G/AG/N/OMN/21  
 
31 July  2019 
(19-5001) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 21 February  2019, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Oman . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and the 
relevant supporting tables) for the calendar year  2016 . 
 
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- 2 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: OM AN  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 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  
 
OMR   Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2.General Services      
2 (a). Research  Agriculture research support and facilities.  1,399,643 Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries   
Animal wealth research support and facilities.  479,825 Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries   
Subtotal:  1,879,468   
2 (b). Pest and disease control  National vaccination and treatment.  1,050,431 Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries   
Plant protection, aerial spray works, locust control 
and safe use of pesticide.  892,243 Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries   
Subtotal:  1,942,674   
2 (c). Training services  Omani cadres training.  189,894 Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries   
Subtotal:  189,894   
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Farmers agricultural extension, introducing new 
technologies, and encouragement services projects.  1,428,876 Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries   
Update and improve the agricultural statistics data 
system.  63,470 Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries   
Development of information technology services.  454,085 Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries   
Studies and advisory consultants to support the 
Ministry's technical device.  115,069 Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries   
Subtotal:  2,061,500   
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Establishment of fodder production company in Najd.  652,309 Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries   
Establishment and development of agricultural and 
veterinarian quarantine.  429,673 Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries  (1) 
Development of natural pastures.  76,768 Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries  (2) 
Maintenance and furnishing of the Ministry of 
Agriculture and Fisheries.  329,341 Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries   
Subtotal:  1,488,091   
 Subtotal General Services:  7,561,627    
Grand Total Green Box  7,561,627   
(1) The amount spent in this item includes establishment of the quarantine buildings, establishment of the veterinary clinics, an d purchasing of equipment  and does not 
include t he cost of quarantine services.  
(2) This is an infrastructure project associated wi th environmental programs to develop and maintain natur al pastures on government land.   
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: OM AN  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 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  
 
OMR   Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
(a) Investment subsidies generally available to agriculture  Soft loan subsidies to agriculture and livestock projects: 
these soft loan facilities are granted to economically viable 
projects to encourage entrepreneurship in the sector.  995,706  Oman Development 
Bank and Ministry of 
Agriculture  (1) 
National project for date palm development.  321,977  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Fisheries   
Protection of agriculture lands from sweeping away 
project.  1,120,282  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Fisheries   
Subtotal:  2,437,965    
Grand Total Development Programmes  2,437,965    
(1) The investor/promoter of the project will only pay 3 % interest on the total amount of loan sanctioned for the respective project. The balance between the prevailing 
market rate of interest (6 %) and the soft loan interest charged to the farmer (3 %), would be paid by the government. The monetary value of OMR 995,706 is equivalent 
to the 3 % balance on the total amount of loan sanctioned to all the agric ultural and livestock projects.  
 
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