G/AG/N/TTO/14  
 
13 August 2015  
(15-4138)  Page: 1/14  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 8 July 2015, is  being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Trinidad and Tobago . The notification concerns domestic support commitments 
(Table DS:1  and the relevant Supporting Tables) for the financial years  2007-2008, 
2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012, and 2012-2013 . 
 
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Apart from the measures listed in the attached Supporting Table DS:1, no other support is 
provided to agricultural producers. 
 
  
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- 2 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR OCTOBER 2007 TO SEPTEMBER 2008 
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 
(TT$)1 Monetary value 
(US$) 
(TT$6.35=US$1) 
1 2 3 4 
(a) General Services Current Expenditure2   
(i) research, pests and 
disease control, extension 
and advisory services and 
inspection services Animal Production and Health 
Sugarcane Feed Centre 
Livestock and Livestock Products Board 
Agriculture 
Extension Division 
Land and Water Development Division 
Sugar Cane Research Extens ion and Support Services  
9,000,000.00 
1,684,798.00 
115,356,482.00 
2,824,768.85 
29,790,683.68 
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 Total Current Expenditure  158,656,732.53   
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- 3 - Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
(TT$)1 Monetary value 
(US$) 
(TT$6.35=US$1) 
1 2 3 4 
 Capital Expenditure    
 Tech-Packs for New Product Development and Provision of Facilities 500,000.00  
Enhancement of Artificial Breeding Services Capabilities 293,496.00  
Livestock Improvement Programme 996,124.00  
Enhancement of Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory 493,530.00  
 Agricultural Land Information Syst em and Inventory of State Lands 2,560,085.00  
 Integrated Pest Manageme nt Strategies for Impr oved Crop Protection 488,834.00  
 Research Programme Centra l Experimental Station 1,275,020.00  
 Livestock Database Manage ment Information System 480,412.00  
 Management and Control of Infectious Diseases 215,168.00  
 Sugar Cane Feed Centre 664,770.00  
 Establishment of Mandatory Citrus Quality Programme 3,006,799.00  
 Expansion of Sanitary and Phyt osanitary (SPS) Capabilities 1,799,517.00  
 Total Capital Expenditure 12,773,755.00  
 Total Current and Capital Expenditure 171,430,487.53  26,996,927.17 
(ii) Marketing and 
Promotion Services Current Expenditure 
National Agricultural Marketing and Development Corporation   
22,213,803.00  
Cocoa and Coffee Industry Board 3,731,691.00  
 Total Current Expenditure  25,945,494.00  
 Capital Expenditure 
Cost of Production Market Information and Other surveys  
279,478.00  
 Total Capital Expenditure 279,478.00  
 Total Current and Capital Expenditure 26,224,972.00 4,129,916.85  
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- 4 - Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
(TT$)1 Monetary value 
(US$) 
(TT$6.35=US$1) 
1 2 3 4 
(iii) infrastructural 
services – drainage 
irrigation services, access 
roads, market 
infrastructure Capital Expenditure 
Agricultural Access Roads  
Sustainable Management of Agricult ural Water – On Farm Irrigation 
Establishment of Packing House Facility for Fresh Produce 
Drainage and Irrigation   
38,679,485.00 
274,506.00 
908,560.00 
8,206,744.00  
 Total Capital Expenditure 48,069,295.00 7,569,967.72 
(f) Payments for relief 
from natural  disasters Payment to farmers to assist in repairin g damage from flooding. The payments do 
not fully compensate for the damage. 17,977,113.00 2,831,041.42 
Grand Total  263,701,867.53 41,527,853.15 
 
