WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/CAN/81 
8 November 2010 
 (10-5932) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English/ 
 French 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 3 November 2010, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Canada .  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 ) for 2006/2007 .  
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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 PROGRAM ON LEAST-DEVELOPED AND NET 
FOOD-IMPORTING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:  Canada 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2006/2007 
 
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 (1) Quantity of food aid provided to least-developed and net food-importing developing 
countries: 
  For the 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007 reporti ng period, Canada provided a total of 230,699 
tonnes of food aid to Least-Developed Countries (LDCs) and Net Food-Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs).  This volume of food aid had a total value of $146.9
1 million in 2006/2007.  See 
Table A, "Canadian Food Aid to LDCs and NFID Cs, 1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007", which provides 
information for the period in question on the quant ity of Canadian food aid provided to LDCs and 
NFIDCs with a breakdown by region and individua l country and by commodity, quantity in metric 
tonnes, total value, and value of the portion wh ich is channelled through the World Food Programme 
(WFP).2   
  In addition, in the reporting year 2006/2007 Ca nada provided a total of $10.2 million in food 
aid to other developing countries (non-LDCs and non-NFIDCs).  
 
(2) Indication of the proportion in fully gr ant form or appropriate concessional terms: 
 
 All Canadian food aid is provided in fully grant form. 
  
 
                                                      
1 All dollar figures in this document are Canadian dollars . 
 2 Data for the purposes of this notification was gathered for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as 
recognised by the United Nations and published by the United Nations Office of the High Representative for the 
Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developi ng Countries and Small Island Developing States 
(http://www.un.org/special-rep/oh rlls/ldc/ldc%20criteria.htm ) and the Development Assistance Committee of 
the OECD: Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, 
Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Rep.  of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, 
Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati , People's Democratic Republic of Laos, Lesotho, 
Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, 
Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leon e, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sudan, Timor-Leste, Togo, 
Tuvalu, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Vanuatu, Yemen, and Zambia plus the following Net Food 
Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs):  Barbados, Botswana, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Gabon, Honduras, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Mauritius, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Pakistan, 
Peru, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vi ncent and the Grenadines, Tr inidad & Tobago, Tunisia, 
Venezuela, as recognized by the WTO.  For the list of NFIDC countries list see:  WTO, G/AG/5/Rev.8 
(available at: http://docsonline.wto.org
) and for the list of LDC countries see: 
(http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/tif_e/org7_e.htm)  
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   TABLE A Canadian Food Aid to LDCs and NFIDCs, 1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007 
 
Country  Commodity  Quantity 
MT Value Disbursed  
Can$ thousands  WFP portion 
Can$ thousands  
AFRICA      
Angola maize 280 223 223
Burundi lentils, maize, mixed seed, salt, 
vegetable oil, yellow split peas 6,275 4,797 4,176
Central African 
Republic sugar 75 84 84
Chad salt, sorghum, sugar, wheat 1,386 1,417 1,417
Dem. Rep. Congo maize meal, maize soy blend, 
vegetable oil, yellow split peas 3,915 4,561 4,561
Ethiopia faffa, maize, sorghum, vegetable 
oil, wheat, yellow split peas 53,125 21,485 20,941
Gambia maize soy blend, rice, vegetable oil 386 247 247
Lesotho maize meal, peas 837 473 473
Liberia bulgur, lentils, rice, rice seed, salt, 
vegetable oil,  yellow split peas 2,816 2,538 2,262
Madagascar vegetable oil,  yellow split peas 851 903 903
Malawi cowpeas seed, groundnut seed, 
maize, maize seed, pigeon peas 
seed, sorghum s eed, soya seed, 
vegetable oil, yellow split peas 794 905 806
Mali maize meal, wheat  756 556 556
Mozambique beans, maize, maize meal, 
vegetable oil, yellow split peas 1,339 793 755
Niger maize soy blend, sugar 2,640 2,231 2,231
Rwanda beans, maize, yellow split peas 1,538 977 977
Senegal salt 186 32 32
Sierra Leone cassava cuttings seed, sweet potato 
vines seed, vegetable seed, vegetable oil, yellow split peas 544 573 561
Somalia maize soy blend, vegetable oil, 
wheat, yellow split peas 5,823 4,950 4,950
Sudan beans, groundnut seed, maize seed, 
salt, seed, sesame seed, sorghum, sorghum seed, sugar, tea, vegetable oil, vegetable seed, wheat 23,042 27,164 22,952
Tanzania beans, beans seed, maize, maize 
soy blend, sorghum seed, vegetable 
oil, yellow split peas 7,651 5,622 5,366
Uganda beans, maize, vegetable oil, yellow 
split peas 13,736 6,392 6,392
Zambia beans, maize, maize meal, maize 
soy blend, peas, vegetable oil, yellow split peas 5,727 2,824 2,009
Africa LDCs   133,722 89,747 82,874
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  Country  Commodity  Quantity 
MT Value Disbursed  
Can$ thousands  WFP portion 
Can$ thousands  
Côte d'Ivoire maize meal, rice, yellow split peas 2,005 1,700 1,700
Kenya beans, groundnut seed, maize, 
maize seed, salt, soya seed, sugar, unimix, vegetable oil, yellow split 
peas 15,951 11,871 10,991
Namibia beans, maize meal, maize soy 
blend, sugar, vegetable oil 1,548 984 984
Africa NFIDCs   19,503 14,555 13,675
Total Africa LDCs and NFIDCs  153,225 104,302 96,549
AMERICAS      
Haiti beans, maize soy blend, rice, salt, 
vegetable oil 11,230 11,145 11,145
Americas LDCs   11,230 11,145 11,145
   
