G/AG/N/CAN/115  
 
28 October 2016  
(16-5980) Page: 1/11 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English/French  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 24 October 2016 , is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Canada . The notification concerns actions taken within the framework of the 
Decision on Measures Concerning the Possible Negative Effects of the Reform Programme on 
Least -Developed and Net Food -Importing Developing Countries ( Table NF:1 ) for  2013  
and 2014 .1 
 
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1 Note that with the entering into for ce of the Food Assistance Convention on 1 January 2013, 
Canada  reports Food Assistance Operations relevant to the NFIDC decision based on a calendar year basis. 
Data from the IDRC are reported on a fiscal -year basis.  G/AG/N/CAN/115  
 
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  Table NF:1  
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLE 16:2 OF THE A GREEMENT: MONITORING  OF THE 
FOLLOW -UP TO THE DECISION O N MEASURES C ONCERNING THE POSSIB LE 
NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THE REFORM PROGRAMME  ON LEAST -DEVELOPED  
AND NET FOOD -IMPORTING DEVELOPING  COUNTRIES: CANADA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 201 3 
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1  QUANTITY OF FOOD AID PR OVIDED TO LEAST -DEVELOPED AND NET FO OD-IMPORTING 
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES : 
 
As a signatory to the 2013 Food Assistance Convention (FAC), Canada established a minimum 
annua l food assistance level of CAD  250 million. Total food assistance i n 2013 totalled 
CAD 374 millio n, of which approximately CAD  261 million went to NFIDCs and LDCs.  
 
Food assistance incorporates a mix of tools, including provision of eligible products, cash, 
vouchers, and nutritional interventions. Consistent with FAC requir ements, all of Canada 's food 
assistance is expressed in value terms.  
TABLE A - Canadian Food Assistance to LDCs and NFIDCs, 20132 
Country  Value 
Disbursed  
CAD Food Assistance Partner(s)  
Africa    
Angola  124,667  Micronutrient Initiative, World Vision Canada  
Benin  142,363  Micronutrient Initiative  
Burkina Faso  2,870,493  Micronutrient Initiative, Helen Keller International, WFP  
Burundi  1,264,418  Micronutrient Initiative, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, 
WFP  
Comoros  66 Micronutrient Initiative  
Central African Rep ublic 2,406,910  UNICEF  
Chad 3,697,784  Micronutrient Initiative, WFP, UNICEF  
Congo, Dem Rep.  12,249,262  Micronutrient Initiative, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, 
Helen Keller International, WFP  
Djibouti  784,016  Micronutrient Initiative, WFP  
Eritrea  21,294  Micronutrient Initiative  
Ethiopia  10,975,829  CARE Canada, Oxfam Canada, Micronutrient Initiative, 
Canadian Foodgrains Bank, WFP  
The Gambia  15,825  Micronutrient Initiative  
Guinea  294,501  Micronutrient Initiative, Helen Keller International  
Guinea -Bissau  145 Micronutrient Initiative  
Lesotho  470,208  Micronutrient Initiative, WFP  
Liberia  492,098  Micronutrient Initiative, WFP  
Madagascar  941,138  Micronutrient Initiative, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, 
WFP 
Malawi  1,798,621  Micronutrient Initiative, WFP  
Mali 12,628,200  World Vision Canada, Micronutrient Initiative, Helen 
Keller International, WFP  
Mozambique  3,281,013  Micronutrient Initiative, Helen Keller International, WFP  
Rwanda  397,640  Micronutrient Initiative, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, 
WFP 
Sao Tome and Prin cipe 633 Micronutrient Initiative  
Senegal  10,517,021  Micronutrient Initiative, Helen Keller International, WFP  
Sierra Leone  561,274  Micronutrient Initiative, Helen Keller International, WFP  
                                                
2 Data for the purposes of this notific ation were gathered for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as 
recognised by the United Nations and published by the United Nations Office of the High Representative for the 
Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developin g States 
(http://unohrlls.org/about -un-ohrlls ) and the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD plus the Net 
Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs outlined in G/AG/5/Rev.10 (available at: 
http://docsonline.wto.org ). G/AG/N/CAN/115  
 
