G/AG/N/PAN/41  
13 April 2017 
(17-2066) Page: 1/9 
Committee on Agriculture  Original:  Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 12 April 2 017, 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 year  2016. 
 
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Table DS: 1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PANAMA  
REPORTING PERIOD: 2016  
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Total AMS commitment level for period in question  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 
- - "de minimis " 
   
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Supporting Table DS: 1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PANAMA  
REPORTING PERIOD: 2016  
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Commitment - "Green Box " 
Measure type  Name and description of me asure with  
reference to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question  
(balboas)  Data source  
1 2 3 4 
(a) General services  
(Annex 2, paragraph  2) Ministry of Agricultural Development1 
Establishes general policy for the agriculture secto r; 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 general . 71,785,358. 00 MIDA -DPS 
Operating budget  and 
associated funds  
Research  
(paragraph  2(a)) Agricultural Research Programme (IDIAP ) 
The IDIAP develops, implements and promotes mechanisms and instruments that guarantee 
and facilitate timely access to new technologies, goods and scien tific and other services, 
derived from research and adaptation work, with a view to developing the country's 
agricultural production . 6,793,800. 43 IDIAP  
Pest and disease control  
(paragraph 2(b) ) Screwworm eradication and control  
Eradication of the screwwo rm fly ; establishment and maintenance of a control barrier and 
the release of sterile screwworm flies in Panama through the plant in operation . 13,751,579. 00 MIDA -DPS 
                                                
1 General services: figures refer to the annual operating budget in balboas of the Ministry of Agricultural Development, as rec orded by the Sectoral Planning Directorate in 
the fiscal year 2016.    
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Measure type  Name and description of me asure with  
reference to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question  
(balboas)  Data source  
1 2 3 4 
 Health campaigns for prevention, treatment (toxicology and diseases), standardization a nd 
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 progra mme.  3,504,772. 00 MIDA -DPS 
Training services  
(paragraph  2(c)) Subsistence farming and sustainable agriculture programmes, including crop promotion, use 
of accessible technology and environmental protection  
Fostering of food and nutrition security for vuln erable 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 .  2,231,025. 00 MIDA -DPS 
Extension and advisory 
services 
(paragraph  2(d)) 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 .  6,668,205. 00 MIDA -IMA 
Inspe ction services  
(paragraph 2(e )) 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 . 2,273,717.00 MIDA  
Marketing and 
promotion services 
(paragraph 2(f )) 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, scale weights, vehicles, lorries, lifting devices, 
etc.).   13,061,102. 49 IMA   
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Measure type  Name and description of me asure with  
reference to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question  
(balboas)  Data source  
1 2 3 4 
Infrastructural services  
(paragraph 2(g)) Programme to modernize and strengthen regions and outr each agencies  
Provision of supplementary equipment and rehabilitation of MIDA regional agencies . 
Rehabilitation of storage facilities . Power generation systems, etc . 5,926,246. 00 MIDA -DPS 
 Production  road programmes  
Rehabilitation of rural roads in nation al agricultural areas, with the construction of ditches 
and roads and spraying of selected materials . 1,636,999. 00 MIDA -DPS 
 Irrigation programmes  
Modernization of irrigation infrastructure, including the construction, rehabilitation, 
maintenance and repa ir 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 a nd construction of the La Coca irrigation system . 4,994,284. 00 MIDA -DPS 
 Rehabilitation of other infrastructure  
Rehabilitation and equipping of public infrastructure with a view to providing producer 
support, e.g. cleaning a nd 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 cold chain . 2,498,172. 93 IMA 
Payments for relief from  
natural disasters  
(Annex  2, paragraph  8) 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 . 436,649. 82 MIDA -FECC 
 National Emergen cy Plan 
Compensation programme for damage to farms caused by adverse weather conditions .  875,573. 31 MIDA -PLANEMAP  
Structural adjustment 
assistance provided 
through investment aids  
(Annex  2, paragraph  11) Cattle improvement programme  
Large -scale bovine br eeding 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 . 752,341. 00 MIDA -DPS   
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Measure type  Name and description of me asure with  
reference to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question  
(balboas)  Data source  
1 2 3 4 
 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 prod ucers interested in the development of this 
activity . 51,712. 00 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 stru ctural weaknesses in the relevant production 
chain . 3,221,404. 97 MIDA -UATA  
 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 prod uctivity of agricultural activities in 
order to consolidate existing production . Investment assistance and support geared towards 
the use of private specialized technical services that generate technological changes, 
improvements to the marketing of produc e and business management for agricultural 
producers, including risk management through insurance for productive hectares and other 
vulnerabilities . 
 
