WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/CAN/72 
24 November 2008 
 (08-5722) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English/ 
 French 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 19 November 2008, 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 2005/2006 .  
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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:  2005/2006 
 
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 (1) Quantity of food aid provided to least-developed and net food-importing developing countries:  
 For the 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006 reporti ng period, Canada provided a total of 242,669 
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 $143.3
1 million in 2005/2006.  
Table A, "Canadian Food Aid to LDCs and NFIDCs, 1 July 2005 – 30 June 2006", 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, individual co untry, and by commodity, as well as total value, 
and value of the portion which is channelle d through the World Food Programme (WFP).2   
  In addition, in the reporting year 2005/2006, Ca nada provided a total of $18.4 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 2005 – 30 June 2006 
 
Country  Commodity  Quantity 
MT Value Disbursed   
CDN$ thousands  WFP portion 
CDN$ thousands  
 
AFRICA     
Angola yellow split peas 249 221 221
Burkina Faso beans, maize, vegetable oil, yellow 
split peas 326 304 251
Burundi maize, yellow split peas 5,534 3,430 3,430
Central  African 
Republic yellow split peas 43 32 32
Chad vegetable oil, wheat, yellow split 
peas 2,881 2,930 2,930
Dem. Rep. Congo beans, maize meal, vegetable oil 2,641 3,182 3,182
Djibouti rice 949 504 504
Eritrea vegetable oil, wheat 3,680 2,148 930Ethiopia faffa, plumpy nut, Unimix, wheat, 
vegetable oil, yellow split peas 52,841 27,494 22,985
Guinea vegetable oil, yellow split peas 408 531 531
Lesotho maize, vegetable oil, yellow split 
peas 1,273 529 529
Liberia lentils, pulses, rice, seed (rice, 
vegetable) vegetable oil, wheat flour, yellow split peas 2,638 3,007 1,613
Malawi cassava cuttings, maize, seed 
(cassava, groundnuts, Irish potato, 
sorghum), Unimix, vegetable oil, 
yellow split peas 13,640 4,131 2,830
Mali maize meal, sorghum, vegetable 
oil, yellow split peas 3,410 3,329 3,329
Mozambique beans, maize, seed (beans, cassava, 
maize, soy, sweet potato), sugar, 
vegetable oil, yellow split peas 11,531 5,433 5,262
Niger beans, maize, peas , rice 2,315 1,776 1,663
Rwanda vegetable oil, yellow split peas 1,775 1,434 1,434
Senegal maize soy blend, rice, sugar, 
yellow split peas 6,527 3,435 3,435
Sierra Leone lentils, seed (cassava, groundnut, 
rice, sweet potato vines, vegetable), vegetable oil, yellow split peas 396 460 421
Somalia beans, maize, seed (maize), 
vegetable oil, wheat, yellow split peas 3,550 3,144 3,063
Sudan beans, groundnuts, maize, millet, 
salt, seed (cassava, maize, 
sorghum, groundnut, vegetable) 
sorghum, sugar, vegetable oil, wheat, yellow split peas 17,226 13,234 9,178G/AG/N/CAN/72 
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  Country  Commodity  Quantity 
MT Value Disbursed   
CDN$ thousands  WFP portion 
CDN$ thousands  
Tanzania beans, maize, seed (soybean), 
vegetable oil, yellow split peas 7,345 4,602 4,489
Uganda beans, maize, seed (sesame) 
vegetable oil, yellow split peas 7,727 5,483 5,482
Zambia maize, maize meal, pulses, seed 
(beans, cassava, groundnut, maize, rice, sorghum, sunflower), Unimix, 
vegetable oil, yellow split peas 12,642 5,318 3,316
Africa LDCs   161,547 96,091 81,040
   
Côte d’Ivoire lentils, vegetable oil 1,370 1,805 1,805Kenya beans, maize, vegetable oil, yellow 
split peas 14,076 9,189 6,877
Africa NFIDCs   15,446 10,994 8,682
Total Africa LDCs and NFIDCs  176,993 107,085 89,722
 
