G/AG/N/VCT/3  
 
30 July 2013  
(13-4084)  Page: 1/3  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 14 June 2013, is be ing circulated at the request of the Delegation 
of St. Vincent and the Grenadines . The notification concerns domestic support commitments 
(Table DS:1  and the relevant Supporting Tables) for the years 2010 and  2011 . 
 
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 In accordance with the notification requirements, St. Vincent and the Grenadines notifies that domestic support to agricultural producers in 2010 and 2011 was provided through the operations 
of the Department of Agriculture and other government departments. All such support is covered 
by the domestic support categories which ar e exempt from reduction commitment under the 
Agreement on Agriculture. The attached Supporting Tables DS:1 provides details of these exempt 
measures. 
 All values in this document are quoted in Eastern Caribbean Dollars.  
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- 2 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2010 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box" 
Measure type Name and description of measure with re ference to criteria in A nnex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
EC$ Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
a) General Services   Government of St. Vincent 
and the Grenadines Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Transformation Forestry and Fisheries 
Agricultural Research Research to provide valid technolo gies aimed at improving the production of agricultural 
produce. 1,088,986  
Extension and Advisory 
Services Provision of extension and advisory services on  farm that would facilitate the transfer of 
information and results from research to producers and consumers. 2,231,219  
Animal disease prevention and 
control Provide veterinary expertise and quarantine  services that would control and prevent 
transmission of diseases in the form of eradication programme. 1,537,757  
Phytosanitary services Awareness and control of exotic pests and diseases 268,208  
Total   5,126,170  
  
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2011 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box" 
Measure type Name and description of measure with re ference to criteria in A nnex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
EC$ Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
a) General Services   Government of St. Vincent 
and the Grenadines (Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Transformation Forestry, Fisheries and Industry) 
Agricultural Research Research to provide valid technolo gies aimed at improving the production of agricultural 
produce. 991,201  
Extension and Advisory 
Services Provision of extension and advisory services on  farm that would facilitate the transfer of 
information and results from research to producers and consumers. 2,206,440  
Animal disease prevention and 
control Provide veterinary expertise and quarantine  services that would control and prevent 
transmission of diseases in the form of eradication programme. 1,725,141  
Phytosanitary services Awareness and control of exotic pests and diseases 281,691  
Total   5,204,473  
 
 
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