G/AG/N/NZL/141  
 
4 October  2023 
(23-6663) Page: 1/4 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated  3 October  2023, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of New Zealand . The notification concerns 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 ) during the Financial 
Year 2022/2023 . 
 
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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:  FINANCIAL YEAR  FROM 30 -06-2022 TO 29 -06-2023 
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1  QUANTITY OF FOOD AID PROVIDED TO LEAST -DEVELOPED AND NET FOOD -IMPORTI NG 
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES  
 
New Zealand primarily provides food aid assistance through gran ts. A summary of programmes that 
included monetary food aid for the 2022/ 2023 financial year is provided below.  
2  INDICATION OF THE PROPORTION IN FULLY GRANT FORM OR APPROPRIATE 
CONCESSIONAL TERMS  
 
All financial support for food aid is in full grant form.  
FOOD AID  
 
Please note this report includes assistance provided to Least -Developed or Net Food -Importing 
Developing Countries (LDCs or NFIDCs) only.  
The Pacific and Development Group of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) is responsible 
for managing the  New Zealand Aid Programme.   
MFAT leads the offshore New Zealand Government's response to humanitarian emergencies such as 
cyclones, earthquakes, tsunami and drought. New Zealand provides humanitarian support through 
many channels, including grants (includ ing un -earmarked core funding and funding earmarked at 
the country level), deployable technical assistance, relief supplies, and early recovery projects 
through in -country partners such as non -government organisations. In the Pacific, MFAT's approach 
to hu manitarian relief is to work with the affected government to respond to specific requests for 
assistance. MFAT's response is primarily through technical assistance, non -food item (NFI) relief 
supplies and grants. Additionally, some grants may be attributed  to projects related to food security 
(food distribution and/or early recovery such as crop restoration).  
CORE FUNDING TO MULTILATERAL AGENCIES  
  NZD 
Agency  2022/ 2023 
World Food Programme (WFP)  6,000,000  
CGIAR - Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research  3,500,000  
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)  1,500,000  
Total  11,000,000  
EMERGENCY FOOD AID IN RESPONSE TO APPEALS  
International Organisations (grant contributions that may have included food aid) 
  NZD 
Country/International Agencies  2022/ 2023 
World Food Programme Global Contribution, Global Food Insecurity Response  1,850,000  
Afghanistan – Food Insecurity Response – WFP 4,000,000  
Total  5,850,000  
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  3  TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER PARAGRAPH 3(III) OF THE DECISION  
All financial assistance provided by the New Zealand Aid Programme is in grant form. Assistance 
provided in the last financial year includes (all expressed in New Zealand dollars):  
3.1  Global/Regional  
Pacific  Regional  
  NZD 
Activity  2022/ 2023 
Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)  10,569,377  
Small Island Food and Water Security Project  3,000,000  
Centre for Pacific Crops and Trees  5,790,000  
Enhanced Pacific Market Access  364,981  
Coastal Fisheries and Aquaculture  4,639,095  
PF 120 -630 Pacific Seeds for Life  859,166  
Enhanced Pacific Biosecurity Programme  2,496,881  
Pacific response to Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle  3,636,588  
Total  31,356,088  
Africa Regional  
  NZD 
Activity  2022/ 2023 
South Sudan, WFP  2,750,000  
Somalia, ICRC  750,000  
Ethiopia ICRC  2,250,000  
Ethiopia EHF  1,750,000  
Total  7,500,000  
3.2  Bilateral   
The New Zealand Aid Programme supports projects with bilateral partner countries which provide 
technical and financial assistance to improve their agricultural and fisheries productivity and 
sustainability, enhance food security, develop infrastructure and  create greater revenue -earning 
opportunities. Projects in the year ending June 2023 include:  
  
  NZD 
1.  PACIFIC  2022/ 2023 
KIRIBATI   
Improved Sustainable Kiribati Fisheries Development  724,462  
SAMOA   
Samoa Cocoa Industry Development Initiative  148,799  
SOLOMON ISLANDS   
TUVALU   
PAPUA NEW GUINEA   
Increasing Access to Market for Fairtrade Supply  689,829  
Support to Kimbe Market  4,500,000  
Total  6,063,090  
 
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2.  ASIA  2022/ 2023 
ASIA REGIONAL   
Asian Mega Deltas Initiative  6,200,000  
AFGHANISTAN   
Afghanistan: FAO Food Security  3,258,921  
CAMBODIA   
Quality Horticulture Initiative  941,244  
PF 11 -604 Sustainable Produce to Market (Pro -Market) Value Chain Enhancement Project  159,410  
Cambodia Climate Smart Commercial Horticulture  1,432,327  
LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC   
Lao People's Democratic Republic : Quality Beef  Initiative  555,693  
MYANMAR   
Myanmar Resilient Horticulture  1,960,256  
Myanmar: Food Security  1,999,803  
Myanmar Livelihoods and Food Security Fund  400,000  
ADRA NP Sustainable Health, Agriculture, Protection and Empowerment programme – 
MYANMAR  217,808  
SRI LANKA   
Sri Lanka Food Security – 2022 250,000  
Sri Lanka Dairy Excellence Training initiative  273,234  
TIMOR LESTE   
Crop Diversification in Timor Leste  3,107,984  
Aquaculture Development in Timor Leste  1,180,591  
Enhancing Climate Resilience of Coastal Communities in Timor -Leste  520,705  
ADRA NP Sustainable Health, Agriculture, Protection and Empowerment programme – Timor  380,313  
Pakistan, WFP  2,000,000  
Total  33,316,289  
 
 
  NZD 
3.  AFRICA and AMERICAS  2022/ 2023 
BOTSWANA   
Botswana Beef Sector Training Initiative - phase 2  285,155  
RWANDA   
East Africa: Farm to Market Alliance (WFP)  1,400,000  
ZAMBIA    
Zambia Dairy Transformation Programme  303,041  
Total  1,988,196  
 
4  OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO ACTIONS TAKEN WITHIN THE 
FRAMEWORK OF THE DECISION  
The New Zealand Aid Programme funds scholarships 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 ne w skills on return to their home 
country. Our scholarships and training programme has faced major disruptions as a result of 
COVID -19, in particular because of flight availability and border restrictions to enter New Zealand, 
and as a result the number of students studying in New Zealand in the 2022/ 2023 year has been 
significantly lower than historical averages. The New Zealand Aid Programme also provides support 
to the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji.  
New Zealand diplomatic posts supply inf ormation relevant to accessing the New Zealand market to 
developing country exporters and provide for further contact, where necessary, with the appropriate 
departments in New Zealand for more detailed advice/assistance. Each Head of Mission manages a 
Head of Mission Fund which is used to fund smaller value projects, occasionally related to the primary 
sector. Figures for these funds have not been included here.  
 
 
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