AMERICAS      
Haiti beans, maize soy blend, vegetable 
oil 8,261 10,541 10,541
Americas LDCs   8,261 10,541 10,541
   
Cuba rice, vegetable oil 306 285 285
Peru peas, vegetable oil, wheat, yellow 
split peas 4,642 1,620 1,620
Americas NFIDCs   4,948 1,905 1,905
Total Americas LDCs and NFIDCs 13,209 12,446 12,446
 
ASIA      
Afghanistan beans, salt, vegetable oil,  wheat 4,675 3,990 3,720
Bangladesh food baskets, lentils, rice, salt, 
seeds (mixed), wheat, wheat soy 
blend, yellow split peas 32,562 10,731 9,214
Cambodia canned fish 164 433 433
Myanmar beans 474 438 -
Nepal rice 1,745 728 728
Asia LDCs  39,620 16,320 14,095
   
Mongolia rice, vegetable oil, wheat flour 46 26 -Pakistan rice, seed (maize, rice, vegetable), 
vegetable oil, yellow split peas 3,942 3,504 2,331
Asia NFIDCs  3,988 3,530 2,331
Total Asia LDCs and NFIDCs 43,608 19,850 16,426 G/AG/N/CAN/72 
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  Country  Commodity  Quantity 
MT Value Disbursed   
CDN$ thousands  WFP portion 
CDN$ thousands  
 
EUROPE, 
MIDDLE EAST & MAGHREB    
Mauritania wheat 1,076 594 594
Yemen vegetable oil, wheat 7,783 3,384 3,384
Europe, Middle 
East & Maghreb LDCs   8,859 3,978 3,978
     
Europe, Middle 
East & Maghreb NFIDCs  --  -
Total Europe, Middle East  & Maghreb, LDCs and 
NFIDCs 8,859 3,978 3,978
     
FOOD AID     
Total Food Aid to LDCs  218,287 126,930 109,654
Total Food Aid to NFIDCs  24,382 16,429 12,918
GRAND TOTAL LDCs and NFIDCs 242,669 143,359 122,572
 
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) 2005/2006
3, Canada provided a total of $4.5 billion in ODA, of which 
CIDA managed $2.9 billion.  $134.7 million was channelled via the International Development 
Research Centre (IDRC), which undert akes bilateral projects with a scien tific 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).4 
 
                                                      
3 Canada’s fiscal year (FY) covers the period 1 April to 31 March. 
4 In addition, a small amount of Canada's ODA is  channelled via other government agencies (e.g. 
Canada Post, Canadian Heritage, Department of Nati onal Defense, 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/72 
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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
5 provided to 
LDCs and NFIDCs via CIDA, IDRC and DFAIT in FY2005/2006 is set out below.  
THE CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 
Bilateral (Government-to-Government) Programmes  
 
 CIDA's bilateral assistance is delivered through four geographic branches (Africa, Asia, 
Americas, and Europe, Middle East, and Maghreb)
6.  Total bilateral programming was 
$1,211.0 million in FY2005/2006.   
 
 Canadian bilateral programming consists of government-to-government programs and 
projects, which are carried out in accordance with bilateral agreements and planned in co-operation 
with the country via the Country Development Policy Frameworks (CDPFs).  In FY 2005/2006, bilateral programming supported 58 of the LDCs an d NFIDCs for a total value of $594.7 million.  
This represents approximately 46.8 per cent of  the total amount of Canadian geographic 
programming.  $44.7 million worth of bilateral progr amming directed at LDCs and NFIDCs was in 
agriculture and related programming,  which is approximately 2.0 per cent of total Canadian bilateral 
ODA, and it represents approximately 4.3 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 FY 2005/2006 is as follows: 
 TABLE B CIDA Bilateral Agriculture and Related Sub-Sectors Programming 
Disbursements by Region and Country, FY 2005/2006 
 
Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed CDN$ thousands  
   
AFRICA    
Angola 2 91 
Benin 4 23 Burkina Faso 9 196 
Burundi 3 156 
Cape Verde 5 29 Central African Republic 1 36 
Chad 5 58 
Comoros 1 26 Dem. Rep. Congo 5 221 
Djibouti 2 28 
Equatorial Guinea 1 36 Eritrea 3 68 
Ethiopia 11 6,932 
                                                      
5 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 contribute 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. 
6 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/72 
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  Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed CDN$ thousands  
Gambia 6 29 
Guinea 3 23 
Guinea-Bissau 6 28 Lesotho 2 91 
Liberia 3 14 
Madagascar 2 116 Malawi 3 548 
Mali 10 2,100 
Mozambique 9 7,293 Niger 5 34 
Rwanda 5 204 
Sao Tome & Principe 1 36 Senegal 11 437 
Sierra Leone 3 13 
Somalia 1 26 Sudan 3 118 
Tanzania 6 533 
Togo 3 13 
Uganda 4 211 
Zambia 4 399 
Africa LDCs  142 20,166 
   
Botswana 1 1 Côte d’Ivoire 6 24 
Gabon 2 39 
Kenya 5 260 Mauritius 2 27 
Namibia 1 1 
Africa NFIDCs  17 352 
Total Africa LDCs and 
NFIDCs 159 20,518 
   
AMERICAS    
Haiti 9 1,775 
Americas LDCs  9 1,775 
   
Cuba 2 290 
Dominican Republic 2 327 
Honduras 5 802 
Peru 2 1,436 
Americas NFIDCs  11 2,855 
Total Americas LDCs 
and NFIDCs 20 4,630 
   
ASIA    
Afghanistan 4 13,307 
Bangladesh 2 710 
Cambodia 4 567 Laos 1 428 
Nepal 6 984 
Timor-Leste 2 11 
Asia LDCs  19 16,007 
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  Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed CDN$ thousands  
Pakistan 2 2,507 
Sri Lanka 4 1,000 
Asia NFIDCs  6 3,507 
Total Asia LDCs and 
NFIDCs  25 19,514 
   
EUROPE, MIDDLE 
EAST AND MAGHREB   
Mauritania 2 22 
Europe,Middle East and 
Maghreb LDCs  2 22 
   
Egypt 2 43 
Morocco 1 2 
Tunisia 1 2 
Europe,Middle East and 
Maghreb NFIDCs 4 47 
Total Europe, Middle 
East & Maghreb LDCs 
and NFIDCs  6 69 
   
Total to LDCs  172 37,970 
Total to NFIDCs  38 6,761 
GRAND TOTAL to 
LDCs and NFIDCs  210 44,731 
 
 
Multilateral Core Funding 
 
 Table C below represents CIDA's total FY  2005/2006 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/72 
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  TABLE C Canadian ODA Funding to Multilatera l Organizations Whose Activities Relate 
to Agriculture, Food Production and Food Security, FY 2005/2006 
 
Organization  CDN$ million  
UNDP 147.1 
UNICEF 121.9 
International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) 14.7 
World Food Programme (WFP) 187.1 
CGIAR Research Centres7 15.1 
 
 
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 direct orates, of which two provide  direct financial support 
as described below:  - 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 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; 
  In FY 2005/2006, CPB disbursed a total of  $254.7 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 
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 (Table D and E) provide data for CPB programming 
                                                     
 
7 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/72 
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  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, FY 2005/2006 
 
Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed CDN$ thousands  
   
AFRICA    
Guinea 1 16 Mali 1 42 
Mozambique 1 185 
Senegal 1 83 
Africa LDCs  4 326 
   
Africa NFIDCs 0 0 
Total Africa LDCs & NFIDCs  4 326 
   
AMERICAS    
Barbados 1 93 
Peru 1 35 
Venezuela 1 35 
Americas NFIDCs  3 163 
Total Americas LDCs & NFIDCs  3 163 
   
