WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/NZL/60 
13 October 2009 
 (09-4970) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
 
 The following submission, dated 3 September 2009,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of New Zealand .  The notification concerns actions taken within the framework of the 
Decision on Measures Concerning the Possible Negativ e Effects of the Reform Programme on Least-
Developed and Net Food-Impor ting Developing Countries ( Table NF:1 ) for the financial years 
2007/2008 and 2008/2009 .  
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  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 :  NEW ZEALAND  
 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2007/2008 Financial Year ($NZ)  
 
 
(1) Quantity of food aid provided to least-developed and net food-importing developing 
countries: 
  New Zealand does not make in-kind food aid do nations.  All New Zealand food aid assistance 
is provided in cash grant form.  Details of progra mmes funded that included monetary food aid in the 
financial year July 2007 to June 2008 are provided below.  (2) Indication of the proportion in full gr ant form or appropriate concessional terms: 
 
 100% grant 
 
FOOD AID 
 
 Please note this report includes assistance pr ovided to Least-D eveloped or Net Food-
Importing Developing Countries (LDCs or NFIDCs) only.   
 The New Zealand Agency for Internationa l Development (NZAID) is responsible for 
managing New Zealand’s Official Development Assistance.  New Zealand provides core funding to 
the budget of several multilateral organisations th at address food issues, as well as additional grant 
funding in response to appeals. 
 The New Zealand Agency for International Development provides emergency relief through 
two Emergency and Disaster Relief Funds, one for the Paci fic and one for the rest of the world.  In the 
Pacific, the New Zealand Agency for Internationa l Development leads the New Zealand government’s 
response to humanitarian crises and provides emergency relief.  This might be in relation to cyclones, 
earthquakes or tsunami.  Almost all of this relief is  in the form of funding or equipment, such as 
shelter.  Little, if any, food aid is provided. 
 Outside the Pacific, grant funding is provided in response to emergency appeals from 
multilateral relief agencies, particularly the Wo rld Food Programme. Funding is also provided 
following appeals from Non Governmental Organisations . Most of this relief is in the form of non-
food aid (shelter, seeds for crops, immunisations, training etc.).  Those instances where food aid did 
form part of the overall assistance are listed under "Non Governmental Organisations" below. 
Core Funding to Multilateral Agencies
 
 
  World Food Programme    $NZ4,500,000  
  CERF1 Contribution     $NZ1,303,000  
 
                                                      
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  Emergency Food Aid in response to appeals  
 
International Organisations 
World Food Programme 
  Zambia/Zimbabwe    $NZ  800,000 
 Z a m b i a       $NZ  800,000 
 Sudan      $NZ  500,000 
 Bangladesh     $NZ  500,000 
N e p a l       $NZ  500,000 
P e r u       $NZ  500,000 
Myanmar     $NZ  300,000 
 
 
Non Governmental Organisations (interventions that included food aid)   
AFRICA 
 Angola   World Vision   $NZ     76,493 
 Kenya    Caritas    $NZ     50,000 
   ChildFund   $NZ     34,028 
Mozambique  Save the Children  $NZ     75,000 
Sudan   Caritas    $NZ   186,420 
  Christian World Service  $NZ   200,000 
  O x f a m     $ N Z    1 2 5 , 0 0 0    Tear Fund   $NZ     98,240 Uganda   Christian World Service  $NZ     58,500 
 ASIA  
Bangladesh  ADRA
2    $NZ     64,500 
  Oxfam    $NZ     50,000   Save the Children  $NZ     75,080   Tear Fund   $NZ     41,278 Myanmar  ADRA    $NZ   129,855 
  C a r i t a s     $ N Z    1 8 9 , 8 4 7  
  Christian World Service  $NZ     90,825   Save the Children  $NZ   156,033   Tear Fund   $NZ     90,825   World Vision   $NZ     90,825 
  O x f a m     $ N Z    1 3 1 , 4 3 7  
  HOPE International  $NZ     63,000   Salvation Army   $NZ     60,000 Nepal   ADRA    $NZ     75,000 
 
