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ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/SAM/3/Rev.4 
29 April 2010 
 (10-2301) 
Working Party on the 
Accession of Samoa Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF SAMOA 
 
Domestic Support and Export Subsidies in the Agricultural Sector  
 
Revision  
   The following submission, dated 19 April 2010, is being circulated at the request of the Government of Samoa. 
 
  
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  WT/ACC/SPEC/SAM/3/Rev.4 
Page 2 Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Samoa 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2005/2006-2008/2009  
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment -- "Green Box"  
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 
of the Agreement on Agriculture Monetary value of measure 
in year in question Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
Research General research including research programmes relating to particular products.   
Research on crops.  Research on bio-technology, germplasm management, farming systems, fruit trees, tree and root crops, pulses, spices, vegetables, mushrooms and 
ornamentals. 
 Research on plant pests.  Research on in sect pests, plant diseases, bee keeping and 
post harvest treatment. 
 2005/2006 
2006/2007 
2007/2008 
2008/2009 
 Average 2005/2006-2008/2009  
  
 
  
 
 
SAT 681,075 
521,391 
586,115 
539,480 
 
582,015 Ministry of Agriculture  
Pest and Disease Control Quarantine and eradi cation, pest and dis ease control measures. 
 
Maintain Samoa's relative freedom from unwanted pests and diseases by protecting our borders from pest and disease, while fulfilling national and international 
obligations in a responsible manner.  Maintain good quality control on our 
agricultural exports and enforce regist ration of economical and agricultural 
pesticides. 
 
Crops control and pests management.  Provide public awareness on pests management using integrated pest management strategies to contain and control pests 
of cultivated crops.  Also provide strategic measures for controlling any pests that 
may be introduced into the country as we ll as pests that already existed spreading 
within the country. 
 
Measures include the maintenance of good quality control of our agricultural exports through the use of the High Temperature Forced Air (HTFA) facility, fumigation,  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
    
   WT/ACC/SPEC/SAM/3/Rev.4
 Page 3Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 
of the Agreement on Agriculture Monetary value of measure 
in year in question Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
water blasting and other treatments if requ ired.  Also, public aw areness through the 
publication of newsletters and leaflets, production of TV and radio programmes as well as undertaking farmer trainings and demonstration plots on pests and diseases 
through the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies.  
 Laboratory research has also been underta ken by the Research Division of MAF to 
support and encourage the application of biological controls of pests and diseases. 
 2005/2006 
2006/2007 
2007/2008 2008/2009 
 
Average 2005/2006-2008/2009  
  
 
  
 
 
SAT 148,059 
228,431 
236,118 249,777 
 
215,596 
Extension and Advisory Services Participatory learning action approach.  Number of farmer groups having continuous 
linkages with extension agents.  Formulation of PRA conducted action plans, farmer 
training plus on-station visits and field visits to stations and farms.  Training and 
advisory services.  Involvement in training of farmers in conjunction with extension 
training programmes.  Also direct training of farmers and growers on recommended 
practices with advisory support on maintenance.  
Not Available.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Inspection Services Animal health and meat inspec tion services.  Undertake regular meat inspections 
(beef carcasses and porkers) to satisfy requests from local meat shops.  The 
inspections stress the importance of meat  hygiene and food safety.  Trainings and 
demonstrations on meat slaughtering and value adding (sausage and meat loaves) 
were previously carried out for all farmers and meat processors.  The same inspection 
service applies to dairy farmers in order to improve the quality of milk produced. 
 
