of Artificial Breeding Services Capabilities
Corn and Sorghum Project
Livestock Improvement ProgrammeVeterinary Diagnostic LaboratoryPost Harvest Handling
Integrated Pest Management:  Hibiscus Mealy bug
Research Programme Central Experimental StationManagement and control of infectious diseasesCost of Production Surveys
Establishment of a Community-based Aquaculture Programme
Tick Control/EradicationFarmers' Registration Update ProgrammeEastern Caribbean Institute of Agriculture and Forestry135,000.00
150,000.00
207,000.00
188,000.00100,000.00115,000.00
400,000.00
120,000.00260,000.00173,000.00
303,000.00
50,000.00
168,000.00500,000.00
Total Capital Expenditure 2,869,000.00
Total Current and Capital Expenditure 69,360,925.68 11,009,670.74G/AG/N/TTO/4
Page 14Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in
question
(TT$1)Monetary value of
measure
US$
(US$ 1 = TT$ 6.30)
12 3 4
(ii) marketing and promotionservicesCurrent Expenditure:
National Agricultural Marketing and Development Corporation 5,927,000.00
Total Current Expenditure 5,927,000.00
Capital Expenditure:
Establishment of an Information Production Unit
Establishment of Small Retail MarketEstablishment of Wholesale MarketRehabilitation of Wholesale Market245,000.00
1,500,000.003,849,465.00
150,000.00
Total Capital Expenditure 5,744,465.00
Total Current and Capital Expenditure 11,671,465.00 1,855,558.82
Current Expenditure: -
Total Current Expenditure -(iii) infrastructural services –
drainage and irrigation
services, access roads, marketinfrastructure
Capital Expenditure:
Drainage and Irrigation
Packing house facility for fresh produce7,000,000.00
500,000.00
Total Capital Expenditure 7,500,000.00
Total Current and Capital Expenditure 7,500,000.00 1,192,368.84
GRAND TOTAL 88,532,390.68 14,052,760.43
1 All Recurrent Expenditure items taken from Draft Estimates:  Details of Estimates of Recurrent Expenditure for the Financial Year 2001 .  All Capital Expenditure items taken from:
Estimates of Development Programme for the Year 2001 , Government of Trinidad and Tobago 1998.  Figures used are the Revised Estimates.  All Expenditure items taken from
Heading:  1999/2000 Revised Estimate .  These are revised  figures and thus may not represent actual expenditure in that year.
2 The recurrent expenditure figures for the following Divisions do not include Salaries and Cost of Living Allowance (COLA):  An imal Production and Health, Agriculture, Horticulture,
and Extension.
3 The Livestock and Livestock Products Board (LLPB) has the general responsibility for charting the development of the Livestock  and Poultry industry through:  administering any
programmes on behalf of the Government that are supportive of the industry;  advising and influencing policy-makers in the best  interest of the industry;  and monitoring problems
affecting production and marketing and making appropriate representations.G/AG/N/TTO/4
Page 15Supporting Table DS:2 DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Trinidad and Tobago
REPORTING PERIOD:  Financial Year October 1999 to September 2000
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Speci al and Differential Treatment – "Development Programmes"
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to  criteria in Article 6.2 Monetary value of measure in year in
questionData sources
12 3 4
No support is provided in the form of "investment subsidies generally available to low-income or resource-poor producers", "inp ut subsidies generally available to low-income or
resource-poor producers", or "support to  encourage diversification from the growing of illicit narcotic crops".G/AG/N/TTO/4
Page 16Supporting Table DS:3 DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Trinidad and Tobago
REPORTING PERIOD:  Financial Year October 1999 to September 2000
Measures exempt from the reduction commitmen t – Direct Payments under Production-Limiti ng Programmes – "Exempt Direct Payments"
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to  criteria in Article 6.5 Monetary value of measure in year in
questionData sources
12 3 4
No support is provided in the form of "dir ect payments under production-limiting programmes".
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