G/AG/N/OMN/13  
 
31 March 2015  
(15-1783)  Page: 1/4  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 16 July 2014, is bein g circulated at the request of the Delegation 
of Oman . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and the relevant 
Supporting Tables) for the year 2013 . 
 
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 The only agricultural domestic support measures applied by Oman in 2013 are those listed in the 
attached Supporting Tables DS:1 and DS:2. 
 
  
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- 2 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: OMAN 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2013 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box" 
Measure Type Name and description of measure with refere nce to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
 
(Omani Rials) Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
General services  (a) Agricultural research  (plant and livestock)   Ministry of Agriculture 
and Fisheries  Agricultural research support and facilities  1,234,902 
 Animal wealth research  support and facilities  399,980  
 Sub-total  1,634,882  
 (b) Pest and disease control    
 National vaccination and treatment 577,386 " 
 Plant protection, aerial spray works, locust control and safe use of pesticide 97,037  
 Sub-total  674,423  
 (c) Training services   
 Omani cadres training 157,123 " 
 Sub-total  157,123  
 (d) Extension and advisory services    
 Farmers agricultural extension an d encouragement services projects  2,687,492 " 
 Update and improve the agricultural statistics data system 2,085,840  
 Development of information technology services 22,002  
 Studies and advisory consultants to support the Ministry's technical device 274,234   
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- 3 - Measure Type Name and description of measure with refere nce to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
 
(Omani Rials) Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
 Sub-total  5,069,568  
 (g) Infrastructure   Ministry of Agriculture 
and Fisheries 
 Establishment of fodder production company in Najd 430,188 
 Establishment and development of agri cultural and veterinarian quarantine1 2,072,682  
 Development of natural pastures2 96,021  
 Maintenance and furnishing of the Ministry  of Agriculture and Fisheries 464,897  
 Sub-total  3,063,788  
 Total 10,599,784  
1 The amount spent in this item includes the establishment of the quarantine buildings, establishment of the veterinary clinics  and purchasing of equipment, and does not include 
the cost of quarantine services. 
2 This is an infrastructure proj ect associated with environmental programmes to develop and maintain natural pastures on govern ment land. 
  
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- 4 - Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: OMAN 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2013 
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 of measure 
in year in question 
(Omani Rials) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
Investment subsidies 
generally available to agriculture Soft loan subsidies to agriculture and livestock projects: these soft loan facilities are 
granted to economically viable projects to encourage entrepreneurship in the sector.
1 1,976,000 Oman Development 
Bank and Ministry of 
Agriculture 
 Sub-total  1,976,000  
Others National project for date palm development 1,345,131 Ministry of 
Agriculture and 
Fisheries  Livestock sustainable development strategy 33,643 
 Protection of agriculture lands from sweeping away project 281,681 
 Sub-total  1,660,455  
 Total 3,636,455  
1 The investor/promoter of the project will only pay 3% interest on the total amount of loan sanctioned for the respective proj ect. The balance between the prevailing market 
interest rate (9%) and the soft loan intere st charged to the farmer (3%) would be pa id by the Government. The monetary value of  RO 1,976,000 is equivalent to the 
6% balance on the total amount of loan sanctioned to all the agricultural and livestock projects. 
 
 
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