1 All Recurrent Expenditure items taken from the Draft Estimates Details of Estimates of Recu rrent Expenditure for the Financial Year 2010 . All Capital Expend iture items taken 
from the Draft Estimates of Development Programme for the Financial Year 2010. Figures used are the Actual  Expenditure for Financial year 2008.    
2 The recurrent expenditure figures do not include Salaries and Cost of Living Allowance (COLA).  
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR OCTOBER 2008 TO SEPTEMBER 2009 
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 
(TT$)1 Monetary value 
(US$) 
(TT$6.32=US$1) 
1 2 3 4 
(a) General Services Capital Expenditure    
(i) research, pests and 
disease control, extension 
and advisory services and 
inspection services Enhancement of Artificial Breeding Services Capabilities 199,947.00  
Livestock Improvement Programme 999,711.00  
Enhancement of Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory 99,978.00  
Agricultural Land Information Syst em and Inventory of State Lands 1,856,843.00  
 Integrated Pest Manageme nt Strategies for Impr oved Crop Protection 580,016.00  
 Research Programme Centra l Experimental Station 454,382.00  
 Livestock Database Manage ment Information System 299,992.00  
 Management and Control of Infectious Diseases 211,809.00  
 Sugar Cane Feed Centre 400,000.00  
 Establishment of Mandatory Citrus Quality Programme 1,499,983.00  
 Expansion of Sanitary and Phyt osanitary (SPS) Capabilities 1,499,082.00  
 Total Expenditure  8,101,743.00  1,281,921.36   
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- 6 - Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
(TT$)1 Monetary value 
(US$) 
(TT$6.32=US$1) 
1 2 3 4 
(ii) Marketing and 
Promotion Services Current Expenditure 
National Agricultural Marketing and Development Corporation   
30,453,700.00   
 Total Current Expenditure 30,453,700.00  
 Capital Expenditure 
Cost of Production Market Information and Other Surveys  
543,840.00  
 Total Capital Expenditure 543,840.00  
 Total Current and Capital Expenditure  30,997,540.00  4,904,674.05 
(iii) infrastructural 
services – drainage 
irrigation services, access 
roads, market 
infrastructure Capital Expenditure 
Agricultural and Forestry Access Roads   
21,197,471.00   
Establish Farmers' Wholesale Market 500,000.00  
Sustainable Management of Agricult ural Water – On Farm Irrigation   
Drainage and Irrigation 7,974,956.00  
Development and upgrade of Fishin g Centres/Wholesal e Fish Markets 1,950,031.00  
 Total Expenditure 29,672,427.00 4,695,004.27 
(f) Payments for relief 
from natural disasters Payment to farmers as flood relief and to assist in repairing damage from flooding. 
The payments do no fully compensate for the damage. 18,986,375.00 3,004,173.26 
Grand Total  87,758,085.00 10,881,599.68 
 
1 All Recurrent Expenditure items taken from the Estimates of Ex penditure, 2011. All Capital Expenditure items taken from the Es timates of Development Programme 
Expenditure, 2011. Figures used are the Actual Expenditure for Financial Year 2009.  
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR OCTOBER 2009 TO SEPTEMBER 2010 
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 
(TT$)1 Monetary value 
(US$) 
(TT$6.37=US$1) 
1 2 3 4 
(a) General Services Capital Expenditure    
(i) research, pests and 
disease control, extension 
and advisory services and 
inspection services Tech-Packs for New Product Development and Provision of Facilities 400,000.00  
Enhancement of Artificial Breeding Services Capabilities 421,537.00  
Livestock Improvement Programme 996,146.00  
Enhancement of Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory 407,428.00  
 Agricultural land Information Syst em and Inventory of State Lands 482,805.00  
 Integrated Pest Manageme nt Strategies for Impr oved Crop Protection 341,496.00  
 Research Programme Centra l Experimental Station 996,146.00  
 Livestock Database Manage ment Information System 398,809.00  
 Management and Control of Infectious Diseases 354,620.00  
 Sugar Cane Feed Centre 1,000,000.00  
 Establishment of Mandatory Citrus Quality Programme 953,844.00  
 Expansion of Sanitary and Phyt osanitary (SPS) Capabilities 460,803.00  
 Total Expenditure 7,213,634.00 1,132,438.62  
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- 8 - Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
(TT$)1 Monetary value 
(US$) 
(TT$6.37=US$1) 
1 2 3 4 
(ii) Marketing and 
Promotion Services  Capital Expenditure 
Cost of Production Market Information and Other Surveys   
27,956.00  
 Total Expenditure 27,956.00  4,388.70 
(iii) infrastructural 
services – drainage 
irrigation services, access 
roads, market 
infrastructure Current Expenditure 
Water Management and Access Road Maintenance   
24,107,744.14  
Total Current Expenditure 24,107,744.14  
Capital Expenditure 
Agricultural and Forestry Access Roads   
8,135,921.00  
 Sustainable Management of Agricultural Water – Demonstration on-Farm Irrigation 322,726.00  
 Establishment of Packing House Facility for Fresh Produce 1,000,000.00  
 Development and Upgrade of Fishin g Centres/Markets & Whole Markets 811,152.00  
 Drainage and Irrigation 7,519,005.00  
 Total Capital Expenditure 17,788,804.00  
 Total Current and Capital Expenditure 41,896,548.14 6,577,166.11 
(f) Payments for relief 
from natural disasters Payment to farmers as flood relief and to assist in repairing damage from flooding. 
The payments do no fully compensate for the damage. 18,611,530.00 2,921,747.25 
Grand Total  67,749,668.14 10,635,740.68 
 
