G/AG/N/PAK/20  
 
16 March  2021 
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Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 23 February  2021, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of  Pakistan . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and 
the relevant supporting tables) for the Marketing Year 2015/2016 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PAKISTAN  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR FROM 01 -07-2015 TO 30 -06-2016  
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 Schedul e)  (from attached Supporting Tables)  
1  2  3  
  0 
 
   
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PAKISTAN  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR FROM 01 -07-2015 TO 30 -06-2016  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
USD,  million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2.General Services      
2 (a). Research  Agriculture Research : 
Promotion and coordination of research on development of high yield 
verities of important crops (Annex 2, para . 2 (a))  26.02  Provincial Agriculture 
related departments   
Subtotal:  26.02    
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Plant Protection : 
Facilities for pest scouting and spraying are provided to enhance plant 
protection coverage (Annex 2, para . 2 (b))  0.00 Provincial Agriculture 
related departments   
Subtotal:  0.00   
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Agriculture Extension : 
 Extension/ advisory services are provided in order to transfer the least 
crop production technology (Annex 2, para . 2 (d))  8.98 Provincial Agriculture 
related departments   
Subtotal:  8.98   
2 (f). Marketing and promotion services  Agriculture Marketing : 
General Services including provision of market information to benefit small 
producers (Annex 2, para . 2 (f))  0.00 Provincial Agriculture 
related departments   
Subtotal:  0.00   
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Irrigation and Drainage & Reclamation : 
Irrigation system rehabilitation system consist of earth work to strength en 
the canal bank s, brick lining in the tail to provide water supply to tail users 
in selected canal system. Drainage & reclamation programme pr ovides 
surface drainage to the area where water table is within 0 -5 feet of surface 
which is termed as "disaster areas" (Annex 2, para . 2 (g))  0.00 Provincial Agriculture 
related departments   
Flood control : 
To protect infrastructure, valuable agriculture land and lives and property 
of people from devastation of floods (Annex 2, para . 2 (g))  1.8 Provincial Agriculture 
related departments   
On Farm Water Management : 
The programme involves improvement and lining of water courses to 
improve water supply situation, demonstration plots and training of 
farmers (Annex 2, para . 2 (g))  38.36  Provincial Agriculture 
related departments   
Subtotal:  40.16    
 Subtotal General Services  75.17     
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- 4 - Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
USD,  million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
3. Public stockholding for food security purposes  Government Storage :  
Provision of wheat, storage facilities to ensure food security programme 
(Annex 2, para . 3) 0.00 Provincial Agriculture 
related departments   
Subtotal:  0.00   
Grand Total Green Box  75.17    
 
   
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:4   
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PAKISTAN  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR FROM 01 -07-2015 TO 30 -06-2016  
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)  
 
USD,  million  Product -specific 
EMS (from ST DS:8)  
 
 
USD,  million  Total  
(2 + 3)  
 
 
USD,  million  Value of production  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Support as a 
% of value of 
production  
 Current Total AMS  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Note  
 
1 2 3    4  
Wheat  662.17   662.17  7891.72  8.4% 0 (de minimis )  
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)  296.64  64,754.09  0.5% 0 (de minimis )  
TOTAL  0 (de minimis)   
 
   
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:5  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PAKISTAN  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR FROM 01 -07-2015 TO 30 -06-2016  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
Description of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure 
Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
USD External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from AGST)  
 
USD Eligible production  Associated 
fees / 
levies  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Total market 
price support 
((4-5)*6) -7 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  
Wheat  MY 01-07-15 30-06-16 Procurement 
price 292.32/Tonne  175/Tonne  5.81 million Tonnes  19.46  662.17  Ministry of 
National 
Food 
security and 
Research, 
Government 
of Pakistan   
Total Wheat          662.17    
General Notes:  
Procurement prices are fixed by the Government of Pakistan for ensuring transparency in the procurement process.  
Market prices are generally higher than the procurement price of the government.  
Quantity of the procurement is always predetermined.  
Colum4 : Price in Pakistan Rupees  (PRS)  converted to USD at official exchange rate of 1  USD=  PRS 104.24 for the year 2015 -16.  
Colum5: External Reference prices = Average fixed external reference prices for 1986/87 to 1988/89 in Pakistan Rupees convert ed to USD a t 1 USD=PRS 17.9980 which was the 
average of official exchange rate during 1986 -87 to 1988 -89.  
Colum6: Actual procurement/ pre -determined target  
   
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PAKISTAN  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR FROM 01 -07-2015 TO 30 -06-2016  
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure Types  Reporting Year  Non-product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
USD,  million  Other non -product 
specific support (include 
calculation details)  
 
USD,  million  Assoc iated fees 
/ levies  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Total non -
product -
specific 
support  
(3+4 -5) 
 
USD,  million  Data Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7  
Fertilizer subsidy  MY 01-07-15 30-06-16 194.74    194.74  National Fertilizer Development 
Corporation and Budget summary   
Electricity subsidy  MY 01-07-15 30-06-16 101.9    101.9  National Fertilizer Development 
Corporation and Budget summary   
Agriculture credit subsidy  MY 01-07-15 30-06-16 0.00   0.00 National Fertilizer Development 
Corporation and Budget summary   
TOTAL  296.64   
 
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