G/AG/N/NOR/113  
 
5 October 2020  
(20-6745) Page: 1/6 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated  16 September  2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Norway . 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 calendar year  2019 . 
 
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  Table NF:1  
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 16.2 OF THE AGREEMENT: MONITORING OF THE  
FOLLOW -UP TO THE DECISION ON MEASURES CONCERNING THE POSSIBLE  
NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THE REFORM PROGRAMME ON LEAST -DEVELOPED  
AND NET FOOD -IMPORTING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: NORWAY  
REPORTING PERIOD:  CALENDAR YEAR  2019 
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1  QUANTITY OF FOOD ASSISTANCE  PROVIDED TO LEAST -DEVELOPED AND NET FOOD -
IMPORTI NG DEVELOPING COUNTRIES  
 
Norway provides food aid in the form of economic assistance through organizations such as WFP. 
Norwegian assistance further includes long -term development programmes as well as emergency 
relief aid. Norway’s total contribution to food aid amounted to NOK 1,901,104,000 in  2019.  
 
Please refer to (3) below.  
 
2  INDICATION OF THE PROPORTION IN FULLY GRANT FORM OR APPROPRIATE 
CONCESSIONAL TERMS  
 
All Norwegian food aid is provided fully on grant terms.  
 
3  TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER PARAGRAPH 3(III)  OF THE DECISION  
 
Norwegian development assistance channelled through the World Food Programme amounted to 
NOK 762 million in 2019. NOK 300 million was multilateral core contributions and NOK 462 million 
was earmarked contributions.  
 
Please refer to the fo llowing tables for details.  
 
a. Aid provided under the World Food Programme 2019  
Table 1: Norwegian ODA to World Food Programme*, by type of assistance, 2019 
(NOK  1000)  
Type of assistance  2019  
Core contribution  300,000 
Multi-bilateral support  461,940 
Grand Total  761,940 
* Parts of the Norwegian ODA to World Food Programme are also included in Table 2 and Table 3:  
− of the multi -bilateral support; 13.5 million is registered as DAC -sector 311 and 363.5 million as 
DAC-sector 720.40  
− of the multi-bilateral support, 231.9 million is directed to LDCs.  
 
 
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  b. Long-term development programmes  
Table 2: Norwegian bilateral (incl. multi -bi) aid to selected DAC sectors and partners*, 
2019 (NOK 1000)  
DAC Main sector  2019 incl. WFP  2019 excl. WFP  
311 - Agriculture  597,813 584,278 
313 - Fishing  331,356 331,356 
430.71 - Food security policy and administrative 
management  1,722 1,722 
430.72 - Household food security programmes  92,975 92,975 
430.73 - Food safety and quality  5,101 5,101 
520.10 - Food assistance  0 0 
GCDT - Global Crop Diversity Trust  41,600 41,600 
Grand Total  1,070,566 1,057,032 
* ODA to DAC -sectors 311, 313, 430.71 -73 and all ODA to partner GCDT - Global Crop Diversity Trust.  
 
Please refer to Annex A for further details.  
 
c. Emergency relief aid  
Table 3: Bilateral food -related emergency relief aid* to LDCs, by type of assistance, 
2019 (NOK 1000)  
Type of assistance  2019 incl. WFP  2019 excl. WFP  
Bilateral  12,488 12,488 
Multi-bilateral  236,644 69,644 
Grand Total  249,133 82,133 
* ODA to DAC sub sector 720.40 - Emergency food assistance.  
 
Please refer to Annex B for further details.  
 
