WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/AUS/75 
8 December 2009 
 (09-6308)  
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 19 November 2009,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Australia .  The notification concerns actions ta ken within the framework of the 
Decision on Measures Concerning the Possible Negativ e Effects of the Reform Programme on Least-
Developed and Net Food-Importing Developing Countries ( Table NF:1 ) for the financial year 
2007/2008 .  G/AG/N/AUS/75 
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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: Australia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: Financial Year 2007/2008  
 
 
(1) Quantity of food aid provided to least developed and net food-importing developing 
countries:  
Australia provided 132,687
 tonnes (216,726 wheat equivalent tonnes) of food aid valued at 
$A102 million in 2007/08. Of the food aid provided: 
• emergency food aid totalled 41,238 tonnes (72,307  wheat equivalent tonnes) valued at 
$A19.7million (see Attachment A).  This da ta includes emergency food aid to Least-
Developed Countries (LDCs)1 and Net Food-Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs).2 
• all food aid to LDCs and NFIDCs to talled 108,698 tonnes (155,802 tonnes wheat 
equivalent) valued at $A33.5 million (see Attachment B). 
(2) Indication of the proportions in fully gr ant form or appropriate concessional terms: 
  All Australian food aid is provided on fully grant terms. 
 
(3) Technical and financial assistance under paragraph 3 (iii) of the Decision: 
 
 The agency primarily responsible for deliveri ng Australia's aid programme is the Australian 
Agency for International Development (AusAID) .  AusAID aims to reduce poverty and achieve 
sustainable development in developing countri es not just by improving agriculture and rural 
development, but also by directing its efforts across a variety of sectors.  The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) also assists developing countries  through both bilateral 
and multilateral projects focusing on delivering mo re productive and sustainable agriculture to 
increase food security and rural incomes.  ACIA R delivers agricultural research programmes in 
collaboration with Australian institutions and their counterparts in developing countries. 
  In the financial year 2007/08, Austra lia provided a total of $A253.4 million  for programmes 
within the ambit of the Decision related to c ountries developing their food security. Of this, over 
$A115.6 million was directed to LDCs/NFIDCs.  Th e expenditure was channe lled through a number 
of programming windows including multilateral, regi onal and bilateral, humanitarian/emergency 
assistance, non-government organisations (NGOs ), ACIAR and a small amount through other 
government departments (OGDs).   
                                                     
 
 1 Based on least-developed countries as recognised by the Economic and Social Council of the United 
Nations. 
 2 LDCs as well as Barbados, Botswana, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Egypt, 
Gabon, Honduras, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Mauritius, Mo ngolia, Morocco, Namibia, Pakistan, Peru, Saint Kitts 
and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincen t and the Grenadines, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia and 
Venezuela.  G/AG/N/AUS/75 
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Direct aid flows for food se curity, by programme, 2007/08 
   
Programme Sub Programme 2007/08 ($A) 
Bilateral & Regional Programmes Bilateral Programmes 
Regional Programmes 49,331,249
50,204,871 
Global Programmes Humanitarian 127,102,042 
 Other International 3,042,703 
Non-AusAID Programmes ACIAR 13,086,405 
 Other Government Departments 10,632,710 
Total  253,399,980 
Source : AusAID statistical datamart   
 
 
Direct aid flows for food security, by  programme, LDCs and NFIDCs, 2007/08 
   
Programme Sub Programme 2007/08 ($A) 
Bilateral Programmes 7,136,334 Bilateral & Regional Programmes 
Regional Programmes 34,885,694 
Humanitarian 69,531,014 Global Programmes 
Other International 0 
Non-AusAID Programmes ACIAR 2,249,029 
 Other Government Departments 1,793,167 
Total  115,595,238 
Source : AusAID statistical datamart 
 
 All financial assistance provided through AusAID  and ACIAR is in fully grant form.  Some 
further information follows.  
(i) Australian Agency for Intern ational Development (AusAID) 
 
Bilateral and Regional Programmes 
 
  The majority of Australia's aid is deliver ed through bilateral (or country) and regional 
programmes.  Bilateral country strategies reflect recipient government priorities as well as Australia's 
capacity to assist.  Specific activities are develope d with partner countries in order to provide 
technical and financial assistance.  Australia al so supports several regional programmes which are 
often the most cost effective response to region-wide development challenges. 
  In the case of food security, the bilateral and regional technical and financial assistance 
provided to LDCs and NFIDCs wa s $A42.0 million in 2007/08.  Assistance focused on agricultural 
productivity and sustainability, crop storage, fore stry and fisheries, environmental management, 
management of water resources, the provision of in frastructure related to food security and to assist 
countries adjust to changes in trade patterns.  Humanitarian and Emergency
 
 
 In 2007/08, Australia supported a number of pr ojects valued at $A69.5 million in relation to 
humanitarian and emergency relief (in additi on to food aid) to LDCs and NFIDCs.  
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  Other
  
  A proportion of Australia's core contributions to the multilateral devel opment banks and other 
relevant multilateral organisations are used fo r food security related development activities. 
 
