G/AG/N/VNM/4
5 November 2013
(13-6120)  Page: 1/15
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English
 
 NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 24 September 2013,  is being 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 2007 and 2008 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEARS 2007- 2008 
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) 
2007 2008  2007 2008 
1 2 3 
3,961.59  3,961.59 VND billion 0 (" de minimis ") 0 ("de minimis ")
  
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2007-2008 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment -- "Green Box" 
Measure type Name and desc ription of measure with 
reference to criteria in Annex 2 of the 
Agreement on Agriculture Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
 
(VND billion)  Data sources 
2007 2008 
1 2 3 4 
a) General services  16,953.79 16,408.83  
i) Research Budget expenditures for running Agricultural 
research system. 4,306.87 4,590.00 MOST; MARD; MOF; Prov 
ii) Training services Expenditures to set up, maintain and develop 
agricultural training institutions and centers. 1,126.43 903.07 MARD; MOF; Prov 
iii) Extension and advisory services Budget allocations to establish and maintain a 
nationwide network of provision of agricultural 
extension and advisory services; improving 
quality of plant varieties/seeds, animal breeds.  2,733.25 4,887.52 MARD; Prov 
iv) Infrastructure services Budgetary expenditures to construct, maintain 
and develop irrigation systems, water supply 
facilities and drainage work s, etc. for agricultural 
sector. 7,741.00 4,985.94 GDS; MARD; Prov  
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- 4 - Measure type Name and desc ription of measure with 
reference to criteria in Annex 2 of the 
Agreement on Agriculture Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
 
(VND billion)  Data sources 
2007 2008 
1 2 3 4 
v) Pest and disease control, 
inspection services Budgetary expenditures in activities related to 
plant and animal health protection; sanitary and 
phytosanitary defence and alertness; pest and disease surveillance, prevention and control; provision of vaccines, etc. 1,046.24 1,042.30 MARD; Prov 
b) Public stockholding for food security 
purposes Budgetary expenditures in activities related to 
accumulation, storage and handling of products 
for food security purposes including rice (under 
the management responsibility of the State Reserve Department) 414.40 1,681.60 MARD; Prov 
c) Domestic food aid  Budgetary outlays in activities related to food 
aid distribution to deprived people in remote, 
mountainous and other disadvantaged areas for 
hunger relief purpose. 317.60 412.70 MARD; Prov 
d) Payments for relief from natural 
disasters  Budgetary outlays related to provision of basic 
necessities to farmers in areas hit by natural 
disasters to assist them to stabilize their lives and recover production; relief in form of 
payment to address losses associated with 
drought-stricken land or flooded land; relief in form of financial support (cash payments) to 
suffered farmers to purchase seeds, veterinary 
medicines, insecticides, etc. to continue with production. 2,954.00 3,939.00 MOF; Prov, MONRE 
e) Structural adjustment assistance 
provided through investment aids Support to move from the low efficient and 
unstable productive crops to alternative crops, livestock and aquaculture  196.91 297.15 MARD, MOF, SB,Prov  
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- 5 - Measure type Name and desc ription of measure with 
reference to criteria in Annex 2 of the 
Agreement on Agriculture Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
 
(VND billion)  Data sources 
2007 2008 
1 2 3 4 
f) Environmental programmes Program 661, reduce polluted traditional 
profession, rural environment 456.60 533.46 MOF, MARD, MONRE 
g) Regional assistance programmes Priority investments to develop 1,500 communes 
under harsh and especially disadvantaged 
conditions in remote and distant areas etc. 
(Program 135) 6,496.00 7,127.00 MOF; SB; MARD  
 
h) Other - Program 134 (policies to support production 
land, residential land, housing and clean water for poor ethnic minority ho useholds, difficult life) 915.48 1,561.1 SB, MARD, Prov 
 Poverty alleviation, assistance needs for 
livelihood of the poor in special difficulty communities in mountainous areas, assistance 
for ethnic minority group resettlement, support 
transport fee for staples food commodities and the kerosene for communities in mountainous areas, food safety, and settle urgent needs of 
ethnic minority groups programmes. 90.86 267.1 MARD, MOF Prov 
Total  28,854.25 34,255.24  
  
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2007-2008 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment -- Special and Differential Treatment -- "Development Programmes" 
Measure type Name and desc ription of measure with 
reference to criteria in Article 6:2 of the 
Agreement on Agriculture Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
 
