G/AG/N/NOR/84  
 
4 December 2015  
(15-6447)  Page: 1/7  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 25 November 2015,  is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Norway . 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-Imp orting Developing Countries ( Table NF:1 ) during the 
year 2014 . 
 
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  Table NF:1 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 16:2 OF THE AGREEMENT: MO NITORING OF THE 
FOLLOW-UP TO THE DECISION ON ME ASURES CONCERNING THE POSSIBLE 
NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THE REFORM PROGRAMME ON LEAST-DEVELOPED 
AND NET FOOD-IMPORTING DEVE LOPING COUNTRIES: NORWAY 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2014 
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1  QUANTITY OF FOOD AID PROVIDED TO LEAST-DEVELOPED AND NET 
FOOD-IMPORTING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: 
1.1.  Norway provides food aid in the form of  economic assistance through organizations such 
as WFP. Norwegian assistance further includes long-term development programmes as well as 
emergency relief aid. Please refer to (3) below. 
2  INDICATION OF THE PROPORTION IN FULLY GRANT OR APPROPRIATE 
CONCESSIONAL TERMS: 
2.1.  All Norwegian food aid is provided fully on grant terms. 
3  TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER PARAGRAPH 3(III) OF THE 
DECISION: 
3.1.  Aid provided under the World Food Programme amounts to a total of NOK 434 million 
in 2014. NOK 145 million are non-earmarked multilateral contributions and NOK 30 million are in directed multilateral contributions, the rest is earmarked mainly on a country-level.  
3.2.  Please refer to the following tables for details. 
a. Aid provided under the World Food Programme 2014 
Table 1: Norwegian ODA to World Food Programme, 2014 (NOK 1000) 
Year 2014 
Core contribution 145,000 
Multi-bilateral support 289,009 
Grand Total 434,009 
 
b. Long-term development programmes 
Table 2: Norwegian bilateral aid by DAC sectors 311, 312 and 313, 2014 (NOK 1000) 
DAC Main sector 2014 
311 - Agriculture 834,449 
312 - Forestry 42,812 
313 - Fishing 173,342 
Grand Total 1,050,6031 
 
                                               
1 Please refer to Annex A for further details. G/AG/N/NOR/84 
 
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  c. Emergency relief aid 
Table 3: Bilateral food-rel ated emergency relief aid* to LDCs, 2014 (NOK 1000), by type 
of assistance 
Type of assistance 2014 
Multi-bilateral 124,400 
Bilateral 62,798 
Grand Total 187,1982 
*ODA under DAC sub sector 720.40 - Emergency food aid . 
 
4  OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO ACTIONS TAKEN WITHIN THE 
FRAMEWORK OF THE DECISION: 
4.1.  None. 
                                               
2 Please refer to Annex B for further details. G/AG/N/NOR/84 
 
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  ANNEX A 
LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES 
Norwegian bilateral aid under DAC sector 311 - Agriculture , by recipient country, 2014 
Main Region Recipient country 2014 
(NOK 1000) 
Africa Africa Regional 71,632  
 Angola 2,234  
 Burundi 196  
 Congo, Democratic Republic of 2,447  
 Ethiopia 104,264  
 Kenya 1,397  
 Madagascar 1,187  
 Malawi 131,969  
 Mali 20,828  
 Mozambique 74,933  
 Niger 25,452  
 Somalia 14,240  
 South Africa 2,370  
 South of Sahara Regional 41,566  
 South Sudan 12,127  
 Sudan 902  
 Swaziland 146  
 Tanzania 48,113  
 Uganda 5,401  
 Zambia 119,683  
  Zimbabwe 280  
Africa Total 681,368  
America America Regional -5,067  
 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2,772  
 Brazil 16,350  
 Chile 300  
 El Salvador 1,401  
 Guatemala 6,018  
 Honduras 2,130  
 Mexico 3,989  
 Nicaragua 9,743  
 North & Central Amer ica Regional 15,750  
 Paraguay 218  
  Uruguay 170  
America Total 53,774  
Asia Afghanistan 7,554  
 Asia Regional 4,176  
 Bangladesh 1,191  
 Bhutan 277  
 Cambodia 1,129  
 China 3,866  
 Indonesia 1,320  
 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 136  
 Nepal 4,172  
 Philippines 15,000  
 Sri Lanka 4,381  
 Thailand 232  
 Viet Nam 958  
Asia Total 44,390  
Europe Albania 128  
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 597  
 Kosovo 221  
 Moldova 1,260  
 Serbia 1,263  
Europe Total 3,468  
Not geographically allocated Global Unspecified 51,449  
Not geographically allocated Total 51,449  
Grand Total 834,449  G/AG/N/NOR/84 
 
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  Norwegian bilateral aid under DAC sector 312 - Forestry , by recipient country, 2014 
Main Region Recipient country 2014 
(1000 NOK) 
Africa Cameroon 637  
 Central African Republic 440  
 Congo, Democratic Republic of 1,310  
 Congo 541  
 Ethiopia 741  
 Gabon 612  
 Malawi 1,000  
 Mozambique 5,939  
 South of Sahara Regional 965  
 South Sudan 500  
 Tanzania 90  
  Uganda 7,264  
Africa Total  20,038  
America America Regional 513  
  Nicaragua 2,880  
America Total  3,393  
Asia Armenia 700  
 Asia Regional 5,000  
 Kyrgyz Republic 3,600  
 Myanmar 4,000  
 Tajikistan 2,500  
Asia Total  15,800  
Europe Belarus 81  
 Montenegro 500  
Europe Total  581 
Not geographically allocated Global Unspecified 3,000  
Not geographically allocated Total  3,000  
Grand Total  42,812  
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  Norwegian bilateral aid under DAC sector 313 - Fishing , by recipient country, 2014 
Main Region Recipient country 2014  
(NOK 1000)  
Africa Africa Regional 2,195  
 Angola 846  
 Cabo Verde 366  
 Kenya 500  
 Madagascar 6,135  
 Mauritius 715  
 Mozambique 42,532  
 Somalia 15,000  
 South Africa 124  
 South of Sahara Regional 5,666  
 Sudan 3,000  
  Zimbabwe 182  
Africa Total 77,261  
America Brazil 1,195  
 Cuba 4,260  
America Total 5,455  
Asia Asia Regional 150  
 Bangladesh 15  
 Cambodia 0  
 China 750  
 India 701  
 Indonesia 4,000  
 Malaysia 873  
 Myanmar 15  
 Nepal 758  
 Sri Lanka 592  
 Thailand 2,047  
 Timor-Leste 3,223  
  Viet Nam 2,200  
Asia Total 15,324  
Europe Europe Regional 4,015  
Europe Total 4,015  
Not geographically allocated Global Unspecified 71,287  
Not geographically allocated Total 71,287  
Grand Total 173,342  
 
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  ANNEX B 
BILATERAL FOOD-RELATED EMERGENCY RELIEF AID* TO LDCS, 2014 (NOK 1000), BY COUNTRY 
Recipient country 2014 
(NOK 1000) 
Central African Republic 18,582 
Ethiopia 12,000 
Malawi 25,000 
Somalia -524 
South Sudan 119,740 
Sudan 12,400 
Total 187,198 
* ODA under DAC sub sector 720.40 - Emergency food aid. 
 
  
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