G/AG/N/VNM/14  
 
11 December  2020 
(20-8947) Page: 1/11 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 29 September  2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of  Viet Nam . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and 
the relevant supporting tables) for the calendar year  2014 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2014  
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 Support ing Tables)  
1  2  3  
3,961.59  VND/billion  0  
 
   
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2014  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
VND,  billion  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2.General Services      
2 (a). Research  Expenditures for scientific research activities relating to the agriculture sector  1,589.05  MOF, MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  1,589.05    
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Expenditures for preventing and controlling pests and diseases relating to the 
agriculture sector  611.36  MOF, MARD, Prov  
Subtotal:  611.36    
2 (c). Training services  Expenditures for agriculture universities, colleges, vocational schools and 
technical trainers  2,036.54  MOF, MARD, Prov  
Subtotal:  2,036.54    
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Expenditures for extension and advisory services; disseminating scientific 
research results to agriculture producers  523.00 MOF, MARD, Prov  
Subtotal:  523.00   
2 (e). Inspection services  Expenditures for quarantine, quality and food safety inspection in order to 
protect human health and environment  76.20 MOF, MARD, Prov  
Subtotal:  76.20   
2 (f). Marketing and promotion services  Expenditures for supporting associations relating to trade promotion, such as a 
part of information -purchasing cost, trade fair participation cost, market survey 
cost, training. The support is not given to producers or exporters.  100.37  MOF, MARD , Prov   
Subtotal:  100.37    
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Expenditures for constructing agriculture infrastructure (irrigation system, 
research units, agriculture universities…)  17,471.08  MOF, MARD, Prov  
Subtotal:  17,471.08    
2 (h). Other general services  Consulting, trademarks, and commodity standards - Expenditures for activities 
related to intellectual property, websites, consulting, trademark design, 
geographical indications . 291.73  MOF, MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  291.73    
 Subtotal General Services  22,699.3 4   
3. Public stockholding for food security purposes  Expenditures for national reserve for the purpose of national food security (rice 
is accumulated by National Reserve Department; paddy, maize varieties and 
veterinary vaccines, disinfectants by MARD). Food purchases by the government 
are based on market rules  1,969.78  MOF, Prov   
Subtotal:  1,969.78     
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- 4 - Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
VND,  billion  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
4. Domestic food aid  Expenditures in relation to the provision of domestic food aid to sections of the 
population in need in remote, vulnerable and mountainous areas.  1,468.7 0 MOF, Prov   
Subtotal:  1,468.7 0   
8. Payments for relief from natural disasters  Disaster mitigation programmes, agricultural insurance for crops and livestock - 
Payments to compensate for damage caused by natural disasters and support 
farmers in disaster -stricken areas to stabilize their lives and restore production, 
insurance for agriculture.  2,573.07  MOF, MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  2,573.07    
9. Structural assistance provided through producer 
retirement programmes  Payments for transferring land and other resources, including livestock, from 
marketable agricultural production to other occupations  101.25  MOF, MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  101.25    
11. Structural adjustment assistance provided through 
investment aids  Payments for converting ineffective crops to other effective ones  466.81  MOF, MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  466.81    
12. Environmental programmes  Supporting producers, a part of Biogas construction cost, biological padding in 
livestock and cost for moving livestock out of residential areas in order to 
protect environment  119.01  MOF, MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  119.01    
13. Regional assistance programmes  Socio -economic development program (well -known as 135 Program) for 1,500 
highly disadvantageous communes in remote areas (constructing rural 
infrastructure as roads, irrigation system, agricultural production services in 
these communes)  3,919.36  MOLISA   
Programme on supporting production land, house construction and clean water 
for ethnic minorities (well -known as 134 Program)  398.00 MOLISA   
Programme on rapid and sustainable poverty reduction for 62 poor districts of 
the country, well -known as Resolution 30 (supporting reclamation cost, 
varieties, fertilizer, loan interest on agriculture production, vaccine, livestock, 
poultry, food aid, extension, plant protection, animal health, interest on 
introducing and advertising enterprise and cooperative products in 
disadvantageous communes)  2,736.2 0 MOLISA   
Supporting ru ral infrastructure investment in highly disadvantageous areas as 
coastal areas and islands  324.00 MOLISA   
Subtotal:  7,377.56    
14. Other direct payment  Population resettlement programmes in areas easily suffered from natural 
disasters, coastal areas, islands, forest core area; resettlement support for 
ethnic minorities  1,148.26  Prov  
Investment in agriculture services relating to new rural areas and "Tam Nong" 
program  412.27  Prov  
Living and production support for ethnic minorities (loans, varieties, pest and 
disease prevention)  125.54  CEM, Prov   
Subtotal:  1,686.07    
Grand Total Green Box  38,461.5 9   
   
