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G/AG/N/EU/4 
21 February 2012 
 (12-0931)  
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 16 November 2011, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the European Union .  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 ) during the calendar 
year 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 EFFECTS OF 
THE REFORM PROGRAMME ON LEAST-DEVELOPED AND NET 
FOOD-IMPORTING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:  European Union 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2009 
 
 
(1) Quantity of food aid provided to least-developed and net food-importing developing 
countries: 
 
1. The contribution by the European Union (EU) for food aid and support operations in 2009 
was €393 million.  It was spent on products mobilized under the Food Aid Convention (FAC) and on contract aid provided by the European Commissi on Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and 
Civil Protection (DG ECHO).  The contract aid was spent on products, support operations and 
transport, distribution, flanking measures and meas ures to monitor implementation.  A substantial 
contribution to food aid supporting operations was also delivered by Directorate General for 
Development and Relations with African, Caribbean  and Pacific Countries (DG DEV) as part of 
Official Development Assistance deliv ered by the European Commission. 
2. For a list of projects on food aid provided by th e EU to LDCs and NFIDCs in year 2009, see 
Annex 1. 
(2) Indication of the proportion in fully gr ant form or appropriate concessional terms: 
3. All food aid is provided on fully grant terms. 
4. In 2009, 81.94 per cent of food aid value mobilized under the FAC was bought locally and 
triangularly.1 
(3) Technical and financial assistance under paragraph 3 (iii) of the Decision: 
5. In total €10 billion of Official Developm ent Assistance was paid by the European 
Commission Directorate General for Development and Relations with ACP Countries (DG DEV)2 in 
2009.  The European Commission's DG ECHO provi ded needs-based EU humanitarian assistance to 
the victims of natural and man-made disasters in  over 70 countries in 2009.  Aid reached about 
115 million people, and was worth a total of €930 milli on.  The original budget of €777 million was 
reinforced twice from the emergency aid reserve;  €65 million were mobilized for crises in Pakistan 
and Somalia;  and €45 million-for the Horn of Africa and South-East Asia. 
6. The €1 billion EU food facility launched at the end of 2008 in order to help ease the food 
crisis, had by the end of 2009 allocated €837 million.  The aim of the facility is  to bridge the critical 
gap between emergency aid and medium to long-term  development assistance.  In December, the EU 
agreed on "fast-start" funding of €2.4 billion annually  for 2010-2012, to assist developing countries in 
adapting to climate change and in moving to low-carbon strategies. 
                                                      
1 Triangular aid-aid bought from a third country either inside or outside the region of the recipient 
country.  
2 For a detailed account of DG DEV activities in 2009 pleas e see the following report:  
http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/multimedia/publications/publications/annual-reports/2010_en.htm .  G/AG/N/EU/4 
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  7. The Investment for Development Co-operati on (DCI) Food Security Thematic Programme 
has the objective "to improve food security in favo ur of the poorest and the most vulnerable and 
contribute to achieving the first Millennium Devel opment Goals, through a set of actions which 
ensure overall coherence, complementary and conti nuity of Community interventions, including in the 
area of transition from relief to development". 
8. The allocation under the Annual Action Progra mme for 2009 for food security under the DCI 
was €217.2 million.  Food security was addressed in  the exceptional situation of transition in the 
following countries:  Guinea, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ce ntral African Republic, 
Sudan, Somalia, Haiti, North Korea3, Afghanistan and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.  Specific 
allocations were provided to chronically food-i nsecure countries:  Afghanistan, Cambodia, Chad, 
Eritrea, Georgia, Mauritania, Mongolia , Niger, Peru, Sudan and Zambia. 
Major Partners 
 
9. The European Commission works closely with in ternational organizations, particularly the 
United Nations and the World Bank Group.  In 2009,  agreements for a total of €935 million were 
signed with the UN family, representing around 10 per cent of total European Commission aid 
commitments.  Agreements signed with the World Bank Group came to €469 million. 
(4) Other relevant information with respect to actions taken within the framework of the 
Decision:  
10. None. 
                                                      
3 Not listed as a LDC. G/AG/N/EU/4 
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  Annex 1 
 
Projects on food aid provided by the European Union 
to LDCs and NFIDCs in year 2009 
 
 
Country Projects Payments 
(Mio Euro) 
   
