G/AG/N/EU/73  
 
1 March  2022 
(22-1922) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated  28 February  2022, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the  European Union . 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 2021 . 
 
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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:  
EUROPEAN UNION  
REPORTING PERIOD:  CALENDAR YEAR  2021 
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1  QUANTITY OF FOOD ASSISTANCE  PROVIDED TO LEAST -DEVELOPED AND NET 
FOOD -IMPORTI NG DEVELOPING COUNTRIES  
In 2010, the EU adopted its Humanitarian Food Assistance Policy, which captur es the shift from food 
aid to food assistance so as to cover the acute food and nutrition needs of the most vulnerable 
populations in the most efficient and effective manner. The broader concept of food assistance 
promotes the use of the most appropriate m ix of tools and transfer modalities (including food 
distribution, cash transfers, vouchers, etc.) to best meet the needs of the most vulnerable 
populations in a specific crisis.  
Total food assistance and nutrition funding allocations for LDCs and NFIDCs wa s close to 
EUR 434 million in 2021. This amount was spent mostly on products, logistics, support operations 
and transport, flanking measures and measures to monitor implementation of humanitarian food 
assistance and nutrition programmes, as well as livelih oods protection programmes.  
In addition to this amount, close to EUR  20 million of assistance was provided in the form of 
multi-purpose cash transfers. This aid modality consists in the provision of cash to beneficiaries, who 
are then free to cover their needs in the way they consider most appropriate. Whilst the amount 
transferred is based on a theoretical minimum expenditure basket  (MEB), the amount that is 
ultimately spent for food and nutrition purposes cannot be known with certainty. However, we  
generally estimate that it represents at least one third of the amount transferred.  
In total, food assistance or multi -purpose cash transfers were provided for vulnerable, food and 
nutrition insecure populations in 57 countries or territories, of which 39  were LDCs or NFIDCs.  
For total funds allocated for food and nutrition assistance and multi -purpose cash transfers in  2021 
to LDC and NFIDCs by beneficiary country see Annex 1.  
2  INDICATION OF THE PROPORTION IN FULLY GRANT FORM OR APPROPRIATE 
CONCESSIONAL TE RMS 
All food assistance is provided fully in grant form. Local and regional purchase is encouraged, 
whenever possible, with a view to avoid harmful effects of the import of food from developed 
countries on the local markets.  
3  TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTA NCE UNDER PARAGRAPH 3(III) OF THE DECISION  
The European Commission provided the reported food assistance to the most vulnerable victims of 
natural and man -made disasters. The allocation of assistance was decided firmly based on needs 
and in line with the f undamental humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and 
independence.   
4  OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO ACTIONS TAKEN WITHIN THE 
FRAMEWORK OF THE DECISION  
The implementation of the food assistance funded by the European Commi ssion was carried out by 
UN agencies and other international organisations, international NGOs and the Red Cross/Red 
Crescent family.  
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  ANNEX  
Funds allocated in 2021 for LDCs/NFIDCs for food and nutritional assistance (EUR  million)  
Country name  Food & nutrition assistance 
(EUR)  Multi -purpose cash transfer 
(EUR)  
Afghanistan   82,520,629  796,034  
Angola    946,500  0 
Bangladesh   9,592,401  0 
Benin    927,913  0 
Burkina Faso   14,197,364  0 
Burundi  0 349,320  
Central African Republic   5,310,717  0 
Chad  12,591,258  465,000  
Congo,  Democratic  Republic  of  18,761,776  885,354  
Côte d'Ivoire    927,913  0 
Dominican Republic    349,558  514,351  
El Salvador    252,056  114,343  
Eswatini    983,839  0 
Ethiopia   15,308,265  1,213,019  
Guinea    927,913  0 
Haiti  7,085,452  0 
Honduras   1,041,784  134,417  
Kenya   4 695,095  85,903  
Lesotho   1 000,000  0 
Liberia    927,913  0 
Madagascar   8,007,389  0 
Mali  3,664,583  0 
Mauritania   7,176,210  0 
Mozambique   7,465,920  0 
Myanmar   5,958,123  0 
Niger   14,467,672  366,281  
Pakistan   2,047,290  0 
Peru   674,776  17,280  
Rwanda   1,250,000  0 
Sierra Leone   1,427,913  0 
Somalia   9,846,187  5,772,920  
South Sudan Republic   21,438,791  0 
Sudan   31,248,282  574,632  
Tanzania   3,500,000  0 
Togo   927,913  0 
Trinidad and Tobago  0 88,208  
Uganda   7,868,296  4,940,805  
Venezuela , Bolivarian  Republic  of  4,456,829  0 
Yemen   52,617,800  3,358,626  
Total  434,629,945  19,676,493  
 
 
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