WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/NZL/17
11 November 1998
(98-4476)
Committee on Agriculture
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 (Table NF:1) for the financial year
1997/98 was received from the delegation of New Zealand  on 10 November 1998.G/AG/N/NZL/17
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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 : NEW ZEALAND
REPORTING PERIOD: 1997/98 Financial Year
(1) Quantity of food aid provided to least-developed and net food-importing developing
countries:
New Zealand does not make in kind food aid donations.  All New Zealand food aid assistance
is provided in monetary form (see WFP/IFAD references below).
(2) Indication of the proportion in full gr ant form or appropriate concessional terms:
100% grant
(3) Technical and financial assistance under paragraph 3(iii) of the Decision:
All financial assistance provided by New Zealand’s Official Development Assistance (ODA)
is wholly in grant form.  Assistance provided in the year to June 1998 includes:
Multilateral Core Funding    ($NZ )
WFP 600,000
IFAD    700,000
CGIAR 1,039,000
Other Multilateral and Voluntary Agencies   ($NZ )
Christian World Service (food aid) 181,959 Sudan
Corso (agriculture assistance) 112,500 Ethiopia
PNG Red Cross (food aid) 250,000 Papua New Guinea
Tear Fund (food aid) 200,000 Sudan
WFP (food aid) 400,000 North Korea
World Vision (food aid) 100,000  Papua New GuineaWorld Vision (food aid) 200,000 Sudan
Regional (includes some South Pacific LDCs)  ($NZ
)
South Pacific Commission
  Plant Protection Organisation 136,085
South Pacific Trade Commission
  Operations of New Zealand Office 155,422
The Trade Commission facilitates trade (including investment and tourism) with the South
Pacific Forum Island countries and the French Pacific Territories.G/AG/N/NZL/17
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Bilateral
NZODA develops projects with bilateral partner countries which provide technical and
financial assistance to improve their agricultural productivity and sustainability, enhance food
security, develop infrastructure and create greater revenue-earning opportunities.  Current projects inLDCs include (to the year ending June 1998):
  ($NZ)
Solomon Islands  Agricultural Projects 360,922
Vanuatu
  Agricultural Quarantine Services 251,185
Cook Islands
  Agricultural Research Station 60,000
Niue
  Vanilla Project 20,000
Papua New Guinea
  Agricultural Institutional Strengthening 463,692
  Fresh Produce Development 401.137  Fisheries Management 268,034
China
  Apple growing 212,400
(4) Other relevant information with respect to actions taken within the framework of the
Decision:
New Zealand’s grant to the World Food Programme remains at $600,000 in the 1998/99
financial year.
The NZODA scholarship scheme provides financial assistance to students from developing
countries who wish to study at New Zealand institutions.  A number of these students attend
agriculture-related courses at Lincoln and Massey Universities, and are able to utilise their new skills
on return to their home country.  NZODA also provides support to the University of the South Pacific
in Suva, Fiji.
New Zealand diplomatic posts are in a position to supply information relevant to accessing
the New Zealand market to developing country exporters and to provide for further contact, where
necessary, with the appropriate departments in New Zealand for more detailed advice.
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