G/AG/N/NZL/123  
 
5 November  2020 
(20-7871) Page: 1/4 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 4 November  2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of New Zealand . 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 financial 
year 2019 . 
 
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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: NEW ZEALAND  
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR FROM 01 -07-2019 TO 30 -06-2020 
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1  QUANTITY OF FOOD ASSISTANCE  PROVIDED TO LEAST -DEVELOPED AND NET FOOD -
IMPORTING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES  
1.1.  New Zealand primarily provides food aid assistance through grants. A summary of programmes 
that included monetary food aid for the 2019/20 financial year is provided below.  
2  INDICATION  OF THE PROPORTION IN FULLY GRANT FORM OR APPROPRIATE 
CONCESSIONAL TERMS  
2.1.  All financial support for food aid is in full grant form.  
FOOD AID  
2.2.  Please note this report includes assistance provided to Least -Developed or Net Food -Importing 
Developing Countries ( LDCs or NFIDCs) only.  
2.3.  The Pacific and Development Group of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) is 
responsible for managing the New Zealand Aid Programme.  
2.4.  MFAT leads the offshore New Zealand government 's response to humanitarian emergencies 
such as cyclones, earthquakes, tsunami and drought. New Zealand provides humanitarian support 
through many channels, including grants (including unearmarked core funding and funding 
earmarked at the country level), deployable technical assistance, relief sup plies, and early recovery 
projects through in -country partners such as non -government organisations. In the Pacific, MFAT 's 
approach to humanitarian relief is to work with the affected Government to respond to specific 
requests for assistance. MFAT 's respo nse will primarily be through technical assistance, non -food 
item (NFI) relief supplies and grants. Additionally, some grants may be attributed to projects related 
to food security (food distribution and/or early recovery such as crop restoration).  
CORE FU NDING TO MULTILATERAL AGENCIES  
Agency  $NZ 
2019/20  
World Food Programme (WFP)  $6,000,000  
CGIAR - Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research  $4,500,000  
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)  $1,500,000  
Total  $12,000,000  
EMERGENCY FOOD AID IN RESPONSE TO APPEALS  
International Organisations (grant contributions that may have included food aid)  
Country/International Agencies  NZ$ 
2019/20  
Ethiopia – UN Humanitarian Fund  $1,750,000  
Myanmar - International Committee of the Red Cross  $1,000,000  
Myanmar – OCHA  $1,750,000  
Myanmar - UNFPA  $2,000,000  
Myanmar – UNHCR  $2,000,000  
Total  $8,500,000  
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  3  TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER PARAGRAPH 3(III) OF THE DECISION  
3.1.  All financial assistance provided by the New Zealand Aid Programme is in grant form. Assistance 
provided in the last financial year includes (all expressed in New Zealand dollars):  
3.1  Global / Regional  
Pacific Regional  
Activity  $NZ 
2019/20  
Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)  $8,953,131  
Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)    $3,600,000  
Pacific Horticulture and Agriculture Market Access  $3,250,000  
Climate Change and Pacific Food Systems Research  $100,000  
Effective Coastal Fisheries Management  $1,036,303  
Pacific Tuna Long Term Harvest Management Strategy  $1,349,295  
Western Pacific Tuna Monitoring    $901,559  
Tuna Fisheries Development  $3,805,042  
Sustainable Aquaculture Development  $726,000  
Pacific Fisheries Leadership and Development Programme    $1,809,903  
Pacific Fisheries Development Programme    $1,028,559  
Pacific Pest Management of Coconut Rhinoceros Beetles  $4,257,376  
Pacific Seeds for Life  $1,293,751  
Total  $32,110,919  
Africa Regional  
Activity  $NZ 
2019/20  
Reducing Malnutrition and Increasing Agriculture  $58,581  
African Climate Smart Agriculture Initiative  $400,000  
Total  $458,591  
3.2  Bilateral  
3.2.  The New Zealand Aid Programme supports projects with bilateral partner countries which 
provide technical and financial assistance to improve their agricultural productivity and 
sustainability, enhance food security, develop infrastructure and create greater revenue -earning 
opportunities. Projects in the year ending June 2019 include:  
1. PACIFIC  $NZ 
2019/20  
KIRIB ATI   
Improved Sustainable Kiribati Fisheries Development  $3,897,747  
SAMOA    
Cocoa Industry Development  $1,514,180  
Improved Livelihoods Cocoa  $459,344  
SOLOMON ISLANDS    
Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle response  $250,000  
Improving Fish Pond Production  $72,032  
Fisheries Development  $2,338,763  
TUVALU    
New Support to Tuvalu Fisheries  $482,048  
VANUATU    
Agricultural Development in Tanna  $280,302  
Growing Market Opportunities for Tanna Farmers  $431,367  
Strengthening Vanuatu Value Chains  $408,995  
Supporting Small Scale Farmers  $363,414  
Vanuatu Beef  $760,000  
Vanuatu Fisheries Advisory Support  $381,514  
Total  $11,639,706  
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  2. ASIA $NZ 
2019/20  
CAMBODIA    
Agriculture Resilience and Economic Development  $309,509  
Quality Horticulture  $1,141,120  
Sustainable Produce to Market (Pro -Market) Value Chain Enhancement Project  $491,008  
Climate Smart Commercial Horticulture  $1,876,303  
LAO PDR    
Quality Beef    $915,185  
MYANMAR    
Livelihoods and Food Security fund  $625,000  
Matupi Rural Economic Development  $555,280  
Winter Crops Production  $1,600,000  
Quality Horticulture initiative  $502,323  
Rural Income and Livelihoods    $619,155  
Dairy Inclusive Growth and Investment  $830,983  
Dairy Industry training  $847,058  
SRI LANKA    
Dairy Expansion programme    $636,931  
Dairy Excellence Training initiative  $515,646  
Strengthening agricultural veterinary services  $58,078  
TIMOR LESTE    
Coffee and Cocoa Development    $4,015,556  
Agro Enterprise/Farmers Market     $544,480  
Aquaculture Development    $2,708,003  
Total  $18,791,618  
 
3. AFRICA and AMERICAS  $NZ 
2019/20  
BOTSWANA    
Beef Sector phase 2  $56,472  
ETHIOPIA    
Supporting Value Chain addition and Market Access for Self-Help-Group farmers  $201,589  
KENYA    
Agriculture, Dairy and Economic Development in Emali  $126,752  
Strengthened Avocado Value Chain    $713,977  
ZAMBIA    
Dairy transformation  $1,502,585  
PERU    
Peru Dairy initiative    $754,771  
Total  $3,356,146  
 
4  OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO ACTIONS TAKEN WITHIN THE 
FRAMEWORK OF THE DECISION  
4.1.  The New Zealand Aid Programme funds scholarships and Short Term Training Awards to 
students from developing countries who wish to study at New Zealan d institutions. A number of 
these students attend agriculture -related courses at Lincoln and Massey Universities, and are able 
to utilise their new skills on return to their home country. The New Zealand Aid Programme also 
provides support to the Universit y of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji.  
4.2.  New Zealand diplomatic posts supply information relevant to accessing the New Zealand 
market to developing country exporters and provide for further contact, where necessary, with the 
appropriate departments in New Zea land for more detailed advice/assistance. Each Head of Mission 
manages a Head of Mission Fund which is used to fund smaller value projects, occasionally related 
to the primary sector. Figures for these funds have not been included here.  
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