WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/CAN/11
27November 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-5020)
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 ofCanada on22November 1996.G/AG/N/CAN/11
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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 PROGRAMME ONLEAST-DEVELOPED AND
NET FOOD-IMPORTING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: Canada
REPORTING PERIOD: 1995/96
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(1) Quantity offoodaidprovided toleast-developed andnetfood-importing developing
countries:
Fortheperiod ofAug. 1,1995 toJuly31,1996, Canada provided atotalof314.9 thousand
metric tonnes offoodaidtoLeast Developed Countries (LDC =290,177 mt)andtoNetFood-
Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs =24,724 mt). Thisamount totalled CDN $111.9
million infoodaidin1995/96 (LDCs =$98.86 million andNFIDCs =$13.07 million). See
Table Aforabreakdown ofthisamount byindividual LDC andNFIDC.
InFY1995/96, Canada alsoprovided atotalofCDN $145.86 million inadditional foodaidto
other developing countries aswellasthrough African andAsian regional programmes.
Inaccordance withtheFood AidConvention (FAC 1995), forthecropyearJuly1,1995 toJune
30,1996, Canada fullymetitsundertaking toprovide aminimum of400,000 metric tonnes of
foodaidinwheat equivalent.
(2) Indication oftheproportion infully grant form orappropriate concessional terms:
AllCanadian foodaidisprovided onfullygrant terms.G/AG/N/CAN/11
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TABLE ACanadian Food AidProvided toLDCs andNFIDCs, Aug. 1,1995 -July31,1996
Quantity offoodaidprovided toleast-developed countries (LDCs) andnetfood-importing
developing countries (NFIDCs): Breakdown forindividual countries bycommodity, quantity in
metric tonnes, totalvalue inCDN$ millions, andtheportion which ischannelled through the
World Food Programme (WFP).
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RECIPIENT COMMODITY QUANTITY IN VALUE CDN$ WFP1PORTION
METRIC TONNES MILLIONS CDN$ MILLIONS
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LDCs2
Afghanistan wheat 5,270 2.99 2.99
Angola oil,pulses 3,592 3.60 3.60
Bangladesh wheat, oil 189,064 35.44 15.46
Burkina Faso fish 348 0.66 0.66
Burundi pulses 80 0.03 0.03
Cambodia fish 441 1.06 1.06
Cape Verde pulses 634 0.25 0.25
Chad fish 696 1.32 1.32
Eritrea wheat 5,200 4.64 0.00
Ethiopia wheat, oil,pulses 24,629 13.73 1.28
Guinea oil,fish 410 0.79 0.79
Haiti flour, oil,pulses, fish 4,485 4.93 0.67
LaoPDR rice 1,785 1.00 1.00
Liberia oil,pulses 3,071 2.94 2.94
Malawi maize, oil,pulses 1,340 3.50 2.72
Mali wheat 10,000 3.43 0.00
Mauritania wheat 8,218 2.19 2.19
Mozambique wheat, oil,pulses 24,102 12.94 2.09
SaoTome&Pr. pulses 160 0.06 0.06
Uganda oil 46 0.06 0.06
Zambia maize 6,606 3.29 2.75
TOTAL LDCs 290,177 98.86 41.92
NFIDCs
Dominican Rep. fish 77 0.16 0.16
Egypt pulses 319 0.13 0.13
Honduras oil 62 0.08 0.08
Kenya oil,pulses 2,505 3.00 3.00
Peru wheat, oil 11,364 6.72 0.00
Senegal wheat 2,729 0.68 0.68
Tunisia wheat 7,668 2.30 2.30
TOTAL NFIDCs 24,724 13.07 6.35
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GRAND TOTAL LDCs, NFIDCs 314,901 111.93 48.27
Totals maynotagree duetorounding.
1Seetotalcontribution (food aidandfinancial contribution) totheWorld Food Programme (WFP) insection
onMultilateral Assistance intheTechnical andFinancial Assistance reported below.
2Rwanda, anLDC, alsoreceived food aid(CDN $0.37 million) from Canada inFY1995/96 butnotinthe
August 1,1995 -July31,1996 period being reported inTable A.G/AG/N/CAN/11
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(3) Technical andfinancial assistance under paragraph 3(iii)oftheDecision:
Alltechnical andfinancial assistance provided byCanada from itsOfficial Development
Assistance (ODA) isingrant form. Theagency primarily responsible fordelivering Canada 'said
istheCanadian International Development Agency (CIDA). CIDA delivers programmes through
multilateral channels (viaorganizations thathaveadevelopment mandate), aswellasbilateral and
partnership channels. Canadian ODA isalsochannelled viaCIDA 'spartner, theInternational
Development Research Centre (IDRC), which undertakes bilateral projects withascientific or
research focus. TheDepartment ofForeign Affairs andInternational Trade (DFAIT) is
responsible forproviding support tomultilateral organizations which haveonlyapartial
development mandate3.TheDepartment ofFinance isalsoinvolved, transferring Canadian
contributions todevelopment banks suchastheWorld Bank andtheInternational Development
Agency (IDA). Thislastportion doesnotfallwithin thepurview ofthisnotification.
