WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/NZL/13
7November 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-4879)
Original: English Committee onAgriculture
NOTIFICATION
Theattached notification inthecontext ofactions taken within theframework oftheDecision
onMeasures Concerning thePossible Negative Effects oftheReform Programme onLeast-Developed
andNetFood-Importing Developing Countries (Table NF:1) forthefinancial year1996/97 wasreceived
from thedelegation ofNewZealand on5November 1997.G/AG/N/NZL/13
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Table NF:1
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 16.2OFTHE AGREEMENT: MONITORING OF
THE FOLLOW-UP TOTHE DECISION ONMEASURES CONCERNING THE POSSIBLE
NEGATIVE EFFECTS OFTHE REFORM PROGRAMME ONLEAST-DEVELOPED AND
NET FOOD-IMPORTING COUNTRIES: NewZealand
REPORTING PERIOD: 1996/97 Financial Year ($NZ)
(1) Quantity offood aidprovided toleast-developed andnetfood-importing developing
countries:
NewZealand doesnotmake inkindfoodaiddonations. AllNewZealand foodaidassistance
isprovided inmonetary form (seeWFP/IFAD references below).
(2) Indication oftheproportion infullgrant form orappropriate concessional terms:
100% grant
(3) Technical andfinancial assistance under paragraph 3(iii) oftheDecision:
Allfinancial assistance provided byNewZealand ’sOfficial Development Assistance (ODA)
iswholly ingrant form. Assistance provided intheyeartoJune1997 includes:
Multilateral Core Funding
$NZ
World Food Programme 600,000
IFAD 970,000
Other Multilateral andVoluntary Agencies
$NZ
WFP (food aid)
WFP (food aid)
Christian World Service (food aid)
CARITAS (food aid)
UNICEF (food aid)
Oxfam (food aid)350,000
50,000
148,000
33,000
100,000
150,000North Korea
Cambodia
Uganda
Fiji
Fiji
SudanG/AG/N/NZL/13
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Regional (includes some South Pacific LDCs)
$NZ
South Pacific Commission
Plant Protection Organisation
South Pacific Trade Commission
Operations ofNewZealand Office3,000
465,000
TheTrade Commission facilitates trade (including investment andtourism) withthe
South Pacific Forum Island countries andtheFrench Pacific Territories.
Bilateral
NZODA develops projects withbilateral partner countries which provide technical and
financialassistancetoimprovetheiragriculturalproductivityandsustainability,enhance
foodsecurity, develop infrastructure andcreate greater revenue-earning opportunities.
Current projects inLDCs include (totheyearending June1997):
$NZ
Solomon Islands
Women ’sAgricultural Extension Services
Agricultural Quarantine Services
Beekeeping
Vanuatu
Agricultural Quarantine Services
Cook Islands
Agricultural Research Station
Niue
Vanilla Project
Papua NewGuinea
Agricultural Institutional Strengthening
China
Apple growing18,600
39,800
75,100
369,100
31,000
10,800
550,100
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(4) Other relevant information withrespect toactions taken within theframework ofthe
Decision:
NewZealand’sgranttotheWorldFoodProgrammeremainsat$600,000inthe1997/98financial
year.
TheNZODA scholarship scheme provides financial assistance tostudents from developing
countries whowishtostudy atNewZealand institutions. Anumber ofthese students atte
ndagriculture-related courses atLincoln andMassey Universities, andareabletoutilise their
newskills onreturn totheirhome country. NZODA alsoprovides support totheUniversity
oftheSouth Pacific inSuva, Fiji.
NewZealand diplomatic posts areinaposition tosupply information relevant toaccessing
theNewZealand market todeveloping country exporters andtoprovide forfurther contact,
where necessary, withtheappropriate departments inNew Zealand formore detailed advice.