G/AG/N/VNM/6  
 
23 June 2016  
(16-3419)  Page: 1/14  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 15 June 2016, is be ing circulated at the request of the Delegation 
of Viet Nam . The notification concerns domestic support ( Table DS:1 and the relevant supporting 
tables) during the calendar years 2009  to 2013 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEARS 2009 - 2013 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
Total AMS commitment level for period in question 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 
2009  3,961.59 VND billion 2009  0 (" de minimis ") 
2010  3,961.59  2010 0 ("de minimis ") 
2011  3,961.59  2011 0 ("de minimis ") 
2012  3,961.59  2012 0 ("de minimis ") 
2013  3,961.59  2013 0 ("de minimis ") 
  
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2009 - 2013 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment -- "Green Box" 
Measure type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 
2 of the Agreement on Agriculture  Monetary value of measure in year in question  Data 
sources (VND billion)  
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 
1 2  3 4 5 6 7 9 
(a) General services  12,915.66  15,247.84  18,861.98  18,083.72  17,616.31    (i) Research Expenditures for scientific rese arch activities relating to agriculture secto r 921.58  993.79  1,074.62  1,199.60  1,264.59  MOF, MARD,  
Prov 
 (ii) Training services  Expenditures for agricultural universities, colleges, vocational schools and  
technical trainers 1,100.21  1,707.51  2,176.84  2,366.99  2,525.90  MOF, Prov 
 (iii) Extension and advisory  
services Expenditures for extension and advisory services; disseminating scientific  
research results to agriculture producers 325.58  386.83  443.38  489.02  511.9 5 MOF, Prov 
 (iv) Infrastructure services  Expenditures for constructing agricultural infrastructure (irrigation system,  
research units, agriculture universities) 10,162.01  11,611.14  14,502.61  13,251.8 5 12,529.92  MOF, Prov 
 (v) Pest and disease control  
services  Expenditures for preventing and controlling pests and diseases relating to  
agricultural sector 321.96  454.04  571.63  658.88  667.21  Prov 
 (vi) Quarantine and inspection  
services Expenditures for quarantine, quality and food safety inspection in order to  
protect human health and environment 13.69  17.52  16.63  20.95 19.62  MOF, Prov 
 (vii) Trade promotion and  
market information services Expenditures for supporting associations relating to trade promotion, such  
as a part of information-purchasing cost, trade fair participation cost, 
market survey cost, training. The support is not given to producers or exporters. 70.62  77.02  76.26  96.44  97.12  
MOF, MOIT, 
Prov 
(b) Public stockholding for food 
security purposes Expenditures for national reserve for the purpose  of national food security 
(rice is reserved by National Rese rve Department; paddy, maize varieties 
and veterinary vaccines, disinfectants are reserved by MARD). Food purchases by the government are based on market rules 1,229.07  1,377.76  1,047.17  1,452.20  1,339.00  
MOF, Prov 
(c) Domestic food aid Expenditures in relation to the provision of domestic food aid to sections of 
the population in need in remote, vulnerable, mountainous and suffered 
from disaster areas. 890.92  994.14  969.08  887.00  362.00  
MOF, Prov 
(d) Decoupled income support  None       (e) Government financial 
participation in income 
insurance and income safety-
net programmes None      
  
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- 4 - Measure type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 
2 of the Agreement on Agriculture  Monetary value of measure in year in question  Data 
sources (VND billion)  
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 
1 2  3 4 5 6 7 9 
(f) Government financial 
participation in crop insurance 
schemes (payments for relief 
from natural disasters, epidemics) Expenditures for supporting farmers suffered from natural disasters in order 
to help them settling their living and recovering their production (supporting 
with plant varieties, veterinary medicines, pesticides); Government support 
for participating pilot programme in agriculture insurances during 2011 – 2013  1,696.70
 2,390.25  3,367.63  4,330.68  3,971.39  
Prov 
(g) Structural adjustment 
assistance provided through 
producer retirement 
programmes (or producer's movement to non-agriculture activities) None 
     
