G/AG/N/ZMB/10  
 
12 April 2017 
(17-1991) Page: 1/4 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 15 June 2016, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation 
of Zambia . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table  DS:1) for the 
calendar year 2014. 
 
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- 2 - Supporting Tabl e DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  ZAMBIA  
REPORTING PERIOD:  2014 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment  - "Green Box"  
Measure type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value of measure  
in year in question  Data sources  
  Zambian Kwacha (ZMK)   
1 2 3 4 
(a) General services  i) Agriculture Research   MA 
  Research management  5,410,000  " 
  Seed control, testing and protection  5,243,420  " 
  Crop improvement and agronomy, plan t protection research, on -farm research  2,742, 243 " 
 ii) Veterinary Services  
 Livestock development  39,201,097  " 
 iii) Phytosanitary Services and quality control, including p est and disease control, quarantine services  3,013,848  " 
 iv) Agro-economic services  
 Agri-business and Marketing/Market info rmation and infrastructure development by district  10,427,578  " 
 v) Extension and training, including support to out - grower schemes  570,000  " 
 vi) Agriculture development programmes  2,610,000  " 
(b) Public stockholding   Strategic food reserves  1,013,330 ,695 " 
(c) Structural adjustment   Institutional and irrigation support services, testing and promotion of new small scale technologies, support to women and 
water resource management, small holder irrigation schemes, water resource development for irrigat ion, peri -urban 
irrigation development, cooperative development/promotion  3,741,713  " 
 Rural investment fund  
Irrigation development fund  
Rural finance  
Cooperative finance  354,200  " 
 Development of Agriculture farming blocks  56,275  " 
 Research adaptation  and promotion of small scale equipment, technology development and adaptation  329,869  "  
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- 3 - Measure type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value of measure  
in year in question  Data sources  
  Zambian Kwacha (ZMK)   
1 2 3 4 
(d) Environmental 
programmes  Conservation farming, tillage, soil and water management  4,137,400  MA 
(e) Regional assistance 
programmes   18,131,912  " 
(f) Other  servic es Support to agriculture institutions, including capacity building  100,855,541  " 
 Early warning and food security reporting  6,675,000   
 Bilateral programmes: Agriculture Development Programme  328,026,075   
  
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- 4 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  ZAMBI A 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2014 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment  - "Development Programmes"  
Measure type  Name and description of measure with 
reference to criteria in Article 6:2  Monetary value of measure in year in question  Data 
sources  
  Zambian K wacha (ZMK)   
1 2 3 4 
(b) Input subsidies generally available to low income or 
resource -poor producers  Farmer Input Support Programme  325,882,453  MA 
 
 
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