G/AG/N/PAN/50  
27 May 2019 
(19-3625) Page: 1/8 
Committee on Agriculture  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 6 May 2 019, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Panama . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and the relevant 
Supporting Tables) for the year  2018. 
 
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Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PANAMA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2018  
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Total AMS commitment level  Currency  Current total AMS  
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)   (from attached Supporting Tables)   
1 2 3 
  54,337,086.54  
 
 
    
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Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PANAMA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2018  
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Commitment - "Green Box"   
Measure type  Name and description of measure with  
reference to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
PAB Data source  Note 
1 2 3 4  
2. General services      
2 (a) Research  Agricultural Research Programme (IDIAP) : The IDIAP develops, 
implements and promotes mechanisms and instruments that guarantee 
and facilitate timely access to new technologies, goods and scientific and 
other services, derived from research and adaptation work, with a view to 
developing the country's agricultural production . 6,947,375.08  IDIAP   
 Subtotal  6,947,375.08    
2 (b) Pest and disease control  Screwworm eradication and control : Eradication of the screwworm fly ; 
establishment and maintenance of a control barrier and the release of 
sterile screwworm flies in Panama through the plant in operation . 11,822,293  MIDA -DPS  
Health campaigns for prevention, treatment (toxicology and diseases), 
standardization and integrated pest management : General plant and 
animal health campaigns, including control and eradication of bovine 
tuberculosis from the Bocas del Toro area, a traceability system, a 
diagnostic system, a monitoring system and a disease eradication 
programm e. 2,017,458  MIDA -DPS  
Subtotal  13,839,751    
2 (c) Training services  Subsistence farming and sustainable agriculture programmes, including 
crop promotion, use of accessible technology and environmental 
protection : Fostering of food and nutrition security for vulnerable rural 
households through self production of food . Income improvement 
programmes and rural employment creation programmes . Programmes for 
the development of rural communities through agro -tourism, parti cipatory 
development and rural modernization . 748,468  MIDA -DPS  
Subtotal  748,468    
2 (d) Extension and advisory services  Farming promotion and technological development programmes : 
Development of controlled -environment farming, improvement of 
established plantations and dissemination of technology to goat breeders 
through training, transfer of technology, visits and demonstrations of 
production activities . Administrative and business self management 
coaching for groups of producers, and busines s and market information 
services . 1,735,988  MIDA   
Subtotal  1,735,988      
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Measure type  Name and description of measure with  
reference to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
PAB Data source  Note 
1 2 3 4  
2 (e) Inspection services  General inspection, diagnostic and standardization services programmes : 
Bioburden monitoring programmes for the purpose of  disease screening, as 
well as diagnostic centres, phytosanitary surveillance and certification . 697,702  MIDA   
Subtotal  697,702    
2 (f) Marketing and promotion services  Promotion programmes : Agricultural Marketing Institute : Modernization of 
the Open Fairs Programme to improve producers' direct marketing of 
agricultural production, providing access to points of sale, logistical 
support, collection centres (stall awnings, shelving, freezers, scale weights, 
vehicles, lorries, lifting devices, etc. ). 3,545,012  IMA  
Subtotal  3,545,012    
2 (g) Infrastructural services  Programme to modernize and strengthen regions and outreach agencies : 
Provision of supplementary equipment and rehabilitation of MIDA regional 
agencies . Rehabilitation of storage facilities . Power generation systems, 
etc. 2,188,379  MIDA -DPS  
Production road programmes : Rehabilitation of rural roads in national 
agricultural areas, with the construction of ditches and roads and spraying 
of selected materials . 1,183,723  MIDA -DPS  
Irrigation programmes : Modernization of irrigation infrastructure, including 
the construction, rehabilitation, maintenance and repair of hydraulic 
structures and conduits, acquisition of pumping equipment for irrigation 
systems for public use, and coverage of the cos t of works on the Remigio 