Information related toagriculture andrelated assistance4provided toLDCs andNFIDCs via
CIDA, IDRC andtheDepartment ofForeign Affairs andInternational Trade inFiscal Year
1995/96 isasfollows:
TheCanadian International Development Agency
Multilateral Core Funding
Thefigures reflected inTable Bbelow represent Canada 'stotalODA contribution forFY1995/96
tospecific multilateral organizations withmandates thatrelate, completely orinpart,to
agriculture and/or foodsecurity. TheWorld Food Programme (WFP), theConsultative Group on
International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), theCommonwealth Agricultural Bureaux
International (CABI), andtheInternational Board forSoilResearch andManagement (IBSRAM),
which areallorganizations where asignificant proportion oftheirfunds isdirected atagricultural
andfoodsecurity related activities, areparticularly relevant tothisnotification. Inthecaseofthe
other organizations, onlyaportion ofthisfunding should beconsidered asfunding foragriculture
andfoodsecurity related activities inLDCs andNFIDCs.
3Asmall amount ofCanada 'sODA ischannelled viaother government agencies (theExport Development
Corporation, Canada Post) andprovincial governments.
4Forthepurposes ofSection 3ofthisnotification, asregards technical andfinancial assistance identified under
paragraph 3(iii)oftheDecision, information isrestricted toagricultural activities: agricultural production,
infrastructure, harvesting, human resource development activities intheagriculture sector, andeducation related
toagriculture. Inaddition totechnical andfinancial assistance related toagricultural activities, Canada provides
technical andfinancial assistance toother sectors. Assistance totheforestry andfishery sectors, while not
reported here, alsomakes animportant contribution tofood security.G/AG/N/CAN/11
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TABLE B CIDA Funding toSpecific Multilateral Organizations Whose Activities May
Relate toAgriculture and/or Food Production/Food Security, FY1995/96
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ORGANIZATION CDN $MILLIONS
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UNDP 43.00
UNICEF 14.20
International Humanitarian Assistance525.00
Global Environment Fund (GEF) 31.08
World Food Programme (cash &foodaid) 126.04 (seeSection 1above)
CGIAR Research Centers613.46
CABI 0.11
CGIAR Scholarship andWID Seminar 0.25
IBSRAM network 0.29
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9MULTILATERAL ORGANIZATIONS 253.43
Bilateral Programmes
CIDA 'sbilateral aidisdelivered through fourgeographic branches (Africa &theMiddle East,
Asia, Americas andCaribbean, andCentral andEastern Europe andtheFormer Soviet Union7).
Programming consists ofgovernment-to-government programmes andprojects. Total bilateral
programming was$0.81 billion in1995/96. Bilateral projects aresupported inmore than100
countries, representing 80%oftheworld 'spopulation. Bilateral programming iscarried outin
accordance withbilateral agreements andplanned incooperation withthecountry viatheCountry
Development Policy Frameworks (CDPFs).
Information onagricultural andrelated technical andfinancial support toLDCs andNFIDCs
provided viathisbilateral channel intheFY1995/96 isasfollows:
5UNDepartment ofHumanitarian Assistance, UNHigh Commissioner forRefugees, UNRelief andWorks
Agency forPalestinian Refugees.
6Centre forInternational Forestry Research (CIFOR), International Assistance forStrengthening National
Agricultural Research (ISNAR), International Centre forAgricultural Research inDryAreas (ICARDA),
International Centre forLiving Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM), International Centre forTropical
Agriculture (CIAT), International Council forResearch inAgro-forestry (ICRAF), International Crops Research
Institute forSemi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), International
Institute forTropical Agriculture (IITA), International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI), International
Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), International Maize andWheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT),
International Network fortheImprovement ofBanana andPlantain (INIBAP), International Plant Genetic
Resources Institute (IPGRI), International Potato Centre (CIP), International Rice Research Institute (IRRI),
West-African Rice Development Association (WARDA).