ASIA   
Mongolia 1 59 
Asia NFIDCs 1 59 
Total Asia LDCs  & NFIDCs  1 59 
   
EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND 
MAGHREB   
Mauritania 1 295 
Europe, Middle East and 
Maghreb LDCs  1 295 
   
Egypt 1 145 
Europe, Middle East and 
Maghreb NFIDCs  1 145 
Total Europe, Middle East and 
Maghreb LDCs & NFIDCs 2 440 
   
CPB/INC    
Total to LDCs  5 621 
Total to NFIDCs  5 367 
GRAND TOTAL to LDCs and 
NFIDCs  10 988 
 
 
 The Private Sector program's total disbur sements for FY 2005/2006 was $32.1 million, of 
which about $1.0 million was disbursed to 10 agri culture and related projects operating in 10 LDCs  G/AG/N/CAN/72 
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  and/or NFIDCs.  Agriculture programming directed at LDCs and NFIDCs therefore represents about 
3.1 per cent of the total overall Private Sector program.  
TABLE E Canadian Partnership Branch (C PB) "Voluntary Programs" Agriculture and 
Related Disbursements in LDCs and NFIDCs, FY 2005/2006 
 
Country  Number of Projects  Value Disbursed CDN$ '000  
   
AFRICA   
Angola 7 64 Benin 9 262 
Burkina Faso 15 574 
Burundi 7 77 Cape Verde 1 19 
Central African. Rep. 3 28 
Chad 4 64 Comoros 1 19 
Dem. Rep. Congo 13 275 
Djibouti 1 19 Equatorial Guinea 1 19 
Eritrea 3 26 
Ethiopia 11 1,550 Gambia 8 128 
Guinea 4 120 
Guinea-Bissau 2 35 Lesotho 6 123 
Liberia 1 20 
Madagascar 3 60 
Malawi 14 406 
Mali 15 640 Mozambique 14 300 
Niger 8 270 
Rwanda 14 211 Sao Tome and Principe 2 47 
Senegal 10 505 
Sierra Leone 7 83 Somalia Rep. 2 64 
Sudan 3 28 
Tanzania 22 380 Togo 3 82 
Uganda 17 282 
Zambia 16 476 
Africa LDCs  247 7,256 
   
Botswana 5 226 
Côte d’Ivoire 4 36 
Gabon 2 23 Kenya 32 467 
Mauritius 3 28 
Namibia 5 112 
Africa NFIDCs  51 892 
Total Africa LDCs and 
NFIDCs  298 8,148 G/AG/N/CAN/72 
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  Country  Number of Projects  Value Disbursed CDN$ '000  
   
AMERICAS    
Haiti 26 471 
Americas LDCs  26 471 
   
Barbados 2 15 
Cuba 11 294 
Dominica 3 2 
Dominican Republic 8 167 Honduras 28 525 
Jamaica 9 113 
Peru 22 482 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 1 
Saint Lucia 1 1 
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines 3 16 Trinidad & Tobago 5 23 
Venezuela 2 1 
Americas NFIDCs  95 1,640 
Total Americas LDCs and 
NFIDCs  121 2,111 
 
ASIA    
Afghanistan 3 13 
Bangladesh 12 296 
Cambodia 12 277 Dem. Rep. of Lao 4 53 
Nepal 14 415 
Solomon Islands 1 15 
Timor-Leste 2 87 
Vanuatu 1 27 
Asia LDCs  49 1,183 
   
Mongolia 3 100 Pakistan 6 40 
Sri Lanka 14 461 
Asia NFIDCs  23 601 
Total Asia LDCs and NFIDCs  72 1,784 
 
EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND MAGHREB    
Mauritania 4 127 
Yemen 1 5 
Europe, Middle East and 
Maghreb LDCs  5 132 
   
Egypt 6 35 
Jordan 5 51 
Morocco 3 60 
Tunisia 2 29 
Europe, Middle East and 
Maghreb NFIDCs  16 175 
Total Europe, Middle East and 
Maghreb LDCs and NFIDCs  21 307  G/AG/N/CAN/72 
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  Country  Number of Projects  Value Disbursed CDN$ '000  
   