MIDDLE EAST  
OPT
3  Christian World Service  $NZ     35,930 
 
 
                                                      
2 Adventist Development and Relief Agency 
3 Occupied Palestinian Territories G/AG/N/NZL/60 
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  (3) Technical and financial assistance under paragraph 3(iii) of the Decision: 
 
 All financial assistance provided by the New Zealand Agency for International Development 
is in grant form.  Assistance provided in the year to June 2008 includes:   Global
 
  C G I A R4 Core Funding    $NZ1,000,000 
 CGIAR Challenge Water and Food   $NZ2,194,000 
 
 Pacific Regional  
  Forum Fisheries Agency   $NZ3,000,000 
  Secretariat of the Pacific Community    $NZ6,400,000   SPC
5 Pacific Tuna Tagging Research  $NZ   587,500 
  F A O6 roundtable – Pacific participation  $NZ     24,724 
  Genetic Resources Agricultural Plant Research $NZ   224,981 
  Pacific Invasives Initiative   $NZ   276,833 
  Regional Trade Facilitation   $NZ     84,000  
 Asia Regional
 
  Phytosanitary capacity building   $NZ   854,134 
  Mekong Food Safety    $NZ   419,861 
 
 Americas Regional  
  CIP7 Andean Food Security   $NZ   650,499 
   
 Support to Non Governmental Organisations  
  Afghanistan 
   Tear Fund; Improved livelihoods $NZ    138,666 
  Honduras 
   World Vision; Food security  $NZ    120,000 
  Malawi 
   World Vision; Integrated farming $NZ      42,053 
  Nepal 
   Caritas; Sustainable agriculture  $NZ      50,000 
  Polynesia 
   Oxfam; Organic farming  $NZ    104,768 
  Sri Lanka 
   Christian World Service; Land reform $NZ      48,000 
  Timor Leste 
   Christian World Service; Sustainable ag $NZ      32,000 
  Vanuatu 
   World Vision; Food security  $NZ      42,618 
   
                                                      
4 Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research 
5 Secretariat for the Pacific Community 
6 United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation 
7 Centro International de la Papa  G/AG/N/NZL/60 
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  a) Bilateral 
 The New Zealand Agency for International De velopment develops projects with bilateral 
partner countries which provide technical and fi nancial assistance to improve their agricultural 
productivity and sustainability, enhance food securi ty, develop infrastructure and create greater 
revenue-earning opportunities.  Projects in the year ending June 2008 include: 
  
 PACIFIC  
 Solomon Islands 
  Fisheries Sector    $NZ1,214,714 
  Makira Sustainable Livelihoods  $NZ   157,803 
  R u r a l  R o a d s     $ N Z 2 , 3 2 6 , 7 3 3  
 Vanuatu 
  Agriculture and Land   $NZ1,032,131 
  
 ASIA   
 Afghanistan 
  FAO Afghanistan Saleh Programme $NZ   757,986 
 Cambodia 
  N R M8 and Livelihoods   $NZ1,500,000   
  Agribusiness development facility $NZ   220,897 
 Laos 
  Coffee Farmers    $NZ   252,593 
 Myanmar 
  Irrigation    $NZ   158,234 
 Nepal 
  Sustainable Cereal Fodder  $NZ     28,396  
(4) Other relevant information with respect to actions taken within the framework of the 
Decision:  
 The New Zealand Agency for Internationa l Development scholarship scheme provides 
financial assistance to students from developing countries who wish to study at New Zealand 
institutions.  A number of these students attend ag riculture-related courses at Lincoln and Massey 
Universities, and are able to utilise their new skills  on return to their home country.  The New Zealand 
Agency for International Development also provides support to the University of the South Pacific in 
Suva, Fiji.  
 New Zealand diplomatic posts supply inform ation relevant to accessing the New Zealand 
market to developing country exporters and prov ide for further contact, where necessary, with the 
appropriate departments in New Zealand for more detailed advice/assistance.  Each Head of Mission 
also has two funds: the Head of Mission Fund and the Small Projects Fund, which are used to fund smaller value projects, occasionally related to the primary sector.  Figures for these funds have not been included here. 
                                                     
