G/AG/N/BOL/31  
14 June 2022 
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Committee on Agriculture  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following communication, dated 1 7 May 2 022, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of the Plurinational State of Bolivia . The notification concerns domestic support commitments 
(Table DS:1  and the relevant supporting tables) for the calendar  year 2020 . 
 
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Pursuant to the notification requirements, Bolivia notifies that domestic support to agricultural 
producers in 2020 was provided through operations of the Ministry of Rural  Development and Lands . 
All such support is covered by the domestic support categories which are exempt from reduction 
commitments under the Agreement on Agriculture . Supporting Table DS.1 provides details of these 
exempt measures.  
 
 
   
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Supporting Table DS.1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PLURINATIONAL STATE OF BOLIVIA  
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  
 
BOB  Data sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2. General services      
2 (b) Pest and disease control  National Service for Agricultural Health and Food Safety (SENASAG)  
To respond to the urgent need to improve and protect the health status of 
productive agricultural and forestry assets and food safety, in order to 
contribute to the sustaina ble development of the agricultural sector with 
food sovereignty and security, it is working on including pest and disease 
control measures for specific products by, for example:  
 
1. Implementing the agricultural health and food safety programme II in 
the Plurinational State of Bolivia.  
2. Building and equipping the modular biosafety laboratories in Santa Cruz.  
3. Remodelling, expanding and equipping the Lidiveco laboratory.  
4. Implementing the surveillance system for phytosanitary control of the 
wheat crop  in Santa Cruz.  
5. Implementing phytosanitary measures on Amazonian fruits in La Paz, 
Pando and Beni.  
6. Strengthening the plant health system to improve the phytosanitary 
status of fruits at the national level.  
7. Carrying out of controls by the National Service for Agricultural Health 
and Food Safety (SENASAG).  
8. Implementing the plant health system for the coffee sector at the 
national level . Persons with disabilities.  Law No. 223. 146,771,866  Ministry of Rural 
Development and 
Lands   
Subtotal  146,771,866      
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Measure type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
BOB  Data sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2 (d) Extension and advisory services  Decentralized Public Institute for Food Sovereignty (IPDSA)  
With a view to contributing to the consolidation of production systems for 
food security and sovereignty through the implementation of programmes 
and projects aimed at the households of small and medium -sized crop and 
livestock producers who are vulnerable to food insecurity, by ensuring 
supplies to local markets, the Institute provides extension and technical 
advisory s ervices . For example:  
1. Implementing a sustainable development programme for livestock 
farming in Bolivia.  
2. Supporting the mechanization of agricultural production in 6 communes 
of the municipality of Boyuibe, Santa Cruz.  
3. Supporting productive development in 11 communes of the 
Parapitiguasu indigenous  community lands (TCO), Charagua municipality, 
Santa Cruz.  
4. Strengthening apple and peach production in the municipalities of 
Luribay, Sapahaqui and Licoma, La Paz department.  
5. Enhancing the production of winter and early potato crops at the 
national level.  
6. Providing machinery to strengthen rice production in communes of the 
municipality of Guayaramerín, Beni department.  
7. Improving milk production in the municipality of Guayaramerín, Beni 
department.  
8. Strengthening the cocoa sector at the national level through technical 
assistance and market development.  
9. Strengthening Amazonian fruit at the national level with technical 
assistance and market development.  
10. Strengt hening Bolivian fruit at the national level with technical 
assistance and market development.  
11. Implementing the coffee sector investment programme at the national 
level.  
12. Building and equipping an organic fertilizer production plant in the 
municipali ty of Caranavi, La Paz.  20,370,949  Ministry of Rural 
Development and 
Lands   
CRIAR II  
The overall objective of the programme  is to increase the incomes of small -
scale Bolivian agricultural producers, through the promotion of technologies 
that increase their productivity, thus helping to reduce vulnerability to food 
insecurity.  
1. Direct support for the creation of rural agri -food initiatives at the 
national level (CRIAR II)  97,917,784  Ministry of Rural 
Development and 
Lands   
Subtotal  118,288,733    
2 (g) Infrastructural services  Inclusive projects under the Community Investment in Rural Areas 
Project (PICAR) by the EMPODERAR national coordination unit  
Their objective is to improve access to sustainable basic infrastructure and 
services for the most disadvantaged rural communities in some of Bolivia's 
poorest municipalities . The PICAR projects include:  
1. Implementing community investment in rural areas in the departments 
of Chuquisaca, La Paz, Oruro and Cochab amba.  20,175,433  Ministry of Rural 
Development and 
Lands     
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Measure type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
BOB  Data sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
Rural Alliances Project (PAR)  
Its objective is to improve market access for poor rural producers in 
selected areas of the country through a model of rural productive alliances . 
It includes the following projects:  
 