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2014  
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  
 
VND,  billion  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
(a) Investment subsidies generally available to agriculture  Interest support, post -investment support, preferential 
interest rate for supporting farmers to buy agricultural 
machines in order to reduce post -harvest loss. Beneficiary 
groups are low-income and poor households.  336.8 0 MOF, SB, Prov   
Subtotal:  336.8 0   
(b) Input subsidies available to low -income or resource -poor producers  National and local budgetary expenditures for input 
(varieties, fertilizer) support for poor and low-income 
people or people living in disadvantageous areas. 
Beneficiary groups are low -income and poor households.  4,115.6 0 VBSP, Prov   
Subtotal:  4,115.6 0   
(c) Support for diversification from growing illicit narcotic crops  Conversion support from illicit narcotic crops to other 
crops (support varieties, food aids during non -harvest 
time, production guidance training). Beneficiary groups 
are low -income and poor households.  1.68 MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  1.68   
Grand Total Development Programmes  4,454.08    
 
   
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2014  
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)  
 
VND,  billion  Product -specific 
EMS (from ST DS:8)  
 
 
VND,  billion  Total  
(2 + 3)  
 
 
VND,  billion  Value of production  
 
 
 
VND,  billion  Support as a 
% of value of 
production  
 Current Total AMS  
 
 
 
VND,  billion  Note  
 
1 2 3    4  
Rice 4,954.78   4,954.78  257,213.34  1.9%  0 (de minimis )*  
Corn 637.30   637.30  26,599.36  2.4%  0 (de minimis )*  
Vegetable  296.00   296.00  37,106.64  0.8%  0 (de minimis )*  
Coffee  643.92   643.92  43,140.32  1.5%  0 (de minimis )*  
Pepper  502.50   502.50  27,026.50  1.9%  0 (de minimis )*  
Cashew  676.88   676.88  7,960.59  8.5%  0 (de minimis )*  
Tea 125.00   125.00  6,485.47  1.9%  0 (de minimis )*  
Buffalo, cow  688.19   688.19  23,420.45  2.9%  0 (de minimis )*  
Pig 665.50   665.50  168,391.10  0.4%  0 (de minimis )*  
Poultry  1,126.13   1,126.13  34,263.78  3.3%  0 (de minimis )*  
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)  5,403.29  895,994.86  0.6%  0 (de minimis )*  
TOTAL  0  
* AMS is not subject to reduction or inclusion in the current total AMS because the calculated AMS is less than 10% of value of production ( de minimis  exclusion).  
   
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:5  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2014  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
Description o f 
basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
VND External 
reference price 
(generally from 
AGST)  
 
VND Eligible production  Associated 
fees/levies   
 
 
VND,  billion  Total market 
price support 
((4-5)*6) -7 
 
 
VND,  billion  Data 
Sourc es Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  
Rice CY 01-01-14 31-12-14 National 
temporary 
storage program 
for rice - Interest 
rates support  9,697,140/Tonne  9,553,540/Tonne   1,000,000 Tonnes   143.6 1 MOF  
Total Rice          143.6 1   
 
Note:  External Reference Price of Rice at 3,145.66 ( 000 VND/tonne) is the price for the base period (Year 1999). In 2014 and 2015, the external reference prices of Rice are 
9,553.54  (000 VND/tonne) and 9,275.39 ( 000 VND/tonne) respectively. Such prices are calcu lated on export data of Viet Nam customs agencies (VND/tonne) and applied 
administered prices are domestic retail prices of rice in 2014 and 2015 . 
   
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- 8 - Supporting Table DS:6  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2014  
Product -Specific Ag gregate Measurements of Support: Non -Exempt Direct Payments  
Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
 
VND External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST)  
 
VND Eligible 
production  Total price 
related 
direct 
payments 
((4-5)*6)  
 
 
VND,  billion  Other non 
exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
 
 
VND,  billion  Associated 
fees/levies  
 
 
 
 
VND,  billion  Total direct 
payment 
(7+8 -9) 
 
 
 
 
VND,  billion  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Rice CY 01-01-14 31-12-14 Direct support  
(as Decree 42 ) for 
paddy producers      1,611.37   1,611.37  Prov   
Total Rice            1,611.37    
Note:  Decree 42/2012/ND -CP on management and use of paddyland regulates the support for paddy production as following: 500,000 VND/ha/year for wet -paddy land, 
100,000  VND/ha/year for other paddy land except for upland rice land which is spontaneously expanded and is not under planning and pl ans on rice -farming land use. 
However, the actual support may be lower t han the notified due to obstacles in measurement. It is difficult to determine total paddy area that should be supported; in 
some local areas, the cost for measurement and administrative procedure are even higher than the support.  
   
