WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/NAM/3
13March 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-1030)
Original: English Committee onAgriculture
NOTIFICATION
Theattachednotificationconcerningdomesticsupportcommitments(TableDS:1andtherelevant
Supporting Tables) forthemarketing year1995/96 wasreceived fromthedelegation ofNamibia on
11March 1997.
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NAMIBIA
Inaccordance withthenotification requirements (paragraph (ii),page11ofdocument G/AG/2),
Namibianotifiesthatdomesticsupporttoagriculturalproducersduringthereportingperiodwasprovided
through theoperations oftheMinistry ofAgriculture, Water andRural Development. Allsuchsupport
iscovered bythedomestic support categories which areexempt from reduction commitments under
theAgreement onAgriculture. Theattached Supporting Tables DS:1 andDS:2 provide details ofthese
exempt measures.G/AG/N/NAM/3
Page2Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Namibia
REPORTING PERIOD: 1April 1995 to31March 1996
Measures exempt fromthereduction commitment --"Green Box"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tocriteria inAnnex 2 Monetary value of
measure inyearin
questionData sources
1 2 3 4
General services Agricultural extension: provides extension service totheagricultural sector inthe
form ofinformation, communication andadvisory services. There arenodirect
payment toproducers.Partofthenormal budget ofthe
Department ofAgriculture which
isN$65.306 millionEstimates and
expenditure of
theDepartment
ofAgriculture
General services Agricultural research: carries outresearch ontechnical issues related tocrop
suitability, productivity inagriculture, conservation oftheecosystem. Nodirect
payments toproducers areinvolved.asabove "
General services Veterinary services: implementation ofprogrammes fordiseases andpestcontrol in
livestock aswellasoperating quarantine systems soastoretain eligibility ofmeat for
export.asabove "
Payment forrelief from drought Drought aid:payments tofarmers forrelief from theeffects ofadevastating drought
which hasaffected Namibia inrecent years. Thecountry wasdeclared drought
stricken inJuly1995. Thepurchase ofanimal fodder andtheleasing ofgrazing was
subsidized under theprogramme andcompensation waspaidtoagronomic producers
forlossofcrops.N$117 million "G/AG/N/NAM/3
Page3Supporting Table DS:2 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Namibia
REPORTING PERIOD: 1April 1995 to31March 1996
Measures exempt fromthereduction commitment --Special andDifferential Treatment --"Development Programmes"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tocriteria inArticle 6:2 Monetary value of
measure inyearin
question
N$millionData sources
1 2 3 4
Investment subsidy available tosubsistence
farmersAffirmative Action Programme: interest subsidy onloans forthepurchase of
commercial farming landbysubsidence farmers.
National Agricultural Credit Programme:interest subsidy tosubsistence farmers on
seasonal loans forcropproduction andlonger term loans forthepurchase of
draught andbreeding stock aswellasforother essential farm development
undertakings.3.435
3.400Estimates and
expenditure ofthe
Department of
Agriculture
Input subsidy tosubsistence farmers Fertilizer subsidy: fertilizers aremade available tosubsistence farmers ata
subsidised price.
Seed subsidy: improved varieties ofmillet andmaize seedaremade available to
subsidence farming atasubsidised price.
Ploughing services: ploughing iscarried outbytractor forsubsistence farmers ata
subsidised cost.0.987
0.836
0.951"
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