G/AG/N/VNM/20  
 
28 September  2023 
(23-6496) Page: 1/9 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 25 September  2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of  Viet Nam . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and 
the relevant supporting tables) for the Calendar  Year 2020 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2020  
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 2020  
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 agriculture sector  2,762.41  MOF, MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  2,762.41    
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Expenditures for preventing and controlling pests and diseases relating to 
agriculture sector  1,156.35  Prov  
Subtotal:  1,156.35    
2 (c). Training services  Expenditures for agriculture universities, colleges, vocational schools and 
technical trainers  1,791.31  MOF, Prov   
Subtotal:  1,791.31    
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Expenditures for extension and advisory services; disseminating scientific 
research results to agriculture producers  744.36  MOF, Prov   
Subtotal:  744.36    
2 (e). Inspection services  Expenditures for quarantine, quality and food safety inspection in order to 
protect human health and environment  301.85  MOF, Prov   
Subtotal:  301.85    
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.  619.33  MOF, MOIT, Prov   
Subtotal:  619.33    
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Expenditures for constructing agriculture infrastructure (irrigation system, 
research units, agriculture universities…)  14,720.33  MOF, MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  14,720.33    
2 (h). Other general services  Consulting, trademarks, and commodity standards.  Expenditures for 
activities related to intellectual property, websites, consulting, trademark 
design, geographical indications …  330.77  MOF, Prov   
Subtotal:  330.77    
 Subtotal General Services  22,426.71    
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  2,484.5  MOF, Prov   
Subtotal:  2,484.5     
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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  
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.  1,466.44  MOF, Prov   
Subtotal:  1,466.44    
8. Payments for relief from natural disasters  Payments for compensate for damage caused by natural disasters and 
support farmers in disaster -stricken areas to stabilize their lives and 
restore production, insurance for agriculture.  1,209.76  MOF, MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  1,209.76    
9. Structural assistance provided through producer 
retirement programmes  Payments for transferring land and other resources, including livestock, 
from marketable agricultural production to other occupations  329.9  MOF, MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  329.9    
11. Structural adjustment assistance provided through 
investment aids  Payments for converting ineffective crops to other effective ones  55.77  MOF, MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  55.77    
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 order 
to protect environment  207.04  MOF, MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  207.04    
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 pro duction 
services in these communes)  4,725.18  MOLISA   
Program on supporting production land, house construction and clean 
water for ethnic minorities (well -known as 134 Program)  335.09  MOLISA   
Program 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 introduc ing and advertising enterprise and cooperative products 
in disadvantageous communes)  3,576.67  MOLISA   
Supporting the poor in remote and mountainous areas to order to alleviate 
hunger and poverty  1,447  MOLISA   
Supporting rural infrastructure investment in highly disadvantageous areas 
as coastal areas and islands  406.75  MOLISA   
 Subtotal:  20,981.37    
14. Other direct payment  Population resettlement programs in areas easily suffered from natural 
disasters, coastal areas, islands, forest core area; resettlement support for 
ethnic minorities  328.37  Prov  
Investment in agriculture services relating to new rural areas and” Tam 
Nong” program  735.01  Prov  
Living and production support for ethnic minorities (loans, varieties, pest 
and disease prevention…)  318.84  CEM, Prov   
 Subtotal:  1,382.22    
Grand Total Green Box  40,053.02    
 
   
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2020  
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 a nd poor households.  7,835.61  MOF, SB, Prov   
Subtotal:  7,835.61    
(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.  807.51  VBSP, Prov   
Subtotal:  807.51    
(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.  0.04 MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  0.04   
Grand Total Development Programmes  8,643.16    
 
   
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2020  
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 7.4  7.4 282,650.2  0% 0 (de minimis ) (1) 
Corn 2.69  2.69 210,813.9  0% 0 (de minimis ) (1) 
Vegetable  20.17   20.17  40,813.9  0.05%  0 (de minimis ) (1) 
Coffee  6.13  6.13 56,047.8  0.01%  0 (de minimis ) (1) 
Pepper  2  2 12,365.2  0.02%  0 (de minimis ) (1) 
Cashew  4.75  4.75 7,257.3  0.07%  0 (de minimis ) (1) 
Pig 11.35   11.35  293,668.6  0% 0 (de minimis ) (1) 
Buffalo, cow  32.15   32.15  44,936.3  0.07%  0 (de minimis ) (1) 
Poultry  19.54   19.54  16,237.05  0.12%  0 (de minimis ) (1) 
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)  6,814.19  0 0% 0 (de minimis )  
TOTAL  0  
Notes:  
(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:7  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2020  
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 01-01-20 31-12-20 Variety support  7.4   7.4    MARD. 
Prov  
Total Rice         7.4   7.4   
Corn CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Variety support  2.69   2.69    MARD. 
Prov  
Total Corn         2.69   2.69   
Vegetable  CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Variety support  20.17    20.17     MARD. 
Prov  
Total 
Vegetable         20.17    20.17    
Coffee  CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Variety support  6.13   6.13    MARD. 
Prov  
Total 
Coffee         6.13   6.13   
Pepper  CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Variety support  2   2    MARD. 
Prov  
Total 
Pepper         2   2   
Cashew  CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Variety support  4.75   4.75    MARD. 
Prov  
Total 
Cashew         4.75   4.75    
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- 8 - 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  
Pig CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Variety support  11.35    11.35     MARD. 
Prov  
Total Pig         11.35    11.35    
Buffalo, cow  CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Variety support  32.15    32.15     MARD. 
Prov  
Total 
Buffalo, 
cow        32.15    32.15    
Poultry  CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Variety support  19.54    19.54     MARD. 
Prov  
Total 
Poultry         19.54    19.54    
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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- 9 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2020  
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 
Source s 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 01-01-20 31-12-20 0.66   0.66 Prov  
Irrigation fee exemption. In the past, farmers 
had to annually pay for companies that maintain 
irrigation facilities, however, currently 
government supports to maitain irrigation sytem  CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 6,813.53    6,813.53  MOF, Prov  (1) 
TOTAL  6,814.19   
General Notes: 
1. Official exchange rate:  
2020: US$ 1 = VND 23.403,33  
Data sources: Bank for Foreign Trade of Viet Nam.  
2. 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 : Viet Nam Bank for Social Policies  
Note:  
(1) Irrigation system serves for both agriculture and aquaculture. The policy is applying in general for all farmers including poor farmers. However, it is very difficult to 
separate support made available to low income, poor and limited farm -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.  
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