G/AG/N/HND/48  
3 September  2018 
(18-5492) Page: 1/4 
Committee on Agriculture  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 22 December 2 017, 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 2015-2016 . 
 
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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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Supporting Table DS: 1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: HONDURAS  
REPORTING PERIOD: JUNE 2015 - MAY 2016  
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 
2. General services     
2 (c) 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 t o encourage the participation of small and medium -sized 
producers 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.  1,863,024.59 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, negotiation s and growth can be 
conducted in accordance with new forms of market relationships, based on innovative 
management practices and tools.  791,264.69 SAG 
Sustainable rural development programme for the Southern Region (EmprendeSUR) :  
This project seeks to contribute to increased 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.  2,562,784.70 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 S anta Bárbara, 
while reducing their environmental vulnerability and promoting gender equality and rural  
youth inclusion.  29,309.58 SAG 
Subtotal  5,246,383. 56    
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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 
2 (d) Extension and 
advisory services  Programme for Competitiveness and Sustainable Development  in the South -Western Border 
Region (PROLENCA) : Improving the incomes, employment opportunities , agri -food security  and 
living conditions of the rural poor, with a focus on social inclusion and gender equality and with 
a view to reducing poverty and extrem e poverty.  1,765,590.85 SAG 
Subtotal  1,765,590. 85  
2 (g) Infrastructure 
services  Jamastrán Valley agricultural irrigation development project : The project seeks to modernize 
and increase the efficiency of agriculture in the Jamastrán Valley in order to  improve  
producers' incomes and contribute to food security ; and to improve the standard of living of the 
rural population.  615,408.92  SAG 
Subtotal  615,408.92   
Total Green Box  7,627,383.33   
 
SAG: Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock .  
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Supporting Table  DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: HONDURAS  
REPORTING PERIOD: JUNE 2015  - MAY 2016  
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  
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 
through the use of  appropriate technology by small producers.  3,393,252.75  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 . 344,319.43  SAG 
Subtotal  3,737,572.18   
Total development programmes  3,737,572.18   
 
SAG: Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock . 
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