Incentive programme for the domestic production of grain and other crop s 
Direct support for part of the in vestment 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 21  November 2 013, with a view to increasing production and productivity in the 
rice, maize, bean, sorghum, soya, potato, onion and industrial tomato subsectors . 1,310,320. 35 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,451,571. 00 MIDA -FPCA 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MIDA -DINAG  
Sources and comments:  
MIDA -DPS: Information supplied by the Sectoral Planning Directorate of the Ministry of Agricultural D evelopment.  
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.  
OGACSA:  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 P rogramme.  
IDIAP:   Information supplied by the Agricultural Research Institute.  
IMA:  Information supplied by the Agricultural Marketing Institute.  
ISA:  Information supplied by the Agricultural Insurance Institute.    
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Supporting Table DS: 2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PANAMA  
REPORTING PERIOD: 2016  
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  
(balboas)  Data source  
1 2 3 4 
Investment subsidies generally 
available to  agriculture  Agricultural credit and loan programme : Generally 
available loans to small -scale producers with an 
annual income not exceeding US$100,000 . The 
programm e funds the banking system's loan 
portfolio in order to extend softer loans to the 
agricultural sector . 48,563,395 .09 Banking Supervisory Authority : Special Interest 
Compensation Fund  (FECI ) 
Prepared by the National Directorate for the Administration of I nternational Trade Treaties and Trade Protection (DINATRADEC) of the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MICI) on the 
basis of information supplied by the Banking Supervisory Authority . 
Note: Exchange rate : US$1 = 1 Panamanian balboa . 
   
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Supporting Table DS: 4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PANAMA  
REPORTING PERIOD: 2016  
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 below)   
(balboas)  Product -specific measurements  
of support  (from Supporting 
Table  DS:8 below)  Current total AMS  
(aggregate)  
1 2 3 4 
Rice2 10,360,182. 68 - "de minimis"  
Maize3 1,725,880. 00 - "de minimis"  
Milk4 5,708,549. 04 - "de minimis"  
Prepared by the Trade Policy Offi ce (OPC) of the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA) . 
Note: Exchange rate : US$1 = 1 Panamanian balboa . 
                                                
2 The gross  value of rice production in 2016 amounted to B/. 142,900,000.00 at market prices.  
3 The gross value of maize production in 2016 amounted to B/. 75,400,000.00 at market prices.  
4 The gross value of milk production in 2016 amounted to B/. 135,300,000.00 at market prices.    
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Supporting Table DS: 6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PANAMA  
REPORTING PERIOD: 2016  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support : Non-Exempt Direct Payme nts 
Description 
of basic 
product  Calendar 
year Measure type(s)  Applied 
administered 
price  Fixed 
external 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST/…)  Eligible 
production 
(kilos)  Total price -
related direct 
payments  
(balboas)  Other non -
exempt 
direct 
payments  
(balboas)  Associated 
fees/levies  Total direct 
payments  
(balboas)  Data 
source  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6)  8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Rice5 2016 Direct payment for 
price differential    62,657,973. 81 10,360,182. 68 --- --- 10,360,182. 68 MIDA -
OGACSA  
Maize6 2016 Direct paymen t for 
price differential    78,285,403.25 1,725,880. 00 --- --- 1,725,880. 00 MIDA -
DINAG  
Milk7 2016 Direct payment for 
price differential    58,250,500. 008 5,708,549. 04 --- --- 5,708,549. 04 MIDA -
OGACSA  
Prepared by the Trade Policy Office (OPC) of the Ministr y of Agricultural Development (MIDA) . 
 
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5 The budgetary outlay of B/. 10,360,182.68 is the r esult of price support of B/. 7. 50 per quintal purchased by the mills.  
6 The budgetary outlay of B/. 1,725,880.00 is the r esult of price support of B/. 1. 00 per quintal purchased by process ors of balanced animal feed.  
7 The budgetary outlay of B/. 5,708,549.04 is the result of support per litre of Grade C milk sold to processors, equivalent to  the difference between the maximum price of 
B/. 0.50 per litre of milk and the purchase price of mi lk marketed by the parties (producers and processors); up to a maximum of B/. 0.10 per litre of milk.  
8 The figure refers to the number of litres.