1. Improving market access for rural producers at the national level 
(PAR II). 
2. Building La Florida farmers' market in Cochabamba.  
3. Building the Nueva Jerusalén local farmers' market in El Alto.  
4. Building the Juan Cruz local farm ers' market in Villa Cooperativa Norte, 
El Alto  
5. Building the 8 de Mayo local farmers' market in Juntuhuma, El Alto.  
6. Building the 16 de Julio local farmers' market in San Felipe Seque, El 
Alto. 
7. Building the Bartolina Sisa market in district 5, Villa Esperanza, El Alto.  46,705,231  Ministry of Rural 
Development and 
Lands   
Well-Building Unit  
The Well -Building Unit was created to ensure that water is available for 
food security.  
 
1. Implementing the groundwater well drilling programme, "Nuestro  Pozo" 
(Our Well), at the national level.  56,988,203  Ministry of Rural 
Development and 
Lands   
Sustainable Rural Development Promotion (FONADIN)  
Its objective is to generate sustainable comprehensive development 
processes by promoting community and institutional self -management 
skills, including public and private solidarity investment, in order to 
eliminate factors that cause poverty, social exclusion and environmental 
degrad ation, while implementing the Estrategia de Revalorización de la 
Hoja de Coca  - a strategy to obtain new benefits from coca leaves - both 
domestically and externally . FONADIN's projects include:  
 
