G/AG/N/BWA/16  
 
15 January 2013  
(13-0239)  Page: 1/3  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION 
 The following submission, dated 11 January 2013, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Republic of Botswana . The notification concerns the use of domestic support 
commitments ( Table DS:1  and the relevant supporting tables) for the financial year 2011/2012 . 
  
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   The domestic agricultural support measures applied by Botswana during the fiscal 
year 2011/2012 (1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012) are those listed in the attached Supporting 
Tables of DS:1 and DS:2.  
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- 2 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Botswana 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2011/2012  
 
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 
Million Pula (BWP) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
General Services 
i)Pest and disease control  
Animal Disease Emergency Control:  prevention, control and eradication of 
outbreaks of Foot and Mouth Disease (F MD) and other diseases (Cattle Lung 
Disease, Anthrax, Black quarter, Brucellosis and Rabies) (Annex 2, paragraph 2(b)). 
  
118.9  
MFDP 
ii)Infrastructural services Pandamatenga Development: provision of infrastructure involving game proof 
fence and drainage and road ne twork to reduce crop damage (Annex 2, 
paragraph 2(g)). 
 15.8 MFDP 
 Research Programme Support:  provision of capital equipment and research 
facilities to enable development of a ppropriate technologies  for commodity and 
location specific research (Annex 2, paragraph 2(g)).  
 8.4 MFDP 
 Development of Extension Services:  construction and electrification of rural 
extension offices (Annex 2, paragraph 2(g)) . 
 2.25 MFDP 
 
  
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Botswana 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2011/2012 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - Special and Differential Treatment - "Development Programmes"  
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Article 6.2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
Million Pula (BWP) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
Input subsidies generally available to 
low-income or resource-poor producers Artificial Insemination Services:  provision of agricultural  input subsidies such as 
subsidised semen, artificial insemination equipments, and bull fertility testing, which 
are generally available to low-income or resource-poor producers (Article 6.2). 
 0.40 MFDP 
 Livestock Management and Infras tructure Development (LIMID):  provision of 
agricultural input subsidies such as dipp ing facilities (dip tanks and spray races), 
handling facilities (kraals and crushes), wate r sources (drilling and/or equipping of 
boreholes/wells and water reticulation) ch aff cutters and fodder barns, which are 
generally available to low-income or resource-poor producers (Article 6.2).  
 24.01 MFDP 
 Integrated Support Programme for Arable Agriculture Development 
(ISPAAD):  provision of agricultural input subs idies, including fa rm inputs, fencing 
and draught animals, which are generally available to low-income or resource-poor producers (Article 6.2).  
 0.448 MFDP 
Investment subsidies generally available to 
agriculture Transportation Subsidy:  provision of  investment subsidies such as  transport 
subsidy generally available to agriculture (Article 6.2). 
 4.3 MFDP 
    
 
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