Cuba vegetable oil 404 565 565
Peru lentils, vegetable oil 551 425 425
Americas NFIDCs   954 990 990
Total Americas LDCs and NFIDCs 12,184 12,135 12,135
ASIA      
Afghanistan  beans, pulses, rice, salt, sugar, tea, 
vegetable oil,  wheat, wheat flour, yellow split peas 21,958 11,005 8,964
Bangladesh
 peas, rice, salt, sugar, vegetable oil, 
wheat, wheat soy blend 24,604 8,777 8,380
Cambodia  rice, vegetable oil 2,470 1,190 1,190
Nepal lentils, peas, rice, vegetable oil, 
wheat soy blend, yellow split peas 3,888 1,935 1,935
East-Timor beans, vegetable oil 563 643 643
Asia LDCs  53,483 23,551 21,113
   
Mongolia barley seed, rice, vegetable oil, 
vegetable seed, wheat flour 48 33 -
Sri Lanka lentils, rice, salt, spices, sugar, 
vegetable oil, wheat flour 2,566 2,053 1,822
Asia NFIDCs  2,614 2,086 1,822
Total Asia LDCs and NFIDCs 56,097 25,638 22,935 G/AG/N/CAN/81 
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  Country  Commodity  Quantity 
MT Value Disbursed  
Can$ thousands  WFP portion 
Can$ thousands  
EUROPE, 
MIDDLE EAST & 
MAGHREB3     
Mauritania wheat, yellow split peas 619 $453 $453
Yemen vegetable oil, wheat, wheat flour, 
yellow split peas 7,265 $3,988 $3,988
Europe, Middle 
East & Maghreb 
LDCs   7,884 $4,441 $4,441
Egypt wheat flour 1,308 $377 $377
Europe, Middle 
East & Maghreb NFIDCs  1,308 $377 $377
Total Europe, Middle East & Maghreb LDCs and 
NFIDCs 9,192 $4,819 $4,819
FOOD AID     
Total Food Aid to LDCs  206,318 $128,885 $119,573
Total Food Aid to NFIDCs  24,380 $18,009 $16,864
GRAND TOTAL LDCs and NFIDCs 230,699 $146,894 $136,438
 
Note : monetary figures include commodity, transportation and operational costs.  Totals may not balance due to 
rounding. 
 