(VND billion) Data sources 
2007 2008 
1 2 3 4 5 
a) Investment subsidies generally available to 
agriculture Interest rate support applicable to investment 
activities1. 2,262.91 2,024.38 MARD; SBV; MOF; Prov 
b) Input subsidies generally available to low-
income or resource-poor producers Short-term soft loans2 
Budget allocations for freight subsidies to offset the high cost of transportation of policy commodities 
and production inputs to mountainous, remote 
regions, etc.  9,481.80 5,312.48 SBV; MARD; Prov 
c) Support to encourage diversification from 
growing illicit narcotic crops Provision of support in the form of plant 
varieties/seeds, seeds, breeds; dissemination of farming techniques; administrative costs to assist the diversification from illicit opium poppy 
cultivation to other crop production. 490.65 761.67 MARD; Prov 
Total  12,235.37 8,098.54  
                                               
1 The Government compensates commercial bank s for the difference between prevailing mark et interest rate and preferential intere st rate charged by commercial banks for 
mid-term or long-term investment loans appl icable for projects to esta blish and develop processing premises for agricultural pr oducts and projects perennial plants under the 
Government's direction. 
2 The State establishes a banking network for the poor in order to allow the poor to have access to short-term loans at preferen tial interest rate equivalent to 50 per cent of 
the prevailing commercial market interest  rate to develop their own production.   
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2007 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Description of basic products 
(including non-product 
specific AMS) Product-specific AMS 
(from Supporting 
Tables DS:5 to DS:7 below)
 
(VND billion)  Product-specific 
measurements of support 
(from Supporting Table 
DS:8 below) Calculated AMS 
(before de 
minimis ) 
   
(VND billion)  De minimis  level
(10% of 
production value)
  
(VND billion)  Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
   
(VND billion)  
1 2 3 4 5 6 
1) Rice 103.887  103.887 9,468.00 0 (*) 
2) Corn 0.06894  0.06894 998.00 0 (*) 
3) Peanut 0.735  0.735 364.90 0 (*) 
4) Sugar - cane 1.480  1.480 710.60 0 (*) 
5) Cotton 0.074  0.074 8.30 0 (*) 
6) cashew nut 0.101  0.101 285.80 0 (*) 
7) Grapes 0.116  0.116 13.50 0 (*) 
8) Vegetable 20.115  20.115 2,082.90 0 (*) 
9) Poultry 3.825  3.825 4,550.80 0 (*) 
Non-product-specific AMS 
(from Supporting Table DS:9 below)   581.39 28,854.25 0 (*) 
 
Notes: (*)  AMS is not subject to reduction or inclusion in the current total AMS because the calculated AMS is less than 10% o f value of production ( de minimis  exclusion).  
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- 8 - Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2008 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Description of basic products 
(including non-product specific 
AMS) Product-specific AMS 
(from Supporting 
Tables DS:5 to DS:7 below)
 
(VND billion)  Product-specific 
measurements of support 
(from Supporting Table 
DS:8 below) Calculated AMS 
(before de 
minimis ) 
   
(VND billion)  De minimis  level
(10% of 
production value)
  
(VND billion)  Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
   
(VND billion)  
1 2 3 4 5 6 
1) Rice 187  187 15,470.60 0 (*) 
2) Corn -  - 1,424.00 - 
3) Peanut -  - 539.00 - 
4) Sugar - cane 1.370  1.370 820.00 0 (*) 
5) Cotton -  - 4.10 - 
6) cashew nut 0.039  0.039 386.50 0 (*) 
7) Grapes 0.054  0.054 20.09 0 (*) 
8) Vegetable 63.090  63.090 3,094.10 0 (*) 
9) Poultry 8.190  8.190 8,312.80 0 (*) 
Non-product-specific AMS 
(from Supporting Table DS:9 below)   1,372.07 34,255.24 0 (*) 
 
Notes: (*)  AMS is not subject to reduction or inclusion in the current total AMS because the calculated AMS is less than 10% o f value of production ( de minimis  exclusion).  
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- 9 - Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2007 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
Description 
of basic product Calendar
year 
 
2007 Measure 
type(s) Other  
product-specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
  
(VND billion) Other 
product 
specific 
support 
  
(VND billion) Associated
fees/ 
levies Total other 
product-specific 
support 
   
(VND billion) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
  
(VND billion) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
 
(VND billion) Total product 
- specific AMS 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7=(4+5-6) 8 9 10=(7+8+9) 
1) Rice  Preferential 
interest rates to purchase agricultural products  61.245   
 61.245    
  Support price for 
rice seeds 42.6424   42.6424    
  TOTAL     103.8874   103.8874 
2) Cotton  Variety support 0.074   0.074   0.074 
3. Cashew nut  price support of 
variety seed and renovation 0.101   0.101   0.101 
4) Grapes  Support grape 
prices, graft disease 0.116   0.116   0.116 
5) Sugar  Support price of 
sugarcane varieties yield 1.48   1.48   1.48  
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- 10 - Description 
of basic product Calendar
year 
 