 
(h) Structural adjustment 
assistance provided through resource retirement programmes Payments for transferring land and other resources, including livestock, 
from marketable agricultural production to other occupations 
534.04  215.35  171.04  103.87  35.52  
Prov 
(i) Structural adjustment 
assistance provided through 
investment aids Payments for converting ineffective crops to other effective ones  32.92  65.49  100.70  106.81  90.95  
Prov 
(j) Environmental programmes  Supporting producers a part of Biogas construction cost, biological padding 
in livestock and cost for moving livestock out of residential areas in order to protect environment 119.02  81.23  127.38  213.36  261.56  
MARD, Prov 
(k) Regional assistance 
programmes Regional assistance programmes  6,055.12  6,163.33  7,651.50  5,663.20  5,746.77  
 
  Socio-economic development programme  (well-known as 135 Program) for  
1,500 highly disadvantageous communes in remote areas (constructing 
rural  infrastructure as roads, irrigation system, agricultural production 
services in these communes) 3,279.56  3,696.02  3,214.50  2,313.20  2,379.80  
MOLISA 
  Programme  on supporting production land, house construction and rural  
clean water for ethnic minorities (well-known as 134 Program) 0.00 500.00  550.00  0.00 0.00 MOLISA 
  Programme  on rapid and sustainable poverty reduction for 62 poor districts  
of the country, well-known as Resolution 30 (supporting reclamation cost, 
varieties, fertilizer, loan interest on agriculture production, vaccine, livestock, poultry, food aid, extension, plant protection, animal health, interest on introducing and advertising enterprise and cooperative products in disadvantageous communes) 2,502.56  1,694.31  3,614.00  3,050.00  3,040.8 7 
MOLISA 
  Supporting rural  infrastructure investment in special difficulty areas as  
coastal areas and islands 273.00  273.00  273.00  300.00  326.10  MOLISA 
(m) Others Others 1,690.38  1,401.14  8,837.93  8,513.69  3,905.96     Population resettlement programmes in vulnerable areas, suffered from  
natural disasters, coastal areas, islands, core and buffer forest areas; 
resettlement support for ethnic minorities 761.1 7 503.48  701.4 5 527.09  480.23  
Prov 
  Investment in agriculture services relating to new rural areas and  "Tam 
Nong- New Rural Development" programme 672.82  648.56  7,756.37 7,613.03  3,068.00  Prov 
  Living and production support for ethnic minorities (loans, varieties, pest  
and disease prevention) 256.39  249.10  380.12  373.5 7 357.72  CEMA, Prov 
 Total  25,163.84  27,936.54  41,134.39  39,354.54  33,329.45   
  