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  Country  Value 
Disbursed  
CAD Food Assistance Partner(s)  
Somalia  7,748,501  Save the Children Canada, Micronutrient Initi ative, 
Canadian Foodgrains Bank, WFP, UNICEF  
South Sudan  268,393  Micronutrient Initiative, WFP  
Sudan  7,583,153  Save the Children Canada, Micronutrient Initiative, WFP  
Tanzania, United Rep. of  3,844,237  Micronutrient Initiative, Helen Keller Internationa l, WFP  
Togo 58,261  Micronutrient Initiative  
Uganda  323,785  Micronutrient Initiative, Canadian Foodgrains Bank  
Zambia  108,320  Micronutrient Initiative  
Africa LDCs  85,870,069   
Botswana  2,381  Micronutrient Initiative  
Côte D'Ivoire  2,391,201  Micronutrien t Initiative, Helen Keller International, WFP  
Gabon  7,156  Micronutrient Initiative  
Kenya  6,459,603  Micronutrient Initiative, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, 
WFP 
Namibia  16,467  Micronutrient Initiative  
Swaziland  6,413  Micronutrient Initiative  
Africa NFIDCs  8,883,221   
Total Africa LDCs and NFIDCs  94,753,290   
Americas    
Haiti 9,653,595  Micronutrient Initiative, WFP  
Americas LDC  9,653,595   
Honduras  4,158,518  WFP 
Americas NFIDCs  4,158,518   
Total Americas LDCs and 
NFIDCs  13,812,113   
Asia and Pacific    
Afghanistan  10,265,271  WFP, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, Micronutrient 
Initiative and World Vision Canada  
Bangladesh  3,053,174  WFP, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, Micronutrient 
Initiative  
Cambodia  340,942  Canadian Foodgrains Bank  
Kiribati  1,344  Micronutrient Initi ative 
Lao People 's Democratic Republic  233,138  Micronutrient Initiative, Canadian Foodgrains Bank  
Myanmar  2,653,885  Oxfam Canada, Micronutrient Initiative, WFP, UNICEF  
Nepal  1,965,131  Micronutrient Initiative, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, 
WFP 
Asia and Pac ific LDCs  18,512,885   
Mongolia  66,091  Canadian Foodgrains Bank  
Pakistan  17,661,400  Save the Children Canada, CARE Canada, Micronutrient 
Initiative, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, WFP, UNICEF  
Sri Lanka  1,969,193  Micronutrient Initiative, Canadian Foodgrains B ank, 
WFP 
Asia and Pacific NFIDCs  19,696,684   
Total Asia and Pacific LDCs and 
NFIDCs  38,209,569   
Europe, Middle East and 
Maghreb    
Mauritania  1,166,784  Micronutrient Initiative, WFP  
Europe, Middle East and 
Maghreb LDCs  1,166,784   
Egypt  581,898  WFP 
Jordan 8,187,080  CARE Canada, Micronutrient Initiative, Canadian 
Foodgrains Bank, WFP  
Morocco  14,278  Micronutrient Initiative  
Europe, Middle East and 
Maghreb NFIDCs  8,783,256   
Total Europe, Middle East and 
Maghreb LDCs and NFIDCs  9,950,040   
Multilateral3 10,602,641  WFP 
Various4 93,960,814  WFP 
                                                
3 Funding to "multilateral " represents a number of initiatives, implemented by the WFP, including 
voucher transfers, cash transfers and provision of eligible product. Recipient country infor mation is not 
available.  G/AG/N/CAN/115  
 
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  Country  Value 
Disbursed  
CAD Food Assistance Partner(s)  
Total  261,288,467   
Note: Monetary figures include commodity, transportation and operational costs.  
 
2  INDICATION OF THE PR OPORTION IN FULLY GR ANT FORM OR APPROPRI ATE 
CONCESSIONAL TERMS:  
 
All Canadian food assistance  is provided in fully grant form. In 2008, Canada fully untied its food 
assistance budget, opening up 100% of its food assistance budget to international procurement 
and supporting the purchase of food in developing countries.  
 
