WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/HND/30 
26 May 2010 
 (10-2906) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 6 May 2010, 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 2007-2008 . 
 
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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 2007 to May 2008 
 
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     
Surveillance of exotic diseases  To safeguard the country's livestock sector and prevent the introduction of diseases into the 
country by collecting and sending as many samp les as possible to the reference laboratories 
in Guatemala and Panama for differen tial diagnosis of exotic diseases.  2,340,000 SAG 
Pest and disease control     
Project to strengthen the Food Safety 
Department Project to strengthen the Food Safety Departme nt (DIA) of the National Agricultural Health 
Service (SENASA) by developing a country -wide inspection and laboratory diagnosis 
system to provide and guarantee food safety fo r domestic consumers and enable domestic 
agricultural production to integrate into world trade, addressing sanitary and phytosanitary restrictions within a period of 18 months.  8,710,000 SAG 
Training services
    
Integrated inter-institutional programme 
for the diversification of Honduras's 
exports To diversify and increase non-traditional agri cultural production.  Starting in 2015, 
112,000 hectares of new crops will be added and 270,000 new jobs created.  3,970,000 SAG 
Improvement of the quality of life of 
families in rural communities through 
small community deve lopment projects (a) To help families living in rural communities to improve their standard of living through 
better access to basic services and a better quality of life;  (b) to contribute to the 
diversification of livestock  production by supporting agricultural production and minor 
species programmes.  1,490,000 SAG 
Development of a business model with 
small and medium-size producers to run 
the Comayagua Valley fruit and 
vegetable export plant Technical training to develop a sustainable bus iness model to run the hydrothermal treatment 
plant with the participation of Coma yagua Valley producers and agro-exporters.  1,290,000 SAG  
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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 
Extension and advisory services     
Reactivation of the dairy sector through 
corporate restructuring and 
specialization of the country's dairy 
production units To create an agri-business dairy production an d marketing model by establishing technical 
and financial cooperation links between the acto rs of the dairy chain with a view to the 
corporate restructuring and specialization of livestock production units and the development 
of infrastructure, thereby creating added valu e that should lead to increased production and 
productivity and help to reactivate the dairy sector.  6,760,000 SAG 
Strengthening of the production and 
agro-industrial components of agrarian 
reform for Honduran farmers To promote an agriculture that focuses on agro-industrial opportunities through technical 
cooperation aimed at ensuring a decent income and employment for farming families without 
damaging the environment or acting contrary to the purposes of the PRS.  700,000 SAG 
Entrepreneurial approach to the 
development of bee-keeping in 
Honduras To introduce a dynamic process of sustaina ble technological development of production 
aimed at increasing production,  productivity and the quality of the honey through a process 
of restocking of bees that would enable produc tion units to be modernized and would help to 
establish a business model for ho ney production for small producers.  1,190,000 SAG 
Marketing and promotion services     
Project for the transfer of technology to 
small producers in rural enterprises and 
organized individual producers under 
the technology voucher project To contribute to increasing staple grain productio n and productivity in the country by setting 
up a trust to promote the use of animal traction.  3,500,000 SAG 
Technical, administrative and equipment 
support for AHPERAMBUTAN to 
launch the marketing of the fresh fruit 
harvest in 2007-2008 To develop an agri-business management mode l for the Rambutan packaging plant, and to 
invest in market manage ment to improve the marketing of the fruit.  1,490,000 SAG 
Infrastructure services     
Establishment and management of a 
centre for the collection and processing 
of fruit and vegetables for marketing in 
the department of Olancho To provide producers from the west-central part of the department of Olancho with 
infrastructure for collecting fruit and vegetables  to enable them to provide a product that 
meets marketing standards.  1,990,000 SAG 
  
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Page 4 Supporting Table DS:2 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Republic of Honduras  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  June 2007 to May 2008  
 
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    
Quimistán Valley Irrigation 
Project To install irrigation facilities on 1,980 ha of land with high agricultural 
potential, benefiting 200 producers  in the Quimistán Valley. 15,970.00 SAG  
Irrigation Enhancement Project 
for the Western Comayagua 
Valley Micro-Watershed 
(PROMORCO) To raise income levels and ensure gr eater food security for 1,222 families and 
sustainable management of natural resources on 5,188 mz of land under 
irrigation in the Western Comayagua Vall ey.  The target population consists of 
small and medium-size producers who own less than 60 mz of land, are 
mainly involved in agriculture, and live in agricultural areas. 15,050.00 SAG 
Setting up of a micro-refinery for 
palm oil To develop an oil refining industry with  a capacity of 5 MT per day using raw 
materials from APROVA producers, enabling them to access a better market 
at better prices. 2,480,000 SAG 
Supervised livestock module To esta blish a permanent financial mechanis m to provide in-kind credit to the 
country's small livestock breeders or ganized in NITS, involving technical 
assistance, training and loans in kind. 15,000,000 SAG 
 
SAG:  Ministry of Ag riculture and Livestock 
APROVA:  Association of Producers from the Aguan Valley 
AHPERAMBUTAN:  Honduran Association for the Production and Exportation of Rambutan 
PROMORCO:  Irrigation Enhancement Project for the Western Comayagua Valley Micro-Watershed 
DIA:  Food Safety Department SENASA:  National Agricultural Health Service 
PRS:  Poverty Reduction Strategy 
NITS: Technological Exchange Centres 
 
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