G/AG/N/VNM/18  
 
24 February  2022 
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Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 16 February  2022, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Viet Nam . The notification concern s domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and 
the relevant supporting tables) for the Calendar Year 2018 . 
 
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- 2 - Table  DS:1  
DOMESTIC  SUPPORT: VIET NAM  
REPORTING  PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2018  
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  
3,961.59  VND/billion  0 
  
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- 3 - Supporting  Table  DS:1  
DOMESTIC  SUPPORT: VIET NAM  
REPORTING PERIOD : CALENDAR YEAR 2018  
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 . 1,824.4  MOF, MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  1,824.4    
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Expenditures for preventing and controlling pests and diseases relating to 
the agriculture sector . 641.35  Prov  
Subtotal:  641.35    
2 (c). Training services  Expenditures for agriculture universities, colleges, vocational schools and 
technical trainers . 1,730.59  MOF, Prov  
Subtotal:  1,730.59    
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Expenditures for extension and advisory services; disseminating scientific 
research results to agriculture producers . 810.6  MOF, Prov   
Subtotal:  810.6    
2 (e). Inspection services  Expenditures for quarantine, quality and food safety inspection in order to 
protect human health and environment . 232.73  MOF, Prov   
Subtotal:  232.73    
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.  264.61  MOF, MOIT, Prov   
Subtotal:  264.61    
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Expenditures for constructing agriculture infrastructure (irrigation system, 
research units, agriculture universities) . 27,497.32  MOF, Prov   
Subtotal:  27,497.32    
2 (h). Other general services  Consulting, trademarks, and commodity standards - Expenditures for 
activities related to intellectual property, websites, consulting, trademark 
design, geographical indications . 260.72  MOF, MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  260.72    
 Subtotal General Services  33,262.32    
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 . 1,908.83  MOF, Prov    
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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  
Subtotal:  1,908.83    
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.  1,373.96  MOF, Prov   
Subtotal:  1,373.96    
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.  2,810.96  MOF, MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  2,810.96    
9. Structural assistance provided through producer 
retirement programmes  Payments for transferring land and other resources, including livestock, 
from marketable agricultural production to other occupations . 197.16  MOF, MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  197.16    
11. Structural adjustment assistance provided through 
investment aids  Payments for converting ineffective crops to other effective ones  622.81  MOF, MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  622.81    
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 or der 
to protect environment . 300.92  MOF, MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  300.92    
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) . 2,957.8  MOLISA   
Programme on s upporting production land, house construction and clean 
water for ethnic minorities (well -known as 134 Program) . 0 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) . 2,052.79  MOLISA   
Supporting rural infrastructure investment in highly disadvantageous areas 
as coastal areas and islands . 306.41  MOLISA   
Subtotal:  5,317   
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 . 746.4  Prov  
Investment in agriculture services relating to new rural areas and 
"Tam  Nong" program . 799.09  Prov  
Living and production support for ethnic minorities (loans, varieties, pest 
and disease prevention) . 286.93  CEM, Prov   
Subtotal:  1,832.42    
Grand Total Green Box  47,626.38    
  
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT : VIET NAM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2018  
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.  10,195.77  MOF, SB, Prov   
Subtotal:  10,195.77    
(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.  1,452.85  VBSP, Prov   
Subtotal:  1,452.85    
(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.  0.16 MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  0.16   
Grand Total Development Programmes  11,648.78    
  
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- 6 - Supporting  Table  DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2018  
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 4,143.02  4,143.02  275,594.3  1.5%  0 (de minimis ) [1] 
Corn 527.16   527.16  22,949.8  2.3%  0 (de minimis ) [1] 
Vegetable  687.81   687.81  43,322.6  1.59%  0 (de minimis ) [1] 
Coffee  1,022  1,022 61,249.8  1.67%  0 (de minimis ) [1] 
Pepper  620  620 30,216.3  2.05%  0 (de minimis ) [1] 
Cashew  675  675 7,194.2  9.38%  0 (de minimis ) [1] 
Tea 215  215 6,017.5  3.57%  0 (de minimis ) [1] 
Buffalo, cow  601  601 31,964.3  1.88%  0 (de minimis ) [1] 
Pig 569  569 150,660 0.38%  0 (de minimis ) [1] 
Poultry  1,234  1,234 44,099.7  2.8%  0 (de minimis ) [1] 
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)  5,217.62  675,872.8  0.77%  0 (de minimis ) [1] 
TOTAL  0  
Note:  
[1] 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 2018  
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 01-01-18 31-12-18 Direct support 
(as Decree  42) 
for paddy 
producers      1,492.42  1,492.42 Prov  
Total Rice            1,492.42   
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 than the notified due to obstacles in measurement. It is difficult to determine total paddy a rea 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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- 8 - Supporting  Table DS:7  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2018  
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 01-01-18 31-12-18 Variety support  2,650.6    2,650.6     MOF  
Total Rice         2,650.6   1,492.42 4,143.02    
Corn CY 01-01-18 31-12-18 Variety support  527.16    527.16     Prov  
Total Corn         527.16    527.16    
Vegetable  CY 01-01-18 31-12-18 Variety support  687.81    687.81     Prov  
Total 
Vegetable         687.81    687.81    
Coffee  CY 01-01-18 31-12-18 Variety support  1,022    1,022     Prov  
Total Coffee         1,022   1,022   
Pepper  CY 01-01-18 31-12-18 Variety support  620   620    Prov  
Total Pepper         620   620   
Cashew  CY 01-01-18 31-12-18 Variety support  675   675    Prov  
Total  Cashew         675   675   
Tea CY 01-01-18 31-12-18 Variety support  215   215    Prov  
Total Tea         215   215   
Buffalo, cow  CY 01-01-18 31-12-18 Variety support  601   601    Prov  
Total 
Buffalo,  cow        601   601   
Pig CY 01-01-18 31-12-18 Variety support  569   569    Prov  
Total Pig        569   569    
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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  
Poultry  CY 01-01-18 31-12-18 Variety support  1,234    1,234     Prov  
Total Poultry         1,234   1,234   
General note:  
Bank interest support for procuring temporary storage: Government facilitates marketing when price are very low during harves t season. Government support is in the form of 
interest rate support to marketing stakeholders like companies, cooperatives, associ ations 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 2018  
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 01-01-18 31-12-18 29.3   29.3 Prov  
Irrigation fee exemption. In the past, farmers had to 
annually pay for companies that maintain irrigation 
facilities, however, the government currently  supports 
maint enance  of the irrigation sytem.  CY 01-01-18 31-12-18 5,188.32    5,188.32  MOF (1) 
TOTAL  5,217.62   
(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 f arm-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 DS2.  
Note:  Official exchange rate:  
2018: USD 1 = VND 22,998.23  
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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