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G/AG/N/NOR/62 
4 November 2011 
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Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
 
 The following submission, dated 3 November 2011, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Norway .  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 the calendar year 2010 .  G/AG/N/NOR/62 
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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 Programme on Least-Developed and Net 
Food-Importing Developing Countries:  NORWAY 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2010 
 
(1) Quantity of food aid provided to least-developed and net food-importing developing 
countries:  
 
1. Norway's commitment under the Food Aid Convention (FAC) amounted in 2010 to 
30,000 tonnes of food aid in wheat equivalents.  This contribution is pr ovided as cash in lieu of 
commodities (CLC) and is made available for the World Food Programme (WFP) to procure grains 
from developing countries. 
2. Norwegian assistance furthermore includes l ong-term development programmes as well as 
emergency relief aid.  Please refer to (3) below . 
(2) Indication of the proportion in fully grant or appropriate concessional terms:  
 3. All Norwegian food aid is provided fully on grant terms. 
(3) Technical and financial assistance under paragraph 3(iii) of the Decision:  
 
(i) Aid provided under the World Food Programme 2010 
 
Table 1: Norwegian multilateral grant to World Food Programme, 2010  
 Expenditure 
NKr '000 
Total 145,000 
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  (ii) Long-term development programmes 
 
Table 2: Norwegian bilateral aid by DAC sectors 311, 312 and 313, 2010 (NKr '000)  
 
DAC Main 
sector  2010 
(NKr '000) 
311 Agriculture 468,135 
312 Forestry 2,475,915 
313 Fisheries 138,059 
   
Grand Total  3,082,109 
 
4. Further details are listed in Attachment A. 
(iii) Emergency relief aid 
 5. Norway has provided food-related emergency relie f on a bilateral and multilateral basis.  In 
2010 a total of NKr 44,268,000 was provided to l east-developed and net food-importing developing 
countries.  Further details are listed in Attachment B. 
Table 3: Food-related emergency relief aid (DAC 720.40) to LDCs, 2010 (NKr '000) 
 
Type of assistance Value '000 NKr  
Bilateral 10,000 
Multi-bilateral 34,268 
Grand Total 44,268 
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  ATTACHMENT A 
 
Long-Term Development Programmes
 
 
This attachment lists Norwegian Long-Term Development programmes classified according to 
OECD's DAC-sector coding.   
Norwegian bilateral aid coded as sector 311 - ag riculture - by recipient country, 2010 (NKr 100)  
Main Region Recipient country 2010 
Africa Africa Regional 5,260 
 Burundi 162 
 Democratic Republic of Congo 693 
  Eritrea 4,827 
  Ethiopia 4,263 
 The Gambia 97 
  Ghana 260 
  Madagascar 1,619 
 Malawi 88,324 
 Mali 24,035 
 Mauritania 2,700 
  Mozambique 20,328 
 Somalia 2,000 
 South of Sahara Regional 29,946 
  Sudan 1,656 
 Swaziland 5,952 
  Tanzania 82,078 
  Uganda 20,968 
 Zambia 51,903 
 Zimbabwe 130 
Africa Total   347,201 
America America Regional 225 
 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3,665 
 Brazil 351 
  Ecuador -3 
  Honduras 717 
 Nicaragua 21,531 
 North & Central America Regional 3,233 
 Peru 300 
 South America Regional -4,959 
America Total   25,060 
Asia Afghanistan 378 
  Asia Regional -4 
  Azerbaijan 1,216 
 Bangladesh 564  G/AG/N/NOR/62 
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  Main Region Recipient country 2010 
Asia (cont'd) Cambodia 682 
  China 325 
 India 1,526 
 Lao People's Democratic Republic 217 
 Myanmar (Burma) 6,000 
 Nepal 9,046 
 Sri Lanka 13,068 
 Thailand 263 
Asia Total   33,281 
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,523 
 Europe Regional 499 
 Kosovo 10,173 
  Serbia 3,782 
Europe Total   17,977 
Not geographically allocated Global unspecified 23,016 
Not geographically allocated 
Total   23,016 
The Middle East Palestinian Admin. Areas 21,600 
The Middle East Total   21,600 
Grand Total   468,135 G/AG/N/NOR/62 
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Norwegian bilateral aid coded as sector 312 - fo restry - by recipient country, 2010 (NKr '000)  
Main Region Recipient country 2010 
Africa Africa Regional 160,000 
  Eritrea 5,000 
  Ethiopia 2,000 
  Ghana 1,421 
  Liberia, Republic of -964 
 Madagascar 4,513 
 Malawi 108 
 Mali 0 
  Mozambique 4,300 
  Sudan 7,235 
  Tanzania 932 
  Uganda 16,734 
Africa Total   201,279 
America Brazil 1,426,563 
 Haiti 11,000 
 Mexico 0 
  Nicaragua 0 
  Peru 3,500 
America Total   1,441,063 
Asia Asia Regional 8,037 
  Central Asia Regional 800 
  Indonesia 187,422 
 Lao People's Democratic Republic 205 
  Nepal 3,319 
  Thailand 692 
Asia Total   200,475 
Europe Kosovo 3,323 
  Ukraine 1,500 
Europe Total   4,823 
Not geographically allocated Global unspecified 627,275 
Not geographically allocated Total   627,275 
Oceania Papua New Guinea 1,000 
Oceania Total   1,000 
Grand Total   2,475,915 
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Norwegian bilateral aid coded as sector 313 - fishing - by recipient country, 2010 (NKr '000)  
Main Region Recipient country 2010 
Africa Africa Regional 1,184 
  Angola -34 
 Botswana 18 
 Kenya 154 
  Madagascar 4,563 
  Mauritius 2,000 
  Mozambique 30,028 
  South Africa -126 
  South of Sahara Regional 11,076 
  Tanzania 1,190 
Africa Total   50,052 
America Cuba 92 
  Nicaragua -1,044 
America Total   -953 
Asia Asia Regional 5,291 
  China 854 
  Indonesia 2,008 
  Malaysia 1,658 
 Nepal 1,000 
 Pakistan 3,800 
  Philippines 738 
  Sri Lanka -74 
  Thailand 13 
  Viet Nam 10,142 
Asia Total   25,431 
Not geographically 
allocated Global unspecified 63,529 
Not geographically 
allocated Total   63,529 
Grand Total   138,059 
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  ATTACHMENT B 
 
 
Bilateral food-related emergency relief aid (D AC 720.40) to LDCs, 2010 (NKr '000)  
Main region Recipient country 2010 
Africa Eritrea 3,000 
  Malawi 11,268 
  Niger 6,000 
  Sudan 15,000 
Africa Total   35,268 
America Haiti 9,000 
America Total   9,000 
Grand Total   44,268 
 
 
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