2005/2006 2006/2007 
2007/2008 
2008/2009  
Average 2005/2006-2008/2009  
  
 
  
 
SAT 254,105 
353,460 
304,689 
318,334 
 
307,647  
 
  
  WT/ACC/SPEC/SAM/3/Rev.4 
Page 4 Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Samoa 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2005/2006-2008/2009  
 
Measures exempt from the re duction commit ment - Special and Differential Tr eatment - "Development Programmes"  
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Article 6:2 
of the Agreement on Agriculture Monetary value of measure 
in year in question Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
None 
 
  
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 Page 5Supporting Table DS:3  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Samoa 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2005/2006-2008/2009  
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - Direct Payments  under Production-Limiti ng Programmes - "Exempt Direct Payments"  
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Article 6:5 
of the Agreement on Agriculture Monetary value of measure in 
year in question Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
None 
 
  
  WT/ACC/SPEC/SAM/3/Rev.4 
Page 6 Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Samoa 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2002/2003-2007/2008  
 
Calculation of the Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
 
Description of basic products (including 
non-product specific AMS) Product-specific AMS (from Supporting 
Tables DS:5 to DS:7 below) Product-specific measurements of support 
(from Supporting Table DS:8 below) Current Total AMS (aggregate) 
1 2 3 4 
Samoa had no product-specific measures in the reference period. 
For information purposes only, the total value of agricultural production during this period was as follows: 
Agricultural Production Total Value of Agricultural Production: 
 
2002/2003 
2003/2004 2004/2005 
2005/2006 
2006/2007 2007/2008 
 
Average 2002-2008  
 
SAT 59.10 million 
73.30 million 87.50 million 
81.10 million 
79.80 million 87.20 million 
 
78.00 million  
 
National Accounts Report 
Samoa Bureau of Statistics 
  
   WT/ACC/SPEC/SAM/3/Rev.4
 Page 7Supporting Table DS:5  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Samoa 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2005/2006-2008/2009  
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measuremen ts of Support:  Ma rket Price Support  
 
Description of 
basic products Calendar/ 
marketing year 
beginning ... Measure type(s) Applied administered 
price External reference 
price Eligible 
production Associated 
fees/levies Total market 
price support Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5*6)-7 9 
None 
 
  
  WT/ACC/SPEC/SAM/3/Rev.4 
Page 8 Supporting Table DS:6  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Samoa 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2005/2006-2008/2009  
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments  
 
Description 
of basic 
product Calendar/ 
marketing 
year 
beginning ... Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered  
price External 
reference 
price Eligible 
production Total price-
related direct 
payments Other non-
exempt direct 
payments Associated 
fees/levies Total direct 
payments Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
None 
  
   WT/ACC/SPEC/SAM/3/Rev.4
 Page 9Supporting Table DS:7  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Samoa 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2005/2006-2008/2009  
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Ot her Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS  
 
Description 
of basic 
product Calendar/ 
marketing 
year 
beginning ... Measure 
type(s) Other product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other product 
specific 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific 
support Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) Total AMS Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
None 
 
   
  WT/ACC/SPEC/SAM/3/Rev.4 
Page 10 Supporting Table DS:8  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Samoa 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2005/2006-2008/2009  
 
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements of Support  
 
Description 
of basic 
products Calendar/ 
marketing 
year 
beginning Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered  
price Production 
eligible to 
receive the 
applied 
administered  
price Market 
price 
support 
budgetary 
outlays Equivalent 
measure-
ment of 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details) Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments Other 
product-
specific 
support Associated  
fees/levies Total 
monetary 
value of 
equivalent 
commitment  Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
(7+8+9-10) 12 
None  
   WT/ACC/SPEC/SAM/3/Rev.4
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Samoa 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2005/2006-2008/2009  
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS  
 
Measure type(s) Calendar / marketing 
year beginning ... Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays Other non-product-specific 
support (include calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
None 
 
  
  WT/ACC/SPEC/SAM/3/Rev.4 
Page 12 Supporting Table ES:1  
EXPORT  SUBSIDIES:  Samoa 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2005/2006-2008/2009  
 
Export Subsidies:  Outlay and Quantity  
 
Description 
of products Direct export 
subsidies Sales of 
stocks Producer financed 
subsidies Cost reduction 
measures Internal transport 
subsidies Total product specific 
export subsidies Quantity of 
subsidized exports Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
None 
 
 
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