(3) Technical and financial assistance under paragraph 3(iii) of the Decision: 
 
 The Canadian International Development Agency  (CIDA) is the primary agency responsible 
for the disbursement of Canadian official de velopment assistance (ODA).  CIDA delivers programs 
through bilateral (government-to-government) cha nnels, partnership programs, as well as through 
multilateral channels.    
 In fiscal year (FY) 2006/2007
4, Canada provided a total of $4.2 billion in ODA, of which 
CIDA managed $2.8 billion.  $142 million was channelled via the International Development 
Research Centre (IDRC) which undertakes bilateral pr ojects with a scientific or research focus.  The 
Department of Foreign Affairs a nd International Trade (DFAIT) is responsible for a small portion of 
ODA for certain grants and contributions to intern ational organizations, wh ich usually have only a 
partial development mandate.  Finall y, the Department of Finance is also responsible for a portion of 
Canadian ODA involving contributions to the Worl d Bank, the International Development Agency 
(IDA) and the Enhanced Structural Adjustment F acility of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).5 
 
                                                      
3 CIDA's bilateral programming was reorganized during FY2004-2005, leadin g to the creation of a 
geographic branch for Europe, Middle East and Maghreb.  Table A has similarly been reorganized. 
4 Canada's fiscal year (FY) covers the period 1 April to 31 March. 
 5 In addition, a small amount of Canada's ODA is  channelled via other government agencies (e.g. 
Canada Post, Canadian Heritage, Department of Natio nal Defence, Environment Canada, Export Development 
Corporation, Health Canada, International Centre fo r Human Rights and Democratic Development, Public 
Works and Government Services) and provincial governments. G/AG/N/CAN/81 
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   The ODA contributions managed by the Departme nt of Finance do not fall within the purview 
of this notification.  Inform ation related to agriculture and related technical assistance
6 provided to 
LDCs and NFIDCs via CIDA, IDRC and DFAIT in FY2006/2007 is set out below.  
THE CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 
 
Bilateral (Government-to-Government) Programmes  
 
 CIDA's bilateral assistance is delivered thr ough four geographic branches (Africa Branch, 
Asia Branch, Americas Branch, and Eur ope, Middle East and Maghreb Branch)
7. Total bilateral 
programming was $1,416.3 million in FY2006/2007.   
  Canadian bilateral programming consists of government-to-government programs and 
projects which are carried out in accordance with b ilateral agreements and planned in co-operation 
with the country via the Country Development Policy Frameworks (CDPFs).  In FY2006/2007, 
bilateral programming supported 30 of the LDCs an d NFIDCs for a total value of $704.8 million.  
This represents approximately 49.8 per cent of  the total amount of Canadian geographic 
programming.  $55.5 million worth of bilateral pr ogramming directed at LDCs and NFIDCs, was in 
agriculture and related programming,  which is approximately 3.9 per cent of total Canadian bilateral 
ODA, and it represents approximately 7.9 per cent of the bilateral programming going to these countries. Country specific information on agricu ltural and related technical support to LDCs and 
NFIDCs via the bilateral channel, in FY2006/2007 is as follows: 
 
TABLE B CIDA Bilateral Agriculture and Related Sub-Sectors Programming 
Disbursements by Region and Country, FY2006/2007 
 
Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed Can$ thousands  
   
AFRICA    
Angola 1 92 
Benin 3 14 Burkina Faso 7 682 
Burundi 4 322 
Cape Verde 5 27 Central African Republic 1 120 
Chad 4 143 
Comoros 1 84 
Dem. Rep. Congo 4 351 
Djibouti 2 87 Equatorial Guinea 1 120 
Eritrea 3 100 
Ethiopia 16 20,608 
                                                      
 6 For the purposes of Section 3 of this notificati on, as regards technical and financial assistance 
identified under paragraph 3(iii) of the Decision, informa tion is restricted to agricultural and related activities:  
agricultural production, infrastructure, harvesting, hu man resource development activities in the agriculture 
sector, and education related to agriculture.  In add ition to agriculture and related technical and financial 
assistance, Canada supports other sectors that cont ribute to food security. While not requested by the 
Agriculture Committee for this Notification, Canada has voluntarily provided this additional information.  See 
Table G on Canadian technical assistance in the agro-forestry and fishery sector s that contribute to food security 
in the countries in question.  
7 In addition to ODA, Canada provides aid to More Advanced Developing Countries and some other 
Countries in Transition identifie d as DAC Part II countries.  G/AG/N/CAN/81 
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  Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed Can$ thousands  
Gambia 5 27 
Guinea 3 14 
Guinea-Bissau 5 27 Lesotho 1 92 
Liberia 3 13 
Madagascar 2 176 Malawi 2 432 
Mali 9 1,454 
Mozambique 7 7,554 Niger 5 207 
Rwanda 6 472 
Sao Tome & Principe 1 120 Senegal 11 4,171 
Sierra Leone 3 11 
Somalia 1 85 Sudan 4 145 
Tanzania 6 586 
Togo 3 11 
Uganda 6 374 
Zambia 3 359 
Africa LDCs 138 39,080 
   