2007 Measure 
type(s) Other  
product-specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
  
(VND billion) Other 
product 
specific 
support 
  
(VND billion) Associated
fees/ 
levies Total other 
product-specific 
support 
   
(VND billion) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
  
(VND billion) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
 
(VND billion) Total product 
- specific AMS 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7=(4+5-6) 8 9 10=(7+8+9) 
6) Poultry  Support feed 
prices through preferential rate 3.825   3.825   3.825 
7) Vegetable  Support 
investment and procurement through interest 20.115   20.115   20.115 
8) Peanuts   Support price for 
peanuts seeds 0.735   0.735   0.735 
9) Corn  Support price for 
corn seeds 0.06894   0.06894   0.06894 
  
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- 11 - Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2008 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
Description 
of basic product Calendar
year 
 
2008 Measure 
type(s) Other  
product-specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
  
(VND billion) Other 
product 
specific 
support 
  
(VND billion) Associated
fees/ 
levies Total other 
product-specific 
support 
   
(VND billion) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
  
(VND billion) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
 
(VND billion) Total product 
- specific AMS 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7=(4+5-6) 8 9 10=(7+8+9) 
1) Rice  Preferential 
interest rates to purchase agricultural products  181.395   
 181.395    
  Support price for 
rice seeds 5.25   5.25    
  TOTAL     187   187 
2) Cotton  Variety support 0   0   0 
3. Cashew nut  price support of 
variety seed and renovation 0.039   0.039   0.039 
4) Grapes  Support grape 
prices, graft disease 0.054   0.054   0.054 
5) Sugar  Support price of 
sugarcane varieties yield 1.37   1.37   1.37  
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- 12 - Description 
of basic product Calendar
year 
 
2008 Measure 
type(s) Other  
product-specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
  
(VND billion) Other 
product 
specific 
support 
  
(VND billion) Associated
fees/ 
levies Total other 
product-specific 
support 
   
(VND billion) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
  
(VND billion) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
 
(VND billion) Total product 
- specific AMS 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7=(4+5-6) 8 9 10=(7+8+9) 
6) Poultry  Support feed 
prices through preferential rate 8.19   8.19   8.19 
7) Vegetable  Support 
investment and procurement through interest 63.09   63.09   63.09 
8) Peanuts   Support price for 
peanuts seeds -   -   - 
9) Corn  Support price for 
corn prices -   -   - 
  
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- 13 - Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2007 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
Measure type(s) Calendar 
year 
2007 Non-product-
specific 
budgetary outlays
 
(VND billion) Other non-product-
specific support 
 
 
(VND billion) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
 
 
(VND billion) Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6=(3+4-5)  
Support to cover losses for 
electricity used in irrigation   3.63  - 3.63 MOF,MARD,Prov 
Support irrigation fee (1)  573.50 4.60 0.34 577.76 MOF, Prov 
Total  577.13  4.60 0.34 581.39   
 
Note: 
 
(1) Under Decree No.115 of the Government dated 14 November 2008 accord ing to this provision, the farmer not to pay irrigation fee . The Government has covered unpaid fee 
according to the Prime Minister's Decision No. 143/QD/Ttg dated 28 September 2003.    
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- 14 - Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2008 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
Measure type(s) Calendar 
year 
 
2008 Non-product-
specific budgetary 
outlays 
 
 
(VND billion) Other non-product-
specific support 
 
(VND billion) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
 
 
 
(VND billion) Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6=(3+4-5)  
Support to cover losses for 
electricity used in irrigation   11.59  - 11.59 MOF,MARD,Prov 
Support irrigation fee (1)  1,313.00 47.77 0.29 1,360.48 MOF, Prov 
Total  1,324.59  47.77  0.29 1,372.07   
 
Note: 
 
(1) Under Decree No.115 of the Government dated 14 November 2008 accord ing to this provision, the farmer not to pay irrigation fee . The Government has covered unpaid fee 
according to the Prime Minister's Decision No. 143/QD/Ttg dated 28 September 2003.    
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- 15 - Note 
1. Official exchange rate: 
2007: US$ 1 = VND 17,050  
2008: US$ 1 = VND 17,450 Data sources: General Department of Statistics. 
2. Explanation of abbreviations for relevant agencies: 
GDS General Department of Statistics 
MARD Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development MOF 
MONRE Ministry of Finance 
Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment 
MOST Ministry of Science and Technology  MPI Ministry of Planning and Investment 
SB State Bank 
Prov Provinces 
 
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