 There are also a number of other areas wh ere Australia's aid programme supports food 
security.  Australia supported scholarships stude nts from LDCs and NFIDCs in the areas of 
agriculture, forestry and fisheries.  A number of Australian non-government or ganisations receive aid 
programme funding that has a direct impact on improving food security in developing countries.   (ii) Australian Centre for Internatio nal Agricultural Research (ACIAR) 
 
 In 2007/08 the Australian Centre for Intern ational Agricultural Research (ACIAR) expended 
$A13.1 million, of which $A10.6 million was provided to support multilateral International 
Agricultural Research Centres (IA RCs) whose mandate is to increase global food security (see 
Attachment C).  $A2.2 million of this funding s upported research activities relating directly to 
agricultural productivity of LDCs and NFIDCs.     Projects funded under ACIAR's programmes co mprise research targeting the following food 
security and poverty alleviation issues: agricultu ral development policy and agricultural systems 
economics and management; animal sciences; crop sciences; fisheries; forestry; land and water 
resources; and post harvest technology.  The prim ary criterion on which ACIAR bases its allocation 
of Australia's funds to the IARCs is the compar ative advantage of a centre to deliver research 
applicable to Australia's regional priorities and which contributes to sustainable food security, 
agricultural productivity and income generation.  (4) Other relevant information with respect to actions taken within the framework of the 
Decision 
 
Outside the aid programme a number of Federal and State Government agencies ("Other 
Government Departments") sponsor official exch anges between Australia and developing countries 
on agriculture and food security, totalling $A10.6 million in 2007/08.  Of th is, the amount of other 
government department support to LDCs and NFIDCs was approximately $A1.8 million. 
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  Attachment A  
 Humanitarian and emergency relief, by country, 2007/08  
 
COUNTRY Commodity Value ($A) 
  
Afghanistan 3,021,400 
  
Bangladesh 618,148 
  Burma (Myanmar) 1,075,259 
  
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,420,762   
Iraq 950,569 
  Nepal 376,234 
  
Pakistan 4,927,397   
Sudan 3,797,871 
  Zimbabwe 3,541,196 
  
Total 19,728,836 
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  Attachment B
 
 Quantity of food aid provided to Least Deve loped Countries (LDCs) and Net Food-Importing 
Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 2007/08:  Brea kdown by commodity and recipient countries 
 
Recipient Country Commodity Type Quantity 
(tonnes) FAC1 
Wheat 
Equivalent Commodity 
Value ($A) 
Bilateral Development     
     
Bangladesh2 Wheat 38,685 38,685 9,358,605 
Bangladesh Wheat 13,478 13,478 5,361,188 
Subtotal 52,163 52,163 5,361,1882 
Emergency / Relief      
     
Afghanistan Yellow Split Peas 2,455 6,137 1,406,715 
Afghanistan Fortified Vegetable Oil 1,200 6,000 1,504,800 
Afghanistan Wheat 338 338 109,885 
Bangladesh Rice 1,602 2,243 618,148 
Burma (Myanmar) Rice 1,449 2,029 579,455 
Burma (Myanmar) Pulses 612 1,531 495,399 
Nepal Rice 426 596 159,039 
Nepal Pulses 100 250 79,818 
Nepal Fortified Vegetable Oil 75 188 127,518 
Nepal Salt (Iodised) 25 0 3,339 
Nepal Sugar 50 125 22,790 
Pakistan Fortified Blended Food 1,000 2,500 749,088 
Pakistan Pulses 280 700 241,162 
Pakistan Fortified Vegetable Oil 2,343 11,715 3,964,232 
Pakistan Salt (Iodised) 22 0 1,915 
Sudan Sorghum 6,874 9,623 2,173,834 
Sudan Salt (Iodised) 800 0 134,992 
Sudan Pulses 2,720 6,528 1,486,045 
Subtotal 22,371 50 ,503 13,858,174 
Multilateral Regular Contribution – WFP3    
     
