G/AG/N/VNM/15  
 
11 December  2020 
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Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 29 September  2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of  Viet Nam . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and 
the relevant supporting tables) for the calendar year  2015 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2015  
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Total AMS commitment level  Currency  Current Total AMS  
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from attached Support ing Tables)  
1  2  3  
3,961.59  VND/billion  0 
 
    
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2015  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
VND,  billion  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2.General Services      
2 (a). Research  Expenditures for scientific research activities relating to the agriculture 
sector  1,472.89  MOF, MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  1,472.89    
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Expenditures for preventing and controlling pests and diseases relating to 
the agriculture sector  632.47  MOF, MARD, Prov  
Subtotal:  632.47    
2 (c). Training services  Expenditures for agriculture universities, colleges, vocational schools and 
technical trainers  2,256.91  MOF, MARD, Prov  
Subtotal:  2,256.91    
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Expenditures for extension and advisory services; disseminating scientific 
research results to agriculture producers  497.12  MOF, MARD, Prov  
Subtotal:  497.12    
2 (e). Inspection services  Expenditures for quarantine, quality and food safety inspection in order to 
protect human health and environment  92.57  MOF, MARD, Prov  
Subtotal:  92.57    
2 (f). Marketing and promotion services  Expenditures for supporting associations relating to trade promotion, such 
as a part of information -purchasing cost, trade fair participation cost, 
market survey cost, training. The support is not given to producers or 
exporters.  229.53  MOF, M ARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  229.53    
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Expenditures for constructing agriculture infrastructure (irrigation system, 
research units, agriculture universities)  19,265.05  MOF, MARD, Prov  
Subtotal:  19,265.05    
2 (h). Other general services  Consulting, trademarks, and commodity standards - Expenditures for 
activities related to intellectual property, websites, consulting, trademark 
design, geographical indications…  226.25  MOF, MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  226.25    
 Subtotal General Services  24,672.7 8     
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- 4 - Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
VND,  billion  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
3. Public stockholding for food security purposes  Expenditures for national reserve for the purpose of national food security 
(rice is accumulated by National Reserve Department; paddy, maize 
varieties and veterinary vaccines, disinfectants by MARD). Food purchases 
by the government are based on market rules  2,264.76  MOF, Prov   
Subtotal:  2,264.76    
4. Domestic food aid  Expenditures in relation to the provision of domestic food aid to sections of 
the population in need in remote, vulnerable and mountainous areas.  1,211.41  MOF, Prov   
Subtotal:  1,211.41    
8. Payments for relief from natural disasters  Disaster mitigation programmes, agricultural insurance for crops and 
livestock - Payments to compensate for damage caused by natural 
disasters and support farmers in disaster -stricken areas to stabilize their 
lives and restore production, insurance for agriculture.  2,379.66  MOF, MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  2,379.66    
9. Structural assistance provided through producer 
retirement programmes  Payments for transferring land and other resources, including livestock, 
from marketable agricultural production to other occupations  123.77  MOF, MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  123.77    
11. Structural adjustment assistance provided through 
investment aids  Payments for converting ineffective crops to other effective ones  527.39  MOF, MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  527.39    
12. Environmental programmes  Supporting producers, a part of Biogas construction cost, biological padding 
in livestock and cost for moving livestock out of residential areas in order 
to protect environment  179.51  MOF, MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  179.51    
13. Regional assistance programmes  Socio -economic development program (well -known as 135 Program) for 
1,500 highly disadvantageous communes in remote areas (constructing 
rural infrastructure as roads, irrigation system, agricultural production 
services in these communes)  3,882.01  MOLISA   
Programme on supporting production land, house construction and clean 
water for ethnic minorities (well -known as 134 Program)  592.00 MOLISA   
Programme on rapid and sustainable poverty reduction for 62 poor districts 
of the country, well -known as Resolution 30 (supporting reclamation cost, 
varieties, fertilizer, loan interest on agriculture production, vaccine, 
livestock, poultry, food aid, extension, plant protection, animal health, 
interest on introducing and advertising enterprise and cooperative products 
in disadvantageous communes)  2,783.2 0 MOLISA   
Supporting ru ral infrastructure investment in highly disadvantageous areas 
as coastal areas and islands  334.00 MOLISA   
Subtotal:  7,591.21    
14. Other direct payment  Population resettlement programmes in areas easily suffered from natural 
disasters, coastal areas, islands, forest core area; resettlement support for 
ethnic minorities  1,153.39  Prov  
Investment in agriculture services relating to new rural areas and "Tam 
Nong" program  516.46  Prov  
Living and production support for ethnic minorities (loans, varieties, pest 
and disease prevention)  160.17  CEM, Prov   
Subtotal:  1,830.02    
Grand Total Green Box  40,780.52    
    