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- 9 - Supporting Table DS:7  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2014  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product -Specific Support and Total Product -Specific AMS  
Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
 
 
VND,  billion  Other 
product - 
specific 
support 
(with 
calculation 
details)  
 
VND,  billion  Associated 
fees/levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
 
 
VND,  billion  Market 
price 
support 
(from ST 
DS:5)  
 
 
 
VND,  billion  Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from ST 
DS:6)  
 
 
VND,  billion  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
VND,  billion  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Rice CY 01-01-14 31-12-14 Variety support  3,184.8 0 15  3,199.8 0    MOF, 
Prov  
Total Rice         3,199.8 0 143.6 0 1,611.37  4,954.7 8   
Corn CY 01-01-14 31-12-14 Variety support  637.3 0   637.3 0    Prov, 
MARD   
Total Corn         637.3 0   637.3 0   
Vegetable  CY 01-01-14 31-12-14 Variety support  296.00   296.00    Prov, 
MARD   
Total 
Vegetable         296.00   296.00   
Coffee  CY 01-01-14 31-12-14 Variety support  643.92    643.92     Prov, 
MARD   
Total 
Coffee         643.92    643.92    
Pepper  CY 01-01-14 31-12-14 Variety support  502.5 0   502.5 0    Prov  
Total 
Pepper         502.5 0   502.5 0   
Cashew  CY 01-01-14 31-12-14 Variety support  676.88    676.88     Prov, 
MARD   
Total 
Cashew         676.88    676.88    
Tea CY 01-01-14 31-12-14 Variety support  125.00   125.00    Prov, 
MARD   
Total Tea         125.00   125.00   
Buffalo, cow  CY 01-01-14 31-12-14 Variety support  688.19    688.19     MOF  
Total 
Buffalo, 
cow        688.19    688.19     
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- 10 - Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
 
 
VND,  billion  Other 
product - 
specific 
support 
(with 
calculation 
details)  
 
VND,  billion  Associated 
fees/levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
 
 
VND,  billion  Market 
price 
support 
(from ST 
DS:5)  
 
 
 
VND,  billion  Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from ST 
DS:6)  
 
 
VND,  billion  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
VND,  billion  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Pig CY 01-01-14 31-12-14 Variety support  665.5 0   665.5 0    MOF  
Total Pig         665.5 0   665.5 0   
Poultry  CY 01-01-14 31-12-14 Variety support  1,126.13    1,126.13     MOF  
Total 
Poultry         1,126.13    1,126.13    
Bank interest support for procuring temporary storage: Government facilitates marketing when price s are very low during harvest season. Government support is in the form of 
interest rate support to marketing stakeholders like companies, cooperatives, associations , etc.  
Variety support: Mainly low income and poor famers benefit from these programs of na tional and provinces . 
   
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- 11 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2014  
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure Types  Reporting Year  Non-product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
VND,  billion  Other non -product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details)  
 
VND,  billion  Associated 
fees/levies  
 
 
 
VND,  billion  Total non -
product -specific 
support  
(3+4 -5) 
 
VND,  billion  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7  
Transport support for shipping agricultural inputs 
from lowland to upland areas and agro -products 
from upland to lowland areas  CY 01-01-14 31-12-14 316.17    316.17  Prov  
Irrigation fee exemption. In the past, farmers 
had to annually pay for companies that maintain 
irrigation facilities, however,  the government  
currently supports mai ntainance of  the irrigation 
sytem  CY 01-01-14 31-12-14 5,087.12    5,087.12  Prov (1) 
TOTAL  5,403.29   
(1) Irrigation system serves for both agriculture and aquaculture. The policy is applying in general for all farmers including poor farmers. However, it is very difficult to separate 
support made available to low income, poor and limited farm -size farmers from that to other better off farmers who also benefit from this policy. Therefor e, a major part 
of the above -mentioned irrigation fee exemption figures should be notified in Supporting Table DS :2. 
Note:  Official exchange rate: 2014: US D 1 = VND 21,181.61 . 
Explanation of abbreviations for relevant agencies:  
CEMA : Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs .  
MARD : Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development . 
MOF: Ministry of Finance .  
MOIT : Ministry of Industry and Trade .  
MOLISA : Ministry of Labour - Invalids and social affairs .  
Prov: Provinces . 
SB: State Bank . 
VBSP : Vietnam Bank for Social Policies . 
Data sources:   Bank for Foreign Trade of Viet nam. 
 
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