G/AG/N/SLV/87   
17 April 2023  
(23-2717) Page: 1/4 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: Spanish  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following communication, dated 13 April 2023, 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 2020/2021 . 
 
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- 2 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: EL SALVADOR  
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR FROM 01 -06-2020 TO 31 -05-2021  
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  Research protocols: Technical documents and released technologies  2,400.00  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Subtotal:  2,400.00    
2 (b) Pest and disease control  Control of crop-damaging insects  175.00  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Subtotal:  175.00    
2 (c) Training services  Institutional capacity -building to support producers in the coffee, 
aquaculture and livestock subsectors: Technical assistance and specialized 
training services for producers  2,200.00  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Technical assistance in making poultry products eligible for exportation  384.00  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Subtotal:  2,584.00    
2 (d) Extension and advisory services  Procurement of consultancy services for training and business plans  in order 
to strengthen water user associations  153.00  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Subtotal:  153.00    
2 (e) Inspection services  Supervisory visits and monitoring of establishments marketing agricultural 
inputs  270.00  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Sample analysis of seeds for marketing and distribution  90.17  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Laboratory testing in the agricultural industry  20.50  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Subtotal:  380.67    
2 (f) Marketing and promotion services  Export permits and participation in the international "Cup of Excellence" 
competition  64.00  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Subtotal:  64.00    
2 (g) Infrastructural services  Construction of hillside ditches  173.00  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Construction of rainwater harvesting structures for use in rural communities  204.00  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Installation of irrigation pipes in rural communities  178.00  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Subtotal:  555.00     
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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  Establishment of the Soil Information System in El Salvador  4.56 Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Demonstration on the improvement of rice productivity through proper water 
management  15.83  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Model for the post-harvest handling of bananas and mangoes on producers' 
and cooperatives' farms in El Salvador  8.07 Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Subtotal:  28.46    
 General services subtotal  6,340.13    
Total Green Box  6,340.13    
  
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- 4 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: EL SALVADOR  
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR FROM 01 -06-2020 TO 31 -05-2021  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - Special and Differential Treatment - "Development Programmes"  
Measure type  Name and descri ption 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  "Rural Adelante" national economic transformation programme: Aimed at 
strengthening sustainable production capacities and developing 
competitive, sustainable and inclusive value chains to increase the 
climate change resilience of rural families living in poverty  2,200.00  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Family Farming Support Project (PAAF): Enhancing the competitiveness 
of rural businesses and production linkages to i ncreas e sustainable 
production, encourag e transformation, improv e marketing, and boost 
income and employment  48.57  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Installation of irrigation modules to increase production in the 
departments of San Miguel and La Unión, which have been affected by 
drought  185.00  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Application of sustainable and agro -ecological soil management 
technologies to improve fertility in production systems in El Salvador  8.57 Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Support for the integration of El Salvador's coffee production sector into 
the internal and external markets  276.14  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Subtotal:  2,718.28    
(b) Agricultural input subsidies to low -income or resource -poor 
producers  Delivery of agricultural packages containing staple grain seeds  24,600.00  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Delivery of rust -resistant coffee plants and technical assistance  4,200.00  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Recovery of staple grain and coffee production through the delivery of 
agricultural packages, coffee plants and food to agricultural producers in 
the municipalities affected by the 2018 drought in El Salvador  1,170.00  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Delivery of improved red bean seed to increase production in the context 
of the COVID -19 pandemic in El Salvador  1,240.00  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Subtotal:  31,210.00    
Total development programmes  33,928.28    
 
 
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