G/AG/N/BWA/20  
 
9 December 2014  
(14-7155)  Page: 1/3  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 5 December 2014,  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 year 2013/2014 . 
 The domestic agricultural support measures app lied by Botswana during the fiscal year 2013/2014 
(1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014) are those listed in the attached Supporting Tables DS:1 
and DS:2.   
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- 2 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: BOTSWANA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2013/2014 
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 
Million Pula (BWP) Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
General Services    Ministry of Finance and 
Development Planning 
(MFDP) i) Research  Agricultural Research:  provision of capital equipment and research facilities to enable 
development of appropriate technologies for commodity and location specific research 
(Annex 2, paragraph 2 (a)). 0.12 
ii) Pest and disease control Animal Disease Emergency Control:  prevention, control and eradication of Foot and Mouth 
Disease (FMD) and other diseases (Anthrax, Black Quarter, Brucellosis and Rabies) (Annex 2, paragraph 2(b)) . 208.40 MFDP 
 Disease and Pest Control:  eradication, prevention, and control of outbreaks of diseases and 
pests (Annex 2, paragraph 2(b)). 6.10 MFDP 
iii) Extension and advisory services National Master Plan for Arable Agriculture and Dairy Development (NAMPAADD):  
provision of training services through identification and establishment of demonstration and pilot projects in areas with potential in order to demonstrate improved farm management practices 
required for improved production in respect of rain-fed agriculture, irrigated agriculture and dairy 
development (Annex 2, paragraph 2(d)) . 0.03 MFDP 
iv) Marketing and promotion services Cattle Identification:  provision of Livestock Identification Traceability System (LITS) to facilitate 
and enhance marketability of cattle (Annex 2, paragraph 2 (f)). 37.39 MFDP 
v) Infrastructural services Development of Extension Services : construction and electrification of rural extension offices 
(Annex 2, paragraph 2(g)).  7.10 MFDP 
Payments for relief from natural 
disasters  Foot and Mouth Disease Compensation:  Payments made following a natural or like disaster 
such as outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in respect of losses of livestock (Annex 2, 
paragraph 8).  0.14 MFDP 
  
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: BOTSWANA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2013/2014 
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  Livestock Management and Infras tructure Development (LIMID):  provision of 
agricultural input subsidies such as dipping facilities (dip tanks and spray races), handling 
facilities (kraals and crushes), water sources (drilling and/or equipping of boreholes/well and reticulation) chaff cutters and fodder barns, which are generally available to low–income or resource-poor producers (Article 6.2) . 54.86 MFDP 
 Artificial Insemination Services:  provision of agricultural input subsidies such as subsidised 
semen, artificial insemination equipment, and bull fertility testing, which are generally available to low-income or resource-poor producers (Article 6.2).  1.09 MFDP 
 Integrated Support Programme for Arab le Agriculture Development (ISPAAD):  
provision of agricultural input subsidies, including farm inputs, fencing, draft animals, which are 
generally available to low-income or resource-poor producers (Article 6.2) . 260.73 MFDP 
Investment subsidies generally available to 
agriculture Transportation Subsidy:  provision of investment subsidies such as transport subsidy, which 
are generally available to agriculture (Article 6.2) . 3.56 MFDP 
 
 
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