G/AG/N/NOR/93  
 
18 September  2017 
(17-4916) Page: 1/8 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated  12 September  2017, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Norway . 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 calendar 
year 2016 . 
 
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  Table NF :1 
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLE 16.2 OF THE A GREEMENT: MONITORING  OF THE  
FOLLOW -UP TO THE DECISION O N MEASURES CONCERNIN G THE POSSIBLE  
NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THE REFORM PROGRAMME  ON LEAST -DEVELOPED  
AND NET FOOD -IMPORTING DEVELOPING  COUNTRIES: NORWAY  
REPORTING P ERIOD:  CALENDAR YEAR  2016 
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1  QUANTITY OF FOOD AID PROVIDED TO LEAST -DEVELOPED AND NET FO OD-
IMPORTI NG DEVELOPING COUNTR IES 
 
Norway provides food aid in the form of economic assistance through organizations such as  WFP. 
Norwegian assistance further includes long -term development programmes as well as emergency 
relief aid. Please refer to (3) below.  
2  INDICATION OF THE PR OPORTION IN FULLY GR ANT FORM OR APPROPRI ATE 
CONCESSIONAL TE RMS 
 
All Norwegian food aid is provided fully on grant terms.  
3  TECHNICAL AND FINANC IAL ASSISTANCE UNDER  PARAGRAPH 3(III) OF THE 
DECISION  
 
Aid provided under the World Food Programme amounts to a total of NOK 567 million in 2016. 
NOK 237 million are non -earmarked multilateral contributions and NOK 330 million are in directed 
multilateral contributions.  
Please refer to the following tables for details.  
a. Aid provided under the World Food Programme 2016  
Table 1: Norwegian ODA to World Food Programme, 2016 (NOK  1,000)  
Year  2016  
Core contribution   237,000  
Multi-bilateral support   329,628  
Grand Total   566,628  
 
b. Long-term development programmes  
Table 2: Norwegian bilateral aid by DAC sectors 311, 312 and 313, 2016 (NOK  1,000)  
DAC Main sector  2016  
311 - Agriculture   459 447  
312 - Forestry   31 860  
313 - Fishing   167 865  
Grand Total   659 172[1] 
 
[1] Please refer to Annex A for further details.  
 
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  c. Emergency relief aid  
Table 3: Bila teral food -related emergency relief aid* to LDCs, 2016 (NOK  1,000), by type 
of assistance  
Type of assistance  2016   
Multi-bilateral  287 155  
Bilateral  80 242  
Grand Total   367 398[2] 
*ODA under DAC sub sector 720.40 - Emergency food aid . 
 
[2] Please refer to Annex B for further details.  
 
 
4  OTHER RELEVANT INFOR MATION WITH RESPECT TO ACTIONS T AKEN WITHIN THE 
FRAMEWORK OF THE DEC ISION  
 
None.  
 
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  ANNEX A  
 
Long-term Development programmes  
 
Norwegian bilateral aid* under DAC sector 311 - Agriculture, by recipient country, 2016  
Main Region  
 Recipient country  2016  
(NOK 1 ,000)  
Africa  Malawi  168,258  
Ethiopia  123,266  
Mozambique  44,227  
Tanzania  19,720  
Zambia  18,415  
Niger  10,000  
Mali 9,410  
Burundi  8,254  
Somalia  5,054  
Kenya  4,331  
Uganda  3,623  
Congo, Dem. Rep.  2,453  
Zimbabwe  2,259  
Tunisia  2,200  
Madagascar  603 
Swaziland  531 
Liberia  432 
South Africa  63 
South of Sahara Regional  2,034  
Africa Regional  -7,644  
Africa Total    417,489  
America  Nicaragua  2,940  
Honduras  2,309  
Bolivia  1,752  
Guatemala  1,484  
El Salvador  1,016  
Costa Rica  166 
North &  Central America 
Regional  10,620  
America Total    20,287  G/AG/N/NOR/93  
 
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  Main Region  
 Recipient country  2016  
(NOK 1 ,000)  
Asia China  3,673  
Nepal  2,773  
Afghanistan  1,539  
Cambodia  1,265  
Viet Nam  781 
Sri Lanka  545 
Bangladesh  401 
Indonesia  310 
Myanmar  284 
South & Central Asia Regional  16 
Asia Total    11,586  
Europe  Serbia  188 
Kosovo  100 
Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia  -134 
Europe Total    154 
The Middle East  Syria 7,000  
The Middle East Total    7,000  
Not geographically allocated  Global Unspecified  2,931  
Not geographically 
allocated Total    2,931  
Grand Total    459,447  
 
* Including multi -bilateral  
 
Norwegian bilateral aid* under DAC sector 312 - Forestry, by recipient country, 2016  
Main Region  
 Recipient country  2016  
(NOK 1 ,000)  
Africa  Mozambique  1,097  
Malawi  980 
Cameroon  769 
Central African Rep.  629 
Congo, Dem. Rep.  629 
Gabon  629 
Congo, Rep.  629 
Tanzania  612 
Uganda  218 
Mali 80 
South of Sahara Regional  1,489  
Africa Total    7,763  G/AG/N/NOR/93  
 
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  Main Region  
 Recipient country  2016  
(NOK 1 ,000)  
America  Haiti -412 
America Regional  360 
America Total    -52 
Asia Afghanistan  8,259  
Myanmar  7,004  
Nepal  1,200  
Asia Regional  5,000  
Asia Total    21,463  
Europe  Montenegro  1,000  
Europe Total    1,000  
The Middle East  Lebanon  1,500  
The Middle East Total    1,500  
Not geographically allocated  Global Unspecified  186 
Not geographically 
allocated Total    186 
Grand Total    31,860  
 
* Including multi -bilateral  
 
Norwegian bilateral aid* under DAC sector 313 - Fishing, by recipient country, 2016  
Main Region  
 Recipient country  2016  
(NOK 1 ,000)  
Africa  Mozambique  15,972  
Sudan  10,000  
Madagascar  5,333  
Somalia  4,100  
Angola  2,396  
Nigeria  1,000  
Ghana  768 
Kenya  191 
South Africa  130 
Africa Regional  4,058  
South of Sahara Regional  1,440  
Africa Total    45,389  
America  Cuba 2,000  
West Indies Regional  150 
America Total    2,150  G/AG/N/NOR/93  
 
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  Main Region  
 Recipient country  2016  
(NOK 1 ,000)  
Asia Timor -Leste  8,250  
Viet Nam  1,732  
China  1,500  
Indonesia  1,310  
Sri Lanka  999 
Malaysia  823 
Thailand  498 
Nepal  302 
India 300 
Cambodia  33 
Asia Total    15,747  
Europe  Ukraine  4,118  
Serbia  112 
Europe Regional  4,218  
Europe Total    8,448  
Not geographically allocated  Global Unspecified  96,131  
Not geographically 
allocated Total    96,131  
Grand Total    167,865  
 
* Including multi -bilateral  
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  ANNEX B  
 
Bilateral* food -related emergency relief aid** to LDCs, 2016 (NOK 1 ,000), by country  
Recipient country  
 2016  
(NOK 1 ,000)  
South Sudan  153,231  
Yemen  74,000  
Ethiopia  45,000  
Malawi  33,093  
Afghanistan  30,000  
Niger  9,000  
Central African Rep.  8,920  
Somalia  7,500  
Eritrea  6,999  
Haiti -345 
Grand Total  367,398  
 
* Including multi -bilateral  
 
** ODA under DAC sub sector 720.40 - Emergency food aid.  
 
 
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