Bangladesh Rice 2,938 4,113 1,151,005 
Bangladesh  Rice 5,000 7,000 2,120,400 
Bangladesh  Fortified Vegetable Oil 294 1,470 361,565 
Bangladesh  Rice 989 1,384 459,466 
Bangladesh  Rice 378 529 173,502 
Bangladesh  Fortified Vegetable Oil 29 145 45,728 
Bangladesh  Salt (Iodised) 8 0 640 
Bhutan Rice 465 651 190,415 
Bhutan Maize Meal 65 91 19,905 
Bhutan Fortified Vegetable Oil 75 375 85,089 
Burma (Myanmar) Rice 5,523 7,732 1,810,071 
Burma (Myanmar)  Rice 966 1,352 573,455 
Burma (Myanmar)  Pulses 80 200 77,658 
Burma (Myanmar)  Rice 207 290 82,780 
Burma (Myanmar)  Pulses 87 219 71,234 
Cambodia Rice 6,748 9,447 2,477,109  G/AG/N/AUS/75 
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  Recipient Country Commodity Type Quantity 
(tonnes) FAC1 
Wheat 
Equivalent Commodity 
Value ($A) 
Nepal Rice 258 361 116,123 
Nepal Pulses 37 166 37,810 
Nepal Fortified Vegetable Oil 16 80 23,581 
Nepal Salt (Iodised) 5 0 684 
Sri Lanka Rice 1,433 2,006 599,711 
Sri Lanka Sugar 500 1,050 227,250 
Sri Lanka Corn Soya Blend (CSB) 1,080 2,808 600,210 
Sri Lanka Rice 3,000 4,200 1,125,480 
Sri Lanka Sugar 105 262 44,375 
Sri Lanka Corn Soya Blend (CSB) 127 127 69,459 
Sudan Sorghum 1,884 3485 721,447 
Timor Leste Corn Soya Blend (CSB) 980 2381 481,089 
Timor Leste Corn Soya Blend (CSB) 770 770 416,772 
Timor Leste Fortified Vegetable Oil 60 300 113,133 
Timor Leste Sugar 57 142 26,707 
Subtotal 34,164 53 ,136 14,303,853 
      
 TOTAL 108,698 155,802 33,523,215 
 
1 38,685 tonnes of wheat was bought in 2006/07 and provided to Bangl adesh in 2007/08.  All Australian food aid is provided in fu lly grant 
terms.  Since Australia paid for this qua ntity of wheat in the prev ious year, i.e. during 2006/07 , its value of $A9,358,605 is not included in 
the sub-total for "commodity value" 
2 Food Aid Convention 
3 World Food Programme  G/AG/N/AUS/75 
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  Attachment C
 
  
Australian Centre for Internationa l Agricultural Research (ACIAR): Disaggregation of the funds 
allocated to the International Agricultu ral Research Centres (IARCs) in 2007/08. 
 
ACIAR contribution to IARCs, 2006/07 and 2007/08   
    
International Agricultural Research Centres (IARCs) 2006/07 ($A) 2007/08 ($A) 
  Core Funding Project Specific 
International Institute for Tropical Agriculture  250,000 250,000 127,596 
Asian Vegetable Research and Development 335,000 0 663,109 
Centre for Agriculture an d Biosciences 250,000 250,000 420,322 
International Centre for Agricultural  Research in Dry Areas 250,000 250,000 232,137 
World Fish Centre 500,000 500,000 327,475 
International Crops Research Institute 500,000 500,000 431,853 
International Food Policy Research 500,000 500,000 181,442 
International Water Manageme nt Institute 500,000 500,000 371,407 
International Livestock Research Institute 250,000 250,000 270,053 
International Maize and Wheat Im provement Centre 500,000 750,000 633,260 
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute 250,000 0 0 
International Potato Centre 250,000 250,000 357,569 
International Rice Resear ch Institute 750,000 750,000 561,038 
World Agroforestry Centre 250,000 250,000 0 
Centre for International Forestry Research 0 250,000 321,571 
Biodiversity International 0 250,000 148,361 
Total 5,335,000 5,500,000 5,047,193 
  10,547,193 
Regional Support-  
Asia Pacific Association of Ag ricultural Research Institutions   
0  
68,343 
 Total Multilateral Funding   
10,615,536 
 
Source : Ausaid statistical datamart   
 
 
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