7Asof1994, CIDA 'sbudget includes anallocation forprogrammes ofcooperation withthecountries ofCentral
andEastern Europe andtheformer Soviet Union.G/AG/N/CAN/11
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TABLE C CIDA Bilateral Programming (byregion andcountry), Disbursements in
Agriculture andRelated Sectors, toLDCs andNFIDCs, during FY1995/96
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REGION /COUNTRY NUMBER OFPROJECTS 1995/96 DISBURSEMENTS
CDN $MILLIONS
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Africa &theMiddle East
Burkina Faso 4 0.77
Côted'Ivoire 4 1.20
Egypt 6 2.19
Ethiopia 1 0.13
Kenya 3 1.31
Mali 3 0.52
Niger 2 0.83
Senegal 3 1.10
United Republic ofTanzania 1 0.06
Zambia 2 4.45
Total Africa &theMiddle East 29 12.56
AsiaandthePacific
Bangladesh 3 5.15
SriLanka 3 1.51
Total AsiaandthePacific 6 6.66
Americas andtheCaribbean
Haiti 1 0.90
Jamaica 4 3.93
Peru 2 1.18
Total Americas &theCaribbean 7 6.01
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GRAND TOTAL LDCs AND NFIDCs 42 25.23
OfthetotalofCDN $25.23 million inFY1995/96, CDN $12.8 million wasdirected toLDCs
while CDN $12.4 million wasdirected toNFIDCs.
Canadian Partnership Branch
TheCanadian Partnership Branch (CPB), which receives approximately 12%ofCIDA 'stotal
budget, supports theactivities ofinternational andregional non-governmental organizations
(NGOs) andCanadian organizations, institutions andprivate sector firms intheirdevelopment
programmes andprojects withpeople andorganizations ofdeveloping countries. Itiscomprised of
fivedivisions:
*theInternational Non-Governmental Organization Programme, which supports global
networks ofnational andlocalNGOs involved indevelopment issues ofimportance to
Canada;
*theNGO Division, which provides aportion ofsupport forprojects andprogrammes that
build partnerships between Canadian NGOs andNGOs ofdeveloping countries;
*theEducational Institutions Programme, which focuses ontheoverseas development-
related activities ofCanadian post-secondary institutions, providing support through two
channels -theuniversities programme andthecolleges programme;
*theIndustrial Cooperation Programme (INC), which undertakes development-related
activities withtheCanadian private sector; and,
*theCooperative, Unions andProfessional Associations Programme, which encourages
cooperation through these kinds ofgroups.G/AG/N/CAN/11
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InFY1995/96, CPBdisbursed atotalofCDN $225.31 million onsome 3,468 projects and
programmes. However, itisnotpossible toidentify dataonspecific activities inparticular
countries (inthiscaseLDCs andNFIDCs). CPBsupport isdesigned tobeflexible andresponsive
tothediversity ofcivilsociety andcomplex development needs. Therefore, itisoften cross-
sectoral innature andcaninvolve multiple numbers ofcountries and/or regions, aswellasa
variety ofmechanisms forfunding activities including viaprogramme andproject. Theexception
istheIndustrial Cooperation Programme, where country andsector specificity ispossible.
Thefollowing tableprovides dataonCPBprogramming (fortheINCProgramme andfortherest
ofCPBProgrammes) where there isaclear indication ofagricultural andrelated projects inthe
LDCs andNFIDCs. Itisimportant tonotethattheinformation provided for"Rest ofCPB"
programmes should beconsidered asaminimum indication only. Forexample, ithasnotbeen
possible toextract information forprojects/programmes withonlyasub-theme ofagriculture, or
witharegional rather thancountry specific focus; therefore, significant relevant CPB
programming hasnotbeenreported here.
TABLE D CIDA Canadian Partnership Branch (CPB) Programming Related to
Agriculture forLDCs andNFIDCs, Disbursements, FY1995/96
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CPB PROGRAMME/ ALL SECTORS/ #OF CDN$ MILLIONS
RECIPIENT -AGR. ONLY PRJS. DISBURSEMENTS
FY1995/96
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INCPROGRAMME
LDCs 12sectors 61 6.76
-agriculture 9 0.92
NFIDCs 15sectors 131 11.36
-agriculture 8 0.98
REST OFCPB PROGRAMMES
LDCs agriculture 86 3.41
NFIDCs agriculture 38 3.03
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TheInternational Development Research Centre (IDRC)
TheInternational Development Research Centre (IDRC) isaCanadian public corporation which
supports scientific research thatmeets thepriorities ofdeveloping countries andthebasic needs of
theworld 'spoor. Oneofitscoreprogramming themes is"Food Systems Under Stress". InFY
1995/96, IDRC undertook country-to-country disbursements inagriculture totalling $4.86 million,
which represented 7.32% oftheirtotalallocation.