Afghanistan Food aid to highly vulnerable populations in Wardak province 0.47 
 Food aid to highly vulnerable populations in Ghor province 0.93 
 Bridging the gap - urgent humanitarian support to vulnerable population 
groups in food insecure regions of Paktia province 0.40 
 Urgent humanitarian support to vulnerable population groups in most food 
insecure regions 0.71 
 Drought relief for remote populations in the Central Highlands 0.27  Immediate humanitarian support to address food security in highly 
vulnerable populations during "spring hunger gap" 0.83 
 Food security support to the drought-prone areas 1.00  ICRC economic security activities (food aid) 3.41 
 Emergency response to winter hunger gap induced by flooding through 
Cash for Work activities 1.48 
 Fostering food security for flood affected vulnerable households in 
Badakhshan 0.09 
 Emergency Disaster Response Proj ect - Responding to the impact of 
heavy rains, floods and landslides on livelihood of people in Badakhshan 0.19 
 Emergency food support to the flood affected families in the North 0.20 
 Emergency response to flooding in North-Eastern Afghanistan 0.28 
Bangladesh Rodent Crisis Recovery Programme 2.00 
 Support to the cyclone Aila affected families in the South Western part 0.50  Cyclone Aila Humanitarian Assistance 0.45 
 Recovery and rehabilitation of the cyclone Aila affected people 0.55 
 Comprehensive Recovery Support Project  for the cyclone Aila victims 0.70 
 Early recovery and rehabilitation support to vulnerable families affected 
by cyclone Aila 0.45 
 Early recovery assistance to cyclone Aila affected poor and marginalised 
people 0.50 
 Recovery and rehabilitation support to cyclone Aila affected families 0.30 
 Livelihood support for Rohingya refugees (Unregistered)-Second phase 0.30  Immediate relief and early recovery  support to most vulnerable cyclone 
Aila affected families 0.50 
 Cyclone Aila response and early recovery operations 0.48  Emergency assistance to Rohingyas refugees population of Kutupalong 
Makeshift camp at risk of immediate nutritional and sanitary crisis 0.70 
Burkina Faso Immediate response to  flood victim in Ouagadougou 0.37 
 Reconstruction of the production capacity of vulnerable households 
affected by floods in Ouagadougou 0.40 
 Assistance to populations most at risk of malnutrition 0.84 
 Support livelihoods of households affected by malnutrition and  
assistance in animal health and production 0.99 
 Support for children with severe acute malnutrition in developing a 
simplified and decentralized management  in two districts of the Northern 
region 0.70 
 Immediate response to floods victims in Ouagadougou: prevention of 
disease and malnutrition in displaced children under five, lactating 
women with infants of less than 6 months, and pregnant women 0.33  G/AG/N/EU/4 
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  Country Projects Payments 
(Mio Euro) 
Burundi Seed fairs intervention for emergency relief and recovery, Burundi 1.40 
 Support for the stabilization and recovery of Burundi: protecting and 
creating livelihoods while improving the nutritional status of the most vulnerable  2.00 
 Agricultural assistance to resettle ment of returnees and vulnerable 
households victims of climate risks and/or severe mosaic of cassava; 
support for early warning systems/food  safety monitoring SAP-SS 1.00 
 Cash for work IV: support the economic development of populations 
living in peaceful villages 0.30 
 Community-based management of nutrition intervention to reduce acute 
malnutrition among vulnerable population in Rutana and Ruyigi provinces 0.25 
 Reintegration of returnees and househo lds affected recently by the crisis 
through support for the resumption of agricultural activities 0.50 
Central African 
Republic Support for the medico-free nutrition for children aged between 6 
months and 59 months with severe acute malnutrition 0.35 
 Support the emergency nutrition 0.25 Chad Strengthening food security and self-sufficiency of host populations and 
the most vulnerable refugees from the Central Department of Nya Pende 0.60 
 Support programme to improve living conditions and strengthening the 
capacities of refugees and host populations in the environmental context 
of the camp of Oure Cassoni and the sub-prefecture of Bahai 0.89 
 Local installation of Central African Republic refugees in Southern Chad 
and the issuance of emergency assistance to refugees from South-Eastern 
Chad 0.70 
 Assistance to Sudanese refugees, internally displaced, internally 
displaced persons (IDP) host commun ities and refugee-affected local 
populations and assistance to Central African refugees in Southern Chad 5.80 
 Assistance to populations affected by political instability and security, 
Dogdoré area, Eastern Chad 1.00 
 Support to vulnerable people in the department of Assoungha, Eastern 
Chad 1.00 
 ICRC economic security activities 3.00 
