G/AG/N/EU/82  
 
20 February  2023 
(23-1189) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated  17 February  2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the  European Union . 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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  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:  
EUROPEAN UNION  
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  
 
In 2010, the EU adopted its Humanitarian Food Assistance Policy , which captures the shift from food 
aid to food assistance so as to cover the acute food and nutrition needs of the most vulnerable 
populations in the most efficient and effective manner. The broader concept of food assistance 
promotes the use of the most  appropriate mix of tools and transfer modalities (including food 
distribution, cash transfers, vouchers, etc.) to best meet the needs of the most vulnerable 
populations in a specific crisis.  
 
Total food assistance and nutrition funding allocations for LDC s and NFIDCs was above 
EUR 540 million in 2022. This amount was spent mostly on products, for -food cash distributions, 
logistics, support operations and transport, flanking measures and measures to monitor 
implementation of humanitarian food assistance and  nutrition programmes, as well as livelihoods 
protection programmes.  
 
In addition to this amount, close to EUR 97 million of assistance was provided in the form of 
multipurpose cash transfers. This aid modality consists in the provision of cash to benefici aries, who 
are then free to cover their needs in the way they consider most appropriate. Whilst the amount 
transferred is based on a theoretical minimum expenditure basket (MEB), the amount that is 
ultimately spent for food and nutrition purposes cannot be  known with certainty. However, we 
generally estimate that it represents at least one third of the amount transferred.  
 
In total, food and nutrition assistance or multi -purpose cash transfers were provided for vulnerable, 
food and nutrition insecure popula tions in 70 countries or territories, of which 41 were LDCs 
or NFIDCs.  
 
For total funds allocated for food and nutrition assistance and multi -purpose cash transfers in 2022 
to LDC and NFIDCs by beneficiary country see Annex 1.  
2  INDICATION OF THE PROPORTION IN FULLY GRANT FORM OR APPROPRIATE 
CONCESSIONAL TERMS  
 
All food assistance is provided fully in grant form. We encourage our implementing partners to 
provide in -cash assistance whenever possible and, when in -kind assistance is the only viable op tion, 
we encourage local and regional purchases to avoid harmful effects of the import of food from 
developed countries on the local markets.   
3  TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER PARAGRAPH 3(III) OF THE DECISION  
 
The European Commission provided the r eported food assistance to the most vulnerable victims of 
natural and man -made disasters. The allocation of assistance was decided firmly based on needs 
and in line with the fundamental humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and 
independence.    
4  OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO ACTIONS TAKEN WITHIN THE 
FRAMEWORK OF THE DECISION  
 
The implementation of the food assistance funded by the European Commission was carried out by 
UN agencies and other international organisations, international NGOs and the Red Cross/Red 
Crescent family.  G/AG/N/EU/82  
 
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  ANNEX  
Funds allocated in 2022 for LDCs/NFIDCs for food and nutritional assistance (EUR  million)  
Country name  Food & nutrition 
assistance (EUR)  Multi -purpose cash 
transfer (EUR)  
Afghanistan   53,128,316  10,368,925  
Angola   2,921,144  0  
Bangladesh   16,121,945  272,018  
Benin; Burkina Faso; Chad; C ôte d'Ivoire; Ghana; Guinea; 
Liberia; Mali; Mauritania; Niger; Sierra  Leone; Togo   9,451,147  0  
Burkina Faso   30,890,361  0  
Central African Republic   8,074,445  0  
Chad   28,268,186  579,886  
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 20,856,863  7,751,128  
Congo, Democratic Republic of  the; Ethiopia; Kenya; 
Madagascar; Mozambique; Rwanda; Somalia; South  Sudan 
Republic; Sudan; Tanzania; Zimbabwe   64,837,308  0  
Congo, Democratic Republic of  the; Ethiopia; Niger; South 
Sudan Republic; Sudan   7,383,290  0  
Djibouti   196,175  0  
Dominican Republic   1,884,849  58,195  
Egypt  0  1,300,000  
El Salvador   450,796  54,814  
Ethiopia   30,701,517  5,155,626  
Haiti   12,198,076  0  
Honduras   2,462,053  64,437  
Jordan  0  687,696  
Kenya   6,153,116  5,025,102  
Madagascar   10,778,630  62,672  
Malawi  0  426,491  
Mali   27,869,625  0  
Mauritania   6,791,373  0  
Mozambique   4,887,527  1,315,388  
Myanmar   8,981,541  0  
Niger   15,638,144  237,601  
Pakistan   3,062,501  10,109,336  
Peru   321,536  820,528  
Rwanda   750,000  0  
Somalia   31,613,771  14,556,813  
South Sudan Republic   31,422,542  2,750,000  
Sri Lanka  0  1,215,959  
Sudan   15,641,176  4,098,468  
Tanzania   2,000,000  0  
Trinidad and Tobago  0  62,254  
Uganda   6,550,027  4,866,174  
Venezuela , Bolivarian Republic of  6,550,670  0  
Yemen   71,494,425  25,034,333  
TOTAL  540,333,075  96,873,844  
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