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2009-2013 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment -- Special and Differential Treatment -- "Development Programmes" 
Measure type Name and descriptio n of measure with reference to criteria in Article 6:2 of 
the Agreement on Agriculture  Monetary value of measure in year in question Data 
sources 
(VND billion) 
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 
(a) Investment subsidies generally 
available to agriculture Interest support, post-investment support, preferential interest rate for supporting 
farmers to buy agricultural machines in order to reduce post-harvest loss. Beneficiary 
groups are low-income and poor households. 1,661.24 1,011.07 1,190.84 743.03 672.34 MOF,SB, 
Prov 
(b) Input subsidies generally available 
to low-income or resource-poor producers National and local budgetary expenditures for input (varieties, fertilizer) support for 
poor and low-income people or people living in disadvantageous areas.  1,245.15 2,803.29 4,825.44 5,129.62 3,617.53 VBSP, 
Prov 
(c) Support to encourage conversion 
from growing illicit narcotic crops to other crops Conversion support from illicit narcotic crops to other crops (support varieties, food 
aids during non-harvest time, production guidance training) 123.00 135.00 150.00 141.00 139.00 MARD, 
Prov 
Total 2,906.94 3,817.82 6,020.03 5,873.12 4,292.18  
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEARS 2009 - 2013 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Description of basic products 
(including non-product specific AMS) Year Product-specific AMS 
(from Supporting 
Tables DS:5 to DS:7 below) Product-specific measurements 
of support (from supporting 
table DS:8 below) Calculated AMS 
(before de minimis ) De minimis  level (10% of 
production value) Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
  (VND billion) (VND billion) (VND billion) (VND billion) (VND billion) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(1) Rice 2009 1,180.2  1,180.2 21,621.8 0 (*) 
 2010 2,041.4  2,041.4 21,630.3 0 (*) 
 2011 3,287.0  3,287.0 25,243.6 0 (*) 
 2012 6,904.6  6,904.6 23,334.9 0 (*) 
 2013 7,108.4  7,108.4 23,193.2 0 (*) 
(2) Corn 2009 823.6  823.6 2,954.3 0 (*) 
 2010 456.0  456.0 3,100.5 0 (*) 
 2011 937.9  937.9 2,875.9 0 (*) 
 2012 825.8  825.8 2,762.9 0 (*) 
 2013 981.7  981.7 3,073.5 0 (*) 
(3) Vegetable 2009 236.0  236.0 3,811.0 0 (*) 
 2010 287.0  287.0 3,967.0 0 (*) 
 2011 313.4  313.4 4,219.0 0 (*) 
 2012 298.1  298.1 4,332.0 0 (*) 
 2013 403.7  403.7 4,430.0 0 (*) 
(4) Coffee 2009 1,099.1  1,099.1 2,172.6 0 (*) 
 2010 1,157.7  1,157.7 2,563.8 0 (*) 
 2011 1,115.2  1,115.2 3,609.1 0 (*) 
 2012 780.6  780.6 3,095.2 0 (*) 
 2013 682.1  682.1 3,126.3 0 (*)  
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- 7 - Description of basic products 
(including non-product specific AMS) Year Product-specific AMS 
(from Supporting 
Tables DS:5 to DS:7 below) Product-specific measurements 
of support (from supporting 
table DS:8 below) Calculated AMS 
(before de minimis ) De minimis  level (10% of 
production value) Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
  (VND billion) (VND billion) (VND billion) (VND billion) (VND billion) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(5) Pepper 2009 848.2  848.2 1,024.2 0 (*) 
 2010 377.5  377.5 1,208.7 0 (*) 
 2011 761.5  761.5 1,701.5 0 (*) 
 2012 368.0  368.0 1,459.2 0 (*) 
 2013 321.6  321.6 1,473.9 0 (*) 
(6) Cashew 2009 900.0  900.0 1,951.3 0 (*) 
 2010 719.1  719.1 2,302.7 0 (*) 
 2011 637.7  637.7 3,241.5 0 (*) 
 2012 701.1  701.1 2,780.0 0 (*) 
 2013 612.6  612.6 2,807.9 0 (*) 
(7) Tea 2009 143.5  143.5 173.3 0 (*) 
 2010 63.9  63.9 204.5 0 (*) 
 2011 128.9  128.9 287.9 0 (*) 
 2012 62.3  62.3 246.9 0 (*) 
 2013 54.4  54.4 249.4 0 (*) 
(9) Buffalo, cow 2009 206.1  206.1 1,909.1 0 (*) 
 2010 200.1  200.1 2,065.0 0 (*) 
 2011 431.3  431.3 2,181.9 0 (*) 
 2012 212.4  212.4 2,189.5 0 (*) 
 2013 863.8  863.8 2,124.2 0 (*) 
(10) Pig 2009 1,069.4  1,069.4 9,906.0 0 (*) 
 2010 1,038.3  1,038.3 10,715.2 0 (*) 
 2011 2,238.1  2,238.1 11,322.0 0 (*) 
 2012 1,102.1  1,102.1 11,361.2 0 (*) 
 2013 4,482.1  4,482.1 11,022.6 0 (*) 
(11) Poultry 2009 447.3  447.3 3,216.8 0 (*) 
 2010 537.2  537.2 3,479.6 0 (*)  
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- 8 - Description of basic products 
(including non-product specific AMS) Year Product-specific AMS 
(from Supporting 
Tables DS:5 to DS:7 below) Product-specific measurements 
of support (from supporting 
table DS:8 below) Calculated AMS 
(before de minimis ) De minimis  level (10% of 
production value) Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
  (VND billion) (VND billion) (VND billion) (VND billion) (VND billion) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
 2011 726.8  726.8 3,676.6 0 (*) 
 2012 657.9  657.9 3,689.4 0 (*) 
 2013 755.5  755.5 3,579.4 0 (*) 
Product-specific AMS  2009 6,953.4  6,953.4  0 (*) 
 2010 6,878.0  6,878.0  0 (*) 
 2011 10,577.7  10,577.7  0 (*) 
 2012 11,912.8  11,912.8  0 (*) 
 2013 16,266.0  16,266.0  0 (*) 
Non-product-specific AMS 
(from Supporting Table DS:9 below) 2009 3,018.4  3,018.4 43,022.2 0 (*) 
2010 3,731.0  3,731.0 54,016.3 0 (*) 
2011 4,336.8  4,336.8 78,719.7 0 (*) 
 2012 4,202.7  4,202.7 74,648.0 0 (*) 
 2013 4,233.7  4,233.7 74,813.9 0 (*) 
Total AMS  2009 9,971.7   9,971.7   0 (*) 
 2010 10,609.0   10,609.0   0 (*) 
 2011 14,914.4   14,914.4   0 (*) 
 2012 16,115.5   16,115.5   0 (*) 
 2013 20,499.7  20,499.7  0 (*) 
Note: (*) AMS is not subject to reduction or inclusion in the current total AMS because the calculated AMS is less than 10% of value of production ( de minimis  exclusion).  
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- 9 - Supporting Table DS:6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2009-2013 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
Description 
of basic 
product Calendar 
year Measure type(s)  Applied 
administered price External 
reference price Eligible 
production Total price-related 
direct payments Other non-
exempt direct 
payments Associated 
fees/levies  Total direct 
payment Data 
source 
   (1,000 VND/t)  (1,000 VND/t)  (1,000 tons)  (1,000 VND/t)  (VND billion)   (VND billion)   
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 = ((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 =(7+8-9) 11 
Rice 2009          
2010          
2011          
2012 Direct support (as 
Decree 42) for paddy 
producers     2,049  2,049 Prov 
2013     2,039  2,039 Prov 
Note: Decree 42/2012/ND-CP on management and use of paddy land regulates the support for paddy production as following: 500,000  VND/ha/year for wet-paddy la nd, 100,000 VND/ha/year for other 
paddy land except for upland paddy land which is spontaneously expanded and is not under planning and plans on rice-farming lan d use. However, the actual support may be lower than the notified 
due to obstacles in measurement. It is difficult to determine total paddy area that should be supported; in some local areas, t he cost for measurement and administrative procedures are even 
higher than the support. 
  
