G/AG/N/SYC/12  
 
12 January  2023 
(23-0341) Page: 1/6 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 6 October  2022, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of the Seychelles . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table  DS:1 and the 
relevant supporting tables) for the Calendar Year 2019 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: SEYCHELLES  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2019  
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  
  0 
 
   
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: SEYCHELLES  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2019  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
SCR,  million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2.General Services      
2 (a). Research  Budgetary expenditure for the operation of Agricultural research institutions and agencies  34.38  Department of 
Agriculture, SAA & NBA 
Budget  (1) 
Subtotal:  34.38    
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Budgetary expenditure on plant and animal health protection (e.g. epidemic alert, pest and 
disease surveillance, prevention and eradication), border and cross -region control control 
and development of relevant legal instruments.  18.61  Department of 
Agriculture, SAA & NBA 
Budget  (2) 
Subtotal:  18.61    
2 (c). Training services  Budgetary expenditures to set up, maintain and develop agricultural training institutions 
and centres  0.42  Department of 
Agriculture, SAA & NBA 
Budget  (3) 
Subtotal:  0.42   
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Budgetary expenditure to establish and maintain a nationwide network of agricultural 
extension and advisory services from central to district level and projects funded by 
national or local budget to develop plant varieties and animal breeds under national 
programmes: - Extension Services  7.97  Department of 
Agriculture, SAA & NBA 
Budget  (4) 
Subtotal:  7.97   
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Budgetary expenditure to construct and upgrade farm irrigation systems as well as other 
infrastructural development  5.69  Department of 
Agriculture, SAA & NBA 
Budget  (5) 
Subtotal:  5.69   
 Subtotal General Services  67.06    
Grand Total Green Box  67.06    
Notes:  
(1) The Government provides budget to the Seychelles Agriculture Agency (SAA) which in turn disburses towards its sub -units, the vegetable and Evaluation research 
Section and the Plant protection Unit. Both of which are involved in research related issues.  
(2) Measure provided by the SAA through its Plants and Animal Protection Units.  
(3) Trainin g services are provided by the Seychelles Agricultural and Horticultural Training Centre which falls under the Ministry of Ed ucation.  
(4) This measure is given through the Seychelles Agricultural Agency which has a unit dedicated entirely to Extension and Advisory Services.  
(5) Measure is provided by the Government budget dependent SAA through its respective disbursement of its allocated budget for th e planning section.    
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- 4 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: SEYCHELLES  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 201 9  
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  
 
SCR,  million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
(a) Investment subsidies generally available to agriculture  Investment loans with a preferential interest rate of 2.5%  2.75 Department of 
Agriculture  (1) 
Lease of land at preferential rate of SCR 0.32/m2 119 Department of 
Agriculture  (2) 
Subtotal:  121.75    
Grand Total Development Programmes  121.75    
Notes:  
(1) Loan managed by the Department of Agriculture, disbursed through the Development Bank of Seychelles at a preferential rate of  2.5%. The figures represent the 
revenue foregone in administering the preferential rate as opposed to the prevailing commercial rate of 11.5%.  
(2) Support reflected through a preferential rate of SCR  0.32/m2 for lease of land for agricultural activities. The figures provided express revenue fore gone in administering 
the preferential rate as opposed to the commercial rate of SCR  30.00/m2. 
   
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: SEYCHELLES  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2019  
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)  
 
SCR,  million  Product -specific EMS 
(from ST DS:8)  
 
 
SCR,  million  Total  
(2 + 3) 
 
 
SCR,  million  Value of production  
 
 
 
SCR,  million  Support as a 
% of value of 
production  
 Current Total AMS  
 
 
 
SCR,  million  Note  
 
1 2 3    4  
Livestock  9.72  9.72 104.27  9.32%  0 (de minimis )  
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)       
TOTAL  0  
 
   
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:7  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: SEYCHELLES  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2019  
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  
 
SCR,  million  Other product 
specific 
supp ort (with 
calculation 
details)  
 
SCR,  million  Associated 
fees / levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
SCR,  million  Market price 
support 
(from 
ST DS:5)  
 
 
SCR,  million  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from 
ST DS:6)  
 
SCR,  million  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
 
 
 
 
SCR,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Livestock  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Abattoir Support  9.72   9.72      
Total 
Livestock         9.72   9.72   
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