G/AG/N/DOM/23  
5 February 2014  
(14-0673)  Page: 1/5  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 13 January 2014,  is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the Dominican Republic . The notification concerns domestic support commitments 
(Table DS:1 ) for the year 2012 . 
 
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The only domestic support measures applied by the Dominican Republic in 2012, 
as covered by the Agreement on Agriculture, are those listed in the attached supporting table. 
Only subheading (a) of Supporting Table DS:1 was considered applicable in the case of the 
Dominican Republic (see annexes).  
 
   
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- 2 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2012 
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 
(DR$) 
1 2 3 
(a) General services   
(i) Agricultural research:  285,194,311.00 
 National Council for Agricultural and Forestry Research (CONIAF) 
Builds up, promotes and directs the Nation al Agriculture and Fo restry Technology 
Generation and Transfer System, provid ing financing from the research fund 
to encourage scientific and technolo gical capacity building in public 
and private institutions. 53,984,922.00 
 Agriculture and Forestry Re search Institute (IDIAF) 
Develops and/or adapts technologies that optimize use of the country's natural 
and human resources, while ensuring economic and environmental sustainability and contributing to poverty reduction. Integrates and pr omotes greater interaction 
with the other institutions in the agricultural public sector. 231,209,389.00 
(ii) Pest and disease control (plant and animal health, and in spection services):  
 Epidemiology, and disease control and eradication 
Health programmes to develop quarantine control and epidemiological surveillance 
policies aimed at reducing or eradicating diseases that might spread to epidemic 
or pandemic proportions or become endemic in the Dominican Republic. Development of epidemiological surveillance programmes in potentially highly vulnerable areas such as those bordering on the Republic of Haiti, and in ports and airports. 171,193,359.71 
 Health research and production of biologicals 
Conduct health research with a view to developing disease control methods 
and procedures to ensure animal he alth and well-being, food safety 
and environmental protection. Carry out research in order to increase the 
production of livestock-derived food products. 4,195,333.25   
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- 3 - Measure type Name and description of measure with 
reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
(DR$) 
1 2 3 
 Institutional strengthening of the inspection system 
Establish technical capacity-building and le adership programmes for the inspection 
of fruit and vegetable production and for port, airport and border inspection, so as to detect the emergence of problems relating to diseases, zoonoses and the application of national and international technical standards. 3,174,607.90 
(iii) Training services:   86,785,061.43 
 Technical assistance and agricultural training 
Provide training so that producers ca n improve their cultivation techniques, 
become familiar with new production methods and learn how to make better use of resources, etc. 62,094,091.47 
 Training (grants: Autonomous Univ ersity of Santo Domingo (UASD), 
Higher Agricultural Institute (ISA), Salesiano and Loyola Institutes) 
Agricultural training grants for young people.  17,193,999.96 
 Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Centre (CATIE) - 
Agricultural and Forestry Development Centre (CEDAF) 
Develop human resources to strengthen th e agricultural and forestry sectors. 7,496,970.00 
(iv) Extension and advisory services (agricultural):  41,835,904.38 
 Rural organization 
This programme aims to strengthen prod ucers' and youth organizations in rural 
areas so that they can develop the production capacity of their agricultural 
holdings. Promote the establishment of mechanisms to sustain concrete 
and effective participation of rural organi zations in agricultur al sector plans, 
programmes and projects. Put forward altern ative solutions to problems identified 
by these organizations in the country' s various rural communities, and promote 
business practices suited to today's needs. Encourage and set up home 
and community vegetable gardens in urban and suburban areas. 36,020,384.79 
 Boosting the development of economic organizations of the rural poor 
in border areas 
Includes the promotion of family farming and the designation of rural areas 
for sowing and growing short-cycle crops. Promote livestock production units, the development of pig breeding, technology transfer, support services, good farming and livestock practices, soil conservation practices, and the strengthening of ag ricultural cooperatives. 5,815,519.59 
(v) Marketing services:  1,894,428,345.69 
 Promotion of rice production 
Programmes aimed at increasing productivity  in the rice sector (levelling, drainage, 
water supply, pest control, etc.) 338,872,288.97   
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- 4 - Measure type Name and description of measure with 
reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
(DR$) 
1 2 3 
 Promotion of other crops (agricultural development) 
Programmes aimed at increasing pr oductivity in other crop sectors 
(levelling, drainage, water su pply, pest co ntrol, etc.) 1,069,137,711.01 
 Seed promotion and distribution 
Ensure that producers in various sectors are supplied with certified seeds. 
Promote certified organic agriculture. Pr omote and validate technological packages 
to encourage the growing of staple crops and 30 export products. 26,245,345.57 
 Development of the cocoa sector 
Train producers in the management of cocoa genetic resources, establishment 
and operation of nurseries, multiplica tion by grafting, pest management 
and control, plantation management, pruning, shade management, fertilization, and harvest and post-harvest management. 40,186,678.21 
 Land preparation (agricultural mechanization) 
Promote sustainable soil conservation practices. Implement crop zoning 
in accordance with the characteristics of available resources for agricultural 
production and environmental conditio ns. Use of modern land preparation 
equipment and increased mechanization of tasks. 118,998,527.09 
 Provision of inputs and small-scale tools 
Provide small producers with farming tools and the inputs needed to grow 
various crops. 4,293,948.91 
 Promotion and development of agribusinesses 
Strengthen the fruit and vegetable clusters, and step up training and coaching 
of export businesses. Stimulate research and the introduction of a technological 
package to optimize production proc esses. Develop and encourage the use 
of biotechnology. 83,771,977.47 
 Promotion of fruit production 
Increase fruit production by producing hi gh-quality crops under an agricultural 
conversion programme conducted in rura l holdings, by mean s of a pilot plan 
involving demonstration plots sown with seedlings of different fruit species. Strengthen producers' associations, c ooperatives and clusters that produce 
and export fruit. 98,736,639.86 
 Programme to support the transition to a competitive agrifood industry (PATCA) 
Eligible producers benefit from various form s of technology for levelling the soil 
and applying new irrigation  techniques, and involving little or no tilling; 
use of in vitro  seedlings, pasture rehabilitation  and conservation, introduction 
of tree species, fertigation and a protected crop system. 3,206,610.42 
 Construction and rehabilitation of farm roads 
Implementation of a programme involving the establishment of mechanized 
brigades to repair and build rural roads th roughout the country in order to facilitate 
road access for rural producers. 110,978,618.18   
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- 5 - Measure type Name and description of measure with 
reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
(DR$) 
1 2 3 
(vi) Infrastructure services:  6,883,854.87 
 Wholesale Market, Cold-Storage Facility and Greenhouse Programme (PROMEFRIN) 
Promotion and development of a struct ure using high-technology equipment 
for controlled-atmosphere agriculture, in  order to raise productivity in the 
sectors concerned. 6,883,854.87 
Total  2,493,690,778.23 
Source: Agricultural Sector Budget Implementation, su pplied by the Department of Agricultural Economics in the Ministry of Agriculture.   
Data compiled by the Agricultural Trade Agreements Bu reau (OTCA) for the purposes of this notification. 
 
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