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- 10 - Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2009-2013 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year Measure type(s)  Other product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other 
product 
specific 
support Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-specific 
support Market 
price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) Non-exempt 
direct payments  
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) Total product-
specific AMS Data source 
   (VND billion)  (VND 
billion)   (VND billion)  (VND 
billion)  (VND billion)  (VND billion)   
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 = (4+5-6) 8 9 10=(7+8+9) 11 
1) Rice 2009 
2010 
2011 2012 2013 Bank interest support 
for procuring temporary 
storage (regulated by annual decisions of Prime Minister)  15.6
 
117.6 
 
206.7 261.3   15.6 
117.6 
0.0 
206.7 261.3   15.6
 
117.6 
0.0 
206.7 261.3 MOF 
MOF 
MOF MOF MOF 
2009 2010 2011 
2012 
2013 Variety support 1,052.0
 
1,874.8 
3,089.2 
4,473.6 
4,794.8 112.6  
49.0 
197.8 
175.3 
13.3  1,164.6 
1,923.8 3,287.0 
4,648.9 
4,808.1    1,164.6
 
1,923.8 
3,287.0 
4,648.9 
4,808.1 Prov 
Prov Prov 
Prov 
Prov 
2009 2010 2011 2012 
2013 Direct support for 
paddy producers (regulated by Decree 
42)      
 
 
 
2,049.0 
2,039.0  
 
 
2,049.0 
2,039.0  
 2009 
2010 
2011 2012 2013 Total rice 1,067.6
 
1,992.4 
3,089.2 4,680.3 5,056.1 112.6
 
49.0 
197.8 175.3 
13.3  1,180.2 
2,041.4 
3,287.0 4,855.6 5,069.4  
 
 
 
