G/AG/N/MUS/13  
 
25 September  2019 
(19-6194) Page: 1/8 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 27 August  2019, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Mauritius . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and the 
relevant supporting tables) for the financial  year from 01 -07-2018  to 30 -06-2019 . 
 
_______________  
 
 
 
 
  
  G/AG/N/MUS/13  
 
- 2 - Table  DS:1  
DOMESTIC  SUPPORT: MAURITIUS  
REPORTING PERIOD: FI NANCIAL YEAR FROM 01 -07-2018 TO 30 -06-2019  
Current  Total Aggregate  Measurement of Support  
Total AMS commitment level  Currency  Current Total AMS  
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from attached Supporting Tables)  
1  2  3  
  0 
In accordance with the notification requirements (paragraph (ii), page 11 of document G/AG/2), Mauritius notifies that domestic support to agricultural producers during the financial 
year 201 8-2019 was provided through the operations of the Ministry of Agro -Industry & Food Security. All such support is covered by the domestic support categories, which are 
exempt from reduction commitments under the Agreement on Agriculture. The attached Supporting Tables DS:1; DS:2; DS:4; and DS:9 provide details of these exempt measures.  
   
  G/AG/N/MUS/13  
 
- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC  SUPPORT: MAURITIUS  
REPORTING PERIOD: FI NANCIAL YEAR FROM 01 -07-2018 TO 30 -06-2019  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
MUR Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2. General Services      
2 (a). Research  Food Agricultural Research Extension Institute  396,800,000 Budget 2018/2019 (MAIFS)  (1) 
Subtotal:  396,800,000   
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Agricultural Services in the field of Animal Production, Horticulture, Plant Protection, 
Veterinary Services, Agronomy, FTL, Agricultural Information Division  466,334,000 Budget 2018/2019 (MAIFS)  (2) 
Slaughtering of Animals (Mauritius Meat Authority)  9,500,000 Budget 2018/2019 (MAIFS)   
Subtotal:  475,834,000   
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Small Farmers Welfare Fund  18,000,000  (3) 
Subtotal:  18,000,000   
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Irrigation Services  130,000,000 Budget 2018/2019 (MAIFS)   
Field Operations Regrouping Irrigation Project  135,000,000 Budget 201 8/2019 (MAIFS)   
Subtotal:  265,000,000   
 Subtotal General Services  1,155,634,000   
Grand Total Green Box  1,155,634,000   
(1) Refer  to Transfers to FAREI.  
(2) Compensation of Employees – 14-103, 14 -104. 
(3) SFWF: 26313.  
 
   
  G/AG/N/MUS/13  
 
- 4 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT : MAURITIUS  
REPORTING PERIOD : FINANCIAL YEAR FRO M 01-07-2018 TO 30 -06-2019  
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  
 
MUR  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
(b) Input subsidies available to low -income or resource -poor producers  Incentives for livestock (Animal feed)  10,000,000 Budget 2018/2019   
Subtotal:  10,000,000   
Grand Total Development Programmes  10,000,000   
 
 
   
  G/AG/N/MUS/13  
 
- 5 - Supporting Table DS:4   
DOMESTIC SUPPORT : MAURITIUS  
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL  YEAR FROM 01 -07-2018 TO 30 -06-2019  
Calculation of the Current  Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Description of basic products (including 
non-product specific AMS)  
 
 Product specific 
AMS (from ST DS:5 
to DS:7)  
 
MUR  Produ ct-specific 
EMS (from ST DS:8)  
 
MUR  Total  
(2 + 3)  
 
MUR  Value of production  
 
MUR  Support as a 
% of value of 
production  
 Current Total AMS  
 
MUR  Note  
 
1 2 3    4  
Fruit growers (bat net scheme)  15,000,000  15,000,000 1,632,300,000 0.92%  0 (de minimis )  
Livestock support  13,000,000  13,000,000 2,869,000,000 0.45%  0 (de minimis ) (1) 
Tea support Scheme  5,138 ,000  5,138 ,000 73,000,000 7.04% 0 (de minimis )  
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)  107,500,000 14,154,000,000  0.76%  0 (de minimis )  
TOTAL  0  
Based on D igest Agriculture Statistics 2017 . 
(1) Animal feed subsidies & Milk.  
   
