G/AG/N/SLV/79   
18 June 2021 
(21-5024) Page: 1/5 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: Spanish  
 
NOTIFICA TION 
The following communication, dated 15 June 2021, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of  El Salvador . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  
and the relevant supporting tables) for the  financial year  2015/2016 . 
 
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The only existing agricultural domestic support measures applied by El Salvador are those set out 
in Supporting Tables DS:1 and DS:2 attached hereto.  
 
 
  
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- 2 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: EL SALVADOR  
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR FROM 01-06-2015 TO 31-05-2016 
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 thousand  Data source  Note 
1 2 3 4  
2. General services      
2 (b) Pest and disease control  Fungicide packages to control rust  4,488.41  MAG  
Purchase of insecticide for the protection of newly -planted coffee plants  12.33 MAG  
Plan for the control of the southern pine beetle and the restauration of 
areas affected by this pest in El Salvador  350.69 MAG  
Subtotal  4,851.43   
2 (c) Training services  Technical assistance to strengthen the honey production chain  41.76  MAG  
Training for subsistence livestock producers  95.74 MAG  
Technical assistance for the production of quality, pest -free and disease -
free fruit  78.55 MAG  
Training and technical assistance through farmer field schools  5,533.35 MAG  
Administrative and managerial capacity building  190.26 MAG  
Subtotal  5,939.66   
2 (d) Extension and advisory services  Technology transfer to promote sustainable food supply  4,235  MAG  
Technical assistance for farmers concerning  improved bean seed production  6,665 MAG  
Adoption of technology to improve the quality, productivity, and technical 
and economic efficiency in coffee cultivation systems, by means of 
technology transfer  1,359.42 MAG  
Pre-investment studies  1,020.01 MAG  
Technical ass istance for the implementation of rural business plans  (staple 
grains, coffee, honey)  205.49 MAG  
Technical assistance services  803.06 MAG  
Subtotal  14,287.98   
2 (e) Inspection services  Technical assistance for the implementation of production projects  384  MAG  
Programme on coffee soil fertility, through sampling and analysis of soil 
and foliar samples , in the different coff ee-growing areas   412.15 MAG  
Actions to protect animal health, veterinary care, health programmes and 
training  831.29 MAG  
Subtotal  1,627.44    
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- 3 - Measure type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
USD thousand  Data source  Note 
1 2 3 4  
2 (h) Other general services  Rural development and modernization project for the eastern region . 
Sustainable management of natural resources and the environment  
(Bali Decision WT/MIN(13)/37, p aragraphs  (ii) and (iii)) 16.99  MAG  
Extension and rehabilitation of irrigation areas  
(Bali Decision WT/MIN(13)/37, paragraphs (ii) and (iii))  11,130.33 MAG  
Reservoirs covered by geomebranes , with the aim of  promoting technology 
for the collection and conservation of surface water (Bali Decision 
WT/MIN(13)/37, paragraphs (ii) and (iii))  116.22 MAG  
Modernization, development of infrastructure and irrigation areas. Delivery 
of pumping equipment  (Bali Decision WT/MIN(13)/37, paragraphs (ii) and 
(iii)) 268.04 MAG  
Rebuilding of infrastructure in irrigation and drainage districts . Promotion of 
the adoption of sustainable agriculture  technology, addressing three areas : 
watersheds, irrigation and forestry  
(Bali Decision WT/MIN(13)/37, paragraphs (ii) and (iii))  2,430.33 MAG  
Reactivation of irrigation districts  
(Bali Decision WT/MIN(13)/37, paragraphs (ii) and (iii))  5,000 MAG  
Water resource and environmental management  
(Bali Decision WT/MIN(13)/37, paragraphs (ii) and (iii))  500.81 MAG  
Protection of water resources and strengthening of environmental 
management  (Bali Decision WT/MIN(13)/37, paragraphs (ii) and (iii))  48.26 MAG  
Subtotal  19,510.98   
 Subtotal  General services  46,217.49   
8. Payments for relief from natural disasters  Assistance for livestock farmers affected by the "El Niño"  phenomenon  5,135.76  MAG  
Modernization projects in eastern rural areas , contribution to the resilience 
and mitigation of the adverse ef fects of climate change  65.95 MAG  
Subtotal  5,201.71   
13. Regional assistance programmes  Rural development and modernization pro ject for the eastern region , food 
and nutrition security programme  215.37  MAG  
Subtotal  215.37   
Total Green Box  51,634.57   
MAG:  Ministerio de Agricultura  y Ganadería  (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock) . 
   
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- 4 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: EL SALVADOR  
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR FROM 01-06-2015 TO 31-05-2016 
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  
 
USD thousand  Data source  Note 
1 2 3 4  
(a) Investment subsidies generally available to 
agriculture  Delivery of grinders and hammer mills to producers  103.96 MAG  
Strengthening of bovine genetic improvement in the country and 
support for livestock development  42.27 MAG  
Purchase of studs  2,204.08 MAG  
Financial and technical support, and business linkages for rural 
MSMEs, cooperatives etc.  4.98 MAG  
Delivery of plastic tanks and containers for the storage of drinking 
water  25.99 MAG  
Purchase  of diffusers with attractants for coffee berry borers  48.2 MAG  
Delivery of polypropylene bags  25.91 MAG  
Delivery of  metal silos for the storage of staple grains  15.81 MAG  
Construction and equipping of infrastructure for the production of 
vegetables in protected conditions  22.5 MAG  
Improved productivity in the cultivation of staple grains and coffee 
through the use of biofertilizers , soil remineralization and the 
strengthening of the technological capacities of producers  1,506.74 MAG  
Delivery of metal silos for the storage of staple grains  15.81 MAG  
Delivery of  milk processing and collection facilities  1,805.83 MAG  
Rural Sunrise Programme ( Programa Amanecer Rural ). 
Implementa tion of productive initiatives in various areas . Construction 
of collection and processing centres  2,204.08 MAG  
Improvement of production systems, the diversification of production 
and the household conditions of subsist ence producers through the 
implementation of a food security programme  215.37 MAG  
Subtotal  8,241.53    
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- 5 - Measure type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Article 6.2 Monetary value  
 
USD thousand  Data source  Note 
1 2 3 4  
(b) Agricultural input subsidies generally available to 
low-income or resource -poor producers  Programme for agricultural packages . Delivery of seeds for sowing. 
Support for reseeding in view of the "El Niño" phenomenon  5,135.76 MAG  
Packages of maize (corn) seed, and fertilizers   17,500.7 MAG  
Delivery of coffee plants resistant to coffee rust and with  high 
productive potential  2,963.61 MAG  
Strengthening of coffee -plant nutrition  379.94 MAG  
Delivery of improved grass seed  38.14 MAG  
Delivery of coffee plants  2,963.61 MAG  
Programme for the delivery of agricultural inputs  24,763.52 MAG  
Subtotal  53,745.28   
Total development programmes  61,986.81   
MAG:  Ministerio de Agricultura  y Ganadería  (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock) . 
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