WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/AUS/32
1 November 2000
(00-4590)
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 1999/00
(Table NF:1 ) was received from the delegation of Australia on 31 October 2000.
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In accordance with 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.  Please note that some of the data is provisional and if
necessary an addendum will be provided once final data becomes available.G/AG/N/AUS/32
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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 1999-2000 (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 1999-2000 by about 16.7 per cent.  Australiaprovided 291,862 tonnes (wheat equivalent) of food aid, including 105,714 tonnes of emergency food
aid.  Of the total food aid provided, some 141,995 tonnes (wheat equivalent) or 49 per cent was
provided to Least-Developed (LDCs)1 and Net Food-Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)2.
This amounted to a total of A$49.6 million in 1999-2000 (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 projects is
poverty alleviation through sustainable agriculture and increased food security.
In the financial year 1999-2000, Australia provided a total of A$232.2 million for
programmes within the ambit of the Decision and related to countries developing their food security.Of this over $112.5 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
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Direct food security by programme for 1999-2000 (provisional)
Programme Aid to all
countriesAid to LDCs and
NFIDCs
(A$) (A$)
ACIAR 45,499,309 7,163,013
Bilateral and Regional 66,613,002 21,035,573
Humanitarian and Emergency 27,818,673 12,065,059Multilateral 75,442,975 75,442,975NGOs 3,844,311 1,467,460OGDs (Other Government
Departments) 3,699,000 3,699,000
Scholarships 9,240,000 1,645,000
  Total 232,156,270 112,518,170
All financial assistance provided through AusAID and ACIAR is in fully grant form.  Details
of assistance provided in the financial year ending 30 June 2000 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 (A$)
1999-2000
(provisional)
Asian Development Fund 12,932,976
International Development Association 18,533,065
International Fund for Agricultural Development 1,500,000
World Food Programme 42,476,934
Total 75,442,975
Bilateral and Regional Programmes
Most of Australia's aid is delivered in the context of country and regional programmes.
Bilateral country strategies reflect recipient government priorities as well as Australia's capacity toassist.  Specific projects are developed with partner countries in order to provide technical and
financial assistance to: improve agricultural productivity and sustainability, agricultural storage,
forestry and fisheries, environmental management, management of water resources, the provision of
infrastructure related to food security and to assist countries adjust to the new trading environment.
In addition to bilateral programmes AusAID manages several regional programmes.  These
are often the most cost effective response to region-wide development challenges.  Expenditure at a
country/regional level is given below.G/AG/N/AUS/32
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Bilateral and regional expenditure (provisional)  to LDCs & NFIDCs (1999-2000)
Country Expenditure (A$)
Bangladesh 11,795,093
Cambodia 6,672,018Laos 578,678
Nepal 21,240
Samoa 1,751,668Solomon Islands 100,000Sri Lanka 18,816
Tanzania 98,057
East Asia Unallocated (Regional) 6,288,623Pacific Islands Unallocated (Regional) 3,777,509Sub-Saharan Africa Unallocated (Regional) 447,781
  Total 31,549,487
Scholarships
Scholarships in agriculture, forestry and fisheries are counted as food security related
activities.  In 1999-2000 Australia funded 524 students from LDCs and identified NFIDCs.  Of these
awards, about 11 per cent, valued at A$1.65 million were  for study in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Humanitarian relief (in addition to food aid)
In 1999-2000, Australia undertook a number of projects valued at A$14.4 million in relation
to humanitarian relief to LDCs and NFIDCs (Attachment B).
(ii) Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
In 1999-2000, the Australian Centre for Agricultural Research expended A$45.5 million, of
which A$7.2 million was in support of multilateral and bilateral research activities relating directly toagricultural productivity of LDCs and NFIDCs.