3  TECHNICAL AND FINANC IAL ASS ISTANCE UNDER PARAGR APH 3(III) OF THE DE CISION:  
 
In 2013, the Canadian International Development Agency and the Department of Foreign Affairs 
and International Trade amalgamated into the new Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and 
Development, which has s ubsequently become Global Affairs Canada (GAC). The department is the 
main coordinator of C anada's food assistance.  
 
Canada is committed to providing appropriate, timely, and effective humanitarian assistance, in 
line with the Principles and Good Practice of Humanitarian Donorship. Through its International 
Humanitarian Assistance Program, Canada aims to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain the 
dignity of those affected by conflicts, natural disasters and situa tions of acute food insecurity.  
 
In 20 13, Canada provided humanitarian assistance funding, including food assistance, to help 
meet the needs of those affected by conflict and food insecurity in 54 countries, and by natural 
disasters in 32 countries. Overall, populations in 80 countries benefit ed from Canada 's 
contributions targeting food assistance.  
Canada continually seeks new and innovative ways to support the provision of humanitarian and 
development assistance. In 2013, Canada was a significant donor (CAD  19.2 million) to the 
World  Food Pr ogramme (WFP) humanitarian logistics hub which was being built near the Djibouti 
port to improve the speed with which food assistance and nutrition interventions reach 
beneficiaries in the Horn of Africa.  
 
Canada is also a founding partner and the third la rgest donor to the World Food Programme 's 
Purchase for Progress initiative, which aims to give small scale farmers access to reliable markets 
and the opportunity to sell their surplus at competitive prices.  
 
3.1  THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE (I DRC)  
As part of Canada 's foreign affairs and development efforts, the IDRC invests in knowledge, 
innovation, and solutions to improve lives and livelihoods in the developing world.  Bringing 
together the right partners around opportunities for impact, IDRC builds leaders for today and 
tomorrow and helps drive large scale positive change.  In FY 2012/2013 its total budget (inclu ding 
administrative costs) was CAD 162.0 million. In FY2012/2013, IDRC undertook disbursements in 
the agriculture sector (including ag riculture, fishery and forestry) totalling CAD 10.1 million, which 
represented about 6. 2% of its total allocation.  
 
A review for FY2012/2013 of IDRC identified some 38 projects in agriculture and related sectors, in 
LDCs and NFIDCs with a value of CAD 5.369 million (about 53. 1% of all disbursements in 
agriculture).  
                                                                                                                                                  
4 This funding represents Canada 's contributions to the WFP that were channelled through the WFP 
Forward Purchase Facility.  In this reporting year, WFP 's reporting systems were not able to provide detailed 
information on contribut ions that flowed through the FPF. As such, a breakdown of recipient countries is not 
available.  G/AG/N/CAN/115  
 
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  TABLE B - IDRC Bilateral Programming Disbursements (by Region and Country), 
for Agriculture and Related Sectors (including agriculture, fishery and forestry), 
to LDCs  and NFIDCs, FY2012/2013  
Coun try Number of 
projects  Value Disbursed  
CAD '000 
AFRICA    Benin  1 19 
Burkina Faso  2 864 
Burundi  2 27 
Democratic Republic of the Congo  2 40 
Ethiopia  3 162 
Lesotho  1 306 
Malawi  5 581 
Mali 2 30 
Niger  2 24 
Senegal  2 51 
Tanzania  5 387 
Uganda  2 288 
Zambia  1 11 
Africa LDCs  18 2,790  
Botswana  1 49 
Kenya  6 1,017  
Swaziland  1 306 
Africa NFDICs  7 1,372  
Total Africa LDCs and NFDICs  24 4,167  
AMERICAS    Haiti 1 369 
Total Americas LDCs  1 369 
Honduras  1 203 
Peru 3 410 
Saint Lucia  1 6 
St. Kitts & Ne vis 1 0 
Trinidad & Tobago  1 0 
Total Americas NFDICs  5 619 
Total Americas LDCs and NFDICs  6 988 
ASIA    Bangladesh  1 9 
Bhutan  1 9 
Cambodia  1 9 
Lao People 's Democratic Republic  1 9 
Nepal  2 33 
Total Asia LDCs  4 69 
Sri Lanka  3 84 
Total Asia NFDICs  3 84 
Total Asia LDCs and NFDICs  7 153 
EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST and MAGHREB    Mauritania  1 5 
Total Europe, Middle East and Maghreb LDCs  1 5 
Total Europe, Middle East and Maghreb    
Morocco  1 22 
Tunisia  1 39 
Total Europe, Middle East and Maghreb NFIDCs  2 61 
Total Europe, Middle East and Maghreb LDCs and 
NFIDCs  3 66 
Total IDRC to LDCs  24 3,233  
Total IDRC to NFIDCs  17 2,136  
GRAND TOTAL IDRC TO LDCs / NFIDCs  38 5,369  
 G/AG/N/CAN/115  
 
