WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/USA/7
26November 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-5005)
Committee onAgriculture Original: English
NOTIFICATION
Theattached notification inthecontext ofactions taken within theframework ofthe
Decision onMeasures Concerning thePossible Negative Effects oftheReform Programme on
Least-Developed andNetFood-Importing Developing Countries (Table NF:1) wasreceived from
thedelegation oftheUnited States on22November 1996.G/AG/N/USA/7
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Table NF:1
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 16:2OFTHE AGREEMENT:
MONITORING OFTHE FOLLOW-UP TOTHE DECISION ON
MEASURES CONCERNING THE POSSIBLE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF
THE REFORM PROGRAM ONLEAST-DEVELOPED AND NET
FOOD-IMPORTING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: United States ofAmerica
REPORTING PERIOD:
July1,1995-June 30,1996 ForItems (1)and(2)
October 1,1995-September 30,1996 ForItem (3)
(1)Quantity offoodaidprovided toleast-developed andnetfood-importing developing
countries:
TheUnited States provided 1,336,318.5 metric tons(product weight basis) offoodaidtotheleast
developed andnetfood-importing developing countries. Thecommodity breakdown ofthisaid
wasasfollows:
Tonnage Product
504,518.77 Wheat
288,692.56 Coarse Grains
107,652.69 Rice
105,589.50 Soy/Grain Blends
90,124.79 Vegetable Oil
83,592.19 Bulgur
81,733.16 Pulses
46,296.83 Wheat Flour
26,496.33 Corn Meal
1,621.68 NFDM
(2) Indication oftheproportion infully grant form orappropriate concessional terms:
Theaidlisted above wasprovided under theP.L.480program. Theallocations tothevarious
P.L.480Titles wasasfollows:
207,790.66 MT TitleI Government-to-government concessional sales
844,910.74 MT TitleII Emergency andprivate assistance programs
283,617.10 MT TitleIII Government-to-government grants
TitleIaidisprovided onlongtermconcessional terms inaccordance withtheguidelines ofthe
Food AidConvention. Aidunder Titles IIandIIIisprovided infullygrant form.G/AG/N/USA/7
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(3)Technical andfinancial assistance under paragraph 3(iii) oftheDecision:
Theprincipal source ofU.S.financial assistance andfunding fortechnical assistance for
developing countries istheU.S.Agency forInternational Development (USAID) within the
Department ofState. Allofthefigures reported below represent budgetary obligations or
estimates forthereporting period.
USAID Global Assistance toAgriculture NotAllocated toSpecific Countries
Crop production $17,102,000
Livestock production $10,774,000
Fisheries production $1,975,000
Resource management $10,305,000
Pestmanagement $11,267,000
Infrastructure $494,000
Policies andplanning $5,148,000
Training andextension $5,459,000
Agribusiness $6,058,000
Credit $760,000
Sub-Saharan Africa regional $18,648,000
program
Total $87,990,000
Bilateral Agricultural Assistance Under USAID Programs
Least Developed Countries $63,069,000
NFIDCs $94,656,000
Total $157,725,000
Contributions toMultilateral Organizations withanAgricultural Emphasis
International Development Association* $700,000,000
UNDevelopment Program $52,000,000
World Food Program $3,000,000
Food andAgriculture Organization $74,466,000
Total $829,466,000
*ThisisthetotalU.S.contribution toIDA. Approximately 25%ofIDAloans support
agricultural projects.G/AG/N/USA/7
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Some AIDfunds areusedtosupport agricultural technical assistance toleastdeveloped andnet
food-importing developing countries byother U.S.Government agencies, including the
International Cooperation andDevelopment branch (ICD) ofUSDA ’sForeign Agricultural
Service. ICDprovides technical assistance andtraining programs focused on:agricultural policy
formulation; marketing; agribusiness development; promotion ofinter-regional andinternational
trade; development ofmarket news andstatistical systems; famine early warning andmitigation;
grasshopper/locust eradication efforts; andnatural resource management. Thefunding forthese
agencies ’programs comes primarily from USAID andisincluded inthefigures above.
Inaddition, ICDmaintains theCochran Fellowship Program which provides short-term training in
theUnited States designed toassist participating countries todevelop agricultural systems
necessary tomeetthefoodneeds oftheirpopulations. During thereporting period $265,000 was
allocated forCochran Fellowships forparticipants from leastdeveloped andnetfood-importing
developing countries.
Additional development programs inthese countries areprovided bytheU.S.Peace Corps.
ThePeace Corps sponsors volunteers whoprovide technical assistance to:produce agricultural
products andby-products; increase agricultural productivity; safely useagricultural chemicals; and
process, store ormarket agricultural goods andby-products.
Peace Corps Funds toSupport Agricultural Volunteers
Least Developed Countries $3,166,000
NFIDCs $1,533,000
Total $4,699,000
(4)Other relevant information withrespect toactions taken within theframework ofthe
Decision:
NotApplicable.