WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/AUS/39
3 December 2001
(01-6130)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification in the context of actions taken within the framework of the Decision
on Measures Concerning the Possible Negative Effects of the Reform programme on
Least-Developed and Net-Food Importing Developing Countries for the financial year 2000/01
(Table NF:1 ) was received from the delegation of Australia on 26 November 2001.
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In accordance with the notification requirements within the framework of the Decision on
Measures Concerning the Possible Negative Effects of the Reform Programme on Least-Developed
and Net Food-Importing Countries ( Table NF:1 ), the following provides details of Australia's
programmes in respect of the Decision.G/AG/N/AUS/39
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Table NF:1
Notification under Article 16:2 of the Agreement:
Monitoring of the Follow-Up to the Decision on
Measures Concerning the Possible Negative Effects of
the Reform Programme on Least Developed and Net
Food-Importing Developing Countries: Australia
REPORTING PERIOD: Financial Year 2000-2001 (A$dollars - provisional)
(1) Quantity of food aid provided to least developed and net food-importing developing
countries:
Australia surpassed its Food Aid Conventio n (FAC) commitment to provide 250,000 tonnes
of food aid or wheat equivalent for the financial year 2000-2001 by about 5.2 per cent.  Australiaprovided 262,952 tonnes (wheat equivalent) of food aid, including 75,070 tonnes of emergency food
aid.  Of the total food aid provided, some 153,249 tonnes (wheat equivalent) or 58 per cent was
provided to Least-Developed (LDCs)
1 and Net Food-Importing Deve loping Countries (NFIDCs)2.
This amounted to a total of A$55.7 million in 2000-2001 (Attachment A).
(2) Indication of the proportions in fully gr ant form or appropriate concessional terms:
All Australian food aid is provided on fully grant terms.
(3) Technical and financial assistance under paragraph 3 (iii) of the Decision:
The agency primarily responsible for delivering Australia's aid programme is the Australian
Agency for International Development (AusAID) . AusAID aims to reduce poverty and achieve
sustainable development in developing countries not just by improving agriculture and rural
development, but also by directing its efforts across a variety of sectors.  The Australian Centre for
International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) also assists developing countries through both bilateral
and multilateral projects.  ACIAR delivers agricultural research programmes in collaboration withAustralian institutions and their counterparts in developing countries.  A major focus of all activities
is poverty alleviation through sustainable agriculture and increased food security.
In the financial year 2000-2001, Australia provided a total of A$261.4 million for
programmes within the ambit of the Decision and related to countries developing their food security.Of this over $142.9 million was directed to LDCs/N FIDCs.  This expenditure was channelled through
a number of programming windows including multilaterals, regional, bilateral,
humanitarian/emergency assistance, Non Government Organisations (NGOs), ACIAR and a small
amount through Other Government Departments (OGDs).
                                                     
1 Based on least-developed countries as recognised by the Economic and Social Council of the United
Nations.
2 LDCs plus Barbados, Botswana, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Honduras, Jamaica,
Kenya, Mauritius, Morocco, Pakistan, Peru, Saint Lucia, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia and
Venezuela.G/AG/N/AUS/39
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Direct food security by programme for 2000-2001 (provisional expenses)
Programme Aid to all
countriesAid to LDCs and
NFIDCs
(A$) (A$)
ACIAR 44,699,624 3,080,936
Bilateral and Regional 75,312,265 37,698,868
Humanitarian and Emergency 33,695,364 16,068,497Multilateral 89,660,663 77,473,783NGOs 3,615,540 2,496,609OGDs (Other Government
Departments) 5,698,666 4,566,343
Scholarships 8,680,000 1,470,000
  Total 261,362,123 142,855,036
All financial assistance provided through AusAID and ACIAR is in fully grant form.  Details
of assistance provided in the financial year ending 30 June 2001 follow.
(i) Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)
Multilateral Core Funding
A proportion of Australia's core contributions to the multilateral development banks and other
relevant multilateral organisations is used for food security-related development activities in LDCsand NFIDCs.  The figures reflected here, however, refer to Australia's total food security contribution
to relevant agencies.  Clearly, only a part of this funding should be recognised as funding for food
security in LDCs and NFIDCs.