Rojas, Rio Sereno and Altos de Bambito irrigation systems, construction of 
the Rio Chico dam and construction of the La Coca irrigation system . 10,008,023  MIDA -DPS  
Rehabilitation of other infrastructure : Rehabilitation and equi pping of public 
infrastructure with a view to providing producer support, e.g. cleaning and 
adaptation of silos and cold -storage facilities to help producers with 
produce storage, and provision of other agro -industrial services (storage, 
drying, milling, p acking, etc.) and a cold chain . 1,200,708  IMA  
Subtotal  14,580,833    
2 (h) Other general services  Ministry of Agricultural Development : Establishes general policy for the 
agriculture sector ; provides technical assistance for the country's 
producers ; is responsible for pest control and sanitary surveillance at the 
domestic level and for agricultural exports ; and establishes the basis for 
running the sector in genera l. 96,869,612  MIDA -DPS 
Operating budget and 
associated funds  (1) 
 Subtotal  96,869,612    
8. Payments for relief from natural disasters  Special Contingency Credit Fund (FECC) - Law No. 24: Financial assistance 
programme providing credit at preferential interest rates to agricultural 
producers affected by adverse weather conditions and other cont ingencies . 2,499,967.48  MIDA -FECC  
National Emergency Plan : Compensation programme for damage to farms 
caused by adverse weather conditions . 0 MIDA -PLANEMAP   
Subtotal  2,499,967.48    
12. Structural adjustment assistance through investment 
aids Cattle improvement programme : Large-scale bovine breeding stock 
replacement scheme and establishment of a bovine reproduction laboratory 
to accelerate improvement of herd productive capacity and improve the 
quality of bovine meat and meat products on domestic and  international 
markets . 433,271  MIDA -DPS    
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Measure type  Name and description of measure with  
reference to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
PAB Data source  Note 
1 2 3 4  
Goat genetic improvement programme in Panama : Programme to improve 
the quantity and quality of the ovicaprid population in Panama through 
genetic, nutritional and zootechnical improvement, thereby offering a real  
alternative to small and medium -sized producers interested in the 
development of this activity . 29,409  MIDA -DPS  
Agricultural processing programme - Law No. 25: Direct non -refundable 
support covering part of the technological investment in agricultural 
processing with a view to overcoming structural weaknesses in the relevant 
production chain . 4,971,653  MIDA -UATA   
Agricultural competitiveness programme : Direct support at a percentage of 
the investment made by the producer with bank or cooperative financing, 
with a view to increasing the productivity of agricultural activities in order 
to consolidate existing production . Investment assistance and support 
geared towards the use of private specialized technical services that 
generate technological changes, improvements to the marketing of produce 
and business management for agricultural producers, including risk 
management through insurance for productive hect ares and other 
vulnerabilities . 1,337,371.78  MIDA -FPCA  
Incentive programme for the domestic production of grain and other crops : 
Direct support for part of the investment made by the producer, in the 
form of incentives for each additional hectare under crops and yields equal 
to or higher than those specified in Law No. 7 of 2 1 November 2 013, with a 
view to increasing production and p roductivity in the rice, maize, bean, 
sorghum, soya, potato, onion and industrial tomato subsectors . 1,477,043  MIDA -DINAG   
Subtotal  8,248,747.78    
Total Green Box  149,713,456.34    
Sources and comments:  
MIDA -DPS: Information supplied by the Sectoral Planning Directorate of the Ministry of Agricultural Development.  
UATA:   Information supplied by the Agricultural Processing Administrative Unit (Law No. 25). 
FECC:   Information supplied by the Special Contingency Credit Fund (Law No. 24). 
PLANEMAP:  National Emergency Plan in Support of Producers.  
DINAG:   National Directorate of Agriculture.  
OGACO :  Agricultural Sector Support and Compensation Management Office.  
BDA:  Information supplied by the Agricultural Development Bank.  
FPCA:   Information supplied by the Trust Office for the Agricultural Competitiveness Programme.  
IDIAP:   Information supplied by the Agricultural Research Institute.  
IMA:  Information supplied by the Agricultural Marketing Institute.  
ISA:  Information supplied by the Agricult ural Insurance Institute.  
(1)  General services : figures refer to the annual operating budget in balboas of the Ministry of Agricultural Development, as recorded by the Sector al Planning Directorate 
in the fiscal year 201 8. 
   
