G/AG/N/PAN/4 7 
14 June 2018 
(18-3686) Page: 1/8 
Committee on Agriculture  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 14 May  2018, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Panama . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and the 
relevant Supporting Tables) for the year  2017. 
 
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Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PA NAMA   
REPORTING PERIOD : CALENDAR YEAR 2017  
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Total AMS commitment level  Currency  Current total AMS  
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)   (from attached Supporting Tables)   
1 2 3 
  41,730,933 .76 
 
 
    
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Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PA NAMA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 2017  
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Commitment - "Green Box"   
Measure type  Name and description of measure with  
reference to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
PAB Data source  Note 
1 2 3 4  
2. General services      
2 (a) Research  Agricultural Research Programme (IDIAP): The IDIAP develops, implements 
and promotes mechanisms and instruments that guarantee and facilitate 
timely access to new technologies, goods and scientific and other services, 
derived from research and adaptation work, with a view to developing the 
country's agricultural production . 7,057,664.17 IDIAP   
 Subtotal  7,057,664.17   
2 (b) Pest and disease control  Screwworm eradication and control: Eradication of the screwworm fly; 
establishment and maintenance of a control barrier and the release of sterile 
screwworm flies in Panama through the plant in operation . 12,486,481 MIDA -DPS  
Health campaigns for prevention, treatment (toxicology and diseases), 
standardization and integrated pest management : General plant and animal 
health campaigns, including control and eradication of bovine tuberculosis 
from the Bocas del Toro area, a traceability system, a diagnostic system, a 
monitoring system and a disease eradication programm e. 2,706,783 MIDA -DPS  
Subtotal  15,193,264   
2 (c) Training services  Subsistence farming and sustainable agriculture programmes, including crop 
promotion, use of accessible technology and environmental protection: 
Fostering of food and nutrition security for vulnerable rural households 
through self production of food. Income improvement programmes and rural 
employment creation programmes. Programmes for the development of 
rural communities through agro -tourism, participatory development and 
rural modernization . 1,034,390 MIDA -DPS  
Subtotal  1,034,390   
2 (d) Extension and advisory services  Farming promotion and technological development programmes: 
Development of controlled -environment farming, improvement of 
established plantations and dissemination of technology to goat breeders 
through training, transfer of technology, visits and demonstrations of 
production activities. Administrative and business self management coaching 
for groups of producers, and business and market information ser vices. 4,404,493 MIDA -IMA  
Subtotal  4,404,493   
2 (e) Inspection services  General inspection, diagnostic and standardization services programmes: 
Bioburden monitoring programmes for the purpose of disease screening, as 
well as diagnostic centres, phytosanitary surveillance and certification . 1,501,129 MIDA     
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Measure type  Name and description of measure with  
reference to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
PAB Data source  Note 
1 2 3 4  
Subtotal  1,501,129   
2 (f) Marketing and promotion services  Promotion programmes: Agricultural Marketing Institute: Modernization of 
the Open Fairs Programme to improve producers' direct marketing of 
agricultural production, providing access to points of sale, logistical support, 
collection centres (stall awnings, shelving, freezers, scale weights, vehicles, 
lorries, lifting devices, etc. ). 5,304,135 IMA  
Subtotal  5,304,135   
2 (g) Infrastructural services  Programme to modernize and strengthen regions and outreach agencies: 
Provision of supplementary equipment and rehabilitation of MIDA regional 
agencies. Rehabilitation of storage facilities. Power generation systems, etc . 3,176,957 MIDA -DPS  
Production road programmes: Rehabilitation of rural roads in national 
agricultural areas, with the construction of ditches and roads and spraying of 
selected materials . 1,482,664 MIDA -DPS  
Irrigation programmes: Modernization of irrigation infrastructure, including 
the construction, rehabilitation, maintenance and repair of hydraulic 
structures and conduits, acquisition of pumping equipment for irrigation 
systems for public use, and coverage of the cost of works on the Remigio 