1 All Recurrent Expenditure items taken from the Estimates of Ex penditure, 2012. All Capital Expenditure items taken from the Es timates of Development Programme 
Expenditure, 2012. Figures used are the Actual Expenditure for Financial Year 2010.  
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- 9 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR OCTOBER 2010 TO SEPTEMBER 2011 
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 
(TT$)1 Monetary value 
(US$) 
(TT$6.44=US$1) 
1 2 3 4 
(a) General Services Capital Expenditure    
(i) research, pests and 
disease control, extension 
and advisory services and 
inspection services Tech-Packs for New Product Development and Provision of Facilities 300,000.00  
Enhancement of Artificial Breeding Services Capabilities 849,936.00  
Livestock Improvement Programme 2,135,648.00  
Enhancement of Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory 499,851.00  
 Agricultural land Information Syst em and Inventory of State Lands 749,749.00  
 Integrated Pest Manageme nt Strategies for Impr oved Crop Protection 3,305,028.00  
 Research Programme Centra l Experimental Station 1,500,651.00  
 Livestock Database Manage ment Information System 499,322.00  
 Management and Control of Infectious Diseases 481,759.00  
 Sugar Cane Feed Centre 1,000,000.00  
 Establishment of Mandatory Citrus Quality Programme 2,395,523.00  
 Expansion of Sanitary and Phyt osanitary (SPS) Capabilities 1,306,975.00  
 Total Expenditure 15,024,442.00 2,332,987.89  
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- 10 - Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
(TT$)1 Monetary value 
(US$) 
(TT$6.44=US$1) 
1 2 3 4 
(ii) Marketing and 
Promotion Services  Capital Expenditure 
Cost of Production Market Information and Other Surveys   
279,910.00  
 National Agricultural Marketing and Development Corporation 42,014,036.00  
 Total Expenditure 42,293,946.00 6,567,382.92 
(iii) infrastructural 
services – drainage 
irrigation services, access 
roads, market 
infrastructure Current Expenditure 
Water Management and Access Road Maintenance   
23,505,336.70  
Total Current Expenditure 23,505,336.70  
Capital Expenditure   
 Development and Upgrade of Fishin g Centre and Wholesale Markets 8,534,874.00  
 Agricultural Access Roads 14,992,785.00  
 Sustainable Management of Agricultural Water – Demonstration on-Farm Irrigation 399,432.00  
 Drainage and Irrigation 8,206,744.00  
 Total Capital Expenditure 32,133,835.00  
 Total Current and Capital Expenditure 55,639,171.70 8,639,622.93 
(f) Payments for relief 
from natural disasters Payment to farmers as flood relief and to assist in repairing damage from flooding. 
The payments do no fully compensate for the damage. 14,693,648.00 2,281,622.36 
Grand Total  127,651,207.70 19,821,616.10 
 
1 All Recurrent Expenditure items taken from the Estimates of Expenditure, 2013. All Capital Expenditure items taken from the Es timates of Development Programme 
Expenditure, 2013. Figures used are the Actual Expenditure for Financial Year 2011  
  