 
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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 :  NEW ZEALAND  
 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2008/2009 Financial Year ($NZ)  
 
 (1) Quantity of food aid provided to least-developed and net food-importing developing countries: 
 
 New Zealand does not make in-kind food aid do nations.  All New Zealand food aid assistance 
is provided in cash grant form.  Details of progra mmes funded that included food aid in the financial 
year July 2008 to June 2009 are provided below.  
(2) Indication of the proportion in full gr ant form or appropriate concessional terms: 
 
 100% grant 
 
FOOD AID 
 Please note this report includes assistance provided to Least Developed or Net Food-
Importing Developing Countries (LDCs or NFIDCs) only.   
 The New Zealand Agency for Internationa l Development (NZAID) is responsible for 
managing New Zealand’s Official Development Assistance.  New Zealand provides core funding to the budget of several multilateral organisations th at address food issues, as well as additional grant 
funding in response to appeals. 
 The New Zealand Agency for International Development provides emergency relief through 
two Emergency and Disaster Relief Funds, one for the Paci fic and one for the rest of the world.  In the 
Pacific, the New Zealand Agency for Internationa l Development leads the New Zealand government’s 
response to humanitarian crises and provides emergency relief.  This might be in relation to cyclones, 
earthquakes or tsunami.  Almost all of this relief is  in the form of funding or equipment, such as 
shelter.  Little, if any, food aid is provided. 
 Outside the Pacific, grant funding is provided in response to emergency appeals from 
multilateral relief agencies, particularly the Wo rld Food Programme. Funding is also provided 
following appeals from Non Governmental Organisations . Most of this relief is in the form of non-
food aid (shelter, seeds for crops, immunisations, training etc.).  Those instances where food aid did form part of the overall assistance are listed under "Non Governmental Organisations" below. 
Core Funding to Multilateral Agencies
 
   W F P
9     $NZ13,000,000 (see below also) 
  WFP – earmarked for Greater Mekong $NZ     677,000   CERF
10 Contribution    $NZ  1,457,000 
                                                      
9 World Food Programme 
10 Central Emergency Response Fund  G/AG/N/NZL/60 
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Emergency Food Aid in response to appeals  
 
International Organisations  
World Food Programme  
  DPRK
11      $NZ   500,000 
  Horn of Africa     $NZ1,000,000 
  Myanmar Cyclone Nargis   $NZ   600,000 
  Myanmar      $NZ   300,000  
  Afghanistan Joint Appeal:Food   $NZ1,000,000 
  Sri Lanka     $NZ   500,000 
  Sudan       $NZ   700,000 
  N e p a l       $NZ   500,000 
 
FAO12 
 Timor Leste Food and Agriculture  $NZ1,046,414   
 
Non Governmental Organisations (may have included some food assistance)  
 
AFRICA 
 Congo (DRC)  Christian World Service  $NZ     46,268 
   Save the Children  $NZ     29,890  Ethiopia  ChildFund   $NZ   150,000 
 Kenya    Caritas    $NZ     23,750 
   C h i l d F u n d    $ N Z    1 8 1 , 4 0 5  
Sudan   Caritas    $NZ     52,114 
  Christian World Service  $NZ     85,000   O x f a m     $ N Z    1 3 9 , 0 0 0    Tear Fund   $NZ     24,119   World Vision   $NZ     90,000 Somalia  Tear Fund   $NZ   160,000 
 
ASIA  
Bangladesh  ADRA
13   $NZ     31,352 
Nepal   ADRA    $NZ     83,940 
  IFRC14    $NZ   500,000 
Sri Lanka  ADRA    $NZ     63,690 
  Caritas    $NZ     55,636   ChildFund   $NZ     92,176   Christian World Service  $NZ     50,000   Save the Children  $NZ     34,798   Tear Fund   $NZ     22,233 
 
                                                     
 
