WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/NAM/14
27 June 2001
(01-3206)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and the
relevant Supporting Tables) for the marketing year 1999/2000 was received from the delegation of
Namibia  on 22 June 2001.
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In accordance with the notification requirements (paragraph (ii), page 11 of document
G/AG/2), Namibia notifies that its domestic support measures are covered by the domestic support
categories which are exempt from reduction commitments under the Agreement on Agriculture.  The
attached Supporting Tables DS:1 and DS:2 provide details of these exempt measures.G/AG/N/NAM/14
Page 2Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Namibia
REPORTING PERIOD:  1 April 1999 to 31 March 2000
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box"
Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria
in Annex 2Monetary value of measure in
year in question
(N$)Data Sources
12 3 4
General Services Agricultural extension:  Provides extension service to the
agricultural sector in the form of information,
communication and advisory services.  There are no directpayments to producers.Part of normal budget
of the Ministry of
Agriculture
35,211,338.09Estimates and expenditure of the
Ministry of Agriculture
General Services Agricultural Research:  Carries out research on technical
issues related to crop and livestock suitability, productivityand conservation of the ecosystem.  No direct payments toproducers are involved.Part of normal budget
of the Ministry ofAgriculture
18,601,656.78"
General Services Veterinary Services:  Implementation of programmes for
diseases and pest control in livestock as well as operating
quarantine facilities and systems so as to retain eligibilityof meat for export.  No direct payments to producers areinvolved.Part of normal budget
of the Ministry ofAgriculture
29,542,309.98"G/AG/N/NAM/14
Page 3Supporting Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Namibia
REPORTING PERIOD: 1 April 1999 to 31 March 2000
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Speci al and Differential Treatment – "Development Programmes"
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in
Article 6:2Monetary value of measure
in year in question
(N$)Data sources
12 3 4
Investment subsidy available to
subsistence farmers.Affirmative action programme:  Interest subsidy on loans for the
purchase of commercial farming land by subsistence farmers.12,038,118 Estimates and expenditure of
the Ministry of Agriculture
National Agricultural Credit Programme:  Interest subsidy to
subsistence farmers on seasonal loans for crop production andlonger term loans for the purchase of draught animals andbreeding stock as well as for other essential farm developmentundertakings.6,532,548 "
Labourers Housing Scheme:  Interest subsidy to support farm
labourers to acquire housing and to improve current housing
facilities of farm labourers.648,000
North/South Incentive Scheme:  Interest subsidy to support
communal farmers who purchased farms under the AffirmativeAction Loan Scheme (see above) to purchase cattle South of theVeterinary Control Zone.  These farmers come from an area
which is not disease-free, therefore they have to sell all of their
cattle and acquire new breeding stock in the commercial disease-free area.1,650,000
Input subsidy to subsistence
farmers.Fertilizer subsidy:  Fertilizers ar e made available to subsistence
farmers at a subsidized price.183,082 "
Seed subsidy:  Improved varieties of millet and maize seed are
made available to subsistence farmers at a subsidized price.72,000 "
Ploughing services:  Ploughing is carried out by tractor for
subsistence farmers at subsidized cost.702,780 "
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