G/AG/N/GBR/22  
 
23 November  2023 
(23-7924) Page: 1/4 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated  22 November  2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the  United Kingdom . 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 
Calendar  Year 2022 . 
 
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This notification provides the United Kingdom's (UK) food aid spending for Least -Developed and Net 
Food-Importing Developing Countries for Calendar Year 2022 following the publication of the 
UK's official Statistics on International Development.   
 
The data supplied in this notification includes relevant aid provided by the UK Crown Dependencies 
(the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the Isle of Man and the Bailiwick of Jersey). This data can be found 
separetly in the Annex.  
 
 
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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:  
UNITED KINGDOM  
REPORTING PERIOD:  CALENDAR YEAR  2022 
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1  QUANTITY OF FOOD AID PROVIDED TO LEAST -DEVELOPED AND NET FOOD -IMPORTI NG 
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES  
 
The United Kingdom (UK) provided food aid assistance to Least -Developed and Net Food -Impor ting 
Developing Countries through grant form and did not donate actual food products in the 2022 
Calendar Year.  
2  INDICATION OF THE PROPORTION IN FULLY GRANT FORM OR APPROPRIATE 
CONCESSIONAL TERMS  
 
In the 2022 calendar year all UK funding for food assistance was provided as untied cash -based 
support in fully grant form.   
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is responsible for administering  the 
majority of the UK Official Development Aid (ODA) budget. The FCDO aims to reduce pov erty, limit 
the impact of humanitarian crises and lead in the fight against climate change.   
The UK's total food assistance (both emergency and longer -term programme spend) to all ODA 
eligible countries was GBP 290,000,000. This food assistance is delivere d primarily by the UN World 
Food Programme and other partners such as the Food and Agricultural Organisation, International 
Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations Children's Fund.  
Food assistance provided by the Government of Jersey is channeled  through Jersey 
Overseas  Aid (JOA). The Overseas Aid & Development Commission (part of the States of Guernsey) 
funds  agricultural projects in the developing world through Grant Aid Awards to charities (registered 
with one of the Charity Commissions of Grea t Britain) working overseas.  
3  TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER PARAGRAPH 3(III) OF THE DECISION  
 
All financial assistance provided by the UK was in grant form.   
Total emergency food aid spend for LDCs and NFIDCs was GBP 196,470,948 in the 2022 calen dar 
year. This spend covers provision and distribution of food; logistical costs; cash and vouchers for 
the purchase of food; non -medical nutritional interventions for the benefit of crisis -affected people, 
including refugees and internally displaced peopl e in developing countries in emergency situations.   
In addition to this amount, GBP 29,018,624 of spend was provided for food aid programmes. This 
spend covers supply of edible human food under national or international programmes including 
transport costs , cash payments made for food supplies, project food assistance aid and food 
assistance aid for market sales.   
For total UK funds allocated for Food aid and food security programmes and Emergency food aid to 
LDC and NFIDCs in 2022 by beneficiary country pl ease see the Annex below.   
It is not possible to further disaggregate financial information for the individual components of 
emergency food and food aid programmes to obtain the amount of technical assistance.  G/AG/N/GBR/22  
 
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  4  OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO ACT IONS TAKEN WITHIN THE 
FRAMEWORK OF THE DECISION  
None.  
 
 
 
 
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  ANNEX  
 
FUNDS ALLOCATED IN 2022 FOR LDCS AND NFIDCS FOR FOOD AID AND SECURITY 
PROGRAMMES AND EMERGENCY FOOD AID BY BENEFICIARY COUNTRY (GBP)  
Table 1: United Kingdom  
Country Name  Emergency Food Aid Spend  Food Aid Programmes Spend  
Afghanistan  128,041,086  - 
Bangladesh  8,635,594  - 
Ethiopia  5,210,000  3,990,000  
Kenya  1,594,837  - 
Madagascar  2,000,000  - 
Malawi  - 3,479,088  
Mozambique  1,209,000  - 
Myanmar  2,311,489  994,454  
Somalia  11,365,321  125,000  
South Sudan  9,501,000  4,130,206  
Sudan  7,332,000  - 
Uganda  8,870,800  - 
Yemen  10,399,821  15,600,000  
Zambia  - 699,875  
Total  196,470,948  29,018,624  
Table 2: Crown Dependencies  
Country Name  Emergency Food Aid Spend  Food Aid Programmes Spend  
Afghanistan  150,000  - 
Burundi  659,695  - 
Ethiopia  1,189,201  - 
Kenya  87,390  - 
Madagascar  52,388  - 
Malawi  1,542,739  - 
Nepal  853,793  - 
Pakistan  150,000  - 
Rwanda  951,110  - 
Sierra Leone  649,587  10,230  
Somalia  - 30,000  
South Sudan  - 48,080  
Tanzania  44,703  - 
Uganda  90,118  - 
Yemen  - 42,240  
Zambia  607,985  - 
Total  7,028,709  130,550  
 
 
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