G/AG/N/MUS/15  
 
16 September  2020 
(20-6203) Page: 1/7 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 1 September  2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of  Mauritius . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 
and the relevant supporting tables) for the financial year  2019 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MAURITIUS  
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR FROM 01 -07-2019 TO 30 -06-2020  
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 Schedul e)  (from attached Supporting Tables)  
1  2  3  
  0 
 In accordance with the notification requirements (paragraph (ii), page 11 of document G/AG/2), Mauritius notifies that domest ic support to agricultural producers during 
the financial year 2019 -2020 was provided through the operations of the Ministry of Agr o-Industry & Food Security. All such support is covered by the domestic support 
categories, which are exempt from reduction commitments under the Agreement on Agriculture. The attached Supporting Tables DS :1; DS:2; DS:4; and DS:9 provide 
details of these e xempt measures.   
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MAURITIUS  
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR FROM 01 -07-2019 TO 30 -06-2020  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
MUR  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2. General Services      
2 (a). Research  Food Agricultural Research Extension Institute  368,800,000 Budget 2020/2021 (MAIFS)  (1) 
Subtotal:  368,800,000   
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Agricultural Services in the field of Animal Production, Horticulture, Plant 
Protection, Veterinary Services, Agronomy, FTL, Agricultural Information Division  432,334,000 Budget 2020/2021 (MAIFS)  (2) 
Slaughtering of Animals (Mauritius Meat Authority)  22,500,000 Budget 2020/2021 (MAIFS)   
Subtotal:  454,834,000   
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Small Farmers Welfare Fund  18,000,000 Budget 2020/2021 (MAIFS)  (3) 
Subtotal:  18,000,000   
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Irrigation Services  180,000,000 Budget 2020/2021 (MAIFS)   
Field Operations Regrouping Irrigation Project  140,000,000 Budget 2020/2021 (MAIFS)   
Subtotal:  320,000,000   
 Subtotal General Services  1,161,634,000   
Grand Total Green Box  1,161,634,000   
(1) Refer to Transfers to FAREI.  
(2) Compensation of Employees – 14-103, 14 -104. 
(3) SFWF: 26313.  
  
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- 4 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MAURITIUS  
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR FROM 01 -07-2019 TO 30 -06-2020  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Special and Differential Treatment – "Development Programmes"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to 
criteria in Articl e 6.2  Monetary value  
 
MUR  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
(b) Input subsidies available to low -income or resource -poor producers  Incentives for livestock (Animal feed)  10,000,000 Budget 2020/2021   
Subtotal:  10,000,000   
Grand Total Development Programmes  10,000,000   
 
 
  
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:4   
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MAURITIUS  
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR FROM 01 -07-2019 TO 30 -06-2020  
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Description of basic products (including 
non-product specific AMS)  
 
 Product specific 
AMS (from ST DS:5 
to DS:7)  
 
MUR  Product -specific 
EMS (from ST DS:8)  
 
 
MUR  Total  
(2 + 3)  
 
 
MUR  Value  of production  
 
 
 
MUR  Support as a 
% of value of 
production  
 Current Total AMS  
 
 
 
MUR  Note  
 
1 2 3    4  
Fruit growers (bat net scheme)  12,000,000  12,000,000 1,799,400,000 0.66% 0 (de minimis )  
Livestock support  21,100,000  21,100,000 3,055,100,000 0.69%  0 (de minimis ) (1) 
Tea support Scheme  8,000,000  8,000,000 102,500,000 7.8%  0 (de minimis )  
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)  71,100,000 14,439,000,000 0.49%  0 (de minimis )  
TOTAL  0  
Based  on Digest Agriculture Statistics 2019.  
(1) Animal feed subsidies,  milk, calf, sheep and goat.  
  
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:6  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MAURITIUS  
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR FROM 01 -07-2019 TO 30 -06-2020  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non -Exempt Direct Payments  
Description of 
basic products  Reporting Year  Measure 
Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
 
MUR External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST)  
 
MUR Eligible 
production  Total price 
related 
direct 
payments 
((4-5)*6)  
 
 
MUR  Other non 
exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
 
 
MUR  Associated 
fees/levies  
 
 
 
 
 
MUR  Total 
direct 
payment 
(7+8 -9) 
 
 
 
MUR  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Fruit growers (bat 
net scheme)  FNY 01-07-19 30-06-20 Money grant      12,000,000  12,000,000 Budget  MAIFS   
Total Fruit 
growers (bat net 
scheme)            12,000,000   
Livestock support  FNY 01-07-19 30-06-20 Money grant      21,100,000  21,100,000 Budget MAIFS   
Total Livestock 
support            21,100,000   
Tea support Scheme  FNY 01-07-19 30-06-20 Money grant      8,000,000  8,000,000 Budget MAIFS   
Total Tea support 
Scheme            8,000,000   
 
  
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MAURITIUS  
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR FROM 01 -07-2019 TO 30 -06-2020  
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure Types  Reporting Year  Non-product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
MUR  Other non -product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details)  
 
MUR  Associated 
fees/levies  
 
 
 
MUR  Total non -product -
specific support  
(3+4 -5) 
 
 
MUR  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7  
Crop Producers (Compost)  FNY 01-07-19 30-06-20 5,000,000   5,000,000 Budget  MAIFS   
Seed Purchase Scheme  FNY 01-07-19 30-06-20 5,000,000   5,000,000 Budget MAIFS   
Technology Diffusion Scheme  FNY 01-07-19 30-06-20 1,000,000   1,000,000 Budget MAIFS   
Encourage use of Bio Fertilizers  FNY 01-07-19 30-06-20 1,000,000   1,000,000 Budget MAIFS   
CCTV camera  FNY 01-07-19 30-06-20 1,000,000   1,000,000 Budget MAIFS   
Fruit Fly Suppression with Environment Friendly 
Techniques  FNY 01-07-19 30-06-20 1,000,000   1,000,000 Budget MAIFS   
Development of Household Micro Gardens  FNY 01-07-19 30-06-20 5,000,000   5,000,000 Budget MAIFS   
Crop Loss Compensation Scheme  FNY 01-07-19 30-06-20 15,000,000   15,000,000 Budget MAIFS   
Land preparation and Fencing and Agricultural 
Infrastructure Development Project/Drains  FNY 01-07-19 30-06-20 15,000,000   15,000,000 Budget MAIFS   
Project Assistance Micro Projects  FNY 01-07-19 30-06-20 1,000,000   1,000,000 Budget MAIFS   
Crop Nursery/Supply of Tea Plantlets  FNY 01-07-19 30-06-20 10,000,000   10,000,000 Budget MAIFS   
Rainwater Harvesting  FNY 01-07-19 30-06-20 1,000,000   1,000,000 Budget MAIFS   
Pasture Development  FNY 01-07-19 30-06-20 100,000   100,000 Budget MAIFS   
Scheme for Purchase of Equipment  FNY 01-07-19 30-06-20 6,000,000   6,000,000 Budget MAIFS   
Upgrading of Livestock Farm/Poultry Scheme  FNY 01-07-19 30-06-20 4,000,000   4,000,000 Budget MAIFS   
TOTAL  71,100,000  
 
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