Côte d'Ivoire 4 15 
Gabon 2 123 
Kenya 6 433 Mauritius 1 2 
Africa NFIDCs  13 573 
Total Africa LDCs and 
NFIDCs 151 39,653 
   
AMERICAS    
Haiti 8 2,368 
Americas LDCs  8 2,368 
   
Cuba 3 260 
Dominican Republic 2 579 Honduras 3 1,256 
Peru 2 1,792 
Americas NFIDCs  10 3,887 
Total Americas LDCs 
and NFIDCs 18 6,255 
   
ASIA    
Afghanistan 3 5,003 Bangladesh 1 873 
Cambodia 5 841 
Laos 2 497 Nepal 5 699 
Asia LDCs  16 7,913 
   
Pakistan 4 563 
Sri Lanka 4 1,057 
Asia NFIDCs  8 1,620 
Total Asia LDCs and 
NFIDCs  24 9,533 G/AG/N/CAN/81 
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  Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed Can$ thousands  
   
EUROPE, MIDDLE 
EAST AND MAGHREB   
Mauritania 3 23 
Europe,Middle East and 
Maghreb LDCs  3 23 
   
Egypt 3 68 
Morocco 1 2 Tunisia 1 2 
Europe,Middle East and 
Maghreb NFIDCs 5 72 
Total Europe, Middle 
East & Maghreb LDCs 
and NFIDCs  8 95 
   
Total to LDCs  165 49,384 
Total to NFIDCs  36 6,152 
GRAND TOTAL to 
LDCs and NFIDCs  201 55,536 
 
Multilateral Core Funding 
 
 Table C below represents CIDA's total FY2006/2007 contribution to specific multilateral 
organizations with mandates that relate, completely or in part, to agriculture and/or food security.  
Given the nature of multilateral organizations ' funding and programming activities, no specific 
portion of Canadian contributions can be identifie d as targeted directly to LDCs or NFIDCs.  
Nevertheless, Canadian support to the World F ood Programme (WFP) and the Consultative Group on 
International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) in pa rticular, are likely to be relevant to this 
notification.   G/AG/N/CAN/81 
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  TABLE C Canadian ODA Funding to Multilatera l Organizations Whose Activities Relate 
to Agriculture, Food Production and Food Security, FY2006/2007 
 
Organization  Can$ million  
UNDP  146.4 
UNICEF 112.2 
International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD)  12.4 
World Food Programme (WFP)  175.3 
CGIAR Research Centres8 17.8 
FAO 19.4 
 
Canadian Partnership Branch 
 
 The Canadian Partnership Branch (CPB) supports the activities of international non-
governmental organizations (NGOs) and Canadian organizations, academic & research institutions 
and private sector firms in their development progr ams and projects with peopl e and organizations of 
developing countries. It is comprised of six directorates:  - the Voluntary Sector Competitive Processes Directorate and Voluntary Sector Programs 
Directorate support a total of approximately 2 70 Canadian voluntary organizations, of which 
some 120 are program-funded, including n on-governmental organizations (NGOs), 
universities and colleges, cooperatives, unions a nd professional associations; it also supports 
the work of more than 150 project-funded organizations; 
 - the Agency Services and Canadian Relations  Directorate manages core services for the 
Agency, including: CIDA's nati onal network of regional offices, a consultations unit, a 
conference secretariat, the selection of overseas election observers, the partnership with the 
Centre for Intercultural Learning, and contribu tions to a wide range of partner initiatives 
targeted to Canadians and youth; 
 - the Private Sector Directorate provides financ ial support and advice to the private sector in 
Canada, and in developing and transition countries through the following private sector 
development areas: industrial c ooperation; investment facilitati on; institutional development 
and trade facilitation; 
 - the Knowledge, Policy and Planning Directorate;  
- finally, the Management and Operational Support Directorate. 
  In FY2006/2007, CPB disbursed a total of $259.7 million on projects and programs.  CPB 
support is designed to be flexible and responsive to the diversity of civil society and complex 
development needs.  Therefore, it is often cross-se ctoral in nature and can involve multiple numbers 
                                                     