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2015  
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  
 
VND,  billion  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
(a) Investment subsidies generally available to agriculture  Interest support, post -investment support, preferential 
interest rate for supporting farmers to buy agricultural 
machines in order to reduce post -harvest loss. Beneficiary 
groups are low -income an d poor households.  566.37  MOF, SB, Prov   
Subtotal:  566.37    
(b) Input subsidies available to low -income or resource -poor producers  National and local budgetary expenditures for input 
(varieties, fertilizer) support for poor and low -income 
people or people living in disadvantageous areas. 
Beneficiary groups are low -income and poor households.  4,623.48  VBSP, Prov   
Subtotal:  4,623.48    
(c) Support for diversification from growing illicit narcotic crops  Conversion support from illicit narcotic crops to other 
crops (support varieties, food aids during non -harvest 
time, production guidance training). Beneficiary groups 
are low -income and poor households.  1.66 MARD, Prov   
Subtotal:  1.66   
Grand Total Development Programmes  5,191.51    
 
    
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2015  
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Description of basic products (including 
non-product -specific AMS)  
 
 Product -specific 
AMS (from ST DS:5 
to DS:7)  
 
VND,  billion  Product -specific 
EMS (from ST DS:8)  
 
 
VND,  billion  Total  
(2 + 3)  
 
 
VND,  billion  Value of production  
 
 
 
VND,  billion  Support as a 
% of value of 
production  
 Current Total AMS  
 
 
 
VND,  billion  Note  
 
1 2 3    4  
Rice 6,343.32   6,343.32  242,140.02  2.6%  0 (de minimis )*  
Corn 1,107.15   1,107.15  28,085.61  3.9%  0 (de minimis )*  
Vegetable  297.00   297.00  37,931.38  0.8%  0 (de minimis )*  
Coffee  568.80   568.80  59,573.00  0.9%  0 (de minimis )*  
Pepper  712.50   712.50  38,946.56  1.8%  0 (de minimis )*  
Cashew  690.38   690.38  10,186.17  6.8%  0 (de minimis )*  
Tea 150.00   150.00  6,628.65  2.3%  0 (de minimis )*  
Buffalo, cow  533.57   533.57  25,362.82  2.1%  0 (de minimis )*  
Pig 538.28   538.28  156,741.42  0.3%  0 (de minimis )*  
Poultry  1,309.67   1,309.67  38,702.31  3.4%  0 (de minimis )*  
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)  5,644.34  870,742.00 0.6%  0 (de minimis )*  
TOTAL  0   
* AMS is not subject to reduction or inclusion in the current total AMS because the calculated AMS is less than 10% of value of production ( de minimis  exclusion).  
    
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:5  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2015  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
Description of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure 
Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
VND External 
reference price 
(generally 
from AGST)  
 
VND Eligible production  Associated 
fees/ levies   
 
 
VND,  billion  Total market 
price support 
((4-5)*6) -7 
 
 
VND,  billion  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  
Rice CY 01-01-15 31-12-15 National 
temporary 
storage 
program for 
rice - 
Interest 
rates support  9,425,240/Tonne  9,275,390/Tonne  1,000,000 Tonnes   149.85  MOF  
Total Rice          149.85    
Note:  External Reference Price of Rice at 3,145.66 ( 000 VND/tonne) is the price for the base period (Year 1999). In 2014 and 2015, the external reference prices of Rice are 
9,553.54 ( 000 VND/tonne) and 9,275.39 ( 000 VND/tonne) respectively. Such prices are calculated on export data of Viet Nam customs agencies (VND/tonne) and applied 
administered prices are domestic retail prices of rice in 2014 and 2015 . 
    
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- 8 - Supportin g Table DS:6  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2015  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non -Exempt Direct Payments  
Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
 
VND External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST)  
 
VND Eligible 
production  Total price 
related 
direct 
payments 
((4-5)*6)  
 
 
VND,  billion  Other non 
exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
 
 
VND,  billion  Associated 
fees/levies  
 
 
 
 
VND,  billion  Total direct 
payment 
(7+8 -9) 
 
 
 
 
VND, billion  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Rice CY 01-01-15 31-12-15 Direct support (as 
Decree 35 ) for 
paddy producers      1,671.42   1,671.42  Prov   
Total Rice            1,671.42    
Note:  Decree 35/2015/N D-CP on management and use of rice land replaces Decree No. 42. The locality mainly supports reclaiming and improving rice land wi th the support 
level specified in the decree: "Support VND 5,000,000/ha of specialized paddy rice land to be renovated from one -crop wet rice land or other land under the master plan 
and plan on land use for  rice". 
    
