G/AG/N/ZMB/8  
 
4 September 2013  
(13-4663) Page: 1/15  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 30 August 2013,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Zambia . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 ) for 
the calendar year 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012 . 
 
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 All domestic support measures applied by Zambia during the reporting years are those listed in the attached Supporting Tables DS:1 and DS:2.  This notification replaces the Table DS:1 notification 
contained in the document G/AG/N/ZMB/6
1 dated 2 March 2012 in respect of the reporting years 
2004, 2006,2008 and 2010.   
 
  
 
  
 
 
                                               
1 See G/AG/N/ZMB/6/Corr.1  
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- 2 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ZAMBIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2004 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box" 
Measure type Name and description of me asure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year 
in question 
 
Zambian Kwacha (ZMK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) General services i) Agriculture Research 
 Seed control, testing and protection  Crop improvement and agronomy, plan protection 
research, on-farm research  
83,645,742 
4,378,785,281 Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAL) 
 ii) Veterinary Services 
 Livestock development  
295,195,839 " 
 iii) Agriculture development programmes 0 " 
 iv) other general services 
 Development of Agriculture farming blocks  Early warning and food security reporting  
11,500,000,000 
225,137,721 " 
  
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ZAMBIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2004 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Development Programmes" 
Measure type Name and description of me asure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year 
in question 
 
Zambian Kwacha (ZMK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(b) input subsidies generally available 
to low income or resource-poor 
producers Fertiliser support programme 30,138,975 MAL 
  
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- 4 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ZAMBIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2006 
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 
 
Zambian Kwacha (ZMK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) General services i) Agriculture Research 
 Research management  Seed control, testing and protection 
 Crop improvement and agronomy, plan protection 
research, on-farm research  
203,923,731 538,824,768 
435,269,027 Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAL) 
 ii) Veterinary Services 
 Livestock development  
4,022,127,077 " 
 iii) Phytosanitary Services and quality control, including 
Pest and disease control,  quarantine services 1,256,003,949 " 
 iv) Agro-economic Services 
 Agri-business and Marketing/ Market information and infrastructure deve lopment by district  
1,127,043,150 " 
 v) Extension and training, including support to out- grower 
schemes 5,194,356,503 " 
 vi) Agriculture development programmes 3,191,663,398 " 
 vii) Other general services 
 Support to agriculture institutions, including capacity building,  Early warning and food security reporting  Bilateral programmes: Zambia Namibia joint-venture 
 Institutional services: irrigation support services, 
testing and promotion of new small scale technologies, support to women and water resource management,  
3,135,239,488 
 
1,199,196,666 
0 
599,854,841 
  "  
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- 5 - Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in 
question 
 
Zambian Kwacha (ZMK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
small holder irrigation schemes, water resource 
development for irrigation, peri-urban irrigation development, cooperative development/promotion  Development of Agriculture farming blocks  Research adaptation and promotion of small scale 
equipment, technology de velopment and adaptation 
 Conservation farming, tillage, soil and water management  
  
616,568,829 115,195,884 
 
157,220,591 
(b) Public Stock holding for food security purposes Strategic food reserves 140,000,000,000 " 
  
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ZAMBIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2006 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Development Programmes" 
Measure type Name and description of me asure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year 
in question 
 
Zambian Kwacha (ZMK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) Investment subsidies generally 
available to the agriculture sector Rural investment fund 
Irrigation development fund Rural finance 
Cooperative finance 1,078,407,837 MAL 
(b) input subsidies generally available 
to low income or resource-poor producers Fertiliser support programme 188,590,145,000  
  
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ZAMBIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2008 
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 
 
Zambian Kwacha (ZMK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) General services i) Agriculture Research 
 Research management  Seed control, testing and protection, plant quality 
 Crop improvement and agronomy, plan protection 
research, on-farm research  
0 
1,900,157,824 
1,769,331,717 Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAL) 
 ii) Veterinary Services 
 Livestock development  
11,591,214,551 " 
 iii) Phytosanitary Services and quality control, including 
Pest and disease control,  quarantine services 232,869,402 " 
 iv) Agro-economic Services 
 Agri-business and Marketing/ Market information and infrastructure deve lopment by district  
1,282,155,386 " 
 v) Extension and training, including support to out- grower 
schemes 4,420,773,270 " 
 vi) Agriculture development programmes 11,120,000,000 " 
 vii) Other general services 
 Support to agriculture institutions, including capacity building,  Early warning and food security reporting  Bilateral programmes: Zambia Namibia joint-venture 
 Institutional services: irrigation support services, 
testing and promotion of new small scale technologies, support to women and water resource management,  
5,131,117,610 
 
3,315,177,500 
0 
11,864,425,445 
  "  
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- 8 - Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in 
question 
 