1. Installing a mango processing plant in Yungas, La Paz.  
2. Building an irrigation system in Chaca Mayu, Punacachi commune.  
3. Building an irrigation system in the Achumani commune, Potosí  
4. Improving infrastructure at the tropical fruit processing plant in Río 
Blanco, Cochabamba.  
5. Building the Blanco vehicular  bridge, Coroico municipality, La Paz.  
6. Building classrooms and toilet blocks at the Villa Litoral educational 
establishment, Asunta municipality, La Paz.  
7. Building a micro -irrigation system in Totora, Pocoata municipality, 
Potosí.  
8. Building an irrigation system in Cota Cota, Pocoata municipality, Potosí.  
9. Building a trout farm at the Toro Warku tourist resort.  
10. Installing industrial vegetable washer machines in Arque municipality, 
Cochabamba.  
11. Building a vehicular bridge in Tres Cruces m unicipality.  
12. Building an irrigation system in Muyurina Pucara, Morochata 
municipality.  75,228,498  Ministry of Rural 
Development and 
Lands     
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Measure type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
BOB  Data sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
13. Building a subcentral irrigation system in south -central Sapanani, 
Tiraque municipality.  
14. Building an irrigation system for the grass -roots territorial organi zation 
(OTB) of Loma Liquinas, Arbieto municipality.  
15. Building an irrigation system in Yana Mayu, San Benito municipality.  
16. Building an irrigation system in Flores Rancho.  
17. Building an irrigation system in Huaycu, Morochata municipality.  
18. Building an irrigation system in Achamoco, Arbieto municipality.  
19. Building three classrooms at Luz y Esperanza educational facility in 
Tojra, Cajuata municipality.  
20. Building two classrooms and a toilet block at Espiga Pampa educational 
facility.  
21. Building the Mazanani micro -irrigation system, district 1, 
Independencia municipality.  
22. Improving the irrigation system in Paramorochata, Morochata 
municipality.  
23. Building a micro -irrigation system for Cala Caja , Villa Rosario and 
Rocha Rancho.  
24. Building an irrigation system in Irpa, Tapacari municipality.  
25. Building a micro -irrigation system in Sunchupampa, Tapacari 
municipality.  
26. Building an irrigation system in Jatun Chinija.  
27. Building an irrigation system in Mataderia, Tiraque.  
28. Building classrooms at Franz Tamayo educational facility in Chulumani.  
29. Building an irrigation system in Huayllajara, Colquechaca.  
30. Building a nursery in Maravillas, Cocapata, for the propagation of fruit 
and forest plant species.  
31. Building an irri gation system in Apillapampa, Capinota.  
32. Building an irrigation system in Cochimita, Tiraque.  
33. Building an irrigation system in Linkurina, Tarata.  
34. Building the "Miguelito" box girder bridge.  
35. Building an irrigation system in Monton Kayara, Tir aque.  
36. Building the Patusa bridge, Entre Ríos municipality.  
37. Building the Nueva Litoral box girder bridge, Chimore.  
38. Building the Colomi box girder bridge, Puerto  Villarroel municipality.  
39. Repairing the Mururata vehicular bridge, Coroico.  
40. Building a vehicular bridge, Villa San José, district 4, Anzaldo.  
41. Building an irrigation system for the Kea Kea community, Pocoata  
42. Installing an industrial vegetable washer machine, Chiñiri -Chakatiani -3 
de Mayo.  
43. Building an irrigation system, Quilcomonte, Incacasani, Capinota.  
44. Building an irrigation system, Marjo Marjo.  
45. Building an irrigation system in Hierba Buenani, Morochata 
municipality.  
46. Building an irrigation system in Boqueron Alto, Tiraque.  
47. Building the Cabezas ve hicular bridge, district 11, Chimore 
municipality.    
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Measure type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
BOB  Data sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
48. Building a covered multifunctional sports facility with bleachers at 
Hugo  Chávez educational facility, Entre Ríos.  
49. Building the Benigno Ayala vehicular bridge, district 2, Puerto Villarroel.  
50. Building the Florentino vehicular bridge, district 4, Puerto Villarroel.  
51. Building a vehicular bridge over the river, Andavilque -Chayacari, Ayllu 
Chullpa, Llallagua municipality.  
52. Building an irrigation system in Kellu Churu, Tapacari.  
53. Building an irrigation system in Tuquiza commune, Acasio  
54. Building the Maguey Pujru irrigation system, Anzaldo.  
55. Building the Botijani vehicular bridge, Anzaldo  
56. Building a footbridge over the river Chayanta, San Pedro de Buena 
Vista.  
57. Building four classrooms and toilets in Chillamani educational facility, 
Coripata municipality.  
 Subtotal  199,097,365    
2 (h) Other general services  Support for agricultural and non -agricultural enterprises (ACCESOS 
programme)  
The ACCESOS programme aims to improve the living conditions of rural 
communities, Bolivian producers, artisans and Bolivian solidarity tourism 
enterprises developed by peasant farmers, indigenous peoples and ayllus  
living in extreme poverty . Its projects include:  
 
1. Supporting nationally inclusive agricultural and non -agricultural 
undertakings (ACCESOS).  
2. Supporting the adaptation of small -scale agriculture in the Chuquisaca, 
Potosí and Tarija valleys (ACCE SOS-ASAP, capital transfers).  27,985,637  Ministry of Rural 
Development and 
Lands   
Programme for the comprehensive strengthening of the camelid 
value chain in the Altiplano (Pro -Camélidos)  
This programme aims to improve the living conditions of families connected 
to the camelid value chain through the sustainable management of natural 
resources, by planting grass seedlings as part of an approach focused on 
food security and climate change resilience.  
 
1. Implementing the programme for the compreh ensive strengthening of 
the camelid value chain in the Altiplano (Pro -Camélidos).  45,891,277  Ministry of Rural 
Development and 
Lands   
Subtotal  73,876,914    
 General services subtotal  538,034,878    
Total Green Box  538,034,878    
 
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