International Agency Expenditure
(provisional) (A$)
2000-2001
Asian Development Fund 14,664,400
International Development Association 17,796,264
International Fund for Agricultural Development 1,500,000
World Food Programme 55,699,999
Total 89,660,663
Bilateral and Regional Programmes
Most of Australia's aid is delivered in the context of country and regional programmes.
Bilateral country strategies reflect recipient government priorities as well as Australia's capacity toassist.  Specific activities are developed with partner countries in order to provide technical and
financial assistance to: improve agricultural productivity and sustainability, agricultural storage,
forestry and fisheries, environmental management, management of water resources, the provision of
infrastructure related to food security and to assist countries adjust to the new trading environment.
In addition to bilateral programmes AusAID manages several regional programmes.  These
are often the most cost effective response to region-wide development challenges.  Expenditure at a
country/regional level is given below.G/AG/N/AUS/39
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Bilateral and regional expenditure (provisional) to LDCs & NFIDCs (2000-2001)
CountryExpenditure
(provisional) (A$)
Bangladesh 14,906,090
Cambodia 8,039,686
East Asia Unallocated 4,340,033Laos 427,758Malawi 332,917
Mozambique 2,578,804
Pacific Islands Unallocated 4,611,195Pakistan 1,029,310Samoa 1,290,555
Sub-Saharan Africa Unallocated 746,389
Tanzania 316,528Vanuatu 328,127Zambia 221,477
  Total 39,168,868
Scholarships
Scholarships in agriculture, forestry and fisheries are counted as food security related
activities.  In 2000-2001 Australia funded 609 students from LDCs and identified NFIDCs.  Of these,
40 awards or about 6.6 per cent, valued at A$1.4 mill ion were for study in agriculture, forestry and
fishing.
Humanitarian relief (in addition to food aid)
In 2000-2001, Australia undertook a number of projects valued at A$16.1 million in relation
to humanitarian relief to LDCs and NFIDCs (Attachment B).
(ii) Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
In 2000-2001, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research expended A$44.7
million, of which A$3.1 million was in support of multilateral and bilateral research activities relating
directly to agricultural productivity of LDCs and NFIDCs.
Multilateral programmes
In 2000-2001 ACIAR contributed A$10.0 million to multilateral International Agricultural
Research Centres (IARCs) whose mandate is to increase global food security (Attachment C).
Approximately A$3.3 million of this total could be attributed to IARC research and development
activities in LDCs and NFIDCs.  One of the major criteria on which ACIAR bases its allocation of
Australia's funds to the IARCs is the contribution of a centre's research to economic development,
poverty alleviation and sustainability (Attachment  C).G/AG/N/AUS/39
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Bilateral programmes
The majority of ACIAR’s funding is delivered bilaterally in the form of specific research
activities. It is estimated that ACIAR contributed A$2.6 million in 2000-2001 to LDCs and NFIDCs.
Projects funded under ACIAR's bilateral programme comprise research targeting the following foodsecurity and poverty alleviation issues:
- agricultural development policy and agricu ltural systems economics and management
through economic research to underpin government policy aimed at encouraging trade and
agricultural development, and the efficient use and preservation of agricultural and natural resources
(including land and water, fish and forest resources);
- animal sciences , leading to more productive livestock for smallholder farming systems
through improvements in animal nutrition, disease and parasite control, reproductive health and
animal husbandry;
- crop sciences , by developing higher yielding food crops through the use of genetically
superior cultivars, the control of diseases, and the development of environmentally safe methods to
combat pests and weeds;- fisheries , through conservation and responsible utilisation of wild marine and freshwater
fisheries, developing superior breedstock and breeding techniques, sourcing suitable foods and
controlling disease to ensure more productive and sustainable aquaculture;
- forestry , through identification of suitable fast-growing tree species for use in community
forestry to provide, amongst other uses, food crops and fuelwood for cooking;- land and water resources , by enhancing crop production through better methods of improving
soil fertility and structure, conservation of soil and water resources, including erosion and water
management, ameliorating salinity of soil and water, and conserving agricultural land through better
cultivation practices and land management systems; and
- post-harvest technology , through reduction of food wastage after harvest by ensuring that
grain, fruit, vegetables, and fish can be handled, stored, processed and transported safely and
economically between harvest and disposal to consumers.
(4) Other relevant information with respect to actions taken within the framework of the
Decision
The majority of the aid component of Australia's Humanitarian Relief Programme is directed
through the World Food Programme (WFP) activities.
