G/AG/N/NIC/47  
 
29 August 2017  
(17-4603) Page: 1/6 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATIO N 
The following submission, dated 29 August 2017, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Nicaragua . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  
and the corresponding supporting tables) for the years 2013, 2014, 2015 and  2016 . 
 
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In accordance with the notification requirements set ou t in paragraph (ii), page 11 of 
document  G/AG/2, Nicaragua hereby advises  that in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 it provided 
domestic support to agricultural producers through the Ministry of the Family, Community, 
Cooperative and Associative Economies  (MEFCCA), the Nicaraguan Institute of Agricultural and 
Livestock Technology (INTA) and the  Institute for Agricultural and Livestock Protection and Health  
(IPSA). This support came under the category of domestic support exempt from reduction 
commitments under the Agreement on Agriculture. Supporting Table DS:1 (attached) provides 
details of thes e exempt measures .  
  
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- 2 - Supporting Table DS: 1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NICARAGUA  
REPORTING PERIOD: 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  
 
(US$)  Data source  
1 2 3 4 
General services     
Extension and advisory 
services, including the 
provision of means to 
facilitate the transfer of 
information and the results of 
research to producers and 
consumers  Support for staple grain seed production for Nicaraguan food security purposes (PAPSSAN ) 
Increase the production  of staple grains (beans, maize  and rice ) and other  key components of 
the national diet  by improving  the supply of and  access to certified and improved local seeds 
(native and domesticated foreign varieties ) and strengthening the capacity  of small and 
medium -sized organizations of grain and certified seed producers . 170,000.00 Nicaraguan Institute of Agricultural 
and Livestock Technology (INTA)  
 Strategic investment in the  rapid diffusion of technology for the marketing of disease -resistant 
bean varieties in Guatemal a, Nicaragua, Honduras and Haiti  
Contribute, i n the context of the production instability triggered  by climate change, to the  
self-sufficiency  and food and nutrition security of the  farming families involved in this project  by 
facilitating access to high-quality certified seeds , with a view to boosting  the families'  income  
and improving their nutrition  on a long -term sustainable basis . 15,321.00 Nicaraguan Institute of Agricultural 
and Livestock Technology (INTA)  
Domestic food aid     
 Food production programme (PPA) 
Help to eradicate hunger, chronic malnutrition, extreme poverty and unemployment in poor rural 
households, by means of a quantitative and qualitative increase in the production and 
consumption of high -protein foods . 1,906,811. 53 Ministry of the Family, Community, 
Cooperative and As sociative 
Economies  (MEFCCA)  
TOTAL   2,092,132.53  
 
 
   
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS: 1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NICARAGUA  
REPORTING PERIOD: 2014  
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  
 
(US$)  Data source  
1 2 3 4 
General services     
Extension and advisory 
services, including the 
provision of means to 
facilitate the transfer of 
information and the results of 
research to producers and 
consumers  Support for staple grain seed production for Nicaraguan food security purposes (PAPSSAN ) 
Increase the production of staple grains (beans, maize and rice) and other key components of 
the national diet by improving the supply of and access to certified and improved local seeds 
(native and domesticated foreign varieties) and strengthening the cap acity of small and 
medium -sized organizations of grain and certified seed producers . 212,000.00 Nicaraguan Institute of Agricultural 
and Livestock Technology (INTA)  
 Strategic investment in the rapid diffusion of technology for the marketing of disease -resistant 
bean varieties in Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras and Haiti  
Contribute, in the context of the production instability triggered by climate change, to the self -
sufficiency and food and nutrition security of the farming families involved in t his project by 
facilitating access to high -quality certified seeds, with a view to boosting the families' income 
and improving their nutrition on a long -term sustainable basis . 12,574.00 Nicaraguan Institute of Agricultural 
and Livestock Technology (INTA)   
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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  
 
