WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/COL/8
20 July 1998
(98-2860)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning domestic support commitments (Table DS:1 and the
relevant Supporting Tables) for 1997 was received from the Permanent Mission of Colombia on
18 June 1998.G/AG/N/COL/8
Page 2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Colombia
REPORTING PERIOD:  1997
Current total aggregate measurement of support
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current total AMS
12 3
381,858 US$'000 14,393
Supporting table DS:7G/AG/N/COL/8
Page 3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Colombia
REPORTING PERIOD:  1997
Measures exempt from the re duction commitment - "Green Box"
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to
criteria in Annex 2Monetary value of  measure
in year in question
(US$'000)Data sources
12 3 4
GENERAL SERVICES Training services:  Training in agricultural policies and in participation, planning, programming,
execution and business management1,559 Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Development
Technology research and development:  strengthening of research activities to improve agricultural
productivity and to protect the environment43,493 "
Marketing services:  Setting up and operation of price and market information system for agricultural
products2,635 "
Infrastructure services:  Construction of irrigation works to enable producers to use land efficiently,
installation of electricity supply networks, construction of water supply and drainage works;  market
facilities110,289 "
Phytosanitary services:  Animal and plant disease prevention and control
Extension and advisory services:  Agricultural information network
Administration:
Provision of specialized administrative services (regional planning, staff training, management and
advisory services, dissemination of technical assistance, institutional organization and control)
Agronomic study services7,710
777
19,007
-"
"
"G/AG/N/COL/8
Page 412 3 4
STRUCTURAL
ADJUSTMENTASSISTANCE PROVIDED
THROUGH
INVESTMENT AIDSPayments relating to:
Land purchase and awardPromotion and agricultural credit for small producers61,415
50,994Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Development
"
REGIONAL ASSISTANCE Payments relating to:  Agricultural development programmes for  indigenous communities and
reservations, and depressed areas4,030 "
PAYMENTS RELATING
TO RELIEF FROMNATURAL DISASTERSDisaster relief:  Payments to farmers to help make good damage from climatological causes 48,578 "
OTHER
TOTALAssistance to farmers' cooperatives:  Assistance to farmers through associative forms of aid to cope
with marketing difficulties
Aid to improve nutrition of the most vulnerable sectors of the rural population-
-
350,487"
"
NB: As can be seen, the table for 1997 includes the category "Regional Assistance" (Annex 2, No. 13). The category "Structural A djustment Assistance" has been sub-divided into promotion of
credit for small producers (including coffee debt relief), and land purchases.G/AG/N/COL/8
Page 5Supporting Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Colombia
REPORTING PERIOD:  1997
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 6:2Monetary value of measure in year
in question (US$'000)Data sources
12 3 4
Investment subsidies generally available to
agriculturePromotion of capitalization for new investment projects
aimed at modernizing agricultural production:  Rural
capitalization incentive8,485 Ministry of Agriculture and
Rural Development
Encouragement of forestry plantations, through
reafforestation:  Forestry incentive certificate3,707 "
Promotion of the development of agriculture and marketing
channels:  Undertaking fund1,656 "
Housing for rural workers:  Subsidy to cost of construction of
housing for rural workers in order to improve their living
conditions35,355 "
Assistance to rural job creation programmes 11,238 "
Support to encourage diversification from
growing illicit narcotic cropsAbandonment of illicit crops:  Alternative development. 15,359 President of the Republic
Assistance to afforestation - Ministry of Agriculture and
Rural Development
TOTAL 75,800G/AG/N/COL/8
Page 6Supporting Table DS:6
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Colombia
REPORTING PERIOD: 1997
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description of
basic productCalendar/
marketing year
beginning
1997Measure type(s) Applied
administered
price
US$/tonExternal
reference price
(generally from
AGST/COL)
US$/tonEligible
production
tonTotal price-
related direct
payments
US$'000Other non-
exempt direct
payments
US$'000Associated
fees/leviesTotal direct
payments
US$'000Data sources
123 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11
Rice STOR 1,537 1,537 Ministry of
Agricultureand RuralDevelopment
Maize/corn STOR 238 238
Maize/corn TRANSP 910 910
Beans STOR 46 46
Beans TRANSP 88 88
Wheat INCEN 175 175
Barley INCEN 88 88
Soya STOR 465 465
Cotton INCEN 1,002 1,002
TOTAL 4,549 4,549
STOR: Storage incentive.
TRANSP: Transport.INCEN: Incentive and direct support for producers.G/AG/N/COL/8
Page 7Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Colombia
REPORTING PERIOD:  1997
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS
Description of basic
productCalendar/
marketing
year
beginning
1997Measure type(s) Other product-
specific budgetary
outlays
(US$'000)Other product
specific support
(include calculation
details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal other
product-
specific
support:
total US$'000Market price
support
(Supporting
Table DS:5)Non-exempt
direct payments
(Supporting
Table DS:6)
(US$'000)Total AMS
(US$'000)Data sources
1  2 345 6 7
(4+5-6)891 0
(7+8+9)11
Sesame CR 9 9 9
Cotton CR 143 1,002 1,145 Finagro
Rice CR 1,794 1,794 1,537 3,331 Ministry of
Agriculture and
Rural
Development
Arracacha CR 13 13 13
Oats CR 0 0 0
Bananas and plantains CR 115 115 115
Cocoa CR 28 28 28
Colza canola CR 0 0 0
Cane (panela) CR 117 117 117Sugar cane CR 342 342 342
Barley CR 1 1 88 89
Coconuts CR 2 2 2
Crotalaria CR 1 1 1Beans CR 42 42 134 176Sunflower CR 2 2 2Maize/corn CR 202 202 1,148 1,350G/AG/N/COL/8
Page 812 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1
Groundnuts CR 7 7 7
Yams CR 0 0 0
Potatoes CR 360 360 360
African palm CR 94 94 94Sorghum CR 127 127 127Soya CR 103 103 465 568Wheat CR 2 2 175 177Seeds CR 29 29 29Vegetables CR 163 163 163Fruit
1CR 27 27 27
Dark tobacco CR 12 12 12
Light tobacco CR 37 37 37Yucca CR 124 124 124
Poultry CR 411 411 411
Swine CR 94 94 94Bovine and dairy CR 4.246 4,246 4,246Sheep and goats CR 79 79 79Other fruit CR 281 281 281Coffee CR 556 556 556Flowers CR 4 4 4Pasture and forage CR 268 268 268
Commercial forests CR 2 2 2
Other products CR 5 5 5
TOTAL CR 9,844 9,844 4,549 14,393
1Avocados, mangoes, plums, pears, apples and peaches.
R = Credit.
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