  G/AG/N/MUS/13  
 
- 6 - Supporting Table DS:6  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MAURITIUS   
REPORTING PERIOD: FI NANCIAL YEAR FROM 01 -07-2018 TO 30 -06-2019  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support: Non -Exempt Direct Payments  
Description of 
basic products  Reporting Year  Measure 
Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
MUR External 
reference price 
(generally from 
AGST)  
 
MUR Eligible 
production  Total price 
related direct 
payments  
((4-5)*6)  
 
MUR  Other non 
exempt direct 
payments  
 
 
MUR  Associated 
fees / levies  
 
 
 
MUR  Total direct 
payment 
(7+8 -9) 
 
 
 
MUR  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Fruit growers  
(bat net scheme)  FNY 01-07-18 30-06-19 Money 
grant      15,000,000  15,000,000 Budget 
MAIFS   
Total Fruit 
growers(bat net 
scheme)            15,000,000   
Livestock support  FNY 01-07-18 30-06-19 Money 
grant      13,000,000  13,000,000 Budget 
MAIFS   
Total Livestock 
support            13,000,000   
Tea support 
Scheme  FNY 01-07-18 30-06-19 Money 
grant      5,138 ,000  5,138 ,000 Budget 
MAIFS   
Total Tea 
support Scheme            5,138 ,000   
 
 
   
  G/AG/N/MUS/13  
 
- 7 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MA URITIUS  
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL  YEAR FROM 01 -07-2018 TO 30 -06-2019  
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure Types  Reporting Year  Non-product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
MUR  Other non -product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details ) 
 
MUR  Associated 
fees / levies  
 
 
 
MUR  Total non -
product -specific 
support  
(3+4 -5) 
 
MUR  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7  
a. Agro-processing SMEs (Premarket tests)  FNY 01-07-18 30-06-19 6,000,000   6,000,000 MAIFS: 
Budget 
2017/2018   
b. Crop Producers (Compost)  FNY 01-07-18 30-06-19 15,000,000   15,000,000 MAIFS: 
Budget 
2018/2019   
c. Seed Purchase Scheme  FNY 01-07-18 30-06-19 5,000,000   5,000,000 MAIFS: 
Budget 
2018/2019   
d. Technology Diffusion Scheme  FNY 01-07-18 30-06-19 2,000,000   2000,000 MAIFS: 
Budget 
2018/2019   
e. Land preparation and Fencing and Agricultural 
Infrastructure Development (Mauritius)  FNY 01-07-18 30-06-19 50,000,000   50,000,000 MAIFS: 
Budget 
2018/2019   
f. Project Assistance Micro Projects  FNY 01-07-18 30-06-19 1,000,000   1,000,000 MAIFS: 
Budget 
2018/2019   
g. Crop Nursery  FNY 01-07-18 30-06-19 7,000,000   7,000,000 MAIFS: 
Budget 
2018/2019   
h. Post-Harvest Facility  FNY 01-07-18 30-06-19 500,000   500,000 MAIFS: 
Budget 
2018/2019   
i. Rainwater Harvesting  FNY 01-07-18 30-06-19 1,000,000   1,000,000 MAIFS: 
Budget 
2018/2019   
j. Scheme for purchase of equipment  FNY 01-07-18 30-06-19 6,000,000   6,000,000 MAIFS: 
Budget 
2018/2019    
  G/AG/N/MUS/13  
 
- 8 - Measure Types  Reporting Year  Non-product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
MUR  Other non -product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details ) 
 
MUR  Associated 
fees / levies  
 
 
 
MUR  Total non -
product -specific 
support  
(3+4 -5) 
 
MUR  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7  
k. Reproductive farm  FNY 01-07-18 30-06-19 2,000,000   2,000,000 MAIFS: 
Budget 
2018/2019   
l. Certification of Bio Foods  FNY 01-07-18 30-06-19 5,000,000   5,000,000 MAIFS: 
Budget 
2018/2019   
m. Encourage use of Bio Fertilizers  FNY 01-07-18 30-06-19 5,000,000   5,000,000 MAIFS: 
Budget 
2018/2019   
n. CCTV camera  FNY 01-07-18 30-06-19 2,000,000   2,000,000 MAIFS: 
Budget 
2018/2019   
TOTAL  107,500,000  
 
 
__________