 
 8 CGIAR Research Centres core funding includes fund s directed to the: Africa Rice Center (WARDA); 
Bioversity International; Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), International Assistance for 
Strengthening National Agricultural Research (ISNAR), In ternational Centre for Agricultural Research in Dry 
Areas (ICARDA), World Fish Center, International Wate r Management Institute (IWMI), International Centre 
for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), World Agroforestry Ce ntre (ICRAF), International Crops Research Institute 
for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), International Food Poli cy Research Institute (IFPRI), International Institute 
for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), International Livestoc k Research Institute (ILRI), International Maize and 
Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI), International 
Potato Centre (CIP), International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), as we ll as the Canada-CGIAR Linkage Fund 
(CCLF).  Also included in this amount is funding provided to the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau 
International (CABI). G/AG/N/CAN/81 
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  of countries and/or regions, as well as a variety of mechanisms for funding activities such as through 
programs and projects.  Consequently, it is difficult to identify data on specific sectors of activities or in particular countries (in this case agriculture-rela ted activities in LDCs and NFIDCs), as a large 
portion of the disbursements are channelled through Canadian non-governmental (or, voluntary) organizations.  The exception is the Private Sector (INC) Program, where country and sector 
specificity is possible. The following two tables (T able D and E) provide da ta for CPB programming 
for the INC program and voluntary programs as a whol e, for agricultural and related projects in LDCs 
and NFIDCs.  
TABLE D CIDA Canadian Partnership Branch (CPB) Private Sector (INC) Agriculture & 
Related Disbursements to LDCs and NFIDCs, FY2006/2007 
 
Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed Can$ thousands  
   
AFRICA    
Mozambique 1 93 
Africa LDCs  1 93 
Total Africa LDCs & NFIDCs  1 93 
   
AMERICAS    
Barbados 1 14 
Jamaica 1 65 
Venezuela 1 20 
Americas NFIDCs  3 99 
Total Americas LDCs & NFIDCs  3 99 
   
EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND 
MAGHREB   
Mauritania 1 44 
Europe, Middle East and 
Maghreb LDCs  1 44 
   
Tunisia 1 63 
Europe, Middle East and 
Maghreb NFIDCs  1 63 
Total Europe, Middle East and 
Maghreb LDCs & NFIDCs 2 107 
   
CPB/INC    
Total to LDCs  2 137 
Total to NFIDCs  4 162 
GRAND TOTAL to LDCs and 
NFIDCs  6 299 
 
 
 The Private Sector program's total disbur sements for FY2006/2007 was $29.96 million, of 
which 0.3 million was disbursed to 6 agriculture and related projects opera ting in 6 LDCs and/or 
NFIDCs.  Agriculture programming directed at LD Cs and NFIDCs therefore represents about 1 per 
cent of the total overall Private Sector program.   G/AG/N/CAN/81 
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  TABLE E Canadian Partnership Branch (C PB) "Voluntary Programs" Agriculture and 
Related Disbursements in LDCs and NFIDCs, FY2006/2007 
 