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  4  OTHER RELEVANT INFOR MATION WITH RESPECT TO ACTIONS TAKEN WIT HIN THE 
FRAMEWORK OF THE DEC ISION:  
 
In total, Canada 's food assistance flowed through ten different UN agencies and non -governmental 
organizations.5 The World Food Programme (WFP) received 80% of Canada 's food assistance and 
Canada was its third largest donor in 2013. The Micronutrien t Initiative and the Canadian 
Foodgrains Bank received respectively 7% and 6% of Canada contribution and the balance was 
given to UNICEF and other NGOs.  
 
 
                                                
5 These are: Action Contre la Faim, The Canadian Foodgrains Bank, CARE Canada, Helen Keller 
International, the Micronutrient Initiative, Oxfam Canada, Save the Children Canada, UNICEF, the WFP and 
World Vision Canada.  G/AG/N/CAN/115  
 
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  Table NF:1  
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLE 16:2 OF THE A GREEMENT: MONITORING  OF THE 
FOLLOW -UP TO THE DECI SION ON MEASURES CON CERNING THE POSSIBLE  
NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THE REFORM PROGRAMME  ON LEAST -DEVELOPED  
AND NET FOOD -IMPORTING DEVELOPING  COUNTRIES: CANADA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 201 4 
__________________________________________________________________ ______________  
1  QUANTITY OF FOOD AID  PROVIDED TO LEAST -DEVELOPED AND NET FO OD-IMPORTING 
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES  
As a signatory to the 2013 Food Assistance Convention  (FAC) , Canada established a minimum 
annua l food assistance level of CAD  250 million. Total foo d assistance  reported under the FAC 
exceeded that target for the second year, with more than CAD  350 million disbursed . 
Approximately CAD  214 million went to NFIDCs and LDCs.  
 
Food assistance incorporates a mix of tools, including provision of eligible pro ducts, cash, 
vouchers, and nutritional interventions. Consistent with FAC Requirements, all of Canada 's food 
assistan ce is expressed in value terms.  
ANNEX  1: TABLE A - Canadian Food Assistance to LDCs and NFIDCs 20146 
Country  Value 
Disbursed  
CAD Food Assis tance Partner(s)  
Africa    
Angola  312,681  Micronutrient Initiative, UNICEF  
Benin  189,110  Micronutrient Initiative  
Burkina Faso  5,870,945  WFP, Micronutrient Initiative, Helen Keller International  
Burundi  1,602,821  WFP, Micronutrient Initiative, Canadian  Foodgrains Bank  
Comoros  990 Micronutrient Initiative  
Central African Republic  5,142,082  WFP, UNICEF, Save the Children Canada, Micronutrient 
Initiative, FAO, ACF  
Chad 3,351,469  WFP, CARE Canada, UNICEF, Micronutrient Initiative  
Congo, Dem Rep.  10,636, 167 WFP, Samaritan 's Purse, Oxfam -Québec, Micronutrient 
Initiative, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, ACF  
Djibouti  158,806  WFP, CARE Canada, Micronutrient Initiative  
Eritrea  956,738  Development and Peace, Micronutrient Initiative  
Ethiopia  31,020,833  WFP, Micron utrient Initiative, Canadian Foodgrains Bank  
The G ambia  24,038  Micronutrient Initiative  
Guinea  710,829  WFP, Helen Keller International, Micronutrient Initiative  
Guinea -Bissau  15,505  Micronutrient Initiative  
Lesotho  9,272  Micronutrient Initiative  
Liberia 346,315  WFP, Micronutrient Initiative  
Madagascar  1,650,459  WFP, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, Micronutrient Initiative  
Malawi  967,388  WFP, Micronutrient Initiative  
Mali 4,963,895  WFP, Helen Keller International, Oxfam -Quebec, 
Micronutrient Initiative  
Mozambique  624,871  WFP, Helen Keller International, Micronutrient Initiative  
Niger  3,985,032  WFP, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, Micronutrient Initiative  
Rwanda  893,260  WFP, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, Micronutrient Initiative  
Sao Tome and Principe  1,074  Micronu trient Initiative  
Senegal  5,751,328  WFP, Helen Keller International, Micronutrient Initiative  
Sierra Leone  1,120,762  WFP, Helen Keller International, Micronutrient Initiative  
                                                