2,049.0 2,039.0 1,180.2
 
2,041.4 
3,287.0 6,904.6 7,108.4 MOF, Prov 
MOF, Prov 
MOF, Prov MOF, Prov MOF, Prov  
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- 11 - Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year Measure type(s)  Other product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other 
product 
specific 
support Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-specific 
support Market 
price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) Non-exempt 
direct payments  
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) Total product-
specific AMS Data source 
   (VND billion)  (VND 
billion)   (VND billion)  (VND 
billion)  (VND billion)  (VND billion)   
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 = (4+5-6) 8 9 10=(7+8+9) 11 
2) Corn 2009 
2010 2011 2012 2013 Variety support 812.7
 
438.3 
913.1 824.3 964.0 10.9
 
17.7 
24.8 
1.5 
17.7  823.6 
456.0 937.9 825.8 981.7   823.6
 
456.0 
937.9 825.8 981.7 Prov 
Prov Prov Prov Prov 
3) Vegetable 2009 
2010 
2011 
2012 2013 Variety support 218.0
 
287.0 
313.4 
298.1 394.0 18.02
 
 
 
 
9.73  236.0 
287.0 
313.4 
298.1 403.7   236.0
 
287.0 
313.4 
298.1 403.7 Prov 
Prov 
Prov 
Prov Prov 
4) coffee  2009 
2010 2011 
2012 
2013 Variety support 1,099.1
 
996.3 
1,106.6 
780.6 
682.1 0.0 
4.3 
8.6 
0.0 
0.0  1,099.1 
1,000.6 1,115.2 
780.6 
682.1   1,099.1
 
1,000.6 
1,115.2 
780.6 
682.1 Prov 
Prov Prov 
Prov 
Prov 
2009 2010 2011 2012 
2013 Bank interest support 
for procuring temporary storage (regulated by Decision 481/QD-TTg) 
 
157.0 
  
    
157.0 
  
    
157.0 
  
  
MOF 
  
 
 2009 
2010 
2011 2012 2013 Total coffee 1,099.1
 
1,153.3 
1,106.6 
780.6 682.1 0.0
 
4.3 
8.6 0.0 0.0  1,099.1 
1,157.7 
1,115.2 
780.6 682.1   1,099.1
 
1,157.7 
1,115.2 
780.6 682.1 Prov 
Prov 
Prov Prov Prov 
5) Peppe r 2009 
2010 
2011 
2012 2013 Variety support 848.2
 
375.4 
757.4 
368.0 321.6 0.0
 
2.0 
4.0 
0.0 0.0  848.2 
377.5 
761.5 
368.0 321.6   848.2
 
377.5 
761.5 
368.0 321.6 Prov 
Prov 
Prov 
Prov Prov 
6) Cashew nut 2009 
2010 2011 2012 
2013 Variety support 900.0
 
715.2 
630.0 701.1 
612.6 0.0
 
3.9 
7.7 0.0 
0.0  900.0 
719.1 637.7 701.1 
612.6   900.0
 
719.1 
637.7 701.1 
612.6 Prov 
Prov Prov Prov 
Prov 
7) Tea 2009 
2010 2011 2012 2013 Variety support 143.5
 
63.5 
128.2 
62.3 54.4 0.0
 
0.3 
0.7 0.0 0.0  143.5 
63.9 
128.9 
62.3 54.4   143.5
 
63.9 
128.9 
62.3 54.4 Prov 
Prov Prov Prov Prov  
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- 12 - Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year Measure type(s)  Other product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other 
product 
specific 
support Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-specific 
support Market 
price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) Non-exempt 
direct payments  
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) Total product-
specific AMS Data source 
   (VND billion)  (VND 
billion)   (VND billion)  (VND 
billion)  (VND billion)  (VND billion)   
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 = (4+5-6) 8 9 10=(7+8+9) 11 
8) Buffalo, cow 2009 
2010 2011 2012 2013 Variety support 206.1
 
