G/AG/N/NZL/128  
 
6 October  2021 
(21-7491) Page: 1/5 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated  5 October  2021, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of New Zealand . The notification concerns actions taken within the framework of the Decision on 
Measures Concerning the Possible Negative Effects of the Reform Programme on Least -Developed 
and Net Food -Importing Developing Countries ( Table NF:1 ) during the Financial 
Year 2020/2021 . 
 
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  Table NF:1  
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 16.2 OF THE AGREEMENT: MONITORING OF THE  
FOLLOW -UP TO THE DECISION ON MEASURES CONCERNING THE POSSIBLE  
NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THE REFORM PROGRAMME ON LEAST -DEVELOPED  
AND NET FOOD -IMPORTING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:  
NEW ZEALAND  
REPORTING PERIOD:  FINANCIAL YEAR  FROM 01-07-2020 TO 30 -06-2021 
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1  QUANTITY OF FOOD ASSISTANCE  PROVIDED TO LEAST -DEVELOPED AND NET 
FOOD -IMPORTI NG DEVELOPING COUNTRIES  
 
New Zealand primarily provides food aid assistance  through grants. A summary of programmes that 
included monetary food aid for the 2020/21 financial year is provided below.  
 
2  INDICATION OF THE PROPORTION IN FULLY GRANT FORM OR APPROPRIATE 
CONCESSIONAL TERMS  
 
All financial support for food aid is in full gr ant form.  
 
FOOD AID  
 
Please note this report includes assistance provided to Least -Developed or Net Food -Importing 
Developing Countries (LDCs or NFIDCs) only.  
 
The Pacific and Development Group of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) is responsible 
for managing th e New Zealand Aid Programme.  
 
MFAT leads the offshore New Zealand Government's response to humanitarian emergencies such as 
cyclones, earthquakes, tsunami and drought. New Zealand provides humanitarian support through 
many channels, including grants (inclu ding un -earmarked core funding and funding earmarked at 
the country level), deployable technical assistance, relief supplies, and early recovery projects 
through in -country partners such as non -government organisations. In the Pacific, MFAT's approach 
to humanitarian relief is to work with the affected Government to respond to specific requests for 
assistance. MFAT's response will primarily be through technical assistance, non -food item (NFI) relief 
supplies and grants. Additionally, some grants may be attr ibuted to projects related to food security 
(food distribution and/or early recovery such as crop restoration).  
 
CORE FUNDING TO MULTILATERAL AGENCIES  
 NZD 
Agency  2020/21  
World Food Programme (WFP)  6,000,000  
CGIAR - Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research  3,500,000  
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)  1,500,000  
Total  11,000,000  
 
 
EMERGENCY FOOD AID IN RESPONSE TO APPEALS  
International Organisations (grant contributions that may have included food aid) 
 NZD 
Country/International Agencies  2020/21  
Ethiopia – Tigray – UNHCR  750,000  
South Sudan – WFP 2,000,000  
Timor Leste – Flood Response, including WFP/UNICEF  2,438,057  
Worldwide – CERF – Famine Mitigation  2,500,000  
Total  7,688,057  
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  3  TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER PARAGRAPH 3(III) OF THE DECISION  
 
All financial assistance provided by the New Zealand Aid Programme is in grant form. Assistance 
provided in the last financial year includes (all expressed in New Zealand dollars):  
 
3.1  Global /Regional  
Pacific Regional  
 NZD 
Activity  2020/21  
Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)  8,997,701  
Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)   7,120,769  
Pacific Horticulture and Agriculture Market Access  2,168,940  
Climate Change and Tuna Fisheries  1,882,452  
Pacific Tuna Long Term Harvest Management Strategy  1,111,494  
Pacific Tuna Fisheries Catch Documentation Scheme  300,000  
Western Pacific Tuna Monitoring  1,763,540  
Tuna Fisheries Development  621,250  
Pacific Biosecurity  41,250  
Pacific Fisheries Leadership and Development Programme   1,554,547  
Pacific Fisheries Development Programme   873,224  
Pacific Pest Management of Coconut Rhinoceros Beetles  4,082,764  
Total  30,517,931  
Africa  Regional  
 NZD 
Activity  2020/21  
Reducing Malnutrition and Increasing Agriculture  58,581  
COVID -19 Food Security FAO  2,790,965  
African Climate Smart Agriculture Initiative  1,400,000  
Total  4,249,546  
 