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- 9 - Supporting Table DS:7  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2015  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product -Specific Support and Total Product -Specific AMS  
Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
 
 
VND,  billion  Other 
product -
specific 
support 
(with 
calculation 
details)  
 
VND,  billion  Associated 
fees/levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
 
 
VND,  billion  Market 
price 
support 
(from ST 
DS:5)  
 
 
 
VND,  billion  Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from ST 
DS:6)  
 
 
VND,  billion  Total  AMS 
(7+8+9)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
VND,  billion  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Rice CY 01-01-15 31-12-15 Variety support  4,508.05  14.00  4,522.05     MOF, 
Prov  
Total Rice         4,522.05  149.85  1,671.42  6,343.32    
Corn CY 01-01-15 31-12-15 Variety support  1,107.15    1,107.15     Prov, 
MARD   
Total Corn         1,107.15    1,107.15    
Vegetable  CY 01-01-15 31-12-15 Variety support  297.00   297.00    Prov, 
MARD   
Total 
Vegetable         297.00   297.00   
Coffee  CY 01-01-15 31-12-15 Variety support  568.8 0   568.8 0    Prov, 
MARD   
Total 
Coffee         568.8 0   568.8 0   
Pepper  CY 01-01-15 31-12-15 Variety support  712.5 0   712.5 0    Prov  
Total 
Pepper         712.5 0   712.5 0   
Cashew  CY 01-01-15 31-12-15 Variety support  690.38    690.38     Prov, 
MARD   
Total 
Cashew         690.38    690.38    
Tea CY 01-01-15 31-12-15 Variety support  150.00   150.00    MOF  
Total Tea         150.00   150.00   
Buffalo, cow  CY 01-01-15 31-12-15 Variety support  533.57    533.57     MOF  
Total 
Buffalo, 
cow        533.57    533.57      
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- 10 - Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
 
 
VND,  billion  Other 
product -
specific 
support 
(with 
calculation 
details)  
 
VND,  billion  Associated 
fees/levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
 
 
VND,  billion  Market 
price 
support 
(from ST 
DS:5)  
 
 
 
VND,  billion  Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from ST 
DS:6)  
 
 
VND,  billion  Total  AMS 
(7+8+9)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
VND,  billion  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Pig CY 01-01-15 31-12-15 Variety support  538.28    538.28     MOF  
Total Pig         538.28    538.28    
Poultry  CY 01-01-15 31-12-15 Variety support  1,309.67    1,309.67     MOF  
Total 
Poultry         1,309.67    1,309.67    
Bank interest support for procuring temporary storage: Government facilitates marketing when price s are very low during harvest season. Government support is in the form of 
interest rate support to marketing stakeholders like companies, cooperatives, associations etc.  
Variety support: Mainly low income and poor famers benefit from these programs of nat ional and provinces . 
    
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- 11 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2015  
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure Types  Reporting Year  Non-product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
VND,  billion  Other non -product -
specific support 
(include calculation 
details)  
 
VND,  billion  Associated 
fees/levies  
 
 
 
VND,  billion  Total non -
product -specific 
support  
(3+4 -5) 
 
 
VND,  billion  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7  
Transport support for shipping agricultural inputs 
from lowland to upland areas and agro -products 
from upland to lowland areas  CY 01-01-15 31-12-15 315.57    315.57  Prov  
Irrigation fee exemption. In the past, farmers 
had to annually pay for companies that maintain 
irrigation facilities, however, the government 
currently supports maintainance of the irrigation 
sytem  CY 01-01-15 31-12-15 5,328.77    5,328.77  Prov (1) 
TOTAL  5,644.34   
(1) Irrigation system serves for both agriculture and aquaculture. The policy is applying in general for all farmers including poor farmers. However, it is very difficult to separate 
support made available to low income, poor and limited farm -size farmers from that to other better off farmers who also benefit from this policy. Therefor e, a major part 
of the above -mentioned irrigation fee exemption figures should be notified in Supporting Table DS :2. 
Note:  Official exchange rate: 2015: US D 1 = VND 21,910.96 . 
Explanation of abbreviations for relevant agencies:  
CEMA: Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs . 
MARD: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development .  
MOF: Ministry of Finance .  
MOIT: Ministry of Industry and Trade .  
MOLISA: Ministry of Labour - Invalids and social affairs .  
Prov: Provinces .  
SB: State Bank .  
VBSP: Vietnam Bank for S ocial Policies . 
Data sources:   Bank for Foreign Trade of Viet nam. 
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