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G/AG/N/BWA/13 
27 March 2012 
 (12-1637) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 16 March 2012, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Republic of Botswana .  The notification concerns the use of domestic support 
commitments ( Table DS:1  and the relevant supporting ta bles) for the financial years 2009/2010  and 
2010/2011 . 
 
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 The domestic agricultural support measures a pplied by Botswana during the fiscal years 
2009/2010 to 2010/2011 (1 April 2009 to 31 March 2011) are those listed in the attached Supporting 
Tables of DS:1 and DS:2.    
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Page 2 Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Botswana 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2009/2010  
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
   
Measure type Name and description of meas ure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
Million Pula (BWP) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
General Services 
i) Pest and disease control  
Animal Disease Emergency Control:   prevention, control and eradication of outbreaks of 
Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and other dis eases (Cattle Lung Disease, Anthrax, Black 
quarter, Brucellosis and Rabies) (Annex 2, paragraph 2(b)).  
  
41.50  
MFDP 
 Improvement to Disease Control:   prevention and control of livestock diseases (Annex 2, 
paragraph 2(b)). 
 11.00 MFDP 
 Foot and Mouth Disease Control:   prevention, control and eradicate Foot and Mouth Disease 
(Annex 2, paragraph 2(b)). 
 11.20 MFDP 
 Disease and Pest Control:   prevention, control and eradication of outbreaks of diseases and 
pests (Annex 2, paragraph 2(b)).  
  2.95 MFDP 
ii) Extension and advisory services National Master Plan for Arable Agriculture and Dairy Development (NAMPAADD):  
provision of training services through identification and establishment of demonstration and pilot 
projects in areas with potential in order to demonstrate improved farm management practices required for improved production in respect of rain -fed agriculture, irrigated agriculture and dairy 
development (Annex 2, paragraph 2(d)) . 
 23.20 MFDP  
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 Page 3Measure type Name and description of meas ure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
Million Pula (BWP) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
iii) Infrastructural services Poultry Development:  provision of poultry ma rketing facilities (Annex 2, paragraph 2(g)).  
 1.92 MFDP 
 Horticulture and Water Development:   provision of centralised horticultural markets and 
water supply facilities (Annex 2, paragraph 2(g)).  
 4.22 MFDP 
 Development of Extension Services:   construction and electrification of rural extension offices 
(Annex 2, paragraph 2(g)) . 
 0.91 MFDP 
iv) Public stockholding for food security 
purposes Botswana Agricultural Marketing Board (BAMB) Strategic Grain Reserve:  accumulation 
and holding of stocks of cereal products (strategic grain reserve) including refurbishment of BAMB silos for food security purposes (Annex 2, paragraph 3). 
 6.79 MFDP 
 
  
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Page 4 Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Botswana 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2009/2010 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - Special and Differentia l Treatment - "Development Programmes"  
 
Measure type Name and description of measur e with reference to criteria in Article 6.2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
Million Pula (BWP) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
Input subsidies generally available to low-income or 
resource-poor producers Arable Land Development Programme (ALDEP II):   provision of agricultural input subsidies, 
including farm inputs, fencing and draught animals,  which are generally available to low-income or 
resource-poor producers (Article 6.2).  
 0.40 MFDP 
 Dairy Improvements:   provision of agricultural input subsidies such as milk cooling facilities, milk 
collection centres, and milk testing equipment, which are generally available to  low-income or resource-
poor producers (Article 6.2).  
 0.26 MFDP 
 Artificial Insemination Services:   provision of agricultural input subsidies, including subsidised semen, 
artificial insemination equipments, and bull fertility tes ting, which are generally available to low-income 
or resource-poor producers (Article 6.2).  
 0.56 MFDP 
Investment subsidies generally available to agriculture Livestock Water Development:   provision of investment subsidies such as development of water 
sources (drilling and/or equipping boreholes/wells , water reticulation and construction of dams) 
generally available to agriculture  (Article 6.2).  
 4.45 MFDP 
 Transportation Subsidy:   provision of  investment subsidies such as  transport subsidy generally 
available to agriculture (Article 6.2). 
 4.44 MFDP 
  
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 Page 5Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Botswana 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2010/2011  
 
Measures exempt from the reduct ion commitment - "Green Box" 
   
Measure type Name and description of meas ure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
Million Pula (BWP)  
 
Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
General Services 
i) Pest and disease control  
Foot and Mouth Disease Control:   prevention, control and eradication of Foot and Mouth 
Disease (Annex 2, paragraph 2(b)). 
  
8.34  
MFDP 
 Disease and Pest Control:   prevention, control and eradication of outbreaks of diseases and 
pests (Annex 2, paragraph 2(b)).  
  13.22 MFDP 
ii) Extension and advisory services National Master Plan for Arable Agriculture and Dairy Development (NAMPAADD):   
provision of training services through identification and establishment of demonstration and pilot 
projects in areas with potential in order to demonstrate improved farm management practices required for improved production in respect of rain -fed agriculture, irrigated agriculture and dairy 
development (Annex 2, paragraph 2(d)) . 
 7.14 MFDP 
iii) Infrastructural services Development of Extension Services:   construction and electrification of rural extension 
offices (Annex 2, paragraph 2(g)).  
 3.84 MFDP 
 Horticulture and Water Development:   construction of centralised  horticultural markets and 
water supply facilities (Annex 2, paragraph 2(g)).  
 35.52 MFDP  
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Page 6 Measure type Name and description of meas ure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
Million Pula (BWP)  
 
Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
 Research Programme Support:   provision of capital equipment an d research facilities to enable 
development of appropriate technologies for commodity and location specific research (Annex 2, 
paragraph 2(g)).  
 39.88 MFDP 
 Livestock Marketing Facilities: provision of livestock marketing facilities such as  construction 
of concentration centres and loading rumps (Annex 2, paragraph 2(g)). 
 3.17 MFDP 
  
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 Page 7Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Botswana 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2010/2011 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - Special and Differentia l Treatment - "Development Programmes"  
 
Measure type Name and description of measur e with reference to criteria in Article 6.2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
Million Pula (BWP) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
Input subsidies generally available to low-income or 
resource-poor producers Livestock Management and Infr astructure Development (LIMID):   provision of agricultural 
input subsidies such as dipping facilities (dip ta nks and spray races), handling facilities (kraals and 
crushes), water sources (drilling and/or equipping of boreholes/wells and water reticulation) chaff 
cutters and fodder barn generally available to low-income or resource-poor producers (Article 6.2).  
 19.03 MFDP 
 Integrated Support Programme for Arable Agriculture Development (ISPAAD):   provision of 
agricultural input subsidies, including farm inputs , fencing and draught animals, which are generally 
available to low-income or resource-poor producers (Article 6.2).  
 209.10 MFDP 
 Artificial Insemination Services:   provision of agricultural input subsidies such as subsidised 
semen, artificial insemination equipments, and bull fertility testing, which are generally available to low-income or resource-poor producers (Article 6.2).  
 1.05 MFDP 
Investment subsidies generally available to agriculture Transportation Subsidy:   provision of investment subsidies such as  transport subsidy which is 
generally available to agriculture (Article 6.2). 
 4.01 MFDP 
 
 
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