(US$)  Data source  
1 2 3 4 
Research, including general 
research, research in 
connection with 
environmental programmes, 
and research programmes 
relating to particular products  Promotion of sustainable agricultural production  
Promote technological research and the diffusion and transfer of technology, with a focus on 
climate change, agro -ecological production and the guaranteed supply of safe and healthy food . 102,593.00 Nicaraguan Institute of Agricultural 
and Livestock Technology (INTA)  
Inspection services, including 
general inspection services 
and the inspection of 
particular products for health, 
safety, grading or 
standardization purposes  Programme to strengthen the national phytosanitary surveillance system (PROVISAVE ) 
Continue to preserve and improve the country's sanitary  and phytosanitary status  in order  to 
protect domestic agriculture , in accordance with  the national human development plan  and the  
principle of food security in respect of  the productio n and consumption of  safe food .  398,606.19 Institute for Agricultural and 
Livestock Protection and Health  
(IPSA)  
Domestic food aid     
 Food production programme (PPA) 
Help to eradicate hunger, chronic malnutrition, extreme poverty and unemployment in poor rural 
households, by means of a quantitative and qualitative increase in the production and 
consumption of high -protein foods . 801,884. 43 Ministry of the Family, Community, 
Cooperative and Associative 
Economies  (MEFCCA)  
TOTAL   1,527,657.62  
 
   
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS: 1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NICARAGUA  
REPORTING PERIOD: 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 of measure 
in year in question  
 
(US$)  Data source  
1 2 3 4 
General services     
Extension and advisory 
services, including the 
provision of means to 
facilitate the transfer of 
information and the results of 
research to producers and 
consumers  Support for staple grain seed production for Nicaraguan food security purposes (PAPSSAN ) 
Increase the p roduction of staple grains (beans, maize and rice) and other key components of 
the national diet by improving the supply of and access to certified and improved local seeds 
(native and domesticated foreign varieties) and strengthening the capacity of small  and 
medium -sized organizations of grain and certified seed producers . 40,000.00 Nicaraguan Institute of Agricultural 
and Livestock Technology (INTA)  
Research, including general 
research, research in 
connection with 
environmental programmes, 
and research programmes 
relating to particular products  Promotion of sust ainable agricultural production  
Promote technological research and the diffusion and transfer of technology, with a focus on 
climate change, agro -ecological production and the guaranteed supply of  safe and healthy food . 94,427.00 Nicaraguan Institute of Agricultural 
and Livestock Technology (INTA)  
Domestic food aid     
 Food production programme (PPA) 
Help to eradicate hunger, chronic malnutrition, extreme poverty and unemployment in poor rural 
households, by means of a quantitative and qualitative increase in the production and 
consumption of high -protein foods . 6,696,257. 71 Ministry of the Family, Community, 
Cooperative and Associative 
Economies  (MEFCCA)  
TOTAL   6,830,684.71  
 
   
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS: 1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NICARAGUA  
REPORTING PERIOD: 2016  
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  
 
(US$)  Data source  
1 2 3 4 
General services     
Research, including general 
research, research in 
connection with 
environmental programmes, 
and research programmes 
relating to particular products  Promotion of sustainable agricultural production  
Promote technological research and the diffusion and transfer of technology, with a focus on 
climate change, agro -ecological production and the guaranteed supply of safe and healthy food .  492,606.74 Nicaraguan Institute of Agricultural 
and Livestock Technology (INTA) 
 Stren gthening of the national agricultural research system  
Help to boost  productivity by strengthening  the INTA-coordinated Nicaraguan  agricultural 
research and innovation system (SNIA)  as a mechanism for joint action  between the public - and 
private -sector stakeholders involved in raising  the living standards of agricultural producer 
families . 371,911.00 Nicaraguan Institute of Agricultural 
and Livestock Technology (INTA)  
Domestic food aid     
 Food production programme (PPA) 
Help to eradicate hunger, chronic malnutrition, extreme poverty and unemployment in poor rural 
households, by means of a quantitative and qualitative increase in the production and 
consumption of high -protein foods . 801,538.59 Ministry of the Family, Community, 
Cooperative and Associative 
Economies  (MEFCCA)  
TOTAL   1,666,056.33  
 
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