CPB "VOLUNTARY"    
Total to LDCs  327 9,042 
Total to NFIDCs  185 3,308 
GRAND TOTAL LDCs and 
NFIDCs  512 12,350 
 
  For the "CPB Voluntary Program" (excluding Private Sector), total disbursements for 
FY 2005/2006 were $214.7 million on programs, project s and activities.  Some 512 agriculture and 
related projects, with a total value of $12.4 million, were operational in 69 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 FY2005/2006 its total budget (including administrative costs) was 
$134.7 million.  In FY 2005/2006, IDRC undertook dis bursements in the agriculture sector totalling 
$4.9 million, which represented about 3. 6 per cent of their total allocation. 
  A review for FY2005/2006 of IDRC identified so me 38 projects in agriculture and related 
sectors, in LDCs and NFIDCs with a value of $2. 5 million (about 51 per cent 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, FY 2005/2006 
 
Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed CDN$ '000  
   
AFRICA    
Benin 2 72 
Burkina Faso 2 42 Ethiopia 1 113 
Gambia 1 92 
Malawi 1 125 Senegal 4 61 
Sierra Leone 2 132 
Uganda 2 508 
Africa LDCs  15 1,145 
   
Kenya 8 486 
Africa NFIDCs  8 486 
Total Africa LDCs and NFIDCs  23 1,631 G/AG/N/CAN/72 
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  Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed CDN$ '000  
 
AMERICAS    
Cuba 2 51 
Honduras 2 55 Peru 2 53 
Total Americas NFIDCs  6 159 
Total Americas LDCs and NFIDCs 6 159 
 
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 
   
Egypt 1 100 
Morocco 1 38 
Europe, Middle East and Maghreb NFIDCs 2 138 
Total Europe, Middle East and Maghreb 
LDCs and NFIDCs 4 248 
 
IDRC   
Total IDRC to LDCs  21 1,600 
Total IDRC to NFIDCs  17 880 
GRAND TOTAL IDRC TO LDC/NFIDCs  38 2,480 
 
 
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE  
 
 Canada's annual core contributions to mu ltilateral organizations such as the Food and 
Agricultural Organization (FAO), the Inter-American Institute for Co-operation on Agriculture (IICA) 
and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO ) are channelled through the Department of 
Foreign Affairs and International Trade.  In FY 2005/2006, these contributions were, respectively, 
$6.7 million, $4.0 million and $0.1 million.  Given that  food security is part of the mandate of these 
multilateral organizations, it can be assumed that a por tion of these contributions are directed to food 
security related activities.  
(4) Other relevant information with respect to actions taken within the framework of the 
Decision: 
  Some Canadian provincial governments also have small international assistance programs 
which may provide agriculture and related technical assistance to LDCs and NFIDCs. 
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   Canadian aid (CIDA) offices in developing countries administer a Canada Fund for Local 
Initiatives (CFLI) which responds to small-scale, country specific re quests.  Some of these funds, 
where they exist in LDCs and NFIDCs, may ha ve agriculture and related sector impacts. 
  Table G is included as a Voluntary Submission to this Notification.  This table provides 
information on Canadian technical assistance to LD Cs and NFIDCs in the sectors of fisheries and 
agro-forestry.  This table has been included to ensure that the Committee is provided with full 
information on technical assistance provided by Canada, which contributes to the food security situation of the recipient LDCs and NFIDCs.   TABLE G CIDA/IDRC Fisheries and Agro-Fo restry Programming Disbursements,  
  by Channel, to LDCs and NFIDCs, FY 2005/2006  
Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed CDN$’000  
CIDA Bilateral    
Bangladesh 1 337 
Burundi 1 41 
Congo, Dem Rep 1 41 
Eritrea 1 41 Ethiopia 1 41 
Guinea 1 65 
Haiti 4 320 Rwanda 1 41 
Samoa 1 1 
Senegal 4 415 Solomon Islands 1 1 
Sudan 1 41 
Tanzania 1 41 Timor-Leste 2 25 
Tuvalu 1 1 
Uganda 1 41 Vanuatu 1 1 
LDCs  24 1,494 
   