200.1 
431.3 212.4 863.8   206.1 
200.1 431.3 212.4 863.8   206.1
 
200.1 
431.3 212.4 863.8 Prov 
Prov Prov Prov Prov 
9) Pig 2009 
2010 
2011 
2012 2013 Variety support 1,069.4
 
1,038.3 
2,238.1 
1,102.1 4,482.1   1,069.4 
1,038.3 
2,238.1 
1,102.1 4,482.1   1,069.4
 
1,038.3 
2,238.1 
1,102.1 4,482.1 Prov 
Prov 
Prov 
Prov Prov 
10) Poultry 2009 
2010 2011 
2012 
2013 Variety support 447.3
 
537.2 
726.8 
657.9 
755.5   447.3 
537.2 726.8 
657.9 
755.5   447.3
 
537.2 
726.8 
657.9 
755.5 Prov 
Prov Prov 
Prov 
Prov 
TOTAL 2009 
2010 2011 2012 
2013  6,811.8
 
6,800.7 
10,334.1 
9,687.0 
14,186.2 141.6  
77.4 
243.6 176.8 
40.8  6,953.4 
6,878.0 
10,577.7 
9,863.8 
14,227.0   
 
 
2,049.0 
2,039.0 6,953.4  
6,878.0 
10,577.7 11,912.8 
16,266.0 MOF, Prov 
MOF, Prov MOF, Prov MOF, Prov 
MOF, Prov  
Bank interest support for procuring temporary storage: Government  facilitates marketing when price are very low during harvest season. Government support is in the form of interest rate support to 
marketing stakeholders like companies, cooperatives, associations, etc. 
 
Variety support: mainly low income and poor famers benefit from these programmes of national and provinces.  
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- 13 - Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2009-2013 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
Measure type(s) Calendar 
year Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays Other non-product-
specific support Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support Data 
Sources 
  (VND billion)  (VND billion)   (VND billion)   
1 2 3 4 5 6 = (3+4-5) 7 
Transport support for shipping agricultural inputs from lowland to upland 
areas and agro-products from upland to lowland areas 2009 
2010 
2011 2012 2013 264.38
 
184.98 
273.77 138.15 168.92  
  
1.50 1.80  264.38
 
184.98 
273.77 139.65 170.72 Prov 
Prov 
Prov Prov Prov 
Irrigation fee exemption. In the past, farmers had to annually pay  for 
companies that maintain irrigation facilities, however, currently 
government supports  to maintain irrigation system (*) 2009 
2010 
2011 
2012 2013 2,754.00
 
3,546.00 
4,063.00 
4,063.00 4,063.00   2,754.00
 
3,546.00 
4,063.00 
4,063.00 4,063.00 MOF 
MOF 
MOF 
MOF MOF 
Total 2009 
2010 
2011 
2012 
2013 3,018.38  
3,730.98 
4,336.77 
4,201.15 
4,231.92  
  
1.50 
1.80  3,018.38
 
3,730.98 
4,336.77 
4,202.65 
4,233.72 MOF, Prov 
MOF, Prov MOF, Prov 
MOF, Prov 
MOF, Prov 
(*) Irrigation system serves for both agriculture and aquaculture. The policy is applying in general for all farmers including poor farmers. However, it is very difficult to separate support made available 
to low income, poor and limited farm-size farmers from that to other better off farmers who also benefit from this policy. Ther efore a major part of the above mentioned irrigation fee exemption 
figures should be notified in Supporting Table DS:2. 
 Note: 
1. Official exchange rate: 
 2009:  USD 1 = VND 17,811 2010:  USD 1 = VND 19,046 2011:  USD 1 = VND 20,663 
2012:  USD 1 = VND 20,842 
2013:  USD 1 = VND 21,013  Data sources: Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam.   
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- 14 - 2. Explanation of abbreviations for relevant agencies: 
 CEMA: Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs 
MARD: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development 
MOF: Ministry of Finance MOIT: Ministry of Industry and Trade MOLISA: Ministry of Labour - Invalids and social affairs Prov: Provinces 
SB: State Bank 
VBSP: Vietnam Bank for Social Policies 
 
 
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