WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION               G/AG/N/AUS/60 
22 March 2006 
 (06-1296)  
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 17 January 2006, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Australia .  The notification concerns actions ta ken within the framework of the 
Decision on Measures Concerning the Possible Negativ e Effects of the Reform Programme on Least-
Developed and Net Food-Importing Developing Countries ( Table NF:1 ) for the financial year 
2004/2005.   G/AG/N/AUS/60 
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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: Australia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: Financial Year 2004-2005 (A$) 
 
 
(1) Quantity of food aid provided to least-developed and net food-importing developing 
countries: 
Australia provided 170,521 tonnes (wheat equiva lent) of food aid, including 52,759 tonnes 
(A$14.9 million) of emergency food aid (see A ttachment A).  This amounted to a total of 
A$40.9 million in 2004-2005.  Of the total f ood aid provided, some 123,655 tonnes (wheat 
equivalent) or 72 per cent was pr ovided to Least-Developed (LDCs)
1 and Net Food-Importing 
Developing Countries (NFIDCs)2 (Attachment B). 
 
(2) Indication of the proportions in fully gr ant form or appropriate concessional terms: 
  All Australian food aid is provided on fully grant terms. 
 
(3) Technical and financial assistance under paragraph 3 (iii) of the Decision: 
 
 The agency primarily responsible for deliveri ng Australia's aid programme is the Australian 
Agency for International Development (AusAID) .  AusAID aims to reduce poverty and achieve 
sustainable development in developing countri es not just by improving agriculture and rural 
development, but also by directing its efforts across a variety of sectors.  The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) also assists developing countries  through both bilateral 
and multilateral projects focusing on delivering mo re productive and sustainable agriculture to 
increase food security and rural incomes.  ACIA R delivers agricultural research programmes in 
collaboration with Australian institutions and th eir counterparts in developing countries.  
  In the financial year 2004-05, Australia pr ovided a total of A$232.6 million for programmes 
within the ambit of the Decision related to coun tries developing their food security.  Of this 
A$75.9 million was directed to LDCs/NFIDCs.  The expenditure was channelled through a number of 
programming windows including multilateral, regiona l, and bilateral, humanitarian/emergency 
assistance, non-government organisations (NGOs ), ACIAR, and a small amount through other 
government departments (OGDs).   
 
  
                                                     
 
 1 Based on least-developed countries as recognised by the Economic and Social Council of the United 
Nations.  
2 LDCs plus Barbados, Botswana, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Gabon, 
Honduras, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Mauritius, Mongolia, Mo rocco, Namibia, Pakistan, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, 
Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia and Venezuela.  G/AG/N/AUS/60 
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  Direct aid flows for food secu rity, by program, 2004-05 
   
Program Sub Program 2004-05 (A$) 
Country & Regional Programs Country Programs 77,304,203 
  Regional Programs 9,323,623 
Global Programs Humanitarian 35,299,478 
  Multilateral 71,504,812 
  NGO & Volunteer 3,444,877 
Accrual Adjustment (1) Cash paid to multiyear liabilities -24,591,434 
Non-AusAID Programs ACIAR 35,116,692 
  Other Government Departments 5,766,511 
Other food security     19,475,424 
Total   232,644,186 
(1) Adjustment to convert multilateral expenses to cash liability  
Source:  AusAID statistical datamart  
 
 
Direct aid flows for food security, by program, LDCs and NFIDCs, 2004-05  
   
Main Program Sub Program 2004-05 (A$) 
Country & Regional Programs Country Programs 33,054,666 
  Regional Programs 5,629,908 
Global Programs Humanitarian 8,946,768 
  Multilateral 20,606,344 
  NGO & Volunteer 2,605,906 
Non-AusAID Programs ACIAR 4,951,379 
  Other Government Departments 94,259 
Total   75,889,230 
Source:  AusAID statistical datamart  
 
 All financial assistance provided through AusAID  and ACIAR is in fully grant form.  Some 
further information follows.  (i) Australian Agency for Intern ational Development (AusAID) 
 
Bilateral and Regional Programmes 
 
  The majority of Australia's aid is deliver ed through bilateral (or country) and regional 
programmes.  Bilateral country strategies reflect recipient government priorities as well as Australia's 
capacity to assist.  Specific activities are develope d with partner countries in order to provide 
technical and financial assistance.  Australia al so supports several regional programmes which are 
often the most cost effective response to region-wide development challenges. 
 
 In the case of food security, the bilateral and regional technical and financial assistance 
provided to LDCs and NFIDCs was A$38.7 million in 2004-05.  Assistance focused on agricultural 
productivity and sustainability, crop storage, fore stry and fisheries, environmental management, 
management of water resources, the provision of in frastructure related to food security and to assist 
countries adjust to the new trading environment.  G/AG/N/AUS/60 
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  Humanitarian and Emergency
 
  In 2004-05, Australia supported a number of pr ojects valued at A$8.9 million in relation to 
humanitarian and emergency relief (in additi on to food aid) to LDCs and NFIDCs.  
 