A number of Australian NGOs receive aid programme funding which has a direct impact on
recipient countries' food security.  In 2000-2001 AusAID funded projects related to food security
through NGOs, to LDCs and NFIDCs, to the value of approximately A$5.7 million.  Examples ofprojects undertaken through NGOs are shown in Attachment D.
In addition, a number of State and Commonwealth  government agencies and departments also
sponsor official exchanges with a number of countries, including in Australia's immediate region.
Outcomes from these programmes should have positive effects on participating countries' agricultureand food security.G/AG/N/AUS/39
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ATTACHMENT A
(1) Quantity of food aid provided to Least developed (LDCs) and Net Food-Importing Developing
Countries (NFIDCs): Breakdown by commodity and recipient countries.
Recipient Country Commodity Quantity FAC Wheat Total Expenses
Type (tonnes) Equivalent (A$)
Bilateral Development
Bangladesh Wheat 49,500 49,500 16,066,997
Mozambique Maize 6,307 6,307 4,000,000
Subtotal 55,807 20,066,997
Emergency/Relief
Angola CSB 350 350 500,000
Eritrea Wheat 2,160 6,160 1,000,000
Ethiopia Maize 1,783 1,783 1,000,000
Ethiopia Wheat 2,298 2,298 1,500,000
Sri Lanka Rice 702 1,334 500,000
Afghanistan Wheat 4,061 4,061 2,700,000
Cambodia Rice 7,191 13,663 5,000,000
Laos Rice 642 1,220 500,000
Myanmar Rice 1,772 3,366 1,000,000
Sri Lanka Pulses-beans 750 2,550 744,000
Sri Lanka Rice 4,030 7,657 1,753,000
Subtotal 44,442 16,197,000
Multilateral Development - World Food Programme
Bangladesh Wheat 38,000 38,000 9,730,000
Ethiopia Wheat 15,000 15,000 3,686,000
Subtotal 53,000 13,416,000
WFP Cash Tranche (*) 6,000,000
Total WFP Development 19,416,000
Grand Total 153,249 55,679,997
(*) Payment for transport of food commodities including to
some non-LDCs or NFIDCsG/AG/N/AUS/39
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ATTACHMENT B
Humanitarian and emergency relief, by country, 2000-01 (provisional expenses)
Country Activity Name Expenditure (A$)
Afghanistan Afghanistan - Food Assistance thru WFP 1,712,915
Food Aid to Afghanistan 300,000
WFP Drought Relief in Afghanistan 1,000,000
Burma (Myanmar) WFP - Assistance to Rohingya Refugees 1,000,000Cambodia Cambodia Flood Assistance - EMOP 6297 2,000,000
WFP - Cambodia PRRO 6038 Rehab Program 3,000,000
Ethiopia Drought Emergency Assistance 688,433
Emergency Food Security 682,377Institutional Strengthening Project 15,200
Kenya CAA - Drought Rehabilitation 260,711
Kenya Food Aid Relief 500,000
World Vision Aust Supplementary Feeding 300,000
Laos Assistance to Flood Affected People 500,000
Savannakhet Disaster Preparedness 108,861
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka PRRO 6152 to IDPs 2,500,000
Sudan Sudan Emergency Food Assistance 500,000Tanzania Tanzania Food Aid Relief 500,000
Zambia Zambia Food Aid Relief 500,000
Total 16,068,497
Source:  AusAID DatabasesG/AG/N/AUS/39
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ATTACHMENT C
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR): Disaggregation of the funds
allocated to the International Agricultural Research Centres (IARCs) in 2000-2001 (provisional
figures)
Acronym Full name and country of location2000-2001(A$)
AVRDC Asian Vegetable Research and Development Centre, Taiwan 230,000
CABI Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International, UK 479.961
CIAT International Centre for Tropical Agriculture, Colombia 462,850
CIFOR Center for International Forestry Research, Indonesia 491,429
CIMMYT International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre, Mexico 1,141,391
CIP International Potato Centre, Peru 490,727
IBSRAM International Board for Soil Research and Management, Thailand 300,000
ICARDA International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas, Syria 357,567
ICLARM International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management,
Malaysia 864,827
ICRAF International Centre for Research in Agroforestry, Kenya 299,950
ICRISAT International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics,
India 610,000
IFPRI International Food Policy Research Institute, USA 718,894
IFS International Foundation for Science, Sweden 110,152
IITA International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, Nigeria 36,499
ILRI International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya 1,139,206