6 Data for the purposes of this notification w ere gathered for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as 
recognised by the United Nations and published by the United Nations Office of the High Representat ive for the 
Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States 
(http://unohrlls.org/about -un-ohrlls ) and the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD plus th e 
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs outlined in G/AG/5/Rev.10 (available at: 
http://docsonline.wto.org ). G/AG/N/CAN/115  
 
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  Country  Value 
Disbursed  
CAD Food Assis tance Partner(s)  
Somalia  8,771,552  WFP, UNICEF, Save the Children Canada, Oxfam -Canada, 
Micronu trient Initiative, FAO, Canadian Foodgrains Bank  
South Sudan  19,263,725  WFP, Micronutrient Initiative, FAO, Canadian Foodgrains 
Bank,  
Sudan  5,110,861  WFP, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, FAO, Micronutrient 
Initiative  
Tanzania, United Rep. of  1,280,580  Helen Keller International, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, 
Micronutrient Initiative  
Togo 110,429  Micronutrient Initiative  
Uganda  366,801  Micronutrient Initiative  
Zambia  90,839  Micronutrient Initiative  
Africa LDCs  115,301,457   
Côte d' Ivoire  1,532,194  WFP, Helen K eller International, Micronutrient Initiative  
Kenya  14,386,599  WFP, Helen Keller International, Micronutrient Initiative, 
Canadian Foodgrains Bank  
Namibia  108,749  Micronutrient Initiative, UNICEF  
Swaziland  7,934  Micronutrient Initiative  
Africa NFIDCs  16,913,564   
Other Africa Region7 878,088  Hellen Keller International  
Total Africa LDCs and NFIDCs 
and "other " 132,215,021   
Americas    
Haiti 8,124,588  WFP, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, Micronutrient Initiative  
Americas LDC  8,124,588   
Honduras  382,548  WFP, Canadian Foodgrains Bank  
Peru 536 Micronutrient Initi ative 
Americas NFIDCs  383,084   
Total Americas LDCs and 
NFIDCs  8,507,672   
Asia and Pacific    
Afghanistan  7,032,625  WFP, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, Micronutrient Initiative, 
UNICEF  
Bangladesh  2,508,9 88 WFP, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, Micronutrient Initiative  
Bhutan  43,297  WFP 
Cambodia  278,011  Canadian Foodgrains Bank  
Lao People 's Democratic 
Republic  125,704  Canadian Foodgrains Bank, Micronutrient Initiative  
Myanmar  1,775,809  WFP, HOPE International  Development Agency, Oxfam -
Quebec, Save the Children Canada, UNICEF, 
Micronutrient Initiative  
Nepal  1,114,993  WFP, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, Micronutrient Initiative  
Yemen  3,804,747  WFP, UNICEF, Micronutrient Initiative  
Asia and Pacific LDCs  16,684,174   
Mongolia  35,664  Canadian Foodgrains Bank  
Pakistan  11,152,960  WFP, Micronutrient Initiative, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, 
CARE Canada  
Sri Lanka  1,109,600  WFP, Micronutrient Initiative, Canadian Foodgrains Bank  
Timor -Leste  3,667  Micronutrient Initiative  
Asia and Pacific NFIDCs  12,301,891   
Total Asia and Pacific LDCs 
and NFIDCs  28,986,065   
Europe, Middle East and 
Maghreb    
Mauritania  112,089  WFP, Micronutrient Initiative  
Europe, Middle East and 
Maghreb LDCs  112,089   
Egypt  836,236  WFP 
Jordan  13,946,13 7 WFP, CARE Canada, Canadian Foodgrains Bank  
Morocco  17,136  Micronutrient Initiative  
Europe, Middle East and 
Maghreb NFIDCs  14,799,509   
                                                
