G/AG/N/NZL/115  
 
6 November  2019 
(19-7485) Page: 1/6 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated  1 November  2019, 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 from 01 -07-2018  to 30 -06-2019 . 
 
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  Table NF:1  
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLE 16.2 OF THE A GREEMENT: MONITORING  OF THE  
FOLLOW -UP TO THE DEC ISION ON MEASURES CO NCERNING THE POSSIBL E 
NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THE REFORM PROGRAMME  ON LEAST -DEVELOPED  
AND NET FOOD -IMPORTI NG DEVELOPING COUNTR IES: NEW ZEALAND  
REPORTING  PERIOD:  FINANCIAL YEAR  FROM 01 -07-2018 TO 3 0-06-2019 
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1  QUANTITY OF FOOD ASSISTANCE  PROVIDED TO LEAST -DEVELOPED AND NET FOO D-
IMPORTI NG DEVELOPING COUNTR IES 
1.1.  New Zealand primarily p rovides food aid assistance through grants. A summary of programmes 
that included monetary food aid for the 2018/19 financial year is provided below.  
2  INDICATION OF THE PR OPORTION IN FULLY GR ANT FORM OR APPROPRI ATE 
CONCESSIONAL TERMS  
2.1.  All financial support f or 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 supplies, and early recovery 
projects through in -country partners such as non -governmen t 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 response will primarily be through technical assistance, 
non-food item  (NFI) relief supp lies 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 FUNDING TO MULT ILATERAL AGENCIES  
AGENCY  $NZ 
2018/19  
World Food Programme (WFP)  $6,000,000  
CGIAR - Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research  $5,500,000  
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)  $1,500,000  
Total  $13,000,000  G/AG/N/NZL/115  
 
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  EMERGENCY FOOD AID I N RESPONSE TO APPEAL S 
International Organisations (grant contributions that may have included food aid)  
COUNTRY/INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES  $NZ 
2018/19  
Ethiopia – World Food Programme  $2,000,000  
Ethiopia – OCHA  $2,000,000  
Lao PDR - International Federation of the Red Cross  $100,000  
Mozambique - International Federation of the Red Cross  $500,000  
Myanmar - International Committee of the Red Cross  $1,000,000  
Myanmar - OCHA  $1,500,000  
Myanmar – UNHCR  $3,000,000  
South Sudan - International Committee of the Red Cross  $3,000,000  
Yemen - International Committee of the Red Cross  $6,000,000  
Total  $19,100,000  
Non-Governmental Organisations (interventions that may have included food aid)  
COUNTRY OR REGION  $NZ 
2018/19  
Myanmar – Rakhine crisis response  $1,255,923  
Total  $1,255,923  
3  TECHNICAL AND FINANC IAL 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 
2018/19  
Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)  $8,744,884  
Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)   $3,600,000  
Forum Fisheries Agency Strategic Plan Support  $1,500,000  
Forum Fisheries Agency Health, Safety and Wellbeing    $500,000  
Pacific Horticulture and Agriculture Market Access  $3,250,000  
Pacific Pest identification  $284,703  
Fisheries: Effective Coastal Fisheries Management  $1,573,611  
Fisheries: Pacific Island Por t State Measures  $682,908  
Building Capacity in Pacific Fisheries  $57,600  
Pacific Tuna Long Term Harvest Management Strategy  $1,533,295  
Western Pacific Tuna Monitoring    $842,607  
Tuna Fisheries Development  $1,242,490  
Sustainable Aquaculture Development  $1,092,200  
Pacific Tuna Fisheries Catch Documentation Scheme    $1,000,000  
Fisheries: Improving Information Effectiveness  $567,656  
Pacific Fisheries Leadership and Development Programme   $1,756,803  
Pacific Fisheries Development Programme   $1,148,543  
Pacific Pest Management of Coconut Rhinoceros Beetles  $407,100  
Agriculture and Climate Mitigation review  $216,870  
Agricultural and Fisheries Consultancy   $27,438  
Total  $30,028,708  G/AG/N/NZL/115  
 
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  Africa Regional  
ACTIVITY  $NZ 
2018/19  
Reducing Malnutrition and Increasing Agriculture  $1,448,436  
Agricultural Technical Assistance  $323,809  
Total  $1,772,245  
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 
2018/19  
KIRIBATI    
Sustainable Fisheries Development and Management Programme  $610,795  
Improved Sustainable Kiribati Fisheries Development and Management (Core)  $2,085,049  
SOLOMON ISLANDS    
Coconut Rhinoceros Bettle response  $250,000  
Improving Fish Pond Production    $144,064  
Fisheries Development  $1,973,046  
TUVALU    
Fisheries Institutional Strengthening Project  $431,856  
New Support to Tuvalu Fisheries  $247,300  
Tuvalu Fisheries Building  $72,790  
VANUATU    
Agricultural Development  $402,660  
Strengthening Vanuatu Value Chains  $739,163  
Supporting Small Scale Farmers  $370,624  
Port Vila Fish Market Development  $272,286  
Vanuatu Fisheries Advisory Support  $177,887  
Total  $7,777,520  
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  2. ASIA  $NZ 
2018/19  
CAMBODIA    
Agriculture Resilience and Economic Development  $306,084  
Economic Empowerment & Resilience (Agriculture)  $1,804,966  
Quality Horticulture  $1,342,591  
Sustainable Produce to Market (Pro -Market) Value Chain Enhancement Project  $823,059  
Commercial Development of Horticulture  $198,562  
LAO PDR    
Quality Beef   $1,397,808  
MYANMAR    
Rural Income and Livelihoods  $512,390  
Matupi Rural Economic Development  $621,347  
Winter Crops Production  $1,900,000  
Quality Horticulture initiative  $309,899  
Dairy Excellence Project   $796,348  
Dairy Inclusive Growth and Investment  $209,778  
Dairy Industry training  $1,009,038  
NEPAL    
Cool Season Crop Improvement Programme  $436,214  
SRI LANKA    
Dairy Expansion programme   $944,018  
Dairy Excellence Training initiative  $711,613  
Strengthening agricultural veterinary services  $347,967  
TIMOR LESTE    
Coffee and Cocoa Development   $3,706,457  
Aquaculture Development   $1,011,394  
Total  $18,389,533  
 
3. AFRICA and AMERICAS  $NZ 
2018/19  
BOTSWANA    
Beef Sector training initiative  $45,208  
ETHIOPIA   
Ethiopia Dairy Sector support  $194,732  
Supporting Value Chain addition and Market Access for Self -Help-Group farmers  $328,866  
KENYA   
Agriculture, Dairy and Economic Development in Emali  $449,453  
Strengthened Avocado Value Chain   $206,075  
ZAMBIA   
Dairy transformation  $1,397,808  
PERU    
Peru Dairy initiative   $889,047  
Total  $3,511,189  
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  4  OTHER RELEVANT INFOR MATION WITH RESPECT TO ACTIONS TAKEN WIT HIN 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  Zealand institutions. A number of 
these students attend agriculture -related courses at Lincoln and Mass ey 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 University 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 Zealand for more detailed advice/assistance. Each Head of Mission 
manages a Head of Mission Fund whi ch 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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