G/AG/W/125/Rev.18/Add.3/Corr.1  
 
31 May 2023 
(23-3708) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Agriculture    
 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES, EXPORT CREDITS, EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEES  
OR INSURANCE PROGRAMMES, INTERNATIONAL FOOD AID AND  
AGRICULTURAL EXPORTING STATE TRADING ENTERPRISES  
BACKGROUND DOCUMENT BY THE SECRETARIAT1 
Food Aid  
Corrigendum2 
On page 6 , the response by Brazil  should read as follows:  
 
i. Lebanon  
1. Rice (Type 1);  
2. 4,000 tonnes  (reported total value of USD 2,086,975.60, and sea transportation, funded by the 
Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC), with a cost of USD 647,790.00) ; 
3. In-kind; 
4. Fully grant form;  
5. Donation oriented to strengthen food and nutritional security in Lebanon impact ed by the 
explosion of the port of Beirut and the pandemics;  
6. Re-exports are not an option . 
ii. Mozambique  
1. Rice (Type 1);  
2. 4,000 tonnes  (reported total value of USD 2 ,377,794.00, and sea transportation, funded by  the 
Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC), with a d eclared value of USD 708 ,040.00); 
3. In-kind; 
4. Fully grant form;  
5. Donation oriented to strengthen food and nutritional security in Mozambique;  
6. Re-exports are not an option . 
iii. Ukraine  
1. Dehydrated food mix, 100% natural and with high nutritional content;  
2. 8.1 tonnes  (reported total value of USD 101,439.30, transported by the Brazilian Air Force) plus 
1.9 tonnes  (reported total value of USD 23,794.40, shipped at ABC's expense, with air 
transportation costs of USD 23,628.00);  
3. In-kind; 
4. Fully grant form;  
5. Donation g ranted in the context of armed conflict;  
6. Re-exports are not an option . 
 
1 This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice 
to the positions of Members or to their rights and obligations under the WTO. It has been prepared for 
information only and is not intended to provide any authoritative or official legal interpretation of the provisions 
of the WTO Agreements in general or in relation to any specific entity  or measure listed in this document.  
2 In English  only. G/AG/W/125/Rev.18/Add.3/Corr.1  
 
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  iv. Cabo Verde  
1. Dehydrated soups;  
2. 5 tonnes  (reported total value of USD 72,873.54, shipped at ABC's expense, with air 
transportation costs of USD 36,900.70);  
3. In-kind; 
4. Fully grant form;  
5. Donat ion granted in response to request made by the Government of Cape Verde to reinforce 
local public school meals;  
6. Re-exports are not an option . 
 
HUMANITARIAN FINANCIAL AID  
 
i. Namibia (in collaboration with the WFP)  
1. Financial resources;  
2. USD 120 ,000.00 (one hundred and twenty thousand dollars);  
3. Cash-based assistance;  
4. Fully grant form;  
5. Donation to design and scale -up the "Integrated project to improve availability and access to 
nutritious diets". Overall, in this new phase, the project seeks to respond to the deteriorating 
food security situation, malnutrition, and micronutrient deficiencies among pregnant and 
lactating women, as well as young children in Namibia through an integrated food system 
approach, enabling smallholder farmers to grow fruit and vegetabl es to improve intake of 
nutritious food;  
6. Re-exports are not an option . 
ii. Sao Tome and Principe (in collaboration with the WFP)  
1. Financial resources;  
2. USD 100,000.00 (one hundred thousand dollars);  
3. Cash-based assistance;  
4. Fully grant form;  
5. In response to the ap peal for humanitarian assistance made by the Government of Sao Tome 
and Principe, due to the storms that affected the country in 2022, the funds were transferred to 
purchase school meals in the most affected districts (Lembá, Lobata, Mé -Zóche and Cantagalo ). 
6. Re-exports are not an option . 
 
 
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