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- 11 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR OCTOBER 2011 TO SEPTEMBER 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 
in year in question 
(TT$)1 Monetary value 
(US$) 
(TT$6.37=US$1) 
1 2 3 4 
(a) General Services Current Expenditure    
(i) research, pests and 
disease control, extension 
and advisory services and 
inspection services National Agricultural Marketing and Development Corporation 45,542,350.00  
Total Current Expenditure 45,542,350.00  
Capital Expenditure   
Tech-Packs for New Product Development and Provision of Facilities 200,000.00  
Enhancement of Artificial Breeding Services Capabilities 999,568.00  
Livestock Improvement Programme 1,957.674.00  
Enhancement of Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory 499,491.00  
 Agricultural Land Information Syst em and Inventory of State Lands 1,987,187.00  
 Integrated Pest Manageme nt Strategies for Impr oved Crop Protection 1,949,264.00  
 Research Programme Centra l Experimental Station 1,972,871.00  
 Livestock Database Management Information system 998,988.00  
 Management and Control of Infectious Diseases 334,708.00  
 Sugar Cane Feed Centre 1,000,000.00   
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- 12 - Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
(TT$)1 Monetary value 
(US$) 
(TT$6.37=US$1) 
1 2 3 4 
 Establishment of Mandatory Citrus Quality Programme 1,997,905.00  
 Expansion of Sanitary and Phyt osanitary (SPS) Capabilities 1,229,498.00  
 Total Capital Expenditure 15,127,154.00  
 Total Capital and Current Expenditure 60,669,504.00 9,524,254.95 
(ii) Marketing and 
Promotion Services Capital Expenditure 
Cost of Production Market Information and Other Surveys   
607,435.00   
 Total Expenditure  607,435.00  95,358.71 
(iii) infrastructural 
services – drainage 
irrigation services, access 
roads, market 
infrastructure  Capital Expenditure 
Agricultural Access Roads  
14,999,967.00  
Development and/or Upgrade of  Fishing Centre s/Facilities 30,644,663.00  
Establishment of Wholesale Markets  1,000,000.00   
Drainage and Irrigation 9,999,926.00  
Total Expenditure 56,644,556.00 8,892,394.98 
(f) Payments for relief 
from natural disasters Payment to farmers as flood relief and to assist in repairing damage from flooding. 
The payments do no fully compensate for the damage. 9,670,634.00 1,518,152.90 
Grand Total  127,592,129.00 20,030,161.54 
 
1 All Recurrent Expenditure items taken from the Estimates of Expenditure, 2014. All Capital Expenditure items taken from the Es timates of Development Programme Expenditure, 
2014. Figures used are the Actual Expenditure for Financial Year 2012.  
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- 13 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR OCTOBER 2012 TO SEPTEMBER 2013 
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 
(TT$)1 Monetary value 
(US$) 
(TT$6.38=US$1) 
1 2 3 4 
(a) General Services Current Expenditure    
(i) research, pests and 
disease control, extension 
and advisory services and 
inspection services National Agricultural Marketing and Development Corporation 34,659,485.00  
Total Current Expenditure 34,659,485.00  
Capital Expenditure   
Tech-Packs for New Product Development and Provision of Facilities 300,000.00  
Enhancement of Artificial Breeding Services Capabilities 1,000,000.00  
Livestock Improvement Programme 1,959.358.00  
Enhancement of Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory 399,697.00  
 Agricultural Land Information Syst em and Inventory of State Lands 1,407,299.00  
 Integrated Pest Manageme nt Strategies for Impr oved Crop Protection 1,492,279.00  
 Research Programme Centra l Experimental Station 1,381,885.00  
 Livestock Database Management Information system 999,444.00  
 Management and Control of Infectious Diseases 315,146.00   
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- 14 - Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
(TT$)1 Monetary value 
(US$) 
(TT$6.38=US$1) 
1 2 3 4 
 Sugar Cane Feed Centre 750,000.00  
 Establishment of Mandatory Citrus Quality Programme 1,043,513.00  
 Expansion of Sanitary and Phyt osanitary (SPS) Capabilities 1,145,081.00  
 Total Capital Expenditure 12,193,702.00  
 Total Capital and Current Expenditure 46,853,187.00 7,343,759.72  
(ii) Marketing and 
Promotion Services Capital Expenditure 
Cost of Production Market Information and Other Surveys   
298,786.00   
 Total Expenditure  298,786.00  46,831.66 
(iii) infrastructural 
services – drainage 
irrigation services, access 
roads, market 
infrastructure  Capital Expenditure 
Agricultural Access Roads  
14,833,369.00  
Development and Upgrad e of Fishing Centres 10,936,152.00  
Establishment of Wholesale Markets  1,000,000.00   
Establishment of Packing House Facilities 13,991,568.00  
Drainage and Irrigation 15,384,919.00  
Total Expenditure 56,146,008.00 8,800,314.73 
(f) Payments for relief 
from natural disasters Payment to farmers as flood relief and to assist in repairing damage from flooding. 
The payments do no fully compensate for the damage. 3,828,786.00 600,123.20 
Grand Total  107,126,767.00 16,791,029.31 
 
1 All Recurrent Expenditure items taken from the Estimates of Expenditure, 2015. All Capital Expenditure items taken from the Est imates of Development Programme 
Expenditure, 2015. Figures used are the Actual Expenditure for Financial Year 2013. 
 
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