WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/GUY/14 
24 June 2005 
 (05-2705) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 18 May 2005, is  being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Guyana .  The notification  concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and 
relevant Supporting Tables) for the calendar years 2003  and 2004 . 
  
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Guyana 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2003 
 
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 
No base or annual Total AMS commitment levels exist in Part IV of Schedule CXII (Guyana); 
No non-exempt support is provided to agri cultural producers, according to the range of support policies to be included in the c alculation of AMS set out in Article 6 and 
Annex 3 of the Agreement on Agriculture. 
 
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Guyana 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2003 
 
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 questio n 
Guyana $'000 1 
1 2 3 
  Central Regional Total 
(a)  General Services:     
 (i) research, pest and disease control, 
training services, extension and advisory 
services and inspection services 2 
 Current Expenditure: 
- Crops and Livestock Division 
- National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) 
- National Dairy Developm ent Programme (NDDP) 
- Guyana School of Agriculture 
- Mahaica-Mahaicony-Abar y/Agricultural De velopment Authority (MMA/ADA)  
184,721 
187,007 
30,320 
105,716 
  
497,133 
 
 
 
50,826  
681,854 
187,007 
30,320 
105,716 
50,826 
 Capital Expenditure: 
- National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) 
- National Dairy Development Programme 
- Guyana School of Agriculture 
- Mahaica-Mahaicony-Abar y/Agricultural De velopment Authority (MMA/ADA) 
- Rural Support Project:  Training and credit services  
9,500 
4,800 
4,298 
11,500 
119,648  
  
9,500 
4,800 
4,298 
11,500 
119,648 
 - Total (Capital and Current) 657,510 547,959 1,205,469  
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Page 4 Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in questio n 
Guyana $'000 1 
1 2 3 
  Central Regional Total 
 
(ii) marketing and promotion services  
Current Expenditure 
- Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) 
Capital Expenditure 
- Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) – Rehabilitation of building/Equipment 
purchase 
- Intermediate Savannahs Project:  Promotion of agricultural development  
- Total 
  
 
38,604 
 
2,500
 
1,600 
42,704   
 
38,604 
 
2,500 
 
1,600 
42,704 
- Agricultural Sector / Support Progra mme:  institutional strengthening in 
drainage and irrigation4 93,990  93,990 (iii) infrastructural services – drainage 
and irrigation services and farm feeder 
roads 3 - Public rehabilitation of drainage and irrigation areas 415,156  415,156 
 - Rural Support Project:  institutional development in drainage and irrigation5 48,660  48,660 
 - Rural Support Project:  other infrastructure 17,351  17,351 
 - Agricultural development in Regions 1, 3, 4 and 9 (drainage and irrigation 
rehabilitation)  45,606 45,606 
 - Drainage and irrigation capital work s in Regions 2, 5, 6 and 10  188,466 188,466 
 - Drainage and irrigation capital work s under the Social Im pact Amelioration 
Programme (SIMAP)  3,864 0 3,864 
 - Mahaica-Mahaicony-Abar y/Agricultural De velopment Authority (MMA/ADA)  
     – infrastructure  55,000 55,000 
     
 - Total 579,021 289,072 868,093 
 General Services – Total 1,279,235 837,031 2,116,266 
 
(b)  Public stoc kholding for food 
security purposes  
not applicable 6    
(c)  Domestic food aid not applicable     
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 Page 5Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in questio n 
Guyana $'000 1 
1 2 3 
  Central Regional Total 
(d)  Direct payments to producers not applicable    
(e)  Decoupled income support not applicable    
(f)  Government financial participation 
in income insurance and income safety 
net programmes not applicable    
(g)  Payments for relief from natural 
disasters not applicable    
(h)  Structural adjustment assistance 
provided through producer retirement 
programmes not applicable    
(i)  Structural adjustment assistance 
provided through investment aids not applicable    
(j)  Payments under environment 
programmes not applicable    
(k)  Payments under regional 
assistance programmes not applicable    
GRAND TOTAL  1,279,235 837,031 2,116,266 
 