11 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 
12 United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation 
13 Adventist Development and Relief Agency 
14 International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies G/AG/N/NZL/60 
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  MIDDLE EAST  
OPT
15  ARENA16   $NZ   125,000 
  Caritas    $NZ     25,000   Christian World Service  $NZ   100,000   Oxfam    $NZ     49,992 
 
(3) Technical and financial assistance under paragraph 3(iii) of the Decision: 
 
 All financial assistance provided by the New Zealand Agency for International Development 
is in grant form.  Assistance provided in the year to June 2009 includes: 
     
 Global
 
  C G I A R17 Core Funding    $NZ1,900,000 
 
 Pacific Regional  
  Forum Fisheries Agency   $NZ3,300,000 
  Secretariat of the Pacific Community  $NZ6,400,000   SPC
18 Pacific Tuna Tagging   $NZ2,030,000 
  Pacific Regional Infrastructure Facility  $NZ1,000,000   FAO roundtable – Pacific participation  $NZ     85,137   Genetic Resources Agricultural Plant Research $NZ   273,742 
  Pacific Invasives Initiative   $NZ   263,167 
 
 Asia Regional
 
  Phytosanitary capacity building   $NZ   718,776 
  Mekong food safety/quality   $NZ   177,946 
  I F C19 Mekong Private Sector Development $NZ1,689,189 
 
 Americas Regional  
  C I P20 Andean Project    $NZ    532,930  
  FAO Andean Project    $NZ    433,025   Participation in Potato Congress   $NZ    179,584 
 
 Support to Non Governmental Organisations
 
  This information was not available at the time of reporting, but will be broadly 
similar in both content and scale to the Non Governmental Organisation support 
listed for 2007/08. 
   
b) Bilateral 
 The New Zealand Agency for International De velopment develops projects with bilateral 
partner countries which provide technical and fi nancial assistance to improve their agricultural 
productivity and sustainability, enhance food securi ty, develop infrastructure and create greater 
revenue-earning opportunities.  Projects in the year ending June 2009 include: 
  
                                                      
15 Occupied Palestinian Territories 
16 Action Research and Education Network of Aotearoa 
17 Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research 
18 Secretariat of the Pacific Community 
19 World Bank International Finance Corporation 
20 Centro International de la Papa  G/AG/N/NZL/60 
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   PACIFIC  
 Solomon Islands 
  Fisheries Sector    $NZ1,937,403 
  Makira Sustainable Livelihoods  $NZ   147,583   R u r a l  R o a d s     $ N Z 2 , 5 5 5 , 3 6 6   Vanuatu 
  Agriculture and Land   $NZ   421,312 
 
 ASIA  Afghanistan 
  FAO Afghanistan Saleh Programme $NZ   784,004 
 Cambodia 
  N R M
21 and Livelihoods   $NZ1,500,000   
  Agribusiness development facility $NZ   360,164 
 Laos 
  C o f f e e  f a r m i n g     $ N Z    1 1 3 , 8 2 6  
 Myanmar 
  UNDP22 Nargis Livelihoods Restoration $NZ1,400,000 
  Smallholder Irrigation   $NZ     71,221 
 Nepal 
  Sustainable Cereal and Legume fodder $NZ   136,292    
 
(4) Other relevant information with respect to actions taken within the framework of the 
Decision:  
 The New Zealand Agency for Internationa l Development scholarship scheme provides 
financial assistance to students from developing countries who wish to study at New Zealand institutions.  A number of these students attend ag riculture-related courses at Lincoln and Massey 
Universities, and are able to utilise their new skills  on return to their home country.  The New Zealand 
Agency for International Development also provides support to the University of the South Pacific in 
Suva, Fiji. 
 
 New Zealand diplomatic posts supply inform ation relevant to accessing the New Zealand 
market to developing country exporters and prov ide for further contact, where necessary, with the 
appropriate departments in New Zealand for more detailed advice/assistance.  Each Head of Mission 
also has two funds: the Head of Mission Fund and the Small Projects Fund, which are used to fund 
smaller value projects, occasionally related to the primary sector.  Figures for these funds have not 
been included here.  
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21 Natural Resource Management 
22 United Nations Development Programme