Country  Number of Projects  Value Disbursed Can$ '000  
   
AFRICA    
Angola 7 41 Benin
 8 303 
Burkina Faso  18 585 
Burundi  6 57 
Cape Verde 1 13 
Central African. Rep.  3 19 
Chad  7 214 
Comoros 1 13 
Dem. Rep. Congo  11 225 
Djibouti 1 13 
Equatorial Guinea 1 13 
Eritrea  3 16 
Ethiopia  15 2,080 
Gambia 5 68 
Guinea  4 89 
Guinea-Bissau 2 18 
Lesotho 6 105 
Liberia  1 13 
Madagascar  3 37 
Malawi  14 347 
Mali 28 633 
Mozambique  15 322 
Niger  10 237 
Rwanda  17 130 
Sao Tome and Principe 1 13 
Senegal 15 547 
Sierra Leone  10 76 
Somalia Rep. 2 148 
Sudan  4 40 
Tanzania  22 525 
Togo  6 76 
Uganda 18 351 
Zambia 14 260 
Africa LDCs  279 7,627 
   
Botswana 6 147 
Côte d'Ivoire  2 17 
Gabon 2 17 Kenya
 23 493 
Mauritius 3 22 
Namibia  8 68 
Africa NFIDCs  44 764 
Total Africa LDCs and 
NFIDCs  323 8,391 
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  Country  Number of Projects  Value Disbursed Can$ '000  
AMERICAS    
Haiti 24 759 
Americas LDCs  24 759 
   
Barbados 1 4 
Cuba  10 264 
Dominica 2 1 
Dominican Republic  8 98 
Honduras 30 650 Jamaica
 5 106 
Peru 21 394 
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines 1 4 Trinidad & Tobago 2 5 
Venezuela 1 1 
Americas NFIDCs
 81 1,527 
Total Americas LDCs and 
NFIDCs  105 2,286 
ASIA   
Afghanistan 3 7 
Bangladesh  10 291 
Bhutan 1 1 
Cambodia  14 175 
Dem. Rep. of Lao  4 63 
Nepal 11 253 
Solomon Islands 1 18 Timor-Leste 2 82 
Vanuatu 1 32 
Asia LDCs
 47 922 
   
Mongolia 4 1,120 Pakistan 5 27 
Sri Lanka
 13 514 
Asia NFIDCs  22 1,661 
Total Asia LDCs and NFIDCs  69 2,583 
EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST 
AND MAGHREB    
Mauritania  4 107 
Europe, Middle East and 
Maghreb LDCs  4 107 
   
Egypt 5 30 
Jordan 3 33 
Morocco 2 72 Tunisia 2 24 
Europe, Middle East and 
Maghreb NFIDCs
 12 159 
Total Europe, Middle East and 
Maghreb LDCs and NFIDCs  16 266  G/AG/N/CAN/81 
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  Country  Number of Projects  Value Disbursed Can$ '000  
   
CPB "VOLUNTARY"    
Total to LDCs  354 9,415 
Total to NFIDCs  159 4,111 
GRAND TOTAL LDCs and 
NFIDCs  513 13,526 
  
 For the "CPB Voluntary Program" (excluding Private Sector), total disbursements for 
FY2006/2007 were $247.6 million on programs, project s and activities.  Some 513 agriculture and 
related projects, with a total value of $13.5 million, were operational in 67 LDCs/NFIDCs.  
Significant relevant CPB programming may not be repor ted here.  Where there is a clear indication of 
agriculture and related activity in the focus countries,  the disbursement has been indicated in Table E.  
However, it has not always been possible to captu re information for projects/programs that are only 
partly focused on agriculture, or with a regional/g lobal- rather than a country-specific focus.  
 
THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE (IDRC) 
  The International Development Research Centre  (IDRC) is a Canadian public corporation, 
which supports scientific research focused to meet th e priorities of developing countries and the basic 
needs of the world's poor. In FY2006/2007 its total budget (including administrative costs) was $142.0 million. In FY2006/2007, IDRC undertook dis bursements in the agriculture sector totalling 
$6.5 million, which represented about 4. 6 per cent of their total allocation. 
 