 Support to food security to combat malnutrition 0.74  Assistance to refugees from Central African Republic to Chad 0.19 
 Care and maintenance for Sudanese refugees in Chad 5.00 
Congo, Democratic 
Republic Assistance to refugees from the Demo cratic Republic of the Congo  in 
Congo 0.75 
Consolidation and strengthening livelihoods, improving the state of food 
security of returnees and vulnerable resident households in the province of North Kivu 0.70 
 Targeted food assistance for vi ctims of armed conflict and other 
vulnerable groups 9.00 
 Emergency agricultural assistance to  households affected by the conflict 
to an early resumption of food production activities during the 
agricultural season B 200 3.77 
 Delivery of essential basic services in Eastern Congo (DEBSEC) 0.84 
 Improved living conditions of populations affected by the Lord's 
Resistance Army (LRA) in the district of Haut-Uele 1.06 
 Return and initial reintegration of Congolese refugees in the Democratic 
Republic of the Congo 2.00 
 Improved living conditions of populations affected by conflict in the 
territory of Kalehe, South Kivu 0.46 
 Supporting the return of displaced persons in the area Mweso health in 
Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.75 G/AG/N/EU/4 
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  Country Projects Payments 
(Mio Euro) 
 Improving food security of the population returned to the province of 
North Kivu 0.40 
 "Support for Self-Taking in Charge" - enhancing food security for 
households displaced and vulnerable  host families in the territory of 
Lubero in North Kivu province 0.38 
 Emergency programme integrated nutrition and food security for 
vulnerable populations affected by conflict in the Lower and Upper Uele, 
Orientale province 0.75 
 Medical assistance and food aid to vulnerable population in South Kivu 2.20 
Ethiopia Emergency Food Security Response Project 1.00 
 Exceptional food security crisis: re sponse in Ethiopia - Amhara 2.00 
 Livelihood support to drought affected communities in the selected 
regions of Ethiopia 2.00 
 Emergency response operation in favour of drought affected populations 
in Ethiopia 0.80 
 Responding to humanitarian crisis and enhancing resilience to food 
insecurity 17.00 
 Emergency food security agriculture response to severe drought 1.00 
 Severe food shortages: response in Ethiopia - East Harerghe 2.00 
 Responding to humanitarian crises and enhancing resilience to food 
insecurity (PRRO 10665.0) 10.00 
 Nutrition and food security emergency response in Ethiopia, in particular 
in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region (SNNPR) and Somali Region 1.50 
 Drought Risk Reduction Programme II 1.16 
 Drought Preparedness Programme for Ethiopian Arid Lands, PILLAR II 
Project (Preparedness Improves Livelihoods and Resilience) 0.96 
Haiti Humanitarian project to improve food and nutrition situation of children 
0 to 5 and pregnant and lactating women in the department of South 
Haiti 0.43 
 Supporting the most vulnerable communities of the lower Northwest 
threatened by high food insecurity 0.45 
 Monitoring project and the fight against malnutrition through 
diversification of food production and water control 0.33 
 Rehabilitation of food security in the South-East 0.40 
Kenya Reducing the impact of drought; treating malnutrition and addressing its 
underlying causes in vulnerable households in the North Eastern province 1.70 
 Integrated Nutrition Project (INP) in the North Eastern province 0.60 
 A cross-sectoral emergency response in Moyale district, Northern Kenya 0.50  Reduction of recurrent acute mal nutrition and food insecurity among 
vulnerable populations of the North Eastern province 1.20 
 Emergency nutrition assistance to ch ildren and women in arid and semi-
arid land (ASAL) areas 0.50 
 Blanket feeding for children under five and pregnant/nursing mothers 7.50 
 Food assistance for refugees in Kenya 3.00 
 Protracted relief and recovery operation for population affected by 
drought 11.00 
 Accelerating nutrition recovery and increasing resilience in Kenya 2.00 
 Humanitarian drought assistance through Food for Work, improved 
water availability and soil and water conservation in highly affected ASAL areas of Kitui 2.00 
 Building resilience through livestock intervention and cash injection 
(RELIVE) 0.38  G/AG/N/EU/4 
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  Country Projects Payments 
(Mio Euro) 
 Building resilience through livestock intervention and cash injection 
(RELIVE) 0.53 
 Support livelihoods to build resilience through livestock intervention and 
cash injection (RELIVE) 0.29 
 Medical assistance for Somali refuge es in Dagahaley refugee camp 1.00 
 Sustain the food security of the re fugees living in Dadaab and Kakuma 
refugee camps 3.00 
 Enhanced drought preparedness adaptive strategies in Northern Kenya 
and Southern Ethiopia (EDPAS) 0.95 
 Regional Resilience Enhancement against Drought II (RREAD II) 0.69 