Multilateral programmes
In 1999-2000 ACIAR contributed A$10.1 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)
Bilateral programmes
The majority of ACIAR’s funding is delivered bilaterally in the form of specific research
projects. It is estimated that ACIAR contribut ed A$3.9 million in 1999-2000 to LDCs and NFIDCs.G/AG/N/AUS/32
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Projects funded under ACIAR's bilateral programme comprise research targeting the following food
security 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 andagricultural 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 tocombat 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 total food aid component of Australia's Humanitarian Relief Programme is allocated
directly to the World Food Programme (WFP).  This arrangement gives WFP a guaranteed level of
support for selected operations. At the same time, urgent and unforeseen requirements for food aid
will be considered under the emergency operation.
A number of Australian non-government organisations (NGOs) receive aid programme
funding which has a direct impact on recipient countries' food security.  In 1999-2000 AusAID funded
projects related to food security through NGOs, to LDCs and NFIDCs, to the value of approximately
A$3.8 million.  Examples of projects undertaken through is shown in Attachment D.
In addition, a number of State and Commonwealth  government agencies and departments also
sponsor official exchanges with a number of countries, including in Australia's immediate region.
Outcomes from these programmes should have positive effects on participating countries' agriculture
and food security.G/AG/N/AUS/32
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ATTACHMENT A
(1) Quantity of food aid provided to Least developed (LDCs) and Net Food-Importing Developing
Countries (NFIDCs): Breakdown by commodity and recipient countries.
Recipient Country Commodity Quantity FAC Wheat Total Paid
Type (tonnes) Equivalent (A$)
Bilateral Development
Bangladesh Wheat 49,500 49,500 11,319,680
Subtotal 49,500 11,319,680
Emergency/Relief
Cambodia Rice 8,751 15,752 5,000,000
Kenya Maize 407 407 300,000
Mozambique Maize 1,379 1,379 1,000,000
Mozambique Maize 404 404 350,000
Mymanar Rice 1,927 3,469 1,000,000
Solomon Islands Rice 168 302 70,056
Sri Lanka Rice 5,192 9,346 2,500,000
Tanzania Maize 1,413 1,413 1,000,000
Subtotal 31,058 11,220,056
Multilateral Development - World Food Programme
Bangladesh Wheat 38,000 38,000 7,600,000
Cote D'Ivoire Rice 645 1,161 299,925
Egypt Flour 10,545 14,446 3,332,220
Guinea Rice 516 928 239,940
Madagascar Rice 668 1,202 310,620
Senegal Rice 408 734 190,040
Senegal Rice 129 232 59,985
Sri Lanka Rice 2,630 4,734 1,222,950
Subtotal 61,437    13,255,680
WFP Cash Tranche (*) 13,781,710
Total WFP Development 27,037,390
Grand Total 141,995 49,577,126
(*) Payment for transport of food commodities including to
some none LDCs or NFIDCsG/AG/N/AUS/32
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ATTACHMENT B
Country of expenditure and project name Expenditure (A$)
1999-00
(provisional)
Angola
Emergency Food 500,507
Burma
Rakhine Agroforestry Project 534,721
Emergency Food Aid 1,000,000
Cambodia
PRRO -Rehab program, returnees and IDPs 5,000,000
Eritrea
Emergency Food Aid 1,000,532
Ethiopia
Emergency Food Security 750,000
Food Relief 1,000,664
Mozambique
Emergency Food Relief 350,000
Solomon Islands
Food Relief 220,000
Sri Lanka
PRRO - Internally displaced persons 3,000,000
Tanzania
PRRO - Refugee assistance 1,000,000
Total 14,356,424G/AG/N/AUS/32
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ATTACHMENT C
Australian Centre for Agricultural Research (ACIAR): Disaggregation of the funds allocated to
the International Agricultural Research Centres (IARCs) in 1999-2000
Acronym Full name and country of location 1999-2000
(A$)
AVRDC Asian Vegetable Research and Development Centre, Taiwan 200,000
CABI Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International, UK 398,127
CIAT International Centre for Tropical Agriculture, Colombia 494,599
CIFOR Center for International Forestry Research, Indonesia 544,500
CIMMYT International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre, Mexico 1,183,079
CIP International Potato Centre, Peru 300,000
IBSRAM International Board for Soil Research and Management, Thailand 400,000