Barbados 1 5 
Côte d’Ivoire 1 2 
Cuba 2 193 
Dominica 1 5 
Dominican Republic 2 154 Egypt 1 41 
Honduras 3 206 
Jamaica 3 333 Kenya 1 41 
Morocco 1 1 
Peru 1 5 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 5 
Saint Lucia 1 5 
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines 1 5 Sri Lanka 2 224 
Trinidad & Tobago 1 5 
Tunisia 1 1 Venezuela 1 5 
NFIDCs  25 1,236 
Total CIDA Bilateral  49 2,730 G/AG/N/CAN/72 
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  Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed CDN$’000  
CIDA CPB (INC)    
Tunisia 1 232 
NFIDCs  1 232 
Total CIDA CPB/INC  1 232 
CIDA CPB Voluntary    
Angola 2 18 
Bangladesh 5 48 
Benin 5 38 
Bhutan 1 1 Burkina Faso 6 79 
Burundi 2 16 
Cambodia 5 17 Cape Verde 1 16 
Central African Republic 1 16 
Chad 2 22 Comoros 1 16 
Congo, Dem Rep 5 33 
Djibouti 1 16 Equatorial Guinea 1 16 
Eritrea 1 16 
Ethiopia 6 47 Gambia 2 20 
Guinea 1 16 
Guinea-Bissau 1 16 Haiti 9 32 
Laos 2 26 
Lesotho 1 6 
Liberia 2 16 
Madagascar 2 22 Malawi 6 58 
Mali 4 30 
Mauritania 2 33 Mozambique 8 87 
Nepal 4 11 
Niger 5 40 Rwanda 3 24 
Sao Tome and Principe 1 16 
Senegal 4 50 Sierra Leone 1 16 
Solomon Islands 1 11 
Somalia 2 83 Sudan 1 16 
Tanzania 8 82 
Togo 1 16 Uganda 6 53 
Vanuatu 1 20 
Zambia 7 41 
LDCs  130 1,266 
   
Botswana 3 23 
Côte d’Ivoire 1 16 
Cuba 4 155 Dominica 1 1 
Dominican Republic 5 44 
Egypt 2 18  G/AG/N/CAN/72 
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  Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed CDN$’000  
Gabon 1 16 
Honduras 9 113 
Jamaica 3 16 
Jordan 4 12 Kenya 8 47 
Mauritius 1 16 
Mongolia 1 1 
Morocco 2 27 
Namibia 2 20 Pakistan 2 3 
Peru 6 40 
Sri Lanka 2 20 Trinidad and Tobago 1 3 
Tunisia 2 20 
NFIDCs  60 611 
Total CIDA CPB Voluntary  190 1,877 
CIDA to LDCs  154 2,760 
CIDA to NFIDCs  86 2,079 
GRAND TOTAL CIDA to LDCs and 
NFIDCs  240 4,839 
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  159 3,129 
Total CIDA & IDRC to NFIDCs  86 2,079 
Total CIDA & IDRC to LDCs 
/NFIDCs  245 5,208 
 
 
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 
 CABI   Commonwealth Agricu ltural Bureau International 
CCLF   CGIAR Canada Linkage Fund 
CDN $   Canadian Dollars CFLI   Canada Fund for Local Initiatives CGIAR   Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
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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 
                                                     
 
8 See footnote 8 for a list of CGIAR member research institutions. G/AG/N/CAN/72 
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  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 Country (as identified by the Agriculture 
Committee of the WTO) 
NGO   Non-Governmental Organization 
ODA   Official Development Assistance 
OECD   Organization for Econom ic Cooperation and Development 
UNCTAD  United Nations Confer ence 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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