7 This value disbursed represents a series of three nutritional intervention activities impleme nted by 
Hellen Keller International. Country specific recipient information is not available.  G/AG/N/CAN/115  
 
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  Country  Value 
Disbursed  
CAD Food Assis tance Partner(s)  
Total Europe, Middle East 
and Maghreb LDCs and 
NFIDCs  14,911,598   
Various8 29,250,000  WFP 
Total  213,870,356   
Note:  Monetary figures include commodity, transportation and op erational costs.  
 
2  INDICATION OF THE PR OPORTION IN FULLY GR ANT FORM OR  APPROPRIATE 
CONCESSIONAL TERMS  
All Canadian food assistance is provided in fully grant form. In 2008, Canada fully untied its fo od 
assistance budget, opening up 100% of its food assistance budget to international procurement 
and supporting the purchase o f food in developing countries.  
3  TECHNICAL AND FINANC IAL ASSISTANCE UNDER  PARAGRAPH 3(III)  OF THE DECISION  
In 2013, the Canadian In ternational Development Agency and the then Department of Foreign 
Affairs and International Trade amalgamated into the new Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade 
and Development, which has subsequently become Global Affairs Canada (GAC). The department 
is the main coordinat or of Canada 's food assistance.  
 
In 2014, Canada provided humanitarian assistance funding, including food assistance, to help 
meet the needs of those affected by 20 natural disasters and complex emergencies in 59 countries 
(including confli ct, food insecurity, and non -recurrent health epidemics). As in years past, 
countries experiencing conflict, protracted crisis, suffering from chronic food insecurity, or hosting 
refugees are among the top recipient countries of Canadian  food assistance fu nding . 
 
Canada provided CAD 150 million in humanitarian assistance funding in response to the Syria crisis 
in 2014 . Food assistance funding and activities supported by Canada in Syria were mainly 
implemented through  the World Food Programme ( WFP) and NGO p artner s that reported more 
than CAD 25 million in cash -based programming and over CAD 31 million in eligible products for 
food consumption.  
 
2014 also saw Canada focus on several innovative approaches to provide food assistance. These 
approaches included n ew investment into the Renewed Efforts Against Child Hunger and 
Undernutrition (REACH) Initiative. This initiative works to build government and national capacity 
to effectively scale -up nutrition interventions in order to improve health and reduce mortali ty 
amongst mothers and children. REACH also acts as a coordinating mechanism of UN organizations 
working in the field of nutrition, including the WFP, UNICEF, the World Health Organization, Food 
and Agriculture Organisation and the International Fund for A gricultural Development. Recognizing 
that there is a growing number of small -scale, lower -profile,  rapid-onset disasters that affect 
millions of people each year across the globe, Canada contributed C AD 2 million over 18 months to 
pilot the Canadian Humani tarian Assistance Fund - an innovative humanitarian pooled funding 
mechanism intended to facilitate a timely and effective response to smaller -scale, sudden -onset 
disasters and emergencies. In 2014, funding was allocated to member agencies of the 
Humanitar ian Coalition, including CARE Canada, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam -Québec, Plan Canada and 
Save the Children Canada.  
 
Canada also continued its support of the Forward Purchase Facility  (FPF)  of the WFP. Canada has 
been a long -term supporter of the FPF. It is a  financing mechanism that allows the WFP to make 
                                                
8 This funding includes Canada 's contribution to the WFP Forward Purchase Facility. O ver the course of 
2014, Canada' s funds were used to support improvements in the WFP' s demand planning and procurement 
processes. These improvements have reduced the risk of commodity losses or shortages due to error in 
forecasting, enabling the WFP to manage its USD  350 million Forward Purchase Facility with appropriate risk 
mitigation measures. Canada 's support to the WFP's procurement division has enabled the organization to 
achieve procurement efficiencies and to incorporate different contracting mechanisms, alternative procurement 
approaches, and seasonal procurement activities , as well as local, regional, international and pro -smallholder 
sourcing options. The WFP realized commodity value savings of C AD 35 million from mid -year 2013 to 
end 2014.  G/AG/N/CAN/115  
 
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  advance purchases of cereals and other food items to provide for future food aid emergency 
needs. By having the flexibility to purchase in advance when food prices are favourable, the WFP is 
able to reduce delive ry times and ach ieve greater cost efficiencies.  
 