 A review for FY2006/2007 of IDRC identified so me 39 projects in agriculture and related 
sectors, in LDCs and NFIDCs with a value of $2. 2 million (about 34 percent of  all disbursements in 
agriculture).  See Table F.  
TABLE F IDRC Bilateral Programming (by Re gion and Country), for Agriculture and 
Related Sectors, to LDCs and NFIDCs, FY2006/2007 
 
Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed Can$ '000  
   
AFRICA    
Benin 1 32 
Burkina Faso 2 42 Ethiopia 2 126 
Gambia 1 92 
Malawi 2 20 Senegal 4 61 
Sierra Leone 2 132 
Sudan 1 13 Tanzania 2 34 
Uganda 2 508 
Africa LDCs 19 1,060 
   
Kenya 8 470 
Africa NFIDCs 8 470 
Total Africa LDCs and NFIDCs 27 1,530 
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  Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed Can$ '000  
AMERICAS   
Cuba 2 51 
Peru 2 53 
Total Americas NFIDCs 4 104 
Total Americas LDCs and NFIDCs 4 104 
   
ASIA   
Afghanistan 2 176 
Bangladesh 1 145 Nepal 1 24 
Asia LDCs 4 345 
   
Mongolia 1 97 
Asia NFIDCs 1 97 
Total Asia LDCs and NFIDCs 5 442 
   
EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND 
MAGHREB   
Mauritania 1 32 
Yemen 1 78 
Europe, Middle East and Maghreb LDCs 2 110 
   
Morocco 1 38 
Europe, Middle East and Maghreb NFIDCs 1 38 
Total Europe, Middle East and Maghreb 
LDCs and NFIDCs 3 148 
   
IDRC   
Total IDRC to LDCs 25 1,515 
Total IDRC to NFIDCs  14 709 
GRAND TOTAL IDRC TO LDC/NFIDCs  39 2,224 
 
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE  
 
 Canada's annual core contributions to mu ltilateral organizations such as the Food and 
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the Inter-American Institute for Co-
operation on Agriculture (IICA) are channelled th rough the Department of Foreign Affairs and 
International Trade.  In FY2006/2007, these cont ributions were, respectively, CAN$13 million and 
US$3.4 million.  Given that food security is part of the mandate of these multilateral organizations, it 
can be assumed that a portion of these contributions are directed to food security related activities. 
 
(4) Other relevant information with respect to actions taken within the framework of the 
Decision: 
 
 Some Canadian provincial governments also have small international assistance programs 
which may provide agriculture and related technical assistance to LDCs and NFIDCs. 
  Canadian aid (CIDA) offices in developing countries administer a Canada Fund for Local 
Initiatives (CFLI) which responds to small-scale, country specific re quests.  Some of these funds, 
where they exist in LDCs and NFIDCs, may ha ve agriculture and related sector impacts. 
 
 Table G is included as a Voluntary Submission to this Notification.  This table provides 
information on Canadian technical assistance to LD Cs and NFIDCs in the sectors of fisheries and  G/AG/N/CAN/81 
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  agro-forestry.  This table has been included to ensure that the Committee is provided with full 
information on technical assistance provided by Canada, which contributes to the food security situation of the recipient LDCs and NFIDCs.   
TABLE G CIDA/IDRC Fisheries and Agro-Fo restry Programming Disbursements,  
  by Channel, to LDCs and NFIDCs, FY2006/2007 
 
Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed Can$'000  
CIDA Bilateral    
Bangladesh 1 437 
Burundi 1 46 
Central African Republic 1 2 Chad 1 2 
Congo, Dem Rep 2 49 
Equatorial Guinea 1 2 Ethiopia 3 3,017 
Guinea 1 57 
Haiti 8 565 Rwanda 2 146 
Sao Tome and Principe 1 2 
Senegal 5 447 Sudan 1 46 
Tanzania 1 46 
Uganda 1 46 
LDCs  30 4,910 
   
