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WT/ACC/SPEC/LBR/1/Rev.1
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 Working Party on the Accession of Liberia  Original: English
 
ACCESSION OF LIBERIA 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT AND EXPORT SUBSIDIES IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR 
Revision  
 The following submission, dated 18 March 2015, is being circulated at the request of the 
Government of the Republic of Liberia.  
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- 2 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  LIBERIA 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2011 - 2014 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box" 
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference 
to criteria in Annex 2 of the Agreement on 
Agriculture Monetary value of measure in 
year in question (US$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
General services Resear ch – research related to traditional farming 
practices, irrigation, pl ant and animal breeding, 
grains and cereals, r oots and tubercles, and 
production and integrated protection of the agricultural products.  Ministry of Agriculture, Central 
Agricultural Research Institute (CARI), Liberia Produce Marketing Corporation (LPMC) 
2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 1,045,580 
1,012,490 
784,148 
Extension – includes availability of means to 
facilitate the transfer of information; enabling of agricultural agent; production and diffusion 
of programmes of awareness, training and information for farmers.  
2011/2012 
2012/2013 2013/2014 589,246 
1,382,290 
243,566 
 Marketing and promotion services, including market 
information, advice and promotion relating to particular products.  
2011/2012 
2012/2013 2013/2014 700,000 
620,658 410,064 
Pest and disease control, including quarantine.  
2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 143,514 
105,904 
43,659 
Training services – training of farmers  
2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 61,506 
45,388 18,711  
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- 3 - Measure type Name and description of measure with reference 
to criteria in Annex 2 of the Agreement on 
Agriculture Monetary value of measure in 
year in question (US$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
Public stockholding for food security 
purposes (provided by donor countries) None   
Domestic food aid None   
Decoupled income support None  
Income insurance and income 
safety-net programmes None  
Payments for relief from natural disasters None  
Structural adjustment assistance provided 
through producer reti rement programmes None  
Structural adjustment assistance provided 
through resource reti rement programmes None  
Structural adjustment assistance provided 
through investment aids None  
Environmental programmes None  
Regional assistance programmes None  
 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  LIBERIA 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2011 - 2014 
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 
of the Agreement on Agriculture Monetary value of measure in year in 
question (US$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
Investment subsidies generally available 
to agriculture Rental of agricultural machinery 
and equipment at subsidized prices  
2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014  
  
338,664
1 
0 
59,5702 
 Ministry of Agriculture Input subsidies generally 
available to low-income or resource-poor producers Provision of chemicals, fertilizers, 
seeds and veterinary drugs  
2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014  
  
294,000 294,000 
93,507 
 
 
                                               
1 This is the approximate expenditure on the machinery and equipmen t. Due to lack of data it ha s not been possible to calculate the amount of the subsidy.  
2 This is the approximate expenditure on the machinery and equipmen t. Due to lack of data it ha s not been possible to calculate the amount of the subsidy.   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  LIBERIA 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2011 - 2014 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - Direct Payments under Production-Limiting Programmes - "Exempt Direct Payments"  
Measure type Name and descriptio n of measure with reference to 
criteria in Article 6:5 of the Agreement on AgricultureMonetary value of measure in year in question 
(US$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
None  
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  LIBERIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2011 - 2014 
 
Calculation of the Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
Description of basic products Product-specific AMS Product-specific measurements 
of support Current Total AMS 
1 2 3 4 
None  
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  LIBERIA 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2011 - 2014 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support 
Description of 
basic products Calendar/ 
marketing year Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External 
reference price Eligible 
production Associated 
fees/levies Total market 
price support Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5*6)-7) 9 
None 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  LIBERIA 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2011 - 2014 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
Description 
of basic product Calendar/ 
marketing 
year Measures 
type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External 
reference 
price Eligible 
production Total price-
related 
direct 
payments Other non-
exempt 
direct 
payments Associated 
fees/levies Total direct 
payments Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
None  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  LIBERIA 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2011 - 2014 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Othe r Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
Description 
of basic product Calendar/ 
marketing 
year Measures 
type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other 
product-
specific 
support Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific 
support Market price 
support Non-exempt 
direct 
payments Total AMS Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
None 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  LIBERIA 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2011 - 2014 
 
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements of Support 
Description 
of basic 
products Calendar/ 
marketing 
year Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered 
price Production 
eligible to 
receive the 
applied 
administered 
price Market 
price 
support 
budgetary 
outlays Equivalent 
measurement 
of support Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments Other 
product-
specific 
support Associated 
fees Total 
monetary 
value of 
equivalent 
commitment Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
(7+8+9-10) 12 
None 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  LIBERIA 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2011 - 2014 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
Measure type(s) Calendar/marketing 
year Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays Other non-product-
specific support Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product 
specific support Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
None 
 
  
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EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  LIBERIA 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2011 - 2014 
 
Export Subsidies:  Outlay and Quantity 
Description of 
products Direct export 
subsidies Sales of stocks Producer 
financed 
subsidies Cost reduction 
measures Internal 
transport 
subsidies Total product 
specific export 
subsidies Quantity of 
subsidized 
exports Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
None  
 
 
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  ANNEX 
Explanatory Notes  
Domestic Support (Supporting Tables DS:1-9) 
The Republic of Liberia is a least developed country with an area of about 43,000 square 
miles which consists of mangrove swamps and beaches along the coast, wooded hills and 
semi-deciduous shrub lands lateralling the immediate interior, and dense tropical forests and plateaus in the interior.  Liberia has 40% of West  Africa's rain forest.  Liberia has a population 
of 3.49 million (2008 estimate).  
 The mainstay of the Liberian economy is agricu lture, which contributed about 39% of aggregate 
GDP in 2014.  Agriculture is thus a major component of economic revitalization.  Agriculture is the 
primary source of livelihood for over 70% of the population. 
 However, the scarce resources available to smallholders and a poor transportation network 
hamper their ability to get products to market.  The agricultural sector also suffers from low 
productivity because technology, infrastructure, inputs and supplies, and labour were heavily impacted during the 14 years of civil conflict s.  Interventions, measures, and assistance 
to remedy the problems are slowly becoming available. 
 Fresh water sources are plentiful and rainfall is sufficient to nurture agriculture production.  Consequently, Government’s interventions in re search, technical and extension services are 
principally geared towards improving the prod uctive capacity of smallholder farmers. 
 The figures quoted in Supporting Table DS:1 for this category are those expenditures tracked by 
the Ministry of Agriculture, Liberia Produce Marketing Corporation and Central Agricultural 
Research Institute (CARI).  Salaries and wages make up the significant component of the Government of Liberia's expenditure for domestic support. 
 
Technical support from donors is excluded from  the figures quoted in the Supporting Tables. 
 
Export Subsidies (Supporting Table ES:1) 
The Republic of Liberia does not and has no t provided any form of export subsidies. 
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