G/AG/N/NOR/79  
 
27 November 2014  
(14-6912)  Page: 1/8  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 20 November 2014,  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 2013 .  
 
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  Table NF:1 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 16:2 OF THE AGREEMENT: MO NITORING OF THE 
FOLLOW-UP TO THE DECISION ON ME ASURES CONCERNING THE POSSIBLE 
NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THE REFORM PROGRAMME ON LEAST-DEVELOPED 
AND NET FOOD-IMPORTING DEVE LOPING COUNTRIES: NORWAY 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2013 
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1  QUANTITY OF FOOD AID PROVIDED TO LEAST-DEVELOPED AND NET 
FOOD-IMPORTING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: 
1.1.  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 PROPORTION IN FULLY GRANT OR APPROPRIATE 
CONCESSIONAL TERMS: 
2.1.  All Norwegian food aid is provided fully on grant terms. 
3  TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER PARAGRAPH 3(III) OF THE 
DECISION: 
3.1.  Aid provided under the World Food Programme amounts to a total of NOK 356 million 
in 2013. NOK 145 million are non-earmarked multilateral contributions and NOK 100 million are in directed multilateral contributions, the rest is earmarked mainly on a country-level.  
3.2.  Please refer to the following tables for details. 
a. Aid provided under the World Food Programme 2013 
Table 1: Norwegian multilateral grant to World Food Programme, 2013 (NOK 1000) 
Year 2013 
WFP grant 2013 356,000 
 
b. Long-term development programmes 
Table 2: Norwegian bilateral aid by DAC sectors 311, 312* and 313, 2013 (NOK 1000) 
DAC Main sector  2013  
311 - Agriculture 914,236 
312 - Forestry 4,832,031 
313 - Fishing 190,390 
Grand Total 5,936,6561 
* The amount for DAC sector 312 includes disbursements to the Norway’s International Climate and Forest 
Initiative (NICFI), amounting to NOK 4,792 million. 
 
                                               
1 Please refer to Annex A for further details. G/AG/N/NOR/79 
 
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  c. Emergency relief aid 
Table 3: Bilateral food-related emerge ncy relief aid (DAC 720.40) to LDCs, 2013 
(NOK 1000) 
Type of assistance 2013 
Bilateral 4,684 
Multi-bilateral 122,560 
Grand Total 127,2442 
 
4  OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO ACTIONS TAKEN WITHIN THE 
FRAMEWORK OF THE DECISION: 
4.1.  None 
                                               
2 Please refer to Annex B for further details. G/AG/N/NOR/79 
 
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  ANNEX A 
LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES 
Norwegian bilateral aid coded as sector 311 - Agriculture, by recipient country, 2013  
Main Region Recipient country 2013 
(NOK '000) 
Africa Burundi 216 
 Congo, Democratic Republic of 2,127 
 Ethiopia 111,032 
 Kenya 1,110 
 Madagascar 2,422 
 Malawi 99,931 
 Mali 4,495 
 Mauritania 1,075 
 Mozambique 48,228 
 Niger 25,000 
 Rwanda 200 
 Somalia 3,103 
 South Sudan 9,320 
 Sudan 975 
 Swaziland 2,077 
 Tanzania 68,314 
 Uganda 5,838 
 Zambia 96,686 
 Zimbabwe 441 
 Africa Regional 48,837 
 South of Sahara Regional 70,489 
Africa Total  601,917 
America Bolivia 3,155 
 Brazil 14,179 
 Chile 700 
 El Salvador 1,429 
 Guatemala 4,000 
 Honduras 1,477 
 Mexico 4,211 
 Nicaragua 12,320 
 America Regional -9,579 
 North & Central America Regional 18,592 
America Total  50,483 
Asia Afghanistan 20,914 
 Bangladesh 369 
 Bhutan 199 
 Cambodia 827 
 China 1,982 
 India 766 
 Indonesia 902 
 Lao People's Democratic Republic 177 
 Nepal 11,924 
 Sri Lanka 6,694 
 Thailand 260 
 Viet Nam 464 
 Asia Regional 6,564 
Asia Total  52,043 
Europe Albania 255 
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 546 
 Kosovo 829 
 Serbia 71 
Europe Total  1,701 
Not geographically allocated Global Unspecified 193,117 
Not geographically allocated Total  193,117 
The Middle East Palestine 14,974 
The Middle East Total  14,974 
Grand Total  914,236 G/AG/N/NOR/79 
 
