G/AG/N/NOR/70  
 
4 October 2013  
(13-5343)  Page: 1/8  
Commitee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 18 September 2013,  is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Norway . 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 ) for the calendar year 
2012 .  
 
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  Table NF:1 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 16:2 OF THE AGREEMENT: 
MONITORING OF THE FOLLOW-U P TO THE DECISION ON  
MEASURES CONCERNING THE POSSIBLE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF 
THE REFORM PROGRAMME ON LEAST-DEVELOPED AND NET 
FOOD-IMPORTING DEVELOPI NG COUNTRIES: NORWAY 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2012 
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1  QUANTITY OF FOOD AID PROVIDED TO LEAST-DEVELOPED AND NET 
FOOD-IMPORTING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: 
1.1.  Norway's commitment under the Food Aid Convention (FAC) amounted in 2012 to 
30,000 tonnes of food aid in wheat equivalents.  This  contribution is provided as cash in lieu of 
commodities (CLC) and is made available for the World Food Programme (WFP) to procure grains from developing countries. 
1.2.  Norwegian assistance furthermore includes long-term development programmes as well as 
emergency relief aid.  Please refer to (3) below . 
2  INDICATION OF THE PROPORTION IN FULLY GRANT OR APPROPRIATE 
CONCESSIONAL TERMS: 
2.1.  All Norwegian food aid is provided fully on grant terms. 3  TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER PARAGRAPH 3(III) OF THE 
DECISION: 
i. Aid provided under the World Food Programme 2012 
Table 1: Norwegian multilateral gran t to World Food Programme 2012 
 Expenditure 
NKr '000 
Total 145,000 
 
ii. Long-term development programmes 
Table 2: Norwegian bilateral aid by DAC sectors 311, 312 and 313 
DAC Main sector  2012 
(NKr '000)  
311 - Agriculture 557,161 
312 - Forestry 1,910,219 
313 - Fishing 170,248 
Grand Total 2,637,6281 
 
                                               
1 Please see Annex A for further details. G/AG/N/NOR/70 
 
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  iii. Emergency relief aid 
Table 3: Bilateral food-related emer gency relief aid (DAC 720.40) to LDCs 
Type of assistance 2012 
(NKr '000) 
Bilateral 23,000 
Multi-bilateral 9,514 
Grand Total 32,5142 
                                               
2 Please see Annex B for further details. G/AG/N/NOR/70 
 
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  ANNEX A 
LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES 
Norwegian bilateral aid coded as sector 311 - agriculture - by recipient country  
Main Region Recipient country 2012 
(NKr '000) 
Africa Democratic Republic of the 
Congo 469 
 Ethiopia 54,937 
 Madagascar 1,836 
 Malawi 95,635 
 Mali 10,016 
 Mauritania 2,079 
 Mozambique 73,167 
 Somalia -146 
 South Africa 956 
 Sudan 996 
 Swaziland 1,428 
 Tanzania 21,157 
 Uganda 5,211 
 Zambia 119,607 
 Africa Regional 26,574 
 South of Sahara Regional 41,440 
Africa Total  455,361 
America Bolivia 3,340 
 Brazil 2,224 
 Haiti 395 
 Nicaragua 7,908 
 America Regional -4,008 
 North & Central America 
Regional 2,610 
 South America Regional -2,398 
America Total  10,071 G/AG/N/NOR/70 
 
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  Main Region Recipient country 2012 
(NKr '000) 
Asia Afghanistan 13,750 
 Azerbaijan 827 
 Bangladesh 2,221 
 Bhutan 214 
 Cambodia 494 
 China 771 
 India 2,650 
 Kyrgyz Republic -2 
 Laos 143 
 Myanmar 7,000 
 Nepal 9,501 
 Sri Lanka 4,326 
 Thailand 307 
 Asia Regional 5,474 
Asia Total  47,675 
Europe Kosovo 820 
 Serbia 265 
 Europe Regional 821 
Europe Total  1,906 
Not geographically allocated Global Unspecified 27,149 
Not geographically allocated Total  27,149 
The Middle East Palestine 15,000 
The Middle East Total  15,000 
Grand Total  557,161 
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  Norwegian bilateral aid coded as sector 312 - forestry - by recipient country 
Main Region Recipient country 2012 
(NKr '000) 
Africa Democratic Republic of the 
Congo 24,419 
 Eritrea 195 
 Ethiopia 5,706 
 Ghana 1,500 
 Liberia 3,630 
 Madagascar 3,326 
 Mozambique 4,961 
 Tanzania 968 
 Uganda 1,526 
 Zambia 290 
 South of Sahara Regional 155,000 
Africa Total  201,522 
America Brazil 364,221 
 Guyana 2,281 
 Haiti 4,000 
 Nicaragua 2,157 
 Peru 2,900 
America Total  375,560 
Asia Armenia 2,500 
 Indonesia 37,442 
 Kyrgyz Republic 3,300 
 Malaysia 1,200 
 Myanmar 1,360 
 Nepal 3,280 
 Tajikistan 2,000 
 Viet Nam 41 
 Asia Regional 10,378 
Asia Total  61,501 
Europe Kosovo 6,474 
 Ukraine 1,500 
Europe Total  7,974 
Not geographically allocated Global Unspecified 1,263,662 
Not geographically allo cated Total  1,263,662 
Grand Total  1,910,219 
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  Norwegian bilateral aid coded as sector  313 - fishing - by recipient country  
Main Region Recipient country 2012 
(NKr '000) 
Africa Kenya 600 
 Madagascar 3,752 
 Mauritius 783 
 Mozambique 58,460 
 Namibia -21 
 Nigeria 4,367 
 South Africa 263 
 Sudan 3,585 
 Tanzania 45 
 Uganda 224 
 Africa Regional 1,000 
 South of Sahara Regional 11,419 
Africa Total  84,478 
America Brazil 1,073 
 Cuba 1,982 
 Nicaragua -894 
 Uruguay 270 
America Total  2,431 
Asia Indonesia 675 
 Malaysia 1,101 
 Nepal 3,600 
 Philippines 1,157 
 Sri Lanka 1,255 
 Thailand 1,829 
 Viet Nam 6,498 
 Asia Regional 2,556 
Asia Total  18,672 
Europe Europe Regional 2,861 
Europe Total  2,861 
Not geographically allocated Global Unspecified 61,805 
Not geographically allocated Total  61,805 
Grand Total  170,248 
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  ANNEX B 
BILATERAL FOOD-RELATED EMERGENCY RELIEF AID (DAC 720.40) TO LDCS 
Main Region Recipient country 2012 
(NOK 1000) 
Africa Eritrea 3,000 
 Malawi 5,000 
 Niger 23,000 
 Sudan 774 
Africa Total  31,774 
Asia Nepal 740 
Asia Total  740 
Grand Total  32,514 
 
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