1 All expenditure items taken from Guyana:  Estimates of the Pub lic Sector – Current and Capital Revenue and Expendi ture for the Year 2005, as Presented to the Na tional Assembly, 
Volume 1, Government of Guyana, 2005.  All expe nditure items taken from Heading:  Actual 2003 , giving actual expenditures in that year.  Figures include government expenditures 
from financial resources arising both from domestic sources, and from grants and loan s of international organizations.  Please see specific expenditure entries for the specific international 
organization concerned. 
2 The services included in category (i) are provided by the Crops a nd Livestock Division of the Mini stry of Agriculture, the Nati onal Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), the National 
Dairy Development Programme (NDDP), the Guya na School of Agriculture (GSA), and the Ex tension Services.  The entire central gov ernment allocations to these agencies (both Capital 
and Current Expenditures as applicable) have therefore been included. 
3 The definition of infrastructural services in Annex 2, paragra ph 2(g) of the Agreement on Agriculture would include drainage a nd irrigation services and work s, and construction of farm 
feeder roads.  Both these are entirely categorised as Ca pital Expenditures in the Budget under the headings given. 
4 Co-financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). 
5 Co-financed by the International Fund for Agricultural De velopment (IFAD) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). 
6 Not applicable  indicates that no domestic support was provided in the corresponding category.  
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Page 6 Supporting Table DS:2 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Guyana 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2003 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction comm itment – Special and Diffe rential Treatment – "D evelopment Programmes" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with refe rence to criteria in Article 6.2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
 
No support is provided in the form of "investment subsidies gene rally available to agriculture", "input subsidies generally ava ilable to low-income or resource-poor producers" or "support 
to encourage diversification from the growing of illicit narcotic crops". 
 
  
  G/AG/N/GUY/14
 Page 7Supporting Table DS:3 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Guyana 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2003 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Direct Payments under Production-Limiting Programmes – "Exempt Direct Payments"  
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with referenc e to criteria in Article 6.5 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
 
No support is provided in the form of "direc t payments under production-limiting programmes". 
 
 
   
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Page 8 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Guyana 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2004 
 
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 
No base or annual Total AMS commitment levels exist in Part IV of Schedule CXII (Guyana); 
No non-exempt support is provided to agri cultural producers, according to the range of support policies to be included in the c alculation of AMS set out in Article 6 and 
Annex 3 of the Agreement on Agriculture. 
 
  
  G/AG/N/GUY/14
 Page 9Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Guyana 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2004 
 
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 questio n 
Guyana $'000 1 
1 2 3 
  Central Regional Total 
(a)  General Services:     
 (i) research, pest and disease control, 
training services, extension and advisory 
services and inspection services 2 
 Current Expenditure: 
- Crops and Livestock Division 
- National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) 
- National Dairy Developm ent Programme (NDDP) 
- Guyana School of Agriculture 
- Mahaica-Mahaicony-Abar y/Agricultural De velopment Authority (MMA/ADA)  
163,208 
190,103 
30,933 
108,390 
  
539,767 
 
 
 
35,073  
702,975 
190,103 
30,933 
108,390 
35,073 
 Capital Expenditure: 
- National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) 
- National Dairy Development Programme 
- Guyana School of Agriculture 
- Mahaica-Mahaicony-Abar y/Agricultural De velopment Authority (MMA/ADA) 
- Rural Support Project:  Training and credit services  
8,500 
4,300 
3,000 
12,000 
222,611  
  
8,500 
4,300 
3,000 
12,000 
222,611 
 - Total (Capital and Current) 743,045 574,840 1,317,885  
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Page 10 Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in questio n 
Guyana $'000 1 
1 2 3 
  Central Regional Total 
 
(ii) marketing and promotion services  
Current Expenditure 
- Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) 
Capital Expenditure 
- Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) – Rehabilitation of building/Equipment 
purchase 
- Intermediate Savannahs Project:  Promotion of agricultural development  
- Total 
  