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Supporting Table DS: 2 
DOMESTIC  SUPPORT: PANAMA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2018  
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 6.2  Monetary value  
 
PAB Data source  Note  
1 2 3 4  
(a) Investment subsidies generally available to agriculture  Agricultural credit and loan programme : Generally 
available loans to small -scale producers with an annual 
income not exceeding US$100,000 . The programme funds 
the banking system's loan portfolio in order to extend 
softer loans to the agricultural sector.  56,491,374.88  Banking Supervisory 
Authority : Special 
Interest Compensation 
Fund (FECI)   
Subtotal  56,491,374.88    
Total development programmes  56,491,374.88    
   
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Supporting Table DS: 4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PANAMA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2018  
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Description of basic products  
(including non -product  
specific AMS)  Product -specific 
AMS 
(from Supporting 
Tables DS:5  
to DS:7 ) 
 
PAB Product -specific 
measurements  
of support (from 
Supporting  
Table DS:8)  
 
PAB Total  
(2 + 3)  
 
 
 
 
PAB Value of production  
 
 
 
 
 
PAB Support as a 
% of value of 
production  
 Current total AMS  
 
 
 
 
 
PAB Note  
1 2 3    4  
Rice 54,337,086.54   54,337,086.54  170,400,000  31.89 % 54,337,086.54   
Milk 6,272,532.28   6,272,532.28  149,600,000  4.19% 0 (de minimis )  
Maize  5,104,924.22   5,104,924.22  64,400,000  7.93% 0 (de minimis )  
Non-product -specific AMS (from Supporting Table DS:9)       
TOTAL  54,337,086.54     
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Supporting Table DS: 6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PANAMA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2018  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support : Non-Exempt Direct Payments  
Description 
of basic 
product  Reporting period  Measure 
type(s)  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
PAB External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from AGST ) 
 
PAB Eligible 
production  Total 
price -
related 
direct 
payments 
((4-5)*6)  
PAB Other  
non-exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
 
PAB Associated 
fees/levies  
 
 
 
 
PAB Total direct 
payments 
(7+8 -9) 
 
 
 
PAB Data 
source  Note 
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Rice CalY 01-01-18 31-12-18 Direct 
payment 
for price 
differential    328,628,519.02 
Kilograms   54,337,086.54   54,337,086.54  MIDA -
OGACO  (1) 
Total Rice           54,337,086.54    
Maize  CalY 01-01-18 31-12-18 Direct 
payment 
for price 
differential    84,202,847.69 
Kilograms   5,104,924.22   5,104,924.22  MIDA -
OGACO  (2) 
Total Maize            5,104,924.22    
Milk CalY 01-01-18 31-12-18 Direct 
payment 
for price 
differential    63,806,065.68  
Kilograms   6,272,532.28   6,272,532.28  MIDA -
OGACO  (3) 
Total Milk           6,272,532.28    
Prepared by the Trade Policy Office (OPC) of the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA) . 
(1) The budgetary outlay of B/. 54,337,086.54  is the result of price support of B/. 7.50 per quintal purchased by the mills.  
(2) The budgetary outlay of B/. 5,104,924.22  is the result of price support of B/. 2. 75 per quintal purchased by processors of balanced animal feed.  
(3) The budget ary outlay of B/. 6,272,532.28  is the result of support per litre of Grade C milk sold to processors, equivalent to the difference between the maximum price  
per litre  of B/. 0.50 and the purchase price of milk marketed by the parties (producers and process ors); up to a maximum of B/. 0.10 per litre of milk.  
 
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