G/AG/N/OMN/23  
 
31 July 2019 
(19-5005) Page: 1/4 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 8 May  2019, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Oman . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and the relevant 
supporting tables) for the calendar  year 2015 . 
 
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- 2 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: OM AN  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 2015  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
OMR   Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2. General Services      
2 (a). Research  Agriculture research support and facilities.  2,056,828 Ministry of Agriculture & 
Fisheries   
Animal wealth research support and facilities.  658,216 Ministry of Agriculture & 
Fisheries   
Subtotal:  2,715,044   
2 (b). Pest and disease control  National vaccination and treatment.  1,221,110 Ministry of Agriculture & 
Fisheries   
Plant protection, aerial spray works, locust control and safe use of pesticide.  2,570,509 Ministry of Agriculture & 
Fisheries   
Subtotal:  3,791,619   
2 (c). Training services  Omani cadres training.  240,995 Ministry of Agriculture & 
Fisheries   
Subtotal:  240,995   
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Farmers agricultural extension, introducing new technologies, and encouragement 
services projects.  3,305,804 Ministry of Agriculture & 
Fisheries   
Update and improve the agricultural statistics data system.  69,379 Ministry of Agriculture & 
Fisheries   
Development of information technology services.  423,720 Ministry of Agriculture & 
Fisheries   
Studies and advisory consultants to support the Ministry's technical device.  361,052 Ministry of Agriculture & 
Fisheries   
Subtotal:  4,159,955    
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- 3 - Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
OMR   Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Establishment of fodder production company in Najd.  78,315 Ministry of Agriculture & 
Fisheries   
Establishment and development of agricultural and veterinarian quarantine.  1,681,442 Ministry of Agriculture & 
Fisheries  (1) 
Development of natural pastures.  120,152 Ministry of Agriculture & 
Fisheries  (2) 
Maintenance and furnishing of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries  727,363 Ministry of Agriculture & 
Fisheries   
Subtotal:  2,607,272   
 Subtotal General Services:  13,514,885   
Grand Total Green Box  13,514,885   
(1) The amount spent in this item includes establishment of the quarantine buildings, establishment of the veterinary clinics, an d purchasing of equipment and does not 
include the cost of quarantine services.  
(2) This is an infrastructure project associated with environmental program mes to develop and maintain natural pastures on government land.  
 
   
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- 4 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: OM AN  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 2015  
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  
 
OMR   Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
(a) Investment subsidies generally available to agriculture  Soft loan subsidies to agriculture and livestock projects: these soft loan 
facilities are granted to economically viable projects to encourage 
entrepreneurship in the sector.  1,026,380.064  Oman Develo pment Bank and 
Ministry of Agriculture  (1) 
National project for date palm development.  666,921  Ministry of Agriculture and 
Fisheries   
Protection of agriculture lands from sweeping away project.  979,700  Ministry of Agriculture and 
Fisheries   
Subtotal:  2,673,001.064    
Grand Total Development Programmes  2,673,001.064    
(1) The investor/promoter of the project will only pay 3% interest on the total amount of loan sanctioned for the respective proj ect. The balance between the prevailing 
market  rate of interest (6 %) and the soft loan interest charged to the farmer (3 %), would be paid by the government. The monetary value of RO  1,026,380.064 is 
equivalent to the 3 % balance on the total  amount of loan sanctioned to all the agricultural and livestock projects..  
 
 
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