WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/HND/25 
28 November 2008 
 (08-5840) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 24 November 2008,  is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Honduras .  The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and 
relevant supporting tables) for the period 2006-2007 . 
 
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 The only domestic agricultural support meas ures applied by the Republic of Honduras are 
those listed in the attached supporting Tables DS:1 and DS:2.  
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Page 2 Supporting Table DS:1 
 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Republic of Honduras  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  June 2006 to May 2007  
 
Measures Exempt from the Reduc tion Commitment – "Green Box"  
 
Measure type Name and description of measure 
with reference to criteria 
in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question (US$) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
General services    
Research services     
Agribusiness Development Programme for 
Small and Medium-Sized African Palm 
Producers To increase the production of fresh palm fruit in order to m eet the unsatisfied 
demand of extracting plants located in the ar ea covered by the project.  The measure 
involves the renewal of 2,882 hectares of plantation land and the incorporation of 
4,324 hectares of land not prev iously used for palm production. 11,945,891.00 SAG (Ministry 
of Agriculture 
and Livestock) 
Training services     
Consolidation of the development of rural 
enterprises belonging to the National 
Association of Honduran Farmers (ANACH)  To increase the competitiveness of rural enterprises through efficient use and 
preservation of productive and natural re sources, by providing ANACH members 
with technical and enterpri se developmen t services. 27,964,896.00 SAG 
Programme for the Reactivation of the 
Agri-Food Technological Information System 
of Honduras (PRESITAH) To improve technologica l aspects of the INFOAGRO system  so as to enable it to 
become an instrument that facilitates de cision-making for agri-food sector operators 
at various levels, thereby promoting the development of competitive agriculture 
based on the sustainability and strengthening of producers in the agri-food chain, in 
coordination with national inst itutions directly and indirectly linked to the agri-food 
sector. 184,173.75 SAG 
Strengthening and consolidation of the 
Agricultural Education, Training and 
Agribusiness Developmen t Service (SEDUCA) To strengthen SEDUCA's managerial capa city by consolidating its technical, 
operational and manageri al aspects, with a view to organizing and incorporating 
various training activities and resources aimed at transforming the agri-food sector 
and reducing the country's poverty level. 78,856.00 SAG  
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 Page 3Measure type Name and description of measure 
with reference to criteria 
in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question (US$) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
Support for the organization and functioning of 
the National Agri-Food Science and 
Technology System (SNITTA) To support SNITTA's managerial capacity by  strengthening technical, administrative 
and operational elements within the Technical Secretariat so as to ensure the 
implementation of various ac tivities and resources that benefit the organization and 
functioning of the System.  The aim is  for public and private agri-food sector 
operators involved in research, the transfer  of agri-food technology, and training, to 
establish a systematic integration process for the smooth functioning of the system, 
thereby ensuring a more effective response to national food security and productive 
competitiveness needs. 788,560.00 SAG 
Office to support impl ementation of the 
DR-CAFTA Free Trade Agreement and 
Customs Union arrangements in the agricultural 
sector To establish, in conjunction with public a nd private agricultural sector institutions, 
mechanisms and strategies to facilitate the implementation of DR-CAFTA and other 
trade agreements and improve access to national, regional and international markets 
for agricultural products, while providing SENASA with support relating to the 
adoption and implementation of sanitary  and phytosanitary and food safety 
measures, so as to ensure compliance with the correspondi ng requirements applied in 
these markets. 4,040,000.00 SAG 
Extension services     
Technology voucher project To help ensure food security for small-scale producers of basic grains in 17 of the 
country's departments by increasing thei r productivity through genetic improvement. 5,292,349.38 SAG 
Marketing and promotion services     
National programme for the strengthening of 
rural competitive capacity with a view to 
integration in the open trade environment To promote the restructuring of rural busine ss so that rural organizations can become 
integrated in the new global trading framework, by training and building up the 
capacity of their local and regional leaders and providing useful marketing and 
productive investment information and tools,  the end goal being the development of 
rural and indigenous stake holders in human terms. 78,326.77 SAG 
Strengthening of the ag ribusiness management 
capacity and the transformation and marketing 
capacities of the cooperatives and enterprises 
belonging to the National Farmers 
Union (UNC) To establish the basic conditions necessary  for enterprises belonging to the UNC to 
apply operating models, carry out admini strative and accounting checks and manage 
technology in such a way as to secure sustainable profits. 78,326.77 SAG 
Strengthening of Agricultural Enterprises for 
Transformation and Marketing 
Purposes (FATRAC) Implementation of a training, technical assistance and mark et logistics programme to 
strengthen enterprises and cooperatives. 78,326.77 SAG  
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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 
question (US$) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
Consolidation and development of agri-food 
chains, by branch To increase the competitiveness of operators in the integrated chains that are being 
developed with the assistance of PRONAGRO with a view to promoting the 
development of agricultural enterprises asso ciated with these agri-food chains in the 
national, Central American and international markets, so as to derive greater benefits 
from the business opportunities created by the Dominican Republic-Central 
America-United States Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA). 315,424.02 SAG 
 
  
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 Page 5Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Republic of Honduras  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  June 2006 to May 2007  
 
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Co mmitment – Special and D ifferential 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 (US$) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
    
Investment subsidies genera lly available to agriculture    
Integration of small-scale 
horticultural producers into value 
chains in the high plateau area 
close to Tegucigalpa To develop and imple ment the first stage of th e FUNDER agribusiness process 
with a view to producing vegetables  that meet the quality and quantity 
standards required by the market, in the high plateau area close to 
Tegucigalpa. 184,173.75 SAG 
 
ANACH:  National Association of Honduran Farmers  
FATRAC:  Strengthening of Agricultural Enterp rises for Transformation and Marketing Purposes  
PRESITAH:  Programme for the Reactivation of the Ag ri-Food Technological Inform ation System of Honduras  
SNITTA:  National Agri-Food Sc ience and Technology System  
DR-CAFTA:  Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement 
FUNDER:  Rural Development Foundation 
UNC:  National Farmers Union 
PRONAGRO:  National Ag ricultural Programme 
INFOAGRO:  Agricultural Information System 
SEDUCA:  Agricultural Education and Training Service 
 
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