G/AG/N/PAN/ 61 
8 April  2022 
(22-2864) Page: 1/7 
Committee on Agriculture  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 6 April 2022, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Panama . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and the relevant 
Supporting Tables) for the calendar year 2021. 
 
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Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PANAMA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 20 21 
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 
  55,593,948.87 
 
 
    
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Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PANAMA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 20 21 
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Commitment - "Green Box"   
Measure type  Name and description of measure with  
reference to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
PAB Data source  Note 
1 2 3 4  
2. General services      
2 (a) Research  Agricultural Research Programme (IDIAP) : The IDIAP develops, implements  and 
promotes mechanisms and instruments that guarantee and facilitate timely access 
to new technologies, goods and scientific and other services, derived from 
research and adaptation work, with a view to developing the country's agricultural 
production . 8,558,604.67 IDIAP   
 Subtotal  8,558,604.67   
2 (b) Pest and disease control  Screwworm eradication and control : Eradication of the screwworm fly ; 
establishment and maintenance of a control barrier and the release of sterile 
screwworm flies in Panama through the plant in operation . 14,336,250 MIDA -DPS  
Health campaigns for prevention, treatment (toxicology and diseases), 
standardization and integrated pest management : General plant and animal 
health campaigns, including control and eradication of bovine tuberculosis from 
the Bocas del Toro area, a traceability system, a diagnostic system, a monitoring 
system and a disease eradication programme . 395,751 MIDA -DPS  
Subtot al 14,732,001   
2 (c) Training services  Subsistence farming and sustainable agriculture programmes, including crop 
promotion, use of accessible technology and environmental protection : Fostering 
of food and nutrition security for vulnerable rural households through self -
production of food . Income improvement programmes and rural employment 
creation programmes . Programmes for the development of rural communities 
through agro -tourism, participatory development and rural modernization . 187,219 MIDA -DPS  
Subtotal  187,219   
2 (d) Extension and advisory services  Farming promotion and technological development programmes : Development of 
controlled -environment farming, improvement of established plantations and 
dissemination of technology to goat breeders through training, transfer of 
technology, visits and demonstrations of production activities . Administrative and 
business self -management coaching for groups of producers, and business and 
market information services . 225,691 MIDA   
Subtotal  225,691    
2 (e) Inspection services  General inspection, diagnostic and standardization services programmes : 
Bioburden monitoring programmes for the purpose of disease screening, as well 
as diagnostic centres, phytosanitary surveillance and certification . 193,316 MIDA   
Subtotal  193,316     
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Measure type  Name and description of measure with  
reference to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
PAB Data source  Note 
1 2 3 4  
2 (f) Marketing and promotion services  Promotion programmes : Agricultural Marketing Institute : Modernization of the 
Open Fairs Programme to improve producers' direct marketing of agricultural 
production, providing access to points of sale, logistical support, collection centres 
(stall awnings, shelving, freezers, sca le weights, vehicles, lorries, lifting devices, 
etc.). 3,297,644.28  IMA  
Subtotal  3,297,644.28    
2 (g) Infrastructural services  Programme to modernize and strengthen regions and outreach agencies : 
Provision of supplementary equipment and rehabilitation of MIDA regional 
agencies . Rehabilitation of storage facilities . Power generation systems, etc . 434,092 MIDA -DPS  
Production road programmes : Rehabilitation of rural roads in national agricultural 
areas, with the construction of ditches an d roads and spraying of selected 
materials . 0 MIDA -DPS  
Irrigation programmes : Modernization of irrigation infrastructure, including the 
construction, rehabilitation, maintenance and repair of hydraulic structures and 
conduits, acquisition of pumping equipment for irrigation systems for public use, 
and coverage of the cost of works on  the Remigio Rojas, Rio Sereno and Altos de 
Bambito irrigation systems, construction of the Rio Chico dam and construction of 
the La Coca irrigation system . 0 MIDA -DPS  
Rehabilitation of other infrastructure : Rehabilitation and equipping of public 
infras tructure with a view to providing producer support, e.g. cleaning and 
adaptation of silos and cold -storage facilities to help producers with produce 
storage, and provision of other agro -industrial services (storage, drying, milling, 
packing, etc.) and a co ld chain . 816,951.35  IMA  
Subtotal  1,251,043.35   
2 (h) Other general services  Ministry of Agricultural Development : Establishes general policy for the agriculture 
sector ; provides technical assistance for the country's producers ; is responsible 
for pest control and sanitary surveillance at the domestic level and for agricultural 
exports ; and establishes the basis for running the sector in genera l. 59,124,402 MIDA -DPS 
Operating budget and 
associated funds  (1) 
 Subtotal  59,124,402   
 General Services Subtotal  87,569,921.3    
8. Payments for relief from natural disasters  Special Contingency Credit Fund (FECC) - Law No. 24: Financial assistance 
programme providing credit at preferential interest rates to agricultural producers 
affected by adverse weather conditions and other contingencies . 0 MIDA -FECC  
National Emergency Plan : Compensation programme for damage to farms caused 
by adverse weather conditions  (2020: Hurricanes Eta and Iota ). 1,183,293  MIDA -DPS  
Subtotal  1,183,293   
11. Structural adjustment assistance through 
investment aids  Cattle improvement programme : Large-scale bovine breeding stock replacement 
scheme and establishment of a bovine reproduction laboratory to accelerate 
improvement of herd productive capacity and improve the quality of bovine meat 
and meat products on domestic and international markets . 6,750 MIDA -DPS  
Goat genetic improvement programme in Panama : Programme to improve the 
quantity and quality of the ovicaprid population in  Panama through genetic, 
nutritional and zootechnical improvement, thereby offering a real alternative to 
small and medium -sized producers interested in the development of this activity . 15,869 MIDA -DPS  
Agricultural processing programme - Law No. 25: Direct non -refundable support 
covering part of the technological investment in agricultural processing with a 
view to overcoming structural weaknesses in the relevant production chain . 43,818.53 MIDA -UATA     
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Measure type  Name and description of measure with  
reference to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
PAB Data source  Note 
1 2 3 4  
Agricultural competitiveness programme : Direct support at a percentage of the 
investment made by the producer with bank or cooperative financing, with a view 
to increasing the productivity of agricultural activities in order to consolidate 
existing produc tion. Investment assistance and support geared towards the use of 
private specialized technical services that generate technological changes, 
improvements to the marketing of produce and business management for 
agricultural producers, including risk manage ment through insurance for 
productive hectares and other vulnerabilities . 1,257,896.4 MIDA -FPCA  
Incentive programme for the domestic production of grain and other crops : Direct 
support for part of the investment made by the producer, in the form of incentives 
for each additional hectare under crops and yields equal to or higher than those 
specified in Law No. 7 of 2 1 November 2 013, with a view to increasing production 
and p roductivity in the rice, maize, bean, sorghum, soya, potato, onion and 
industrial tomato subsectors . 8,853,601 MIDA -DINAG   
Subtotal  10,177,934.93   
Total Green Box  98,931,149.23   
General note:  
Sources and comments:  
MIDA -DPS: Information supplied by the Sectoral Planning Directorate of the Ministry of Agricultural Development.  
UATA:   Information supplied by the Agricultural Processing Administrative Unit (Law No. 25). 
FECC:   Information supplied by the Special Contingency Credit Fund (Law No. 24). 
PLANEMAP:  National Emergency Plan in Support of Producers.  
DINAG:   National Directorate of Agriculture.  
OGACO :  Agricultural Sector Support and Compensation Management Office.  
BDA:  Information supplied by the Agricultural Development Bank.  
FPCA:   Information supplied by the Trust Office for the Agricultural Competitiveness Programme.  
IDIAP:   Information supplied by the Agricultural Research Institute.  
IMA:  Information supplied by th e Agricultural Marketing Institute.  
ISA:  Information supplied by the Agricultural Insurance Institute.  
 