Zambian Kwacha (ZMK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
small holder irrigation schemes, water resource 
development for irrigation, peri-urban irrigation development, cooperative development/promotion  Development of Agriculture farming blocks  Research adaptation and promotion of small scale 
equipment, technology de velopment and adaptation 
 Conservation farming, tillage, soil and water management  
  
0 
173,832,000 
 
208,052,583 
(b) Public Stock holding for food security purposes Strategic food reserves 80,000,000,000 " 
  
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- 9 - Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ZAMBIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2008 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Development Programmes" 
Measure type Name and description of me asure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year 
in question 
 
Zambian Kwacha (ZMK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) Investment subsidies generally 
available to the agriculture sector Rural investment fund 
Irrigation development fund Rural finance 
Cooperative finance 43,146,030 MAL 
(b) input subsidies generally available 
to low income or resource-poor producers Fertiliser support programme 469,237,825,110 " 
  
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- 10 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ZAMBIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2010 
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 
 
Zambian Kwacha (ZMK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) General services i) Agriculture Research 
 Research management  Seed control, testing and protection, plant quality 
 Crop improvement and agronomy, plan protection 
research, on-farm research  
0 
470,136,260 
1,678,783,566 Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAL) 
 ii) Veterinary Services 
 Livestock development  
27,940,567,865 " 
 iii) Phytosanitary Services and quality control, including 
Pest and disease control,  quarantine services 533,265,886 " 
 iv) Agro-economic Services 
 Agri-business and Marketing/ Market information and infrastructure deve lopment by district  
2,301,781,034 " 
 v) Extension and training, including support to out- grower 
schemes 9,090,609,350 " 
 vi) Other general services 
 Support to agriculture institutions, including capacity building,  Early warning and food security reporting  Institutional services: irrigation support services, testing and promotion of new small scale technologies, support to women and water resource management, small holder irrigation schemes, water resource development for irrigation, peri-urban irrigation  
2,805,354,685 
 
3,210,000,000 
11,384,411,783 
    "  
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- 11 - Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in 
question 
 
Zambian Kwacha (ZMK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
development, cooperative development/promotion 
 Conservation farming, tillage, soil and water management  
227,725,508 
(b) Public Stock holding for food security purposes Strategic food reserves 1,204,087,027,333 " 
  
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- 12 - Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ZAMBIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2010 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Development Programmes" 
 
Measure type Name and description of me asure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year 
in question 
 
Zambian Kwacha (ZMK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) Investment subsidies generally 
available to the agriculture sector Rural investment fund 
Irrigation development fund Rural finance Cooperative finance 64,800,000 MAL 
(b) input subsidies generally available 
to low income or resource-poor producers Fertiliser support programme 589,008,000,000  
  
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Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ZAMBIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 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 
 
Zambian Kwacha (ZMK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) General services i) Agriculture Research 
 Research management  Seed control, testing and protection, plant quality  Crop improvement and agronomy, plan protection research, on-farm research  
39,394,840 
1,091,581,364 
47,345,949 Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAL) 
 ii) Veterinary Services 
 Livestock development  
21,839,975,393 " 
 iii) Phytosanitary Services and quality control, including 
Pest and disease control,  quarantine services 564,600,438 " 
 iv) Agro-economic Services 
 Agri-business and Marketing/ Market information and infrastructure deve lopment by district  
54,123,897,395 " 
 v) Extension and training, including support to out- grower 
schemes 126,255,863 " 
 vi) Agriculture development programmes 138,688,213,808  
 vii) Other general services 
 Support to agriculture institutions, including capacity building, 
 Early warning and food security reporting  
155,522,622,069 
 
582,071,094 "  
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- 14 - Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in 
question 
 
Zambian Kwacha (ZMK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
 Livestock statistics information 
 Bialteral Programmes: Zambia-Namibia joint-venture  Institutional services: irrigation support services, testing and promotion of new small scale technologies, support to women and water resource management, small holder irrigation schemes, water resource development for irrigation, peri-urban irrigation development, cooperative development/promotion 
 Research adaptation and promotion of small scale 
equipment, technology de velopment and adaptation 
 Conservation farming, tillage, soil and water management 4,590,694,751 
0 
7,673,212,937 
     
286,080,004 
 
464,875,714 
(b) Public Stock holding for food security purposes Strategic food reserves 300,000,000,000 " 
  
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- 15 - Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ZAMBIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2012 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Development Programmes" 
 
Measure type Name and description of me asure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year 
in question 
 
Zambian Kwacha (ZMK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) Investment subsidies generally 
available to the agriculture sector Rural investment fund 
Irrigation development fund Rural finance Cooperative finance 151,129,190 MAL 
(b) input subsidies generally available 
to low income or resource-poor producers Fertiliser support programme 500,000,000,000  
 
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