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  Norwegian bilateral aid coded as sector 312 - Forestry*, by recipient country, 2013  
Main Region Recipient country 2013 
(NOK '000) 
Africa Cameroon 3,489 
 Central African Republic 287 
 Congo, Democratic Republic of 18,135 
 Congo 287 
 Ethiopia 77,085 
 Gabon 287 
 Ghana 3,129 
 Kenya 615 
 Liberia 3,210 
 Madagascar 2,408 
 Mozambique 5,093 
 Nigeria 135 
 Rwanda 191 
 South Africa 143 
 Tanzania 2,141 
 Uganda 6,597 
 Zambia 191 
 South of Sahara Regional 44,765 
Africa Total  168,188 
America Brazil 3,919,023 
 Colombia 2,978 
 Costa Rica 4,250 
 Ecuador 1,450 
 Guatemala 1,146 
 Guyana 1,142 
 Mexico 4,035 
 Nicaragua 1,469 
 Peru 9,599 
 America Regional 956 
America Total  3,946,048 
Asia Afghanistan 757 
 Armenia 2,500 
 Cambodia 2,261 
 China 433 
 India 865 
 Indonesia 84,119 
 Kyrgyz Republic 4,400 
 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,726 
 Malaysia 1,983 
 Myanmar 2,426 
 Nepal 489 
 Philippines 129 
 Tajikistan 2,500 
 Viet Nam 2,797 
 Asia Regional 7,880 
Asia Total  115,265 
Europe Serbia 475 
 Ukraine -39 
Europe Total  436 
Not geographically allocated Global Unspecified 598,909 G/AG/N/NOR/79 
 
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  Main Region Recipient country 2013 
(NOK '000) 
Not geographically allocated Total  598,909 
The Middle East Middle East Regional 3,184 
The Middle East Total  3,184 
Grand Total  4,832,031 
* The amount for DAC sector 312 includes disbursements to Norway’s International Climate and Forest 
Initiative (NICFI), amounting to NOK 4,792 million. G/AG/N/NOR/79 
 
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  Norwegian bilateral aid coded as sector 313 - Fishing, by recipient country, 2013  
Main Region Recipient country 2013 
(NOK '000) 
Africa Angola 6,688 
 Cabo Verde 0 
 Kenya 800 
 Madagascar 5,704 
 Mauritius 785 
 Mozambique 54,742 
 Nigeria 437 
 Somalia 15,000 
 South Africa 242 
 Sudan 4,335 
 Tanzania 129 
 Africa Regional 3,543 
 South of Sahara Regional 5,399 
Africa Total  97,803 
America  Brazil 565 
 Cuba 3,771 
 Nicaragua -3,727 
America Total  610 
Asia Bangladesh 280 
 China 1,500 
 India 62 
 Indonesia 2,000 
 Malaysia 1,659 
 Myanmar 62 
 Sri Lanka 3,570 
 Thailand 2,463 
 Timor-Leste 3,821 
 Viet Nam 2,411 
 Asia Regional 487 
Asia Total  18,315 
Europe Europe Regional 3,828 
Europe Total  3,828 
Not geographically allocated Global Unspecified 69,834 
Not geographically allocated Total 69,834 
Grand Total  190,390 
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  ANNEX B 
 
BILATERAL FOOD-RELATED EMERGENCY RELIEF AID (DAC 720.40) TO LDCS, 2013  
Recipient country 2013 
(NOK '000) 
Eritrea 3,000 
Ethiopia 11,000 
Madagascar 1,200 
Malawi 72,360 
Mali 3,000 
Niger 11,444 
Somalia 5,000 
Sudan 15,000 
Uganda -260 
Yemen 5,500 
Grand Total 127,244 
 
 
 
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