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G/AG/N/TON/2/Rev.1 
11 January 2012 
 (12-0148) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Revision 
  
 The following submission, dated 28 October 2011, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Tonga .  The revised notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  
and the relevant Supporting Tables) for financial years 2007/2008  and 2008/2009 . 
 
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  The only domestic support measures applied by the Government of Tonga are those listed in 
the attached Supporting Table DS:1.  
  
  G/AG/N/TON/2/Rev.1 
Page 2 Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Tonga 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  financial years 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 
 
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 question (T$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
  2007/2008 2008/2009  
General services     
Research Research development programs and administration on 
specific commodity and products, such as vanilla, kava, 
squash, root crops, including animal health research and 
development. 502,605 450,822 Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 
Forestry and Fisheries** 
 EDF Stabex Programme* 0 453,323 Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 
Forestry and Fisheries 
 SPC Project - Plant Genetic* 3,772 6,517 Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 
Forestry and Fisheries 
 NZAid - Women in Development* 0 3,500 Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 
Forestry and Fisheries 
 Venezuela Fund - Rainwater Harvesting* 0 49,780 Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 
Forestry and Fisheries 
 ACIAR Project – Livestock Feed* 47,682 9,891 Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 
Forestry and Fisheries 
 ACIAR Project – Squash* 40,090 85,866 Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 
Forestry and Fisheries 
Pest and disease control Pest and diseas e control, including general and product-
specific pest and disease control measures e.g. fruit fly 
surveillances, quarantine services and operations. 101,474 111,847 Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 
Forestry and Fisheries** 
Training services Training services, including general training on farming 
and livestock as well as specialist training facilities such 
as training on nutrition, cooking, tree planting and 
maintenance. 12,151 12,151 Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 
Forestry and Fisheries** 
 Stabex* 0 56,924 Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 
Forestry and Fisheries  
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 Page 3Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question (T$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
  2007/2008 2008/2009  
Extension and advisory 
services Extension and advisory services, including extension 
programs administration to farmers and community 
development groups; transfer of information and results 
of research to producers and consumers. 470,084 418,301 Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 
Forestry and Fisheries** 
Inspection services Inspection services, including general inspection services 
and the inspection of particular products for health, safety, 
grading or standardization purposes (the objective of 
which is to ensure that Tonga meets the requirements of 
importing countries e.g. Quarantine Agreement with New 
Zealand). 134,626 144,999 Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 
Forestry and Fisheries** 
Marketing and promotion 
services Marketing and promotion services, including market 
information and advice, publ ications and information 
programs including library services. 13,033 13,033 Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 
Forestry and Fisheries** 
Infrastructural services Infrastructural services, including agricultural roads, 
treatment facilities and other infrastructural facilities 
required for the facilitation of export such as fumigation 
services 0 356,310 Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 
Forestry and Fisheries** 
 Stabex* 0 48,780 Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 
Forestry and Fisheries 
Total   1,325,517 2,222,044  
 
Notes: 
EDF:  European Development Fund SPC:  Secretariat of the Pacific Community 
ACIAR:  Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research  
* These measures benefit from technica l and financial assistance provided by  donor countries and agencies.   
** The values of the measures  were extracted from the Government's progr amme Budget for 2007/2008 and 2008/2009, which show act ual expenditures incurred by the government 
during 2007/2008 and 2008/2009, respectively. 
 
General notes: 
1. General services are provided mainly thr ough the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Fo restry and Fisheries.   Salaries and wa ges make up the major component of Tonga's expenditure 
on domestic support. 
2. Total value of agricultural production: 2007/2008 – T$ 3,983,131 
  2008/2009 – T$ 4,498,944 
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