 Northern Kenya Drought Preparedness Project 0.72  Consolidation of livestock and water activities and improving EWS in 
Karamoja and North Pokot 2009/2010 0.74 
 Emergency Drought Response 2009 0.80 Lao PDR Emergency relief to typhoon Ketsana affected communities 0.24 
 Primary emergency assistance to the victims of typhoon Ketsana 0.22 
 Food assistance to people affected by typhoon Ketsana 1.00  Emergency relief to typhoon Ketsana affected communities Phase II 0.62 
 Food assistance to people affected by rodent infestations 1.50 
Liberia Universal access to and utilisation of  quality primary h ealth care services 
for returnees and vulnerable children and adults in Liberia 1.07 
 Community based management of acute malnutrition in children under 5 0.23 
 Community based management of acute malnutrition in children under 5 0.11 Madagascar Support the fight against food crisis in the Deep South of Madagascar 0.78 
 Coordination and safeguarding access to food for vulnerable populations 
affected by drought 0.91 
 Protracted relief and recovery operation 0.60 
 Emergency response for drought-affected populations in 7 districts in 
Anosy, Androy and Atsimo Andrefana regions 0.22 
 Emergency support for vulnerable populations in Southern Madagascar, 
suffering from the effects of drought 0.28 
Mali Nutrition project consolidation phase, Mopti, Mali 0.50 
 Combating acute malnutrition in Sikasso region 0.30 
 Capacity building support of acute malnutrition in health-circle Barouéli 
Ségou region 0.50 
 Draft medico-nutritional Koutiala addressed to children under 5 1.45 
Mauritania Support to nutritional centers in the effective realization of the national 
protocol support of acute malnutrition in the region Guidimakha 0.95 
 Nutritional support to population groups suffering from global acute 
malnutrition 0.65 
Myanmar Food assistance to the most vulne rable farmers and their family members 
in Northern Rakhine, Shan and Chin States 1.50 
 Food assistance to the most vulner able people and their family members 
in Northern Rakhine State, Kokang, Special Region I and Wa Special 
Region II, Northern Shan State 1.00 
Nepal Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO) 10058.6 - Food 
assistance to Bhutan ese refugees 1.50 
 Assistance to vulnerable populations affected by conflict and high food 
prices 0.90 
Niger Finalisation of the integration of nutritional support in the minimum 
package CSI activities in the regions of Agadez, Zinder and Niamey 0.85 
 Support to households affected by floods, Agadez region 0.40 
 Treatment of acute malnutrition through an integrated approach in health 
structures in Niger 1.57 
 2010 food security and nutrition response in Tahoua region 1.87 G/AG/N/EU/4 
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  Country Projects Payments 
(Mio Euro) 
 Emergency cash safety net 1.21 
 Child Health Promotion Programme (Pro-Santé) 0.60 
 Medico-digestible nutritional integrated for children under 5 and 
pregnant women in the health region of Maradi 1.00 
 Medico-nutritional assistance for children under 5 with acute 
malnutrition and associated diseas es, and treatment of malaria for 
children under 5 during the peak season 0.60 
Pakistan Assistance to internally disp laced and conflict affected persons in 
Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and Federally 
Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) 9.00 
 Emergency early livelihood recovery for conflict-affected people 1.34  Provision of staple food supplies to  conflict affected populations in the 
NWFP 0.57 
 Immediate food security assistance to  most conflict-aff ected vulnerable 
families in NWFP 0.52 
 ICRC economic security activities 10.00 
 Provide early livelihood recovery support to conflict affected people of 
NWFP 0.40 
 Support to restore food security and agriculture-based livelihoods of the 
food insecure and vulner able crisis affected rural households in select 
areas of NWFP and FATA 2.50 
 Rehabilitation of livelihood 0.31 
 Livelihood support for conflict affected families 0.42  Immediate humanitarian support to address the Unmet food and 
livelihood needs of the conflict affected rural population 0.80 
 Protection and recovery of household food security and livelihoods for 
crises-affected families in Swat and Buner 0.62 
 Integrated community based response for vulnerable conflict and floods 
affected populations in Northern West Pakistan 1.32 
 ICRC economic security and protection activities 5.00 
Somalia Livelihoods support project for improved food security for most 
vulnerable households in Southern Somalia 3.00 
 Wet feeding in Greater Mogadishu 0.90 
 Wet feeding distribution in Mogadishu 1.10  Emergency drought response programme 0.87 
 Emergency food access and liveli hoods assets protection support 
programme in Central and Southern Somalia 0.90 
 Emergency support to vulnerable pastoralist communities in Southern 
Somalia and Puntland: Phase II (EMPASO II) 0.60 
 Emergency food security, livelihood and water, sanitation and hygiene 