4  OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO ACTIONS TAKEN WITHIN THE 
FRAMEWORK OF THE DECISION  
 
None 
 
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  ANNEX  
ANNEX A. 311 – AGRICULTURE  
a. Long-term Development programmes  
Norwegian bilateral aid* to DAC sector 311 - Agriculture , by recipient country, 201 9 
Main Region  Recipient country  Total  
(NOK 1000)  
Africa   Mozambique  78,190  
 Malawi  50,420  
 South of Sahara 
Regional  50,133  
 Ethiopia  40,885  
 Tanzania  35,626  
 Mali 28,529  
 Nigeria  21,000  
 Niger  17,214  
 Uganda  17,038  
 Burundi  9,610  
 Kenya  8,198  
 Zambia  2,290  
 Somalia  2,086  
 Sudan  2,000  
 Zimbabwe  1,761  
 Congo, Dem. Rep.  1,718  
 Madagascar  1,045  
 Africa Regional  -218 
   Africa Total      367,527  
America  Colombia  14,499  
 Bolivia 1,580 
America Total      16,079  
Asia  Myanmar  15,196  
 China  12,411  
 Afghanistan  6,594  
 Viet Nam  2,880  
 Cambodia  1,779  
 Nepal  929 
 Bangladesh  779 
 Sri Lanka  561 
   India 499 
Asia Total      41,629  
Not geographically allocated   Global Unspecified   172,578  
Not geographically allocated Total      172,578  
Grand Total      597,813  
* Including multi -bilateral . 
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  ANNEX A. 313 – FISHING  
a. Long-term Development programmes  
Norwegian bilateral aid* to DAC sector 313 - Fishing, by recipient country, 201 9 
Main Region   Recipient country   Total  
(NOK 
1000)  
Africa   Mozambique  32,218  
 Sudan  16,000  
 Zambia  7,253  
 South of Sahara Regional  5,727  
 Madagascar  4,665  
 Ghana  4,461  
 Morocco  4,400  
 Kenya  3,590  
 Somalia  1,284  
 Congo, Dem. Rep.  226 
 Angola  194 
 Mali 95 
Africa Total      80,114  
America   Colombia   13,736  
America Total      13,736 
Asia  Myanmar  10,121  
 Sri Lanka  5,242  
 Timor -Leste  2,500  
 China  2,021  
 Indonesia  2,000  
   South & Central Asia Regional  811 
 Viet Nam  548 
 Asia Regional  -116 
Asia Total      23,127  
Europe   Ukraine   -970 
Europe Total      -970 
Not geographically allocated   Global Unspecified   211,548  
Not geographically allocated Total      211,548  
The Middle East   Lebanon   3,800  
The Middle East Total      3,800  
Grand Total      331,356  
* Including multi -bilateral . 
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  ANNEX A. DAC -SECTOR 430.71 -73, 520.10 AND GCDT - GLOBAL CROP DIVERSITY TRUST  
a. Long-term Development programmes  
Norwegian bilateral aid* to DAC -sectors 430.71 -73, 520.10 and contributions to partner 
GCDT - Global Crop Diversity Trust**, by recipient country, 201 9 
Main Region  Recipient country  Total  
(NOK 1000)  
Africa   Niger   33,729  
 Ethiopia   22,947  
 Somalia   9,000 
 Malawi   5,488 
 South of Sahara Regional   3,171 
 Congo, Dem. Rep.   2,822 
 Mali  1,419 
 Uganda   804 
   Mozambique   627 
Africa Total      80,008  
America   Guatemala   7,000 
   Colombia   126 
America Total      7,126 
Asia  Nepal   4,220 
 Sri Lanka   2,842 
Asia Total      7,063 
Not geographically allocated   Global Unspecified   47,202  
Not geographically allocated Total      47,202  
Grand Total      141,398  
* Including multi-bilateral . 
** 430.71 - Food security policy and administrative management , 430.72 - Household food security 
programmes , 430.73 - Food safety and quality,  520.10 - Food assistance  and contributions to 
partner GCDT - Global Crop Diversity Trust . 
 
 
ANNE X B 
Bilateral* food -related emergency relief aid** to LDCs, 201 9 (NOK 1000), by country  
Recipient country  Total  (NOK 1000)  
(NOK 1000)  
 
(NOK 1000)  South Sudan  85,135 
Yemen  50,500 
Mozambique  34,000 
Bangladesh  16,000 
Sudan  11,000 
Congo, Dem. Rep.  11,000 
Burkina Faso  10,000 
Central African Rep.  9,935 
Afghanistan  9,000 
Ethiopia  5,000 
Mali 4,000 
Malawi  3,644 
Niger  -81 
Grand Total   249,133  
* Including multi -bilateral . 
** ODA to DAC sub sector 720.40 - Emergency food assistance . 
 
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