G/AG/N/MUS/11  
 
5 November  2018 
(18-6927) Page: 1/7 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 23 October  2018, is being ci rculated at the request of the d elegation 
of Mauritius . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and the 
relevant supporting tables) for the financial year  from July 2017  to June 2018 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MA URITIUS  
REPORTING PERIOD: FI NANCIAL YEA R FROM 01 -07-2017 TO  30-06-2018 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Total AMS commitment level  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 
  0 
In accordance with the notification requirements (paragraph (ii), page 11 of document G/AG/2), Mauritius notifies that domest ic support to agricultural producers during the financial 
year 2017 -2018 was provided through the operations of the Ministry of Agro-Industry & Food Security. All such support is covered by the domestic support categories, which are 
exempt from reduction commitments under the Agreement on Agriculture. The attached Supporting Tables DS:1; DS:2; DS:4;  and DS:9 provide details of thes e exempt measures .  
   
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MA URITIUS  
REPORTING PERIOD: FI NANCIAL YEAR FROM 01 -07-2017 TO 30 -06-2018  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex  2 Monetary value  
 
MUR Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2.General Services      
2 (a). Research  Food Agricultural Research Extension Institute  295,000,000 Budget 2017/2018 
(MAIFS)   
Subtotal:  295,000,000   
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Agricultural Services in the field of Animal Production, Horticulture, Plant 
Protection, Veterinary Services, Agronomy, FTL, Agricultural Information 
Division  483,484,000 Budget 2017/2018 
(MAIFS)   
Slaughtering of Animals (Mauritius Meat A uthority)  23,800,000 Budget 2017/2018 
(MAIFS)   
Subtotal:  507,284,000   
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Small Farmers Welfare Fund  15,000,000   
Subtotal:  15,000,000   
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Irrigation Services  135,000,000 Budget 2017/2018 
(MAIFS)   
Field Operations Regrouping Irrigation Project  130,000,000 Budget 2017/2018 
(MAIFS)   
Subtotal:  265,000,000   
Grand Total Green Box  1,082,284,000   
 
 
   
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- 4 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MA URITIUS  
REPORTING PERIOD: FI NANCIAL YEAR FROM 01 -07-2017 TO 30 -06-2018  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Special and Differential Treat ment – "Development Programmes"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to 
criteria in Article  6.2 Monetary value  
 
MUR Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
(b) Input subsidies available to low -income or resource -poor producers  Incentives for livestock(Animal feed)  10,000,000 Budget 2017/2018   
Subtotal:  10,000,000   
Grand Total Development Programmes  10,000,000   
 
 
   
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:4   
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MA URITIUS  
REPORTING PERIOD: FI NANCIAL YEAR FROM 01 -07-2017 TO 30 -06-2018  
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Description of basic products (including 
non-product specific AMS)  
 
 Product specific 
AMS (from ST DS:5 
to DS:7)  
 
MUR Product -specific 
EMS (from ST DS:8)  
 
 
MUR Total  
(2 + 3)  
 
 
MUR Value of production  
 
 
 
MUR Support as a 
% of value of 
production  
 Current Total AMS  
 
 
 
MUR Note  
 
1 2 3    4  
Fruit Growers (Bat net  scheme ) 25,000,000  25,000,000 1,404,000,000  1.78 0 (de minimis )  
Livestock support  19,500,000  19,500,000 2,774,700,000 0.7 0 (de minimis )  
Tea support Scheme  5,037,622  5,037,622 77,900,000  6.47 0 (de minimis )  
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)  111,000,000 14,154,000,000  0.78 0 (de minimis )  
TOTAL  0 (de minimis )  
 
   
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:6  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MA URITIUS  
REPORTING PERIOD: FI NANCIAL YEAR FROM 01 -07-2017 TO 30 -06-2018  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non -Exempt Direct Payments  
Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure 
Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
MUR External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from AGST)  
 
MUR Eligible 
production  Total price  
related 
direct 
payments  
((4-5)*6)  
 
MUR Other non 
exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
 
MUR Associated 
fees/levies  
 
 
 
 
MUR Total direct 
payment 
(7+8 -9) 
 
 
 
MUR Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Fruit growers 
(bat net 
scheme)  FNY 01-07-17 30-06-18 Money 
grant      25,000,000   25,000,000  Budget 
MAIFS   
Total Fruit 
growers (bat 
net scheme)            25,000,000    
Livestock 
support  FNY 01-07-17 30-06-18 Money 
grant      19,500,000   19,500,000  Budget 
MAIFS   
Total 
Livestock 
support            19,500,000    
Tea support 
Scheme  FNY 01-07-17 30-06-18 Money 
grant      5,037,622   5,037,622  Budget 
MAIFS   
Total Tea 
support 
Scheme            5,037,622    
 
   
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MA URITIUS  
REPORTING PERIOD: FI NANCIAL YEAR FROM 01 -07-2017 TO 30 -06-2018  
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure Types  Reporting Year  Non-product -specific 
budgetary outlays  
MUR Other non -product specific 
support (inc lude 
calculation details)  
MUR Associated 
fees/levies  
 
MUR Total non -product -
specific support  
(3+4 -5) 
MUR Data Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7  
a. Agro -processing SMEs  
(Premarket tests)  FNY 01-07-17 30-06-18 6,000,000   6,000,000 MAIFS:  
Budget  2017/2018   
b. Crop Producers (Compost)  FNY 01-07-17 30-06-18 15,000,000   15,000,000 MAIFS:  
Budget 2017/2018   
c. Seed Purchase Scheme  FNY 01-07-17 30-06-18 5,000,000   5,000,000 MAIFS:  
Budget 2017/2018   
d. Technology Diffusion Scheme  FNY 01-07-17 30-06-18 5,000,000   5,000,000 MAIFS:  
Budget 2017/2018   
e. Land preparation and Fencing and 
Agricultural Infrastructure 
Development (Mauritius)  FNY 01-07-17 30-06-18 55,000,000   55,000,000 MAIFS:  
Budget 2017/2018   
f. Project Assistance Micro Projects  FNY 01-07-17 30-06-18 1,000,000   1,000,000 MAIFS:  
Budget 2017/2018   
g. Crop Nursery  FNY 01-07-17 30-06-18 1,000,000   1,000,000 MAIFS:  
Budget 2017/2018   
h. Post -Harvest Facility  FNY 01-07-17 30-06-18 1,000,000   1,000,000 MAIFS:  
Budget 2017/2018   
i. Rainwater Harvesting  FNY 01-07-17 30-06-18 2,000,000   2,000,000 MAIFS:  
Budget 2017/2018   
j. Scheme for purchase of 
equipment  FNY 01-07-17 30-06-18 6,000,000   6,000,000 MAIFS:  
Budget 2017/2018   
k. Reproductive farm  FNY 01-07-17 30-06-18 2,000,000   2,000,000 MAIFS:  
Budget 2017/2018   
l. Certification of Bio Foods  FNY 01-07-17 30-06-18 5,000,000   5,000,000 MAIFS:  
Budget 2017/2018   
m. Encourage use of Bio Fertilizers  FNY 01-07-17 30-06-18 5,000,000   5,000,000 MAIFS:  
Budget 2017/2018   
n. CCTV camera  FNY 01-07-17 30-06-18 2,000,000   2,000,000 MAIFS:  
Budget 2017/2018   
TOTAL  111,000,000  
 
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