Rojas, Rio Ser eno and Altos de Bambito irrigation systems, construction of 
the Rio Chico dam and construction of the La Coca irrigation system . 5,627,383 MIDA -DPS  
Rehabilitation of other infrastructure : Rehabilitation and equipping of public 
infrastructure with a view to providing producer support, e.g. cleaning and 
adaptation of silos and cold -storage facilities to help producers with produce 
storage, and provision of other agro -industrial services (storage, drying, 
milling, packing, etc.) and a cold chain . 460,535 IMA  
Subtotal  10,747,539   
2 (h) Other general services  Ministry of Agricultural Development : Establishes general policy for the 
agriculture sector; provides technical assistance for the country's producers; 
is responsible for pest control and sanitary surveillance at the domestic level 
and for agricultural exports; and establishes the basis for running the sector 
in genera l. 201,267,266 MIDA -DPS 
Operating budget and 
associated funds  (1) 
 Subtotal  201,267,266   
8. Payments for relief from natural disasters  Special Contingency Credit Fund (FECC) - Law No. 24: Financial assistance 
programme providing credit at preferential interest rates to agricultural 
producers affected by adverse weather conditions and other contingencies . 2,360,107.03 MIDA-FECC  
National Emergency Plan: Compensation programme for damage to farms 
caused by adverse weather conditions . 0 MIDA -PLANEMAP   
Subtotal  2,360,107. 03   
11. Investment aids  Cattle improvement programme: Large -scale bovine breeding stock 
replacement scheme and establishment of a bovine reproduction laboratory 
to accelerate improvement of herd productive capacity and improve the 
quality of bovine meat and meat products on domestic and international 
markets . 772,434 MIDA -DPS  
Goat genetic improvement programme in Panama: Programme to improve 
the quantity and quality of the ovicaprid population in Panama through 
genetic, nutritional and zootechnical improvement, thereby offering a real 
alternative to small and medium -sized producers interested in the 
development of this activity . 40,510 MIDA -DPS    
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Measure type  Name and description of measure with  
reference to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
PAB Data source  Note 
1 2 3 4  
Agricultural processing programme - Law No. 25: Direct non -refundable 
support covering part of the technological investment in agricultural 
processing with a view to overcoming structural weaknesses in the relevant 
production chain . 6,652,917.32 MIDA -UATA   
Agricultural competitiveness programme: Direct support at a percentage of 
the investment made by the producer with bank or cooperative financing, 
with a view to increasing the productivity of agricultural activities in order to 
consolidate existing production. Investment assistance and support geared 
towards the use of private specialized technical services that generate 
technological changes, improvements to the marketing of produce and 
busine ss management for agricultural producers, including risk management 
through insurance for productive hectares and other vulnerabilities . 2,138,072.47 MIDA -FPCA  
Incentive programme for the domestic production of grain and other crops: 
Direct support for part of the investment made by the producer, in the form 
of incentives for each additional hectare under crops and yields equal to or 
higher than those specified in Law No. 7 of 21 November 2013, with a view 
to increasing production and productivity in the  rice, maize, bean, sorghum, 
soya, potato, onion and industrial tomato subsectors . 790,436.5 MIDA -DINAG   
Subtotal  10,394,370. 29   
Total Green Box  259,264,357. 49   
Sources and comments:  
MIDA -DPS: Information supplied by the Sectoral Planning Directorate  of the Ministry of Agricultural Development.  
UATA:   Information supplied by the Agricultural Processing Administrative Unit (Law No. 25). 
FECC:   Information supplied by the Special Contingency Credit Fund (Law No. 24). 
PLANEMAP:  National Emergency Plan in  Support of Producers.  
DINAG:  National Directorate of Agriculture.  
OGACO : Agricultural Sector Support and Compensation Management Office.  
BDA:  Information supplied by the Agricultural Development Bank.  
FPCA:   Information supplied by the Trust Office for t he Agricultural Competitiveness Programme.  
IDIAP:   Information supplied by the Agricultural Research Institute.  
IMA:  Information supplied by the Agricultural Marketing Institute.  
ISA:  Information supplied by the Agricultural Insurance Institute . 
(1)  General services : figures refer to the annual operating budget in balboas of the Ministry of Agricultural Development, as recorded by the Secto ral Planning Directorate 
in the fiscal year 2017.  
   
