G/AG/N/VNM/16  
 
11 December  2020 
(20-8949) Page: 1/10 
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  2016 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2016  
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 2016  
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  1,554.93  MOF, MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  1,554.93    
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Expenditures for preventing and controlling pests and diseases relating to the 
agriculture sector  644.02  MOF, MARD, Prov  
Subtotal:  644.02    
2 (c). Training services  Expenditures for agriculture universities, colleges, vocational schools and 
technical trainers  2,064.46  MOF, MARD,  Prov  
Subtotal:  2,064.46    
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Expenditures for extension and advisory services; disseminating scientific 
research results to agriculture producers  760.71  MOF, MARD, Prov  
Subtotal:  760.71    
2 (e). Inspection services  Expenditures for quarantine, quality and food safety inspection in order to 
protect human health and environment  104.59  MOF, MARD, Prov  
Subtotal:  104.59    
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.  218.34  MOF, MARD , Prov   
Subtotal:  218.34    
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Expenditures for constructing agriculture infrastructure (irrigation system, 
research units, agriculture universities)  17,712.5 0 MOF, MARD, Prov  
Subtotal:  17,712.5 0   
2 (h). Other general services  Consulting, trademarks, and commodity standards - Expenditures for activities 
related to intellectual property, websites, consulting, trademark design, 
geographical indications . 176.7 0 MOF, MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  176.7 0   
 Subtotal General Services  23,236.2 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  1,588.42  MOF, Prov   
Subtotal:  1,588.42     
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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.  1,745.45  MOF, Prov   
Subtotal:  1,745.45    
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.  3,552.3 0 MOF, MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  3,552.3 0   
9. Structural assistance provided through producer 
retirement programmes  Payments for transferring land and other resources, including livestock, from 
marketable agricultural production to other occupations  157.54  MOF, MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  157.54    
11. Structural adjustment assistance provided through 
investment aids  Payments for converting ineffective crops to other effective ones  567.91  MOF, MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  567.91    
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  181.29  MOF, MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  181.29    
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)  2,982.78  MOLISA   
Programme on supporting production land, house construction and clean water 
for ethnic minorities (well -known as 134 Program)  0.00 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)  2,137.4 0 MOLISA   
Supporting rural infrastructure investment in highly disadvantageous areas as 
coastal areas and islands  328.3 0 MOLISA   
Subtotal:  5,448.48    
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  1,060.1 0 Prov  
Investment in agriculture services relating to new rural areas and "Tam Nong" 
program  568.69  Prov  
Living and production support for ethnic minorities (loans, varieties, pest and 
disease prevention)  266.93  CEM, Prov   
Subtotal:  1,895.72    
Grand Total Green Box  38,373.3 5   
 
   
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2016  
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.  85.58  MOF, SB, Prov   
Subtotal:  85.58    
(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.  4,803.28  VBSP, Prov   
Subtotal:  4,803.28    
(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.  1.65 MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  1.65   
Grand Total Development Programmes  4,890.51    
 
   
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2016  
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 5,578.62   5,578.62  240,693.78  2.3%  0 (de minimis )*  
Corn 834.70   834.70  28,467.51  2.9%  0 (de minimis )*  
Vegetable  937.00   937.00  39,122.34  2.4%  0 (de minimis )*  
Coffee  954.00   954.00  58,809.32  1.6%  0 (de minimis )*  
Pepper  772.50   772.50  39,990.39  1.9%  0 (de minimis )*  
Cashew  718.13   718.13  11,826.70  6.1%  0 (de minimis )*  
Tea 75.00   75.00  6,574.38  1.1%  0 (de minimis )*  
Buffalo, cow  466.68   466.68  28,944.05  1.6%  0 (de minimis )*  
Pig 541.64   541.64  160,733.02  0.3%  0 (de minimis )*  
Poultry  1,145.48   1,145.48  38,312.07  2.9%  0 (de minimis )*  
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)  5,937.24  858,380.20 0.7% 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:6  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2016  
Product -Specific Aggregate 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 01-01-16 31-12-16 Direct support (as 
Decree 35 ) for 
paddy producers      1,659.25   1,659.25  Prov   
Total Rice            1,659.25    
Note:  Decree 35/2015/N D-CP on management and use of rice land replaces Decree No. 42. The locality mainly supports reclaiming and improving rice land wi th the support 
level specified in the decree: "Support VND 5,000,000/ha of specialized paddy rice land to be renovated from one -crop wet rice land or other land under the master plan 
and plan on land use for rice."  
   
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- 8 - Supporting Table DS:7  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2016  
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 01-01-16 31-12-16 Variety support  3,901.37  18.00  3,919.37     MOF, 
Prov  
Total Rice         3,919.37   1,659.25  5,578.62    
Corn CY 01-01-16 31-12-16 Variety support  834.7 0   834.7 0    Prov, 
MARD   
Total Corn         834.7 0   834.7 0   
Vegetable  CY 01-01-16 31-12-16 Variety support  937.00   937.00    Prov, 
MARD   
Total 
Vegetable         937.00   937.00   
Coffee  CY 01-01-16 31-12-16 Variety support  954.00   954.00    Prov, 
MARD   
Total 
Coffee         954.00   954.00   
Pepper  CY 01-01-16 31-12-16 Variety support  772.5 0   772.5 0    Prov  
Total 
Pepper         772.5 0   772.5 0   
Cashew  CY 01-01-16 31-12-16 Variety support  718.13    718.13     Prov, 
MARD   
Total 
Cashew         718.13    718.13    
Tea CY 01-01-16 31-12-16 Variety support  75.00   75.00    MOF  
Total Tea         75.00   75.00   
Buffalo, cow  CY 01-01-16 31-12-16 Variety support  466.68    466.68     MOF  
Total 
Buffalo, 
cow        466.68    466.68     
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- 9 - 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 01-01-16 31-12-16 Variety support  541.64    541.64     MOF  
Total Pig         541.64    541.64    
Poultry  CY 01-01-16 31-12-16 Variety support  1,145.48    1,145.48     MOF  
Total 
Poultry         1,145.48    1,145.48    
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, cooperati ves, associations etc.  
Variety support: Mainly low income and poor famers benefit from these programs of national and provinces . 
   
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- 10 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2016  
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 01-01-16 31-12-16 429.53    429.53  Prov  
Irrigation fee exemption. In the past, farmers 
had to annually pay for companies that maintain 
irrigation facilities, however, the government 
currently supports maintainance of the irrigation 
sytem  CY 01-01-16 31-12-16 5,507.71    5,507.71  Prov (1) 
TOTAL  5,937.24   
(1) Irrigation system serves for both agriculture and aquaculture. The policy is applying in general for all farmers including po or 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. Therefore, a major part 
of the above -mentioned irrigation fee exemption figures should be notified in Supporting Table DS:2 . 
Note:  Official exchange rate: 2016: US D 1 = VND 22,338.77 . 
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 Vietnam.  
 
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