ICARDA International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas, Syria 468,253
ICIMOD International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Nepal 150,190
ICIPE International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology, Kenya 20,000
ICLARM International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management,
Malaysia 713,114
ICRAF International Centre for Research in Agroforestry, Kenya 200,000
ICRISAT International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics,
India 960,000
IFPRI International Food Policy Research Institute, USA 722,619
IFS International Foundation for Science, Sweden 100,000
ILRI International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya 827,191
IPGRI International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Italy 523,340
IRRI International Rice Research Institute, Philippines 1,186,406
ISNAR International Service for National Agricultural Research,
Netherlands 250,000
IWMI International Water Management Institute, Sri Lanka 460,499
Total 10,081,917G/AG/N/AUS/32
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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. 1999-2000 (Provisional figures)
Country Activity Name Organisation Name Total
A$
Australia Overprogramming for 1999-2000 National Council of Churches in Australia 2,648
World Vision of Australia
Australia Total 2,648
Bangladesh Symbiosis Community Development
ProgramAustralian Baptist World Aid 119,250
Bangladesh Total 119,250
Bolivia Solar Greenhouse Construct & Trng Prog Salvation Army 47,250
Bolivia Total 47,250
Cambodia Takeo & Kandal Integrated Rural
DeveloptAustralian Lutheran World Service 201,935
Cambodia Total 201,935
China Hua Shan Community Development
ProgramSalvation Army 115,633
Sheep Raising for Poverty Alleviation CARITAS Australia 77,250
China Total 192,883
India Guntur and Krishna Community
DevelopmentAustralian Baptist World Aid 126,000
Rural Development Program Tear Australia Inc. 88,858
Tank Rehab, Non Formal Ed &
EnvironmentFor Those Who Have Less - Action Aid
Aust. Ltd.16,700
India Total 231,558
Indonesia Integrated Development Program Salvation Army 172,415
Village Development Initiatives Nusatenggara Association 48,562
Indonesia Total 220,977
Mozambique Tete Integrated Rural Development Australian Lutheran World Service 127,405
Mozambique Total 127,405
Multiple ADRA Food Security Program Adventist Development and Relief Agency 262,578
Agricultural Water Resources World Vision of Australia 191,101Community Development National Council of Churches in Australia 99,059Food Crop Production World Vision of Australia 966,529Health & Water Program National Council of Churches in Australia 12,246.3Micro-finance & Enterprise Development CARE Australia 190,770Multisector Aid World Vision of Australia 107,088South Asia Integrated Development
PrograAustralian Foundation for the Peoples of
Asia & Pacific6,531
Multiple Total 1,835,903G/AG/N/AUS/32
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Country Activity Name Organisation Name Total
A$
Papua NewGuineaPNG Country Program 1999-2000 Adventist Development and Relief Agency 195,000
Papua New Guinea Total 195,000
Peru Agricultural Program Valle de Canete Educational Development Association 23,389
Peru Total 23,389
Regional –
South Pacific3rd Tranche of Payment for AESOP Australian Expert Service Overseas
Program Limited50,964
4th Tranche Paymen for AESOP Australian Expert Service Overseas
Program Limited50,964
AESOP 1st Tranche Australian Expert Service Overseas
Program Limited50,964
AESOP 2nd Tranche Australian Expert Service Overseas
Program Limited50,964
Regional - South Pacific Total 203,857
Solomon
IslandsKastom Garden Program Appropriate Technology for Community
and Environment87,066
Solomon Islands Total 87,066
Uganda Cattle Dispersal in Seven Districts Christian Children's Fund of Australia
Limited58,786
Livelihood Program Christian Children's Fund of Australia
Limited160,673
Uganda Total 219,459
Vietnam Community Development Program CARITAS Australia 73,246
Vietnam Total 73,246
World -
UnspecifiedINTERSERVE INTERSERVE Australia 35,625
Monitoring & Evaluation Program CARE Australia 1,623
PALMs 1999-00 Volunteer Funding
ProgramPalms Lay Missionary Movement 25,234
World - Unspecified Total 62,483
Grand Total 3,844,311
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