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Supporting Table DS: 2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PANAMA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2017  
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  
 
PAB Data source  Note 
1 2 3 4  
(a) Investment subsidies generally available to agriculture  Agricultural credit and loan programme: Generally available 
loans to small -scale producers with an annual income not 
exceeding US$100,000. The programme funds the banking 
system's loan portfolio in order to extend softer loans to 
the agricultural sector . 51,557,031.89 Banking Supervisory 
Authority: Special 
Interest Compensation 
Fund (FECI)   
Subtotal  51,557,031.89   
Total development programmes  51,557,031.89   
Prepared by the National Directorate for the Administration of International Trade Treaties and Trade Protection (DINATRADEC)  of the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MICI) on the 
basis of information supplied by the Banking Supervisory Authority . 
Note: Exchange rate : US$1 = 1 Panamanian balboa . 
   
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Supporting Table DS: 4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PANAMA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2017  
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Description of basic products  
(including non -product  
specific AMS)  Product -specific 
AMS 
(from Supporting 
Tables DS:5  
to DS:7  
 
PAB Product -specific 
measurements  
of support (from 
Supporting Table 
DS:8)  
 
PAB Total  
(2 + 3)  
 
 
 
 
PAB Value of production  
 
 
 
 
 
PAB Support as a 
% of value of 
production  
 Current total AMS  
 
 
 
 
 
PAB Note 
1 2 3    4  
Rice 41,730,933.76  41,730,933.76 171,400,000.00 24.35% 41,730,933.76  
Milk 2,553,149.63  2,553,149.63 128,100,000.00 1.99% 0 (de minimis)   
Maize  863,740.4  863,740.4 67,200,000.00 1.29% 0 (de minimis)   
Non-product -specific AMS (from Supporting Table DS:9)       
TOTAL  41,730,933.76  
Prepared by the Trade Policy Office (OPC) of the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA) . 
Note: Exchange rate : US$1 = 1 Panamanian balboa .   
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Supporting Table DS: 6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PANAMA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2017  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support : Non-Exempt Direct Payments  
Description 
of basic 
product  Reporting period  Measure 
type(s)  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
PAB External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from AGS T) 
 
PAB Eligible 
production  Total 
price -
related 
direct 
payments 
((4-5)*6)  
PAB, - Other non 
exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
 
PAB, - Associated 
fees/levies  
 
 
 
 
PAB, - Total direct 
payments 
(7+8 -9) 
 
 
 
PAB, - Data 
source  Note 
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Rice CalY 01-01-17 31-12-17 Direct 
payment 
for price 
differential  /Kilogram  /Kilogram  252,387,031. 72 
Kilograms   41,730,933.76  41,730,933.76 MIDA -
OGACO  (1) 
Total Rice           41,730,933,76    
Maize  CalY 01-01-17 31-12-17 Direct 
payment 
for price 
differential  /Kilogram  /Kilogram  19,589,503.76 
Kilograms   863,740.4  863,740.40 MIDA -
OGACO  (2) 
Total Maize            863,740.40   
Leche  CalY 01-01-17 31-12-17 Direct 
payment 
for price 
differential  /Kilogram  /Kilogram  28,652,610.42 
Kilograms   2,553,149.63  2,553,149.63 MIDA -
OGACO  (3) 
Total Milk           2,553,149.63   
Prepared by the Trade Policy Office (OPC) of the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA) . 
(1) The budgetary outlay of B/. 41 ,730,933.76 is the result of price support of B/. 7.50 per quintal purchased by the mills . 
(2) The budgetary outlay of B/. 863 ,740.40 is the result of price support of B/. 2.00 per quintal purchased by processors of balanced animal feed . 
(3) The budgetary outlay of B/. 2,553,149.63 is the result of support per lit re of Grade C milk sold to processors, equivalent to the difference between the maximum price  per 
litre of B/. 0.50 and the purchase price of milk marketed by the parties (producers and processors); up to a maximum of B/. 0.10 per litre of milk . 
 
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