WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/TPKM/61 
15 September 2008 
 (08-4266) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 5 September 2008,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu .  The 
notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and the relevant Supporting 
Tables) for the year 2005 . 
 
 
 
  
  G/AG/N/TPKM/61 
Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Separate Customs T erritory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu  
REPORTING PERIOD:  2005  
 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current Total AMS 
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section I of  Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables) 
1 2 3 
 
 
14,165.15 
 
 
   
 
Million NT$  
 
4,043.32 
 
 
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Separate Customs T erritory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2005  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria 
in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in 
question 
(Million NT$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) General services Research:  General research, research in relation to 
environmental programs and product-specific research 
programs.  (Annex 2, paragraph 2(a)) 2,709.08 Documents of budget 
  Pest and disease prevention:   General and product-specific 
pest and disease control measures and schemes.  (Annex 2, 
paragraph 2(b)) 984.39 Documents of budget 
  Training services:  Educa tion and training.  (Annex 2, 
paragraph 2(c)) 183.71 Documents of budget 
  Extension and advisory services:  Programs for practical 
application of new technologies, technology improvement 
of agricultural production, compilation and provision of 
statistical data and information, strengthening of 
management of agricultural organizations.  (Annex 2, 
paragraph 2(d)) 2,159.34 Documents of budget 
  Inspection services:  The inspection and control of 
veterinary medicine, feed, food, pesticide residue, water 
quality, and grading and the implementation of Chinese 
Taipei's Agricultural Standard system.  (Annex 2, paragraph 
2(e)) 433.10 Documents of budget 
  Marketing and promotion services:  Programs for the 
improvement of the marketing, processing and consumption 
of food; Establishment of wholesale market.  (Annex 2, 
paragraph 2(f)) 1,945.42 Documents of budget  
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Page 4 Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria 
in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in 
question 
(Million NT$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
  Infrastructural services:  Planning and construction of 
irrigation/drainage facilities and rural roads, land 
consolidation for agricultural sector and establishment of 
rural community.  (Annex 2, paragraph  2(g)) 11,508.94 Documents of budget 
(f) Payments for relief from natural 
disasters Aid for natural disaster: government payments for relief of 
damaged incomes by natural disasters.  (Annex 2, 
paragraph 8) 4,795.22 Agricultural Statistics 
Yearbook 
 
  Interest subsidy: Special lo ans granted to farmers for the 
relief of damaged farms due to natural disasters. (Annex 2 
paragraph 8) 
(a) Loan types, borrowers, purposes, credit lines, loan 
interest, loan maturity, repayments, and lending institutions. 
(b) Fund is sourced from the Agricultural Development 
Fund. 72.50 Bureau of Agricultural 
Finance, COA 
(g) Structural adju stment assistance 
provided through producer 
retirement programmes Land retirement programs: The conversion of farm land to 
forestry use and island-wide reforestation. (Annex 2 
paragraph 10)   348.64 Documents of budget 
(j) Environmental programmes Interest subsidy for pollution reduction: provision of low 
interest loans to hog farmers for the purchase of pollution 
prevention facilities. (Annex 2 paragraph 12)   3.58 Bureau of Agricultural 
Finance, COA 
  Programs for preventing pollution, managing agricultural 
waste and monitoring on the pollution of the water and soil, 
for promoting