G/AG/N/COL/76  
 
30 March 2023  
(23-2256) Page: 1/7 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: Spanish  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 28 February 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Colombia . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and 
the relevant supporting tables) for the calendar year 2020 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: COLOMBIA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2020  
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  
344,733  USD thousand  0 
  
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: COLOMBIA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2020  
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 sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2. General services      
2 (a) Research  Support for the development of research and technology transfer with a 
view to improving and increasing the productivity, competitiveness and 
modernization of agricultural activities.  87,686  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Rural 
Development   
Subtotal:  87,686    
2 (b) Pest and disease control  Strengthening of measures to prevent and control animal and  plant 
diseases that could affect agricultural production, and strengthening of the 
National  Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures System.  40,794  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Rural 
Development   
Subt otal:  40,794    
2 (c) Training services  Support with a view to stimulating and strengthening the management 
skills of agricultural sector entities and contributing to the development of 
the agricultural sector, in line with the economic and social changes in the 
country.  23,886  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Rural 
Development  [1] 
Subtotal:  23,886    
2 (d) Extension and advisory services  Support to facilitate the transfer of information and research results to 
producers and consumers through the implementation of the information 
systems required for agricultural decision -making.  3,226  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Rural 
Development   
Subtotal:  3,226    
2 (e) Inspection services  Support for diagnostic centres and health laboratories with a view to 
prevention, monitoring and safety at national level in relation to 
agricultural products.  0 Ministry of Agriculture 
and Rural 
Development   
Subtotal:  0   
2 (f) Marketing and promotion services  Support for the promotion and consolidation of agricultural business 
organization activities with a view to improving the competitiveness of the 
regions, and support for agricultural produce marketing services.  17,403  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Rural 
Development   
Subtotal:  17,403    
2 (g) Infrastructural services  Support for the analysis, design, construction, rehabilitation and 
modernization of irrigation and drainage infrastructure at national level.  10,240  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Rural 
Development   
Subtotal:  10,240    
 Subtotal General services  183,235    
  
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- 4 - Measure type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
USD thousand  Data sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
13. Regional assistance programmes  Purchase and award of land. Support to assist rural populations displaced 
by violence; to guarantee property rights and legal regularization for 
indigenous communities as a means of protecting their culture and 
respecting their identity; to legalize the ownership of land occupied by 
settler communities of small -scale producers to enable them to own their 
own production resources; and to contribute to the sustainability of rural 
areas through the development of efficient methods that allow rural land to 
be used appropriately in keeping with its agricultural potential.  32,518  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Rural 
Development   
Subtotal:  32,518    
Grand Total Green Box  215,754    
Note:  
[1] Corresponds to the total allotted budget for projects, which covers support for production projects, technical assistance and  training services. A breakdown of the annual 
data is not available.   
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: COLOMBIA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2020  
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 sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
(a) Investment subsidies generally available to agriculture  Incentives for producers who undertake investment 
projects geared towards improving the competitiveness of 
agriculture and facilitating adjustment processes in the 
various sectors or who develop n ew production projects 
that revive agricultural activities.  433,389  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Rural 
Development   
Production loans for small -scale producers to finance 
investments enabling them to improve the productivity of 
their farming activities.  70,469  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Rural 
Development   
Subtotal:  503,858    
(b) Input subsidies available to low -income or resource -poor producers  Support for the procurement  of agricultural inputs  for 
small -scale producers, the aim being to mitigate  the 
adverse impact  of COVID -19 in the Colombian countryside 
and thus maintai n the continuity of the production  of food  
and its supply to centres of consumption with a view to  
ensur ing the food security of the Colombian population.  11,802  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Rural 
Development   
Subtotal:  11,802    
(c) Support for diversification from growing illicit narcotic crops  Support for communities affected by illicit crops, through 
investment in production projects, technology, 
environmental regeneration and rural development.  51,714  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Rural 
Development   
Subtotal:  51,714    
Grand Total D evelopment Programmes  567,374    
General note:  
Following the signing on 24 November 2016 of the peace agreement with the FARC, Colombia increased budgets to implement  the substitution of illicit crops.   
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: COLOMBIA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2020  
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)  
 
 
USD thousand  Product -specific 
EMS (from ST DS:8)  
 
 
 
 
USD thousand  Total  
(2+3)  
 
 
 
 
USD thousand  Value of production  
 
 
 
 
 
USD thousand  Support as a 
% of value of 
production  
 Current Total AMS  
 
 
 
 
 
USD thousand  Note  
 
1 2 3    4  
Rice 7,764   7,764  1,125,262  1% 0 (de minimis )  
Maize (corn)  292  292 477,885  0% 0 (de minimis )  
Non-product -specific AMS (from ST/DS:9)       
TOTAL  0  
Note:  
Source: National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). The calculation of value of production (2019) corresponds to  the revised methodology from base year 2015 and 
Central Product Classification (CPC).   
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:6  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: COLOMBIA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2020  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non -Exempt Direct Payments  
Description 
of basic 
product  Reporting year  Measure type Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
 External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from AGST)  
 
 
  Eligible 
production  Total price -
related direct 
payments 
((4-5)*6)  Other non -
exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
 
 
USD 
thousand  Associated 
fees/levies  
 
 
 
 
 Total direct 
payments 
(7+8 -9) 
 
 
 
 
USD 
thousand  Data 
sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Rice CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Direct support for 
producers      7,764   7,764  Ministry of 
Agriculture 
and Rural 
Development   
Total Rice            7,764    
Maize (corn)  CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Direct support for 
producers      292  292 Ministry of 
Agriculture 
and Rural 
Development   
Total Maize 
(corn)            292   
 
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