G/AG/N/MUS/17  
 
2 February 2022  
(22-0795) Page: 1/7 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 8 September  2020, 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 2020/2021 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MAURITIUS  
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR FROM 01 -07-2020 TO 30 -06-2021  
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 
General Note:  
In accordance with the notification requirements (paragraph (ii), page 11 of document G/AG/2), Mauritius notifies that domest ic support to agricultural producers during the 
financial year 2020 -2021 was provided through the operations of the Ministry of Agr o-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 e xempt 
measures.  
    
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MAURITIUS  
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR FROM 01 -07-2020 TO 30 -06-2021  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
MUR Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2.General Services      
2 (a). Research  Food Agricultural Research Extension Institute  386,500,000  Budget 2021/2022 
(MAIFS)  (1) 
Subtotal:  386,500,000    
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Agricultural Services in the field of Animal Production, Horticulture, Plant 
Protection, Veterinary Services, Agronomy, FTL, Agricultural Information 
Division  381,302,000  Budget 2021/2022 
(MAIFS)  (2) 
Slaughtering of Animals (Mauritius Mea t Authority)  18,000,000  Budget 2021/2022 
(MAIFS)   
Subtotal:  399,302,000    
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Small Farmers Welfare Fund  15,500,000  Budget 2021/2022 
(MAIFS)  (3) 
Subtotal:  15,500,000    
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Irrigation Services  136,000,000  Budget 2021/2022 
(MAIFS)   
Subtotal:  136,000,000    
2 (h). Other general services  Sugar Service Providing Institutions  399,330,000  Budget 2021/2022 
(MAIFS)   
Subtotal:  399,330,000    
 Subtotal General Services  1,336,632,000    
Grand Total Green Box  1,336,632,000    
Notes:  
(1) Refer to Transfers to FAREI.  
(2) Compensation of Employees – 14-103, 14 -104. 
(3) SFWF: 26313.  
    
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- 4 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MAURITIUS  
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR FROM 01 -07-2020 TO 30 -06-2021  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Special and Differential Treatment – "Development Programmes"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to 
criteria in Articl e 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 2021/2022   
Fertilizer Scheme  60,000,000  Budget 2021/2022   
Incentive for producting of strategic crop  18,398,650  Budget 2021/2022   
Subtotal:  88,398,650  Budget 2021/2022   
Grand Total Development Programmes  88,398,650    
 
    
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MAURITIUS  
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR FROM 01 -07-2020 TO 30 -06-2021  
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  
Sugar  362,000,000   362,000,000  3,955,100,000  9.15% 0 (de minimis)   
Fruit growers (Bat net scheme)  10,000,000   10,000,000  2,005,100,000  0.5%  0 (de minimis )  
Crop (Seeds AMB)  6,000,000   6,000,000  4,307,800,000  0.14%  0 (de minimis )  
Livestock support (Specific Livestock 
Schemes)  15,600,000   15,600,000  2,919,200,000  0.53%  0 (de minimis ) (1) 
Tea Support Scheme (Tea Plantlets)  5,000,000   5,000,000  59,800,000  8.36% 0 (de minimis )  
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)  92,100,000  11,034,800,000  0.83% 0 (de minimis )  
TOTAL  0  
General Note:  
Based on Agriculture Statistics 2020.  
Note:  
(1) Animal feed subsidies, milk, calf, sheep and goat.  
    
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MAURITIUS  
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR FROM 01 -07-2020 TO 30 -06-2021  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non -Exempt Direct Payments  
Description of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
MUR External 
reference p rice 
(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  
Sugar  FNY 01-07-20 30-06-21 Money grant      362,000,000  362,000,000 Budget MAIFS   
Total Sugar            362,000,000   
Fruit growers  
(Bat net scheme)  FNY 01-07-20 30-06-21 Money grant      10,000,000  10,000,000 Budget MAIFS   
Total Fruit growers  
(Bat net scheme)            10,000,000   
Crop (Seeds AMB)  FNY 01-07-20 30-06-21 Money grant      6,000,000  6,000,000 Budget MAIFS   
Total Crop  
(Seeds AMB)            6,000,000   
Livestock support 
(Specific Livestock 
Schemes)  FNY 01-07-20 30-06-21 Money grant      15,600,000  15,600,000 Budget MAIFS 
(cattle breeder, 
poultry, calf, 
goat/sheep)   
Total Livestock 
support (Specific 
Livestock Schemes)            15,600,000   
Tea Support Scheme 
(Tea Plantlets)  FNY 01-07-20 30-06-21 Money grant      5,000,000  5,000,000 Budget MAIFS   
Total Tea Support 
Scheme (Tea 
Plantlets)            5,000,000   
 
    
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MAURITIUS  
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR FROM 01 -07-2020 TO 30 -06-2021  
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 / levie s 
 
 
 
MUR Total non -
product -specific 
support  
(3+4 -5) 
 
MUR Data Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7  
CCTV camera  FNY 01-07-20 30-06-21 10,000,000   10,000,000 Budget MAIFS   
Compost Crop producers  FNY 01-07-20 30-06-21 1,000,000   1,000,000 Budget MAIFS   
Development of Household Micro Gardens  FNY 01-07-20 30-06-21 5,000,000   5,000,000 Budget MAIFS   
Crop Loss Compensation Scheme  FNY 01-07-20 30-06-21 16,000,000   16,000,000 Budget MAIFS   
Land preparation and Fencing and Agricultural 
Infrastructure Development Project/Drains  FNY 01-07-20 30-06-21 8,000,000   8,000,000 Budget MAIFS   
Rainwater Harvesting  FNY 01-07-20 30-06-21 1,000,000   1,000,000 Budget MAIFS   
Pasture Development  FNY 01-07-20 30-06-21 100,000   100,000 Budget MAIFS   
Scheme for Purchase of Equipment  FNY 01-07-20 30-06-21 6,000,000   6,000,000 Budget MAIFS   
Shetered Farming  FNY 01-07-20 30-06-21 45,000,000   45,000,000 Budget MAIFS   
TOTAL  92,100,000  
 
 
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