G/AG/N/MYS/32  
 
23 July 2014  
(14-4264)  Page: 1/9  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 15 July 2014, is be ing circulated at the request of the Delegation 
of Malaysia . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and the 
relevant Supporting Tables) for the calendar years 2008 to 2011. 
 
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 The only existing domestic agricultural support measures applied by Malaysia are those listed in the attached Supporting Tables DS:1 and DS:2.  
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- 2 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MALAYSIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2008 
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 
 
RM million Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
1.  Drainage and irrigation facilities 
 Construction and provision of drainage and 
 irrigation facilities to rural farmers.  
General Services which benefit rural and smallholding farmers.  
223.71  
MOA 
2  Research and Development (R&D) 
 R&D programmes  
General services provided to most crops and agricultural 
programmes involving small scale farmers to reduce unit costs, 
enhancing efficiency and finding new uses.  
13.22  
MOA 
3.  Marketing 
 Marketing services  
General services provided to  the agricultural sector. 
Marketing of produce is however limited to smallholder produce.  
3.2  
MOA 
4.  Extension services  
 Extension services  
General services which benefit ru ral and smallholding farmers and 
include pesticide inspection servic es and transfer of information 
and results of R&D to producer s, development of downstream 
industries and training.  
12.28  
MOA 
5.  Price Stabilization and Guaranteed  
  Minimum Price Both measures are provided only to paddy farmers in the context 
of poverty redressal and upliftme nt of the socio-economic well-
being of paddy farmers. 468 MOA 
  
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MALAYSIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2008 
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 of measure 
in year in question 
 
RM million Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
1.  Fertilizer subsidy 
 Fertilizer subsidy schemes Measure is aimed at increasing pr oductivity and inculcating Good 
Agricultural Practices (GAP) amongst smallholders. Amounts granted are limited. Paddy farmers receive 240 kgs. (5 bags) of urea and 100 kgs. (3 bags) mixture (nitrogen, phosphate and potassium) for every hectare. Only paddy farmers with paddy land below 10 hectares or 25 acres of paddy land are eligible. 277.06 MOA 
  
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- 4 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MALAYSIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2009 
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 
 
RM million Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
1.  Drainage and irrigation facilities 
 Construction and provision of drainage and 
 irrigation facilities to rural farmers.  
General Services which benefit rural and smallholding farmers.  
722.17  
MOA 
2  Research and Development (R&D) 
 R&D programmes  
General services provided to most crops and agricultural 
programmes involving small scale farmers to reduce unit costs, 
enhancing efficiency and finding new uses.  
13.54  
MOA 
3.  Marketing 
 Marketing services  
General services provided to  the agricultural sector. 
Marketing of produce is however limited to smallholder produce.  
16.15  
MOA 
4.  Extension services  
 Extension services  
General services which benefit ru ral and smallholding farmers and 
include pesticide inspection servic es and transfer of information 
and results of R&D to producer s, development of downstream 
industries and training.  
6.56  
MOA 
5.  Price Stabilization and Guaranteed  
  Minimum Price Both measures are provided only to paddy farmers in the context 
of poverty redressal and upliftme nt of the socio-economic well-
being of paddy farmers. 448 MOA 
  
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MALAYSIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2009 
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 of measure 
in year in question 
 
RM million Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
1.  Fertilizer subsidy 
 Fertilizer subsidy schemes Measure is aimed at increasing pr oductivity and inculcating Good 
Agricultural Practices (GAP) amongst smallholders. Amounts granted are limited. Paddy farmers receive 240 kgs. (5 bags) of urea and 100 kgs. (3 bags) mixture (nitrogen, phosphate and potassium) for every hectare. Only paddy farmers with paddy land below 10 hectares or 25 acres of paddy land are eligible. 274.32 MOA 
  
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MALAYSIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2010 
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 
 
RM million Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
1.  Drainage and irrigation facilities 
 Construction and provision of drainage and 
 irrigation facilities to rural farmers.  
General Services which benefit rural and smallholding farmers.  
399.01  
MOA 
2  Research and Development (R&D) 
 R&D programmes  
General services provided to most crops and agricultural 
programmes involving small scale farmers to reduce unit costs, 
enhancing efficiency and finding new uses.  
14.57  
MOA 
3.  Marketing 
 Marketing services  
General services provided to  the agricultural sector. 
Marketing of produce is however limited to smallholder produce.  
6.35  
MOA 
4.  Extension services  
 Extension services  
General services which benefit ru ral and smallholding farmers and 
include pesticide inspection servic es and transfer of information 
and results of R&D to producer s, development of downstream 
industries and training.  
12.94  
MOA 
5.  Price Stabilization and Guaranteed  
  Minimum Price Both measures are provided only to paddy farmers in the context 
of poverty redressal and upliftme nt of the socio-economic well-
being of paddy farmers. 360 MOA 
  
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MALAYSIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2010 
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 of measure 
in year in question 
 
RM million Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
1.  Fertilizer subsidy 
 Fertilizer subsidy schemes Measure is aimed at increasing pr oductivity and inculcating Good 
Agricultural Practices (GAP) amongst smallholders. Amounts granted are limited. Paddy farmers receive 240 kgs. (5 bags) of urea and 100 kgs. (3 bags) mixture (nitrogen, phosphate and potassium) for every hectare. Only paddy farmers with paddy land below 10 hectares or 25 acres of paddy land are eligible. 397.42 MOA 
  
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- 8 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MALAYSIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2011 
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 
 
RM million Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
1.  Drainage and irrigation facilities 
 Construction and provision of drainage and 
 irrigation facilities to rural farmers.  
General Services which benefit rural and smallholding farmers.  
363.51  
MOA 
2  Research and Development (R&D) 
 R&D programmes  
General services provided to most crops and agricultural 
programmes involving small scale farmers to reduce unit costs, 
enhancing efficiency and finding new uses.  
10.38  
MOA 
3.  Marketing 
 Marketing services  
General services provided to  the agricultural sector. 
Marketing of produce is however limited to smallholder produce.  
0.8  
MOA 
4.  Extension services  
 Extension services  
General services which benefit ru ral and smallholding farmers and 
include pesticide inspection servic es and transfer of information 
and results of R&D to producer s, development of downstream 
industries and training.  
1.09  
MOA 
5.  Price Stabilization and Guaranteed  
  Minimum Price Both measures are provided only to paddy farmers in the context 
of poverty redressal and upliftme nt of the socio-economic well-
being of paddy farmers. 480 MOA 
  
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- 9 - Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MALAYSIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2011 
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 of measure 
in year in question 
 
RM million Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
1.  Fertilizer subsidy 
 Fertilizer subsidy schemes Measure is aimed at increasing pr oductivity and inculcating Good 
Agricultural Practices (GAP) amongst smallholders. Amounts granted are limited. Paddy farmers receive 240 kgs. (5 bags) of urea and 100 kgs. (3 bags) mixture (nitrogen, phosphate and potassium) for every hectare. Only paddy farmers with paddy land below 10 hectares or 25 acres of paddy land are eligible. 409.06 MOA 
 
 
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