 
3.2  Bilateral   
The New Zealand Aid Programme supports projects with bilateral partner countries which provide 
technical and financial assistance to improve their agricultural productivity and sustainability, 
enhance food security, develop infrastructure and create greate r revenue -earning opportunities. 
Projects in the year ending June 2021 include:  
 
 NZD 
1.  PACIFIC  2020/21  
KIRIBATI   
Improved Sustainable Kiribati Fisheries Development  2,161,183  
SAMOA   
Cocoa Industry Development  278,839  
SOLOMON ISLANDS   
Fisheries Development  2,561,984  
TUVALU   
New Support to Tuvalu Fisheries  1,868,030  
VANUATU (to 31 -12-20)  
Growing Market Opportunities for Tanna Farmers  265,129  
Vanuatu Fisheries Advisory Support  66,080  
Total  7,201,245  
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2.  ASIA  2020/21  
CAMBODIA   
Agriculture Resilience and Economic Development  1,043,242  
Quality Horticulture  400,000  
Sustainable Produce to Market (Pro -Market) Value Chain Enhancement Project  420,820  
Climate Smart Commercial Horticulture  1,616,932  
LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC   
Quality Beef  570,262  
MYANMAR   
Livelihoods and Food Security fund  3,900,000  
Matupi Rural Economic Development  247,646  
Quality Horticulture initiative  911,486  
Rural Income and Livelihoods  38,372  
Dairy Inclusive Growth and Investment  185,987  
Dairy Industry training  390,922  
SRI LANKA   
Dairy Excellence Training initiative  346,632  
TIMOR LESTE   
Crop Diversification  1,392.333  
Agro Enterprise/Farmers Market  463,438  
Total  10,537,131  
 
 
 NZD 
3.  AFRICA and AMERICAS  2020/21  
BOTSWANA   
Beef Sector phase 2  105,859  
ETHIOPIA   
Supporting Value Chain addition and Market Access for Self -Help-Group farmers  197,376  
KENYA   
Agriculture, Dairy and Economic Development in Emali  72,537  
Strengthened Avocado Value Chain  388,127  
RWANDA   
Farm to Market Alliance (WFP)  1,400,000  
ZAMBIA   
Dairy transformation  1,190,732  
PERU   
Peru Dairy initiative  30,827  
Total  3,385,458  
 
 
4  OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO ACTIONS TAKEN WITHIN THE 
FRAMEWORK OF THE DECISION  
 
The New Zealand Aid Programme funds scholarships and Short Term Training Awards to students 
from developing countries who wish to study at New Zealand institutions. A number of these students 
attend agriculture -related  courses at Lincoln and Massey Universities, and are able to utilise their 
new skills on return to their home country. Our scholarships and training programme has faced 
major disruptions as a result of COVID -19, in particular because of border restrictions  to enter 
New Zealand, and as a result the number of students studying in New Zealand in the 2020/21 year 
has been significantly lower than historical averages. The New Zealand Aid Programme also provides 
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  New Zealand diplomatic posts supply information relevant to accessing the New Zealand market to 
developing country exporters and provide for further contact, where necessary, with the appropriate 
departments in New Zealand for more detailed advi ce/assistance. Each Head of Mission manages a 
Head of Mission Fund which is used to fund smaller value projects, occasionally related to the primary 
sector. Figures for these funds have not been included here.  
 
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