Note:  
(1)  General services : figures refer to the annual operating budget in balboas of the Ministry of Agricultural Development, as recorded by the Se ctoral Planning Directorate 
in the fiscal year 20 21. 
 
    
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Supporting Table DS: 4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PANAMA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 20 21 
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 ) 
 
PAB Product -specific 
measurements  
of support (from 
Supporting  
Table DS:8)  
 
PAB Total  
(2 + 3)  
 
 
 
 
PAB Value of production  
 
 
 
 
 
PAB Support as a 
% of value of 
production  
 Current total AMS  
 
 
 
 
 
PAB Note  
1 2 3    4  
Rice 55,593,948.87  55,593,948.87  199,600,000  27.85% 55,593,948.87 (1) 
Maize  6,706, 354.53   6,706,354.53  79,300,000  8.45%  0 (de minimis )  
Milk 6,084,106.23  6,084,106.23  128,900,000  4.72% 0 (de minimis )  
Non-product -specific AMS (from Supporting Table DS:9)       
TOTAL  55,593,948.87  
General note:  
Prepared by the Trade Policy Office of the Ministry of Agricultural Development.  
Exchange rate: USD 1 = PAB 1. 
Note: 
(1) Amount includes support for previous years.  
   
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Supporting Table DS: 6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PANAMA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 20 21 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support : Non-Exempt Direct Payments  
Description 
of basic 
product  Reporting period  Measure 
type(s)  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
PAB External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from AGST ) 
 
PAB Eligible 
production  Total 
price -
related 
direct 
payments 
((4-5)*6)  
PAB Other  
non-exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
 
PAB Associated 
fees/levies  
 
 
 
 
PAB Total direct 
payments 
(7+8 -9) 
 
 
 
PAB Data 
source  Note 
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Rice CalY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Direct 
payment 
for price 
differential    336,226,946.87 
Kilograms   55,593,948.87  55,593,948.87  MIDA -
OGACO  (1) 
Total Rice           55,593,948.87   
Maize  CalY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Direct 
payment 
for price 
differential    101,398,495.43 
Kilograms   6,706,354.53  6,706,354.53  MIDA -
OGACO  (2) 
Total Maize            6,706,354.53   
Milk CalY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Direct 
payment 
for price 
differential    60,841,062.3 
Kilograms   6,084,106.23  6,084,106.23 MIDA -
OGACO  (3) 
Total Milk           6,084,106.23   
General note:  
Prepared by the Trade Policy Office of the Ministry of Agricultural Development.  
Note 
 
(1) The budgetary outlay of PAB 55,593,948.87 is the result of price support of PAB 7.50 per quintal purchased by the mills , producers and producer associations . 
(2) The budgetary outlay of PAB 6,706,354.53 is the result of price support of PAB 3.00 per quintal purchased by processors of balanced animal feed.  
(3) The budgetary outlay of PAB 6,084,106.23 is the result of support per litre of Grade C milk sold to processors, equivalent to the difference between the maximum price  
per litre  of PAB 0.50 and the purchase price of milk marketed by the parties (producers a nd processors) ; up to a maximum of PAB 0.10 per litre of milk.  
 
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