Multilateral Core Funding
 
  A proportion of Australia's core contributions to the multilateral devel opment banks and other 
relevant multilateral organisations are used for fo od security related development activities.  The 
Australian aid program provisional expenditure to multilateral organisations (including International 
Development Association, Asian Developmen t Fund, International Fund for Agricultural 
Development and the World Food Program) relati ng to food security was A$71.5 million in 2004-05 
of which A$20.6 million was provided to LDCs and NFIDCs.  Other 
 
 
 There are a number of other areas where Australia's aid program supports food security.  Australia supported scholarships students from LDCs a nd NFIDCs in the areas of agriculture, forestry 
and fisheries worth A$1.8 million in 2004-05.  A nu mber of Australian non-government organisations 
receive aid program funding that has a direct impact on improving food security in developing countries.  In 2004-05 the Australian aid pr ogram funded A$2.6 million to NGOs for activities 
ranging from improving food crop production and pro cessing, to rural development and agricultural 
extension projects.  
(ii) Australian Centre for Internatio nal Agricultural Research (ACIAR) 
 
 In 2004-2005, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research expended 
A$35.1 million, of which A$4.9 million was in suppor t of multilateral and bilateral research activities 
relating directly to agricultural pr oductivity of LDCs and NFIDCs.   
 Multilateral programmes
 
 
 In 2004-2005, ACIAR contributed A$8.6 milli on to multilateral International Agricultural 
Research Centres (IARCs) whose mandate is to incr ease global food security.  The major criterion on 
which ACIAR bases its allocation of Australia's funds to the IARCs is the comparative advantage of a 
centre to deliver research appli cable to Australia's regional priorities and which contributes to 
sustainable food security, agricultural productivity and income generation. (See Attachment C). 
 
Bilateral programmes  
 
Aproximately A$29.1 million of ACIAR's funding is delivered bilaterally in the form of 
specific research activities. Projects funded under ACIAR's bilateral programme comprise research 
targeting the following food security and poverty a lleviation issues: agricultural development policy 
and agricultural systems economics and managemen t; animal sciences; crop sciences; fisheries; 
forestry; land and water resources;  and post harvest technology. 
 
(4) Other relevant information with respect to actions taken within the framework of the 
Decision 
 
Outside the aid program a number of State a nd Commonwealth Government agencies sponsor 
official exchanges between Australia and devel oping countries on agriculture and food security.  The 
amount of other Government De partment support to LDCs and NFIDCs in this area was 
A$94 thousand in 2004-05.  G/AG/N/AUS/60 
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  Attachment A  
 
Humanitarian and emergency re lief, by country, 2004-05 
 
 
COUNTRY Expenses (A$) 
  
Bangladesh 1,954,436 
  
Bhutan 338,605 
  
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4,342,335 
  
Eritrea 506,922 
  
Ethiopia 1,137,470 
  
Sudan 1,069,536 
  
Southern Africa 942,087 
  
Tsunami - Regional 2,681,562 
  
Uganda 1,087,378 
  
Zimbabwe 905,993 
  
Total 14,966,324 
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Attachment B  
 
Quantity of food aid provided to Least-developed (LDCs) and Net Food-Importing Developing Countries 
(NFIDCs):  Breakdown by commodity and recipient countries 
 
Recipient Country Commodity Type Quantity (tonnes)FAC Wheat 
Equivalent Total Expenses 
(A$) 
Bilateral Development     
       
Bangladesh Wheat 45,001 45,001 10,803,600 Laos Glutinous rice 512 717 184,812 
Subtotal 45,513 45,718 10,988,412 
Emergency / Relief     
      
Bangladesh Wheat 8,540 8,540 1,954,436 
Bhutan Rice 857 1,200 289,649 Bhutan Maize meal 150 168 48,956 Eritrea CSB 1,466 1,466 506,922 Ethiopia FAMIX 1,913 1,913 1,137,470 SAF Lesotho Maize meal 1,200 1,349 295,536 SAF Mozambique Maize 1,300 1,300 318,461 SAF Zambia Maize 1,271 1,271 328,090 
Sudan Sorghum 455 455 151,712 Sudan CSB 1,853 1,853 917,824 Tsunami – Sri Lanka Rice 409 572 133,061 Tsunami - Maldives Rice 1,716 2,402 558,270 Uganda UNIMIX 2,507 2,507 1,087,378 
Subtotal 23,637 24,996 7,727,765 
Multilateral Regular Contribution - WFP    
      
Bangladesh Wheat 15,840  15,840  3,652,070  
Cambodia Rice 4,574  6,404  1,280,400 Cambodia  Mung beans 1,200 4,056 871,524 Chad Pulses 370 925 193,406 Chad CSB 189 189 85,249 Myanmar Rice 4,686 6,560 1,200,368 Myanmar Vegetable oil 396 1,980 395,647 Sri Lanka Rice 5,194 7,272 1,533,960 Sri Lanka Pulses 500 1,250 288,335 Sri Lanka CSB 2,800 2,800 1,008,725 Sri Lanka Sugar 250 475 80,517 Sudan Sorghum 2,560 2,560 795,803 Sudan Sugar 790 1,501 294,107 Sudan CSB 1,129 1,129 668,512 
Subtotal 40,478 52,941 12,348,623 
        
 TOTAL 109,628  123,655 31,064,800  G/AG/N/AUS/60 
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  Attachment C 
 
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR):  Disaggregation of the funds allocated 
to the International Agricultural Research Centres (IARCs) in 2004-2005  
 
 
ACIAR contribution to IARCs, 2003-04 and 2004-05   
   
International Agricultural Research Centres (IARCs) 2003-04 (A$) 2004-05 (A$) 
International Institute for Tropical Agriculture  187,100 0 
Asian Vegetable Research and Development 55,000 0 
Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences 582,838 511,192 
International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas 556,906 968,236 
World Fish Center 748,111 776,287 
International Crops Research Institute 959,029 823,563 
International Food Policy Research 937,541 812,373 
International Water Management Institute 0 895,616 
International Livestock Research Institute 406,151 300,000 
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre 875,381 1,046,780 
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute 494,000 689,833 
International Potato Centre 546,977 532,882 
International Rice Research Institute 1,137,817 1,300,290 
Total 7,486,851 8,657,052 
Source: Ausaid statistical datamart, snapshot 14.  Compiled by IRSU 9 Nov 2005.  
 
 
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