WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/THA/23
2September 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-3516)
Original: English Committee onAgriculture
NOTIFICATION
Theattached notification concerning domestic support commitments for1996(Table DS:1 and
therelevant Supporting Tables) wasreceived from thedelegation ofThailand on26August 1997.G/AG/N/THA/23
Page2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Thailand
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1996
Current Total Aggregate Measure ofSupport
Total AMS commitment levelforperiod in
question
(from Section IofPartIVoftheSchedule)Currency
(from Section IofPartIVoftheSchedule)Current Total AMS
(from attached supporting tables)
21,506.64 million Baht 12,932.47G/AG/N/THA/23
Page3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT :Thailand
REPORTING PERIOD :calendar year1996
Measures exempt fromthereduction commitment -“Green Box”
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference to
criteria inAnnex 2Monetary value of
measure in1996
(million baht)Datasources
1 2 3 4
General Service Agricultural Research andDevelopment Plan
Theresearch programmes aimatplant andbreeding
improvement, rural development, rainmaking research
andreformation oflanduse. Theresults oftheresearch
programmes aredisseminated toproducers inrural areas
through relevant government agencies.2,832.80 Office ofthePermanent Secretary
forAgriculture andCooperatives
Department ofLivestock Development
Land Development Department
Department ofAgriculture
Office ofAgricultural Economics
General Service PestandDisease Control Project
Theproject aimsatcontrolling andpreventing thespread
ofcontagious diseases atnational andregional levels.
Theservices provided under theproject areasfollows
-mass vaccination forsmall scale livestock inrural areas
-eradication ofplant andanimal diseases
-animal, bothdomestic andimported, movement control
-laboratory diagnosis services.1,681.31 Office ofthePermanent Secretary
forAgriculture andCooperatives
Department ofAgriculture
Department ofAgriculture Extension
Department ofLivestock DevelopmentG/AG/N/THA/23
Page4Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT :Thailand
REPORTING PERIOD :calendar year1996
Measures exempt fromthereduction commitment -“Green Box”
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference to
criteria inAnnex 2Monetary value of
measure in1996
(million baht)Datasources
1 2 3 4
General Service National Extension andAdvisory Services
Theservices include: transfer ofknowledge from research
projects toproducers, advice onviable options forproducers
toincrease income, provision ofknow-how concerning to
seeds, plants andlivestock aswellasprovision ofknowledge
onnewtechnology toincrease agricultural productivity.4,443.06 Department ofLivestock development
Land Development Department
Department ofAgriculture
Department ofAgriculture Extension
Cooperatives Promotion Department
General Service Agricultural Training Services
Training services aimatproviding producers theknowledge
toimprove theirfarming techniques inorder toproduce
efficiently.525.05 Department ofAgriculture
Department ofAgriculture Extension
Cooperatives Promotion Department
Agricultural Land Reform Office
General Service Infrastructural Services
Theservices include: construction ofdamanddrainage
systems andmaintenance ofthefacilities throughout the
country inorder tohavesufficient water resources forthe
cultivated areas andtoprevent flood andlandslide from the
river-bank wall, consolidation ofland-use inagricultural
irrigation areatohaveenough water forcultivation and
consumption indryseason, construction ofroads andbridges
andother means oftransportation inrural areas.30,259.46 Office ofPermanent Secretary for
Agriculture andCooperatives
TheRoyal Irrigation Department
Land Development Department
Department ofAgriculture Extension
Cooperatives Promotion Department
Agricultural Land Reform OfficeG/AG/N/THA/23
Page5Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT :Thailand
REPORTING PERIOD :calendar year1996
Measures exempt fromthereduction commitment -“Green Box”
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference to
criteria inAnnex 2Monetary value of
measure in1996
(million baht)Datasources
General Service Environmental Promotion Programmes
Theprogrammes aimatencouraging producers tousesoiland
water resources appropriately inorder toprevent soiland
water problems which mayaffect theenvironment, promoting
theeasy-to-do techniques tosolve theproblems ofsoiland
water deterioration andencouraging theuseofnon-chemical
substances infarming.1,244.48 Land Development Department
Department ofAgriculture
Department ofAgriculture Extension
TheRoyal Irrigation Department
General Service Inspection Services
Inspection services areundertaken toensure thesafety and
quality ofagricultural products aswellasthequality of
feedstuffs.107.64 Department ofLivestock
Development
Department ofAgriculture
General Service Marketing andPromotion ofFarmers ’Organization
Programme
Theprogramme provides assistance intermofadvice on
market information andmanagement offarmers ’organization
tohelpproducers inmarketing oftheirproducts efficiently.51.51 Department Agriculture Extension
Cooperatives Promotion DepartmentG/AG/N/THA/23
Page6Supporting Table DS:2 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Thailand
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1996
Measures exempt fromthereduction commitment -Special andDifferential Treatment -"Development Programmes"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference to
criteria inArticle 6:2Monetary value of
measure in1996
(million Baht)Datasources
1 2 3 4
Investment Subsidies
generally available to
agricultureSoft-loan forAgricultural Investment
Thesupport measure involves provision ofmedium andlong-
termloans foractivities suchasthepurchase oflivestock,
farmmachineries andtheconstruction ofsiloandsmall scale
pasteurized manufacturing plants fordairy products.2,893.96 Department ofAgriculture Extension
Cooperative Promotion Department
Department ofInternal Trade,
Ministry ofCommerce
Input Subsidies
generally available to
low-income orresource-
poor producersFarming Input Assistance Programme
Theprogrammes aimatproviding thelow-income or
resource-poor producers theopportunities topurchase good
quality inputs atfairprice inorder toincrease theirfarm
productivity. Theassistance istoprovide short-term loans to
meetseasonal farming expenses, suchasthepurchase of
seeds, fertilizers, andfacilities.9,323.35 Office ofthePermanent Secretary for
Agriculture andCooperatives
Department ofAgriculture Extension
Department ofLivestock
Department ofAgricultureG/AG/N/THA/23
Page7Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Thailand
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1996
Calculation oftheCurrent Total Aggregate Measurement ofSupport
Description ofbasic products
(including non-product specific
AMS)Product-specific AMS (from
Supporting Tables DS:5 toDS:7
below)
(million baht)Product-specific equivalent
measurements ofsupport
(from Supporting Table DS:8
below)
(million baht)Current Total AMS (aggregate)
1 2 3 4
Rice 12,694.47 - 12,694.47
Onion 238.00 238.00
Total AMS 12,932.47G/AG/N/THA/23
Page8Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Thailand
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1996
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Other Product-Specific Support andTotal Product-Specific AMS
Description of
basic productCalendar /
marketing year
beginning ...Measure type(s) Other product-
specific
budgetary
outlays
million BahtOther product
specific support
(include
calculation
details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal other
product-
specific
supportMarket price
support
(Supporting
Table DS:5)Non-exempt
direct
payments
(Supporting
Table DS:6)Total AMS Datasources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
(4+5-6)8 9 10
(7+8+9)11
Rice Crop Year Paddy Pledging
Scheme9,675.00 - - 9,675.00 - - 9,675.00 Bank forAgriculture
andAgricultural
Cooperatives
Rice Crop Year SoftLoan
Measure633.69 - - 633.69 - - 633.69 Bank ofThailand
Rice Crop Year Market Price
Intervention2,385.78 - - 2,385.78 - - 2,385.78 Farmers Assistance
Fund
Onion Crop Year Market Price
Intervention238.00 - - 238.00 - - 238.00 Farmers Assistance
Fund