G/AG/N/SLV/65  
 
8 January 2021  
(21-0316) Page: 1/4 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: Spanish  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following communication, dated 17 December 2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of El Salvador . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  
and the relevant supporting tables) for  the financial  year 2008 . 
 
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The only existing agricultural domestic support measures applied by El Salvador are those set out 
in Supporting Tables DS:1 and DS:2 attached hereto.  
 
 
  
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- 2 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: EL SALVADOR  
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR FROM 1 JUNE 2008 TO 31 MAY 2009  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria  
in Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
USD thousand  Data source  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2. General services      
2 (a) Research  Generation of technology for the revival of potato  cultivation ( financed with 
resources from the National Scheme of Alliances for Technological 
Innovation (SINALIT)  (IDB))  44.09  MAG  
Research, validation and technology transfer projects  on fruit trees  that are 
adapted to the agroecological conditions of the country and have market 
potential  (financed with resources from SINALIT (IDB))  212.22  MAG  
Training for organized producers on irrigated agriculture, marketing, 
management and business administration  186.60  MAG (1) 
Subtotal  442.91    
2 (d) Extension and advisory services  Technical assistance  68.16  MAG  
Pre-investment studies and technical assistance in organizational 
strengthening  40.00  MAG  
Agricultural information system through information, production, 
organization, market administration, consultancy, training and commercial 
transaction services for decision -making  21.82  MAG  
Technology generation and transfer projects (funded through the 
Competitive Resources Exchange (BRC))  31.53  MAG  
Subtotal  161.51    
2(f) Marketing and promotion services  Develop ing the marketing of agrifood products  952.00  MAG  
Subtotal  952.00    
2 (g) Infrastructural services  Coordinated rural public investment programme for the strengthening of, 
inter alia , sustainable rural road programmes, rural electrification and 
reservoirs  779.55  MAG  
Subtotal  779.55     
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- 3 - Measure type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria  
in Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
USD thousand  Data source  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2 (h) Other general services  Construction and equipping of two collection centres in the irrigation 
districts of Aticoyo Sur and Lempa -Acahuapa (Bali Decision WT/MIN(13)/37)  36.19  MAG  
Soil conservation work (Bali Decision WT/MIN(13)/37)  281.53  MAG  
Rehabilitation of irrigation system (Bali Decision WT/MIN(13)/37)  250.12  MAG  
Support for small fruit and vegetable producers in applying efficient 
irrigation techniques and methods, with an emphasis on drip irrigation and 
microsprinkling (Bali Decision WT/MIN(13)/37)  876.28 MAG  
Developing the irrigated agricultural area for fruit and vegetable cultivation 
(Bali Decision WT/MIN(13)/37)  864.28  MAG  
Subtotal  2,308.40    
 Subtotal General Services  4,644.37    
Total Green Box  4,644.37    
MAG: Ministerio de Agricultura  y Ganadería  (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock)  
Note:  
(1) The programme also includes research services (Annex 2, paragraph 2(c)).  
   
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- 4 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: EL SALVADOR  
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR FROM 1 JUNE 2008 TO 31 MAY 2009  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Special and Differential Treatment – "Development Programmes"  
Measure type  Name and description of measure with reference to 
criteria in Article 6.2  Monetary value  
 
USD thousand  Data source  Note  
1 2 3 4  
(a) Investment subsidies generally available to agriculture  Delivery of metal silos, benefiting family producers of 
staple grains  1,189.32  MAG  
Reforestation and diversification of fruit trees  515.62  MAG  
Maintaining coffee plants in established nurseries  81.69  MAG  
Investment in the livestock sector  2,000.00  MAG  
Subtotal  3,786.63    
(b) Agricultural input subsidies generally available to low -income or resource -
poor producers  Staple grain improved seed programme for low-income 
farmers  25,507.00  MAG  
Subtotal  25,507.00    
Total development programmes  29,293.63    
MAG: Ministerio de Agricultura  y Ganadería  (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock)  
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