assistance to IDP, host and drought-hit communities of Central Somalia 1.09 
 Somali livelihood and food secur ity assistance (SOLAFA) 0.40 
 Puntland Livelihood Support Project (PLISS) 1.00  Emergency food security support in South Central Somalia 1.00 
 Emergency IDP livelihood protection programme 0.75 
 Decrease the vulnerability of the population living in Southern Somalia 0.98 
 Saving Lives and Livelihoods - Bay, Galgaduud and Lower Shabelle 
Emergency Project 0.90 
Sri Lanka Relief and rehabilitation of Wanni IDP North of Sri Lanka 2010 0.40 
Sudan Emergency preparedness intervention to protect and enhance existing 
livelihood assets and food production in North Darfur 0.97 
 Milling Voucher Scheme South Darfur 1.00 
 Integrated emergency nutrition, water, sanitation, food security and 
health promotion project 1.46  G/AG/N/EU/4 
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  Country Projects Payments 
(Mio Euro) 
 Food security and livelihood support to conflict affected populations in 
Darfur 0.40 
 An integrated approach to addressing emergency acute malnutrition and 
its underlying causes in Southern Sudan 1.94 
 Integrated community-based livelihoods and nutrition programme 0.15 
 Improving income and food security through cash transfers and 
contributing to active learning on cash transfer programming and safety 
nets in Southern Sudan 0.88 
 EMOP 10760: Food assistance to populations affected by conflict 26.00 
 Improving access to food for vulnera ble communities II (IMPACT II). 0.36 
 Food security and livelihood support for IDP and war-affected 
households in semi-urban and rural areas of North Darfur 1.08 
 Support to improve the food security and livelihoods of vulnerable 
returnees, IDP and host communities in Southern Sudan 1.00 
 Special Operation: Operationa l augmentation for WFP and NGO 
partners in Darfur in support of WFP's EMOP 10760.0 3.20 
 World Vision South Sudan Emergency Food Security and Nutrition 
Project 0.86 
 Emergency nutrition and food security support to vulnerable populations 
in Southern Sudan 0.65 
 EMOP 10760: Food assistance to populations affected by conflict  4.50 
 Enhancing technical coordination and backstopping of the food security 
and livelihoods sector in restoring and sustaining household food security of vulnerable conflict a ffected populations (IDP, refugees, 
returnees and host communities) 0.50 
 EMOP 200027: Food assistance to populations affected by conflict  5.60 
 Assistance to conflict affected people in Darfur 1.70 
 Emergency multi-sectoral humanitarian intervention in West Darfur 0.63 Tanzania Assistance to refugees in ca mps and vulnerable households among the 
host population in North-Western Tanzania 1.00 
Uganda Targeted food assistance for extremely vulnerable individuals and 
moderately/severely malnourished pe rsons within communities of IDP, 
Northern Uganda 2.00 
 Karamoja-Turkana Corridor Drought Preparedness Programme 0.10  Upholding the rights of children to survival in the post-conflict affected 
and marginalised sub-regions of Northern Uganda through integrated 
management of acute malnutrition 0.45 
 Karamoja food security seasonal assessment 0.08 
 Food security and agricultural livelih oods in Acholi, North Uganda 0.70 
 Karamoja livelihood and household economy analysis and strategies - 
KALHEAS 0.20 
 Emergency food security in Northern Uganda 1.00 
 Emergency response for food insecure households in Pader District 1.00  Responding to food insecurity in Northern Uganda 1.00 
 Targeted food assistance for ex tremely vulnerable individuals and 
moderately/severely malnourished persons within IDP communities in 
Northern Uganda 2.48 
 Improved Community Response to Drought II (ICRDII) 0.95  Karamoja food security seasonal assessment 0.08 
Yemen ICRC economic security activities 1.00 
Zimbabwe  Food security improvement for Kadoma suburban population 0.59  Food security promotion for very food insecure farming households 1.69 
 ICRC food for detainees 1.00 
 Zimbabwe urban and rural food security intervention 1.19 G/AG/N/EU/4 
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  Country Projects Payments 
(Mio Euro) 
 Recovery of the food security situation and livelihoods of urban and 
peri-urban households 1.07 
 Short-term food security support for vulnerable populations  0.53 
 Short-term food security support for the most vulnerable population 
groups in urban and peri-urban areas of Zimbabwe 0.88 
 Humanitarian food assistance support for vulnerable populations 0.80 
 Promoting sustainable food production in Epworth and Kuwadzana 0.56 
 An integrated approach to reduce levels of malnutrition in urban areas of 
Masvingo district 0.63 
 Livelihood support to smallholder vulnerable families in Nyanga district 0.50 
 Livelihoods recovery for the more vulnerable urban and peri-urban 
households 0.37 
 Protracted relief for vulnerable groups 2.00 
 
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