3.1  THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE (IDRC)  
As part of Canada' s foreign affairs and development efforts, the IDRC invests in knowledge, 
innovation, and solutions to improve lives and livelihoods in the developing world. Bringing 
together the right partners around opportunities for impact, IDRC builds leaders for today and 
tomorrow and helps drive large scale positive change. In FY 2013/2014 its total budget (inclu ding 
administrative costs) was CAD 158.3 million. In FY2013/2014, IDRC undertook disbursements in 
the agriculture sector (including agriculture, f ishery and forestry) totalling CAD 6.8 million, whic h 
represented about 4.3%  of its total allocation.  
 
A review for FY2013/2014 of IDRC identified some 31 projects in agric ulture and related sectors, in 
LDCs and NFIDCs with a va lue of CAD 2.1 million (about 30.9% of all disbursements in 
agriculture ). 
TABLE D - IDRC Bilateral Programming Disbursements (by Region and Country), 
for Agriculture and Relat ed Sectors (including agricultu re, fishery and forestry), 
to LDCs and NFIDCs, FY2013/2014  
Country  Number of 
projects  Value Disbursed CAD  '000 
AFRICA    Benin  1 12 
Burkina Faso  2 8 
Burundi  2 4 
Democratic Republic of the Congo  2 5 
Ethiopia  4 140 
Malawi  4 146 
Mali 2 130 
Niger  2 8 
Senegal  1 41 
Tanzania  5 302 
Uganda  3 153 
Africa LDCs  19 949 
Botswana  1 112 
Kenya  6 514 
Africa NFDICs  7 626 
Total Africa LLDCs and NFDICs  26 1,575  
AMERICAS    Haiti 1 106 
Total Americas LDCs  1 106 
Honduras  1 131 
Peru 1 140 
Saint Lucia  1 13 
St. Kitts & Nevis  1 0 
Trinidad & Tobago  1 0 
Total Americas NFDICs  3 284 
Total Americas LDCs and NFDICs  4 391 
ASIA    
Cambodia  1 -1 
Laos 1 -1 
Nepal  1 34 
Total Asia LDCs  3 32 
Sri Lanka  3 136 
Total Asia NFDICs  3 136 
Total Asia LDCs and NFDICs  5 168 
IDRC    Total IDRC to LDCs  23 1,087  
Total IDRC to NFIDCs  13 1,046  
GRAND TOTAL IDRC TO LDCs / NFIDCs  31 2,133  
 G/AG/N/CAN/115  
 
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  4  OTHER RELEVANT INFOR MATION WITH RESPECT TO ACTIONS TAKEN WIT HIN THE 
FRAMEWORK OF THE DEC ISION  
Canada provided its f ood assistance in 2014 through 17 UN agencies and NGOs .9 The WFP 
continued to receive the majority of Canada 's food assistance funding, amounting to 71% of 
Canada 's total food assistance allocations in 2014. This made Canada the WFP 's third largest 
bilater al donor. The Micronutrient Initiative and the Canadian Foodgrains Bank received 10% and 
8% of Canada 's contribution. The remainder was provided to UNICEF, the FAO and other Canadian 
and inte rnational NGOs.  
__________  
                                                
9 Action  Contre  la Faim, The Adventist Development Relief Agency (ADRA) Canada, The  Canadian 
Foodgrains Bank, CARE Canada, Development and Peace, Christian Child 's Fund of Canada, The Food and 
Agriculture Organization of the UN, Hellen Keller International, HOPE International Development Agency,  
Médecins  du Monde, The Micronutrient Initi ative, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam -Quebec, Samaritan 's Purse, 
Save the Children Canada, UNICEF, and the WFP.