 
35,073 
 
3,000
 
2,500 
40,573   
 
35,073 
 
3,000 
 
2,500 
40,573 
- Agricultural Sector / Support Progra mme:  institutional strengthening in 
drainage and irrigation4 387,394  387,394 (iii) infrastructural services – drainage 
and irrigation services and farm feeder 
roads 3 - Public rehabilitation of drainage and irrigation areas 370,627  370,627 
 - Rural Support Project:  institutional development in drainage and irrigation5 54,695  54,695 
 - Rural Support Project:  ot her infrastructure 164,939  164,939 
 - Agricultural development in Regions 1, 3, 4 and 9 (drainage and irrigation 
rehabilitation)  44,948 44,948 
 - Drainage and irrigation capital work s in Regions 2, 5, 6 and 10  203,999 203,999 
 - Drainage and irrigation capital work s under the Social Im pact Amelioration 
Programme (SIMAP)  6,065 0 6,065 
 - Mahaica-Mahaicony-Abar y/Agricultural De velopment Authority (MMA/ADA)  
     – infrastructure  65,000 65,000 
     
 - Total 983,720 313,947 1,297,667 
 General Services – Total 1,767,338 888,787 2,656,125 
 
(b)  Public stoc kholding for food 
security purposes  
not applicable 6    
(c)  Domestic food aid not applicable     
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 Page 11Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in questio n 
Guyana $'000 1 
1 2 3 
  Central Regional Total 
(d)  Direct payments to producers not applicable    
(e)  Decoupled income support not applicable    
(f)  Government financial participation 
in income insurance and income safety 
net programmes not applicable    
(g)  Payments for relief from natural 
disasters not applicable    
(h)  Structural adjustment assistance 
provided through producer retirement 
programmes not applicable    
(i)  Structural adjustment assistance 
provided through investment aids not applicable    
(j)  Payments under environment 
programmes not applicable    
(k)  Payments under regional 
assistance programmes not applicable    
GRAND TOTAL  1,767,338 888,787 2,656,125 
 
1 All expenditure items taken from Guyana:  Estimates of the Pub lic Sector – Current and Capital Revenue and Expendi ture for the Year 2005, as Presented to the Na tional Assembly, 
Volume 1, Government of Guyana, 2005.  All expe nditure items taken from Heading:  Revised 2004 , giving the latest estimates of actual expe nditures in that year.  Figures include 
government expenditures from financial resour ces arising both from domestic sources, a nd from grants and loans of international  organizations.  Please see sp ecific expenditure entries for 
the specific international organization concerned. 
2 The services included in category (i) are provided by the Crops a nd Livestock Division of the Mini stry of Agriculture, the Nati onal Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), the National 
Dairy Development Programme (NDDP), the Guya na School of Agriculture (GSA), and the Ex tension Services.  The entire central gov ernment allocations to these agencies (both Capital 
and Current Expenditures as applicable) have therefore been included. 
3 The definition of infrastructural services in Annex 2, paragra ph 2(g) of the Agreement on Agriculture would include drainage a nd irrigation services and work s, and construction of farm 
feeder roads.  Both these are entirely categorised as Ca pital Expenditures in the Budget under the headings given. 
4 Co-financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). 
5 Co-financed by the International Fund for Agricultural De velopment (IFAD) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). 
6 Not applicable  indicates that no domestic support was provided in the corresponding category.  
 G/AG/N/GUY/14 
Page 12 Supporting Table DS:2 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Guyana 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2004 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction comm itment – Special and Diffe rential Treatment – "D evelopment Programmes" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with refe rence to criteria in Article 6.2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
 
No support is provided in the form of "investment subsidies gene rally available to agriculture", "input subsidies generally ava ilable to low-income or resource-poor producers" or "support 
to encourage diversification from the growing of illicit narcotic crops". 
 
  
  G/AG/N/GUY/14
 Page 13Supporting Table DS:3 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Guyana 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2004 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Direct Payments under Production-Limiting Programmes – "Exempt Direct Payments"  
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with referenc e to criteria in Article 6.5 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
 
No support is provided in the form of "direc t payments under production-limiting programmes". 
 
 
 
 
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