Areview oftheprojects disbursing intheperiod FY1995/96 identified some 318projects witha
value of$4.41 million expended inLDCs andNFIDCs inagricultural andrelated areas (including
related environment andnatural resource management), asfollows:G/AG/N/CAN/11
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TABLE E IDRC Bilateral Programming (byregion andcountry), forAgriculture and
related sectors, toLDCs andNFIDCs, FY1995/96
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REGION /COUNTRY No.OFPROJECTS TOTAL CDN $
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Africa &theMiddle East8
Benin 4 55,046
Burkina Faso 4 168,070
Burundi 1 23,780
Egypt 9 227,925
Ethiopia 7 205,481
Kenya 23 409,035
Madagascar 2 58,500
Malawi 5 155,868
Mali 2 78,223
Morocco 7 417,676
Rwanda 2 74,772
Senegal 13 378,849
Somalia 1 14,709
Tunisia 3 26,812
Uganda 11 203,495
United Republic ofTanzania 9 255,130
Yemen 1 61,000
Zaire 1 19,787
Zambia 1 365,000
Total 106 3,199,158
Asia andthePacific9
Bhutan 2 72,125
Cambodia 1 104,778
LaoPeople 'sDemocratic Republic 4 268,765
Nepal 8 341,979
SriLanka 5 24,351
Total 20 811,998
Americas andtheCaribbean10
Honduras 3 156,750
Peru 7 180,795
Venezuela 2 110,976
Total 12 448,521
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GRAND TOTAL IDRC11138 4,459,677
8Anadditional 14African regional projects amounting toCDN $410,366 were undertaken which willlikely have
some impact onAfrican Region LDCs andNFIDCs (inaddition tocountry-to-country disbursement totals in
Table E).
9Anadditional 2Asian regional projects amounting toCDN $190,441 were undertaken which mayhaveansome
impact onAsian Region LDCs andNFIDCs (inaddition tocountry-to-country disbursement totals inTable E).
10Anadditional Latin American regional project amounting toCDN $26,000 wasundertaken which mayhave
some impact onLDCs/NFIDCs intheAmericas (inaddition tocountry-to-country disbursement totals inTable
E).
11Anadditional 37projects withanagricultural and/or foodsecurity emphasis amounting toCDN $7.9million
were undertaken butthebenefits ofthese could notbeassigned geographically. However, theglobal scientific
and/or research results ofthese projects willlikely have animpact onLDCs andNFIDCs. Thisamount isin
addition tocountry-to-country disbursement totals inTable E.G/AG/N/CAN/11
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Department ofForeign Affairs andInternational Trade (DFAIT)
Canada 'scorecontributions tomultilateral organizations suchastheFood andAgricultural
Organization (FAO), totalling CDN $7.80 million, andtotheWorld Meteorological Organization
(WMO), totalling CDN $0.07 million, arechannelled through theDepartment ofForeign Affairs
andInternational Trade. Aportion ofthese contributions canbeassumed tocontribute tofood
security related activities because ofthemandates ofthese multilateral organizations. These
figures areCanada 'stotalcontribution tothese agencies, soonlyapartofthisfunding should be
considered asfunding foragriculture andfoodsecurity related activities inLDCs andNFIDCs.
(4) Other relevant information withrespect toactions taken within theframework of
theDecision:
Some Canadian provincial governments alsohavesmall international assistance programs which
mayassist LDCs andNFIDCs.
Canadian aidoffices indeveloping countries administer small funds (Mission Administered Funds
orMAFs) which aredesigned torespond tosmall-scale, country specific requests. Some ofthese
funds, where theyexist, mayhaveagriculture andrelated sector impacts onLDCs andNFIDCs.
LIST OFABBREVIATIONS
CABI Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux International
CDN $ Canadian Dollars
CGIAR Consultative Group onInternational Agricultural Research12
CIDA Canadian International Development Agency
CPB Canadian Partnership Branch, CIDA
DFAIT Department ofForeign Affairs andInternational Trade
FAC Food AidConvention
FAO Food andAgricultural Organization
FY Fiscal Year
GEF Global Environment Fund
IBSRAM International Board forSoilResearch andManagement
IDA International Development Agency
IDRC International Development Research Centre
INC Industrial Cooperation Program
LDC Least Developed Country
MAFs Mission Administered Funds
NFIDC NetFood Importing Developing Country
ODA Official Development Assistance
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNICEF United Nations Children 'sFund
WB World Bank
WFP World Food Programme
WMO World Meteorological Organization
WTO World Trade Organization
12SeeFootnote 6forlistofmember research institutions.