INIBAP International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain,
France 220,000
IPGRI International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Italy 402,970
IRRI International Rice Research Institute, Philippines 850,000
ISNAR International Service for National Agricultural Research,
Netherlands 250,000
IWMI International Water Management Institute, Sri Lanka 512,386
Total 9,968,809G/AG/N/AUS/39
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ATTACHMENT D
(4) Other relevant information with respect to actions taken within the framework of the
Decision: Projects through the Non-Government Organisation (NGO) programme disaggregated
by country, project and NGO delivering the programme for 2000-2001  (provisional figures)
Country Activity Name Organisation Name Total A$
Bangladesh ADRA Food Security Program Adventist Development and Relief Agency 74,983
Integrated Rural Development Program TEAR Australia 134,972
Bangladesh total 209,955
ADRA Food Security Program Adventist Development and Relief Agency 115,403
Community development National  Council of Churches in Australia 66,000Micro-finance & Enterprise Development CARE Australia 124,610Kratie Food Security Project Oxfam Community Aid Abroad 163,124Permaculture Food Processing Quaker Services Australia 53,225Cambodia
Takeo & Kandal Integrated Rural
DeveloptAustralian Lutheran World Service 143,333
Cambodia total 665,695
Chad Food Crop Production World Vision Australia 75,228
Chad total 75,228
Food Crop Production World Vision Australia 55,284
Integrated Development Program Salvation Army 243,372Micro-finance & Enterprise Development CARE Australia 111,842China
Poverty Alleviation CARITAS Australia 60,005
China total 470,503
Egypt Community development National  Council of Churches in Australia 66,000
Egypt total 66,000
Ethiopia Emergency Food Security CARE Australia 682,377
Horn of Africa Community Development Oxfam Community Aid Abroad 151,272Food Crop Production World Vision 121,764
Ethiopia total 955,413
India Community Development Program Oxfam Community Aid Abroad 355,645
Rural Development Program Tear Australia Inc. 195,009Tank Rehab, Non Formal Ed &
EnvironmentFor Those Who Have Less - Action Aid
Aust. Ltd.16,677
India total 567,331
Indonesia Integrated Development Program Salvation Army 252,738
Village Development Initiatives Nusatenggara Association 49,960East Sumba Agricultural Recovery World Vision 120,000
Indonesia total 422,698
ADRA Food Security Program Adventist Development and Relief Agency 45,107 Kenya
Food Crop Production World Vision of Australia 329,252
Kenya total 374,359
Laos Community Water & Agriculture Project Oxfam Community Aid Abroad 301,939
Laos total 301,939G/AG/N/AUS/39
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Country Activity Name Organisation Name Total A$
Malawi Agricultural Extension World Vision of Australia 97,498
Food Crop Production World Vision of Australia 123,163
Malawi total 220,661
Mozambique Tete Integrated Rural Development Australian Lutheran World Service 105,942
Mozambique total 105,942
Food Crop Production World Vision of Australia 180,546 North central
and SouthAfricaNorth central and South Africa Unallocated Total 180,546
Agricultural Program Valle de Canete Educational Development Association 23,389 Peru
Agricultural Extension World Vision Australia 92,927
Peru total 116,316
Solomon
IslandsKastom Garden Program Appropriate Technology for Community
and Environment40,001
Solomon Islands total 40,001
Sudan Horn of Africa Community Development Oxfam Community Aid Abroad 116,587
Sudan total 116,587
Thailand ADRA Food Security Program Adventist Development and Relief Agency 19,917
Thailand Total 19,917
Uganda Livelihood Program Christian Children's Fund of Australia
Limited186,788
Uganda Total 186,788
Huu Lap Community Development Oxfam Community Aid Abroad 68,548
Community Development Program CARITAS Australia 75,006Vietnam
Food Security Program Christian Children's Fund of Australia
Limited150,018
Food Crop Production World Vision Australia 118,381
Vietnam Total 411,953
Zambia Africa Community Development CARITAS 101,241
Food crop Production World Vision Australia 38,838
Zambia Total 140,079
Zimbabwe Food Security in Chesa Community Uniting Church International Mission 32,959
Food Crop Production World Vision Australia 123,863
Zimbabwe Total 156,822
Grand Total 5,804,733
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