Barbados 2 5 
Cuba 4 16 
Dominica 2 5 Dominican Republic 3 205 
Egypt 1 46 
Gabon 1 2 Honduras 1 4 
Jamaica 3 182 
Kenya 1 46 Morocco 1 1 
Peru 1 4 
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 5 Saint Lucia 2 5 
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines 2 5 
Sri Lanka 3 1,727 Trinidad & Tobago 2 5 
Tunisia 1 1 
Venezuela 1 4 
NFIDCs  33 2,268 
Total CIDA Bilateral  63 7,178 
CIDA CPB Voluntary    
Angola 1 10 
Bangladesh 3 29 Benin 7 41 
Bhutan 1 2 
Burkina Faso 10 116 Burundi 3 12 
Cambodia 6 18 
Cape Verde 1 10 Central African Republic 1 10 G/AG/N/CAN/81 
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  Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed Can$'000  
Chad 2 13 
Comoros 1 10 
Congo, Dem Rep 4 29 
Djibouti 1 10 Equatorial Guinea 1 10 
Eritrea 1 10 
Ethiopia 4 23 
Gambia 3 16 
Guinea 2 11 Guinea-Bissau 1 10 
Haiti 8 55 
Laos 2 30 Lesotho 1 10 
Liberia 1 10 
Madagascar 2 17 Malawi 6 50 
Mali 7 28 
Mauritania 2 29 Mozambique 7 100 
Nepal 3 9 
Niger 6 35 Rwanda 5 21 
Sao Tome and Principe 1 10 
Senegal 7 81 Sierra Leone 2 11 
Solomon Islands 1 13 
Somalia 2 213 
Sudan 1 10 
Tanzania 7 73 Togo 1 10 
Uganda 5 29 
Vanuatu 1 24 Zambia 5 46 
LDCs  136 1,304 
   
Botswana 4 17 
Côte d'Ivoire 1 10 
Cuba 5 241 Dominica 1 1 
Dominican Republic 4 23 
Egypt 3 14 Gabon 1 10 
Honduras 10 91 
Jamaica 4 20 Jordan 2 5 
Kenya 6 38 
Mauritius 1 10 
Mongolia 1 1 
Morocco 2 28 Namibia 3 17 
Pakistan 1 3 
Peru 6 44 Sri Lanka 5 54 
Tunisia 2 15 
NFIDCs  62 642 
Total CIDA CPB Voluntary  198 1,946  G/AG/N/CAN/81 
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  Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed Can$'000  
CIDA to LDCs  166 6,214 
CIDA to NFIDCs  95 2,910 
GRAND TOTAL CIDA to LDCs 
and NFIDCs  261 9,124 
Region/country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed Can$'000  
IDRC    
Bangladesh 1 60 
Cambodia 3 167 
Nepal 1 142 
IDRC LDCs  5 369 
   
Total IDRC to LDCs  5 369 
Total IDRC to NFIDCs  0 0 
Total IDRC to LDCs and NFIDCs  5 369 
Total CIDA & IDRC to LDCs  171 6,583 
Total CIDA & IDRC to NFIDCs  95 2,910 
Total CIDA & IDRC to LDCs 
/NFIDCs  266 9,493 
 
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  LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 
 
CABI   Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau International 
CCLF   CGIAR Canada Linkage Fund 
Can$   Canadian Dollars CFLI   Canada Fund for Local Initiatives 
CGIAR   Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research9 
CIDA   Canadian International Development Agency 
CPB   Canadian Partnership Branch, CIDA 
DAC   Development Assistance Committee of the OECD 
DFAIT   Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade FAC   Food Aid Convention 
FAO   Food and Agricultural Organization 
FY   Fiscal Year GEF   Global Environment Fund 
IAE   International Assistance Envelope 
IBSRAM  International Board for Soil Research and Management ICHRGG  International Centre for Human Rights and Good Governance 
IDA   International Development Agency  
IDRC   International Development Research Centre IHA   International Humanitarian Assistance (CIDA multilateral program) 
IICA   Inter-American Institute for Co-operation on Agriculture 
IMF   International Monetary Fund INC   Industrial Cooperation Program 
INGO   International Non-Governmental Organization 
LDC   Least Developed Country (as defined by the United Nations     Economic and Social Council) 
NFIDC  Net Food Importing Developing Countr y (as identified by the Agriculture Committee 
of the WTO) 
NGO   Non-Governmental Organization 
ODA   Official Development Assistance OECD   Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development 
UNCTAD  United Nations Conference on Trade and Development 
UNDP   United Nations Development Programme UNICEF  United Nations Children's Fund 
WB   World Bank 
WFP   World Food Programme WMO   World Meteorological Organization 
WTO   World Trade Organization 
 
 
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9 See footnote 8 for a list of CGIAR member research institutions.