G/AG/N/SLV/86   
17 April 2023  
(23-2710) Page: 1/4 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: Spanish  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following communication, dated 13 April 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of El Salvador . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  
and the relevant supporting tables) for the financial year 2019/2020 . 
 
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- 2 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: EL SALVADOR  
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR FROM 01 -06-2019 TO 31 -05-2020  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in  
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
USD thousand  Data source  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2. General services      
2 (a) Research  Research protocols, technical documents and released technologies to 
improve processes  1,600.00  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Three projects: "Research on improving soil fertility and the productivity of 
major crops through manure composting" , "Research on the drought 
tolerance of beans in the context of climate change" and "Research on the 
varieties and types of pruning and fertilization projects to increase 
sustainable coffee producti on by small -scale farmers"  45.00  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Subtotal:  1,645.00    
2 (b) Pest and disease control  Control of crop-damaging insects  213.40  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Strengthening capabilities for  the surveillance , prevention and control of 
Huanglongbing citrus disease  300.00  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
African swine fever emergency preparedness: inspections and knowledge 
strengthening  500.00  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Strengthening national capacity to control brucellosis  192.30  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Subtotal:  1,205.70    
2 (c) Training services  Technical assistance and training for the coffee sector  521.86  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Training for bee -keepers on the quality and safety of apiculture products, 
and the handling of beehives  124.36  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Technical assistance in making poultry products eligible for exportation  879.10  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Subtotal:  1,525.32    
2 (e) Inspection services  Sample analysis of seeds for marketing and distribution  103.46  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Laboratory testing in the agricultural industry  90.72  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Subtotal:  194.18     
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- 3 - Measure type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in  
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
USD thousand  Data source  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2 (g) Infrastructural services  Construction of hillside ditches for water retention and infiltration and 
erosion control  410.05  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Domestic rainwater harvesting structures  406.92  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Construction of irrigation modules in rural areas  130.52  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Subtotal:  947.49    
2 (h) Other general services  Recruitment of day labourers for staple grain  production  1,000.00  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Subtotal:  1,000.00    
 General services subtotal  6,517.69    
Total Green Box  6,517.69    
  
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- 4 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: EL SALVADOR  
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR FROM 01 -06-2019 TO 31 -05-2020  
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  
 
USD thousand  Data source  Note  
1 2 3 4  
(a) Investment subsidies generally available to agriculture  Certification of coffee plants for marketing  40.00  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Subtotal:  40.00    
(b) Agricultural input subsidies to low -income or resource -poor 
producers  Delivery of coffee plants resistant to coffee rust  5,000.00  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Delivery of fungicides and insecticides to control coffee rust  3,000.00  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Delivery of agricultural packages: this includes delivery of 
certified maize, sorghum and improved bean seed, together 
with a supply of fertilizers  18,900.00  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Delivery of plants at the national level for the diversificatio n of 
sustainable production systems  78.90  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
Subtotal:  26,978.90    
Total development programmes  27,018.90    
 
 
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