G/AG/N/HND/44 
29 July 2016 
(16-4067)  Page: 1/3 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: Spanish 
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 22 July 2016, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Honduras . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 
and relevant supporting tables) for the period 2014-2015 . 
 
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 The only domestic agricultural support measures applied by the Republic of Honduras are those 
listed in the attached Supporting Tables DS:1 and DS:2. 
 
    
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- 2 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: REPU BLIC OF HONDURAS 
REPORTING PERIOD: JUNE 2014 - MAY 2015 
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 
(US$) Data 
source 
1 2 3 4 
(a) General services    
Training services    
Honduras rural competitiveness 
project (COMRURAL) The project will focus on operationalizing processes and mechanisms to facilitate productive 
alliances, as well as on promoting organizational procedures, training, information, studies and 
technical support, infrastructure and productive investment so as to encourage the participation of small and medium-sized producer s and create a favourable climate for them to 
invest in productive alliances. The project will co-finance viable demand-driven business plans defined on the basis of  market mechanisms. 2,151,965.20 SAG 
Improvement of the competitiveness 
of the rural economy in the department of Yoro (PROMECOM) Strengthening of producers' economic organizations to create opportunities to increase their 
existing equity capital, so that management, negotiations and growth can be conducted in 
accordance with new forms of market relati onships, based on innovative management 
practices and tools. 264,143.67 SAG 
Sustainable rural development 
programme for the Southern Region (EmprendeSUR) This project seeks to contribute to incr eased income, employment opportunities and 
food security for small-scale producers by facilitating their participation in value chains and providing social, technical, production  and managerial capacity building. 880,335.72 SAG 
Competitiveness and sustainable 
rural development project in the Northern Zone of Honduras (Northern 
Horizons) This programme seeks to increase the income, employment and food security of poor rural 
households in the departments of  Atlántida, Cortés and Santa Barbara, while reducing their 
environmental vulnerability and promoting gender equality and rural youth inclusion. 256,535.43 SAG 
SAG: Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock.  
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: REPU BLIC OF HONDURAS 
REPORTING PERIOD: JUNE 2014 - MAY 2015 
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 
(US$) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
(a) Investment subsidies 
generally available to agriculture    
Productive solidarity voucher 
project The project seeks to contribute to food  security for the rural population by 
increasing staple grain production throug h the use of appropriate technology by 
small producers. 1,332,827.70 SAG 
Agricultural irrigation 
development project (PDABR) This project seeks to improve the standard of living of the beneficiary families by 
boosting income, creating jobs, strengthening food security and promoting agricultural irrigation development, with a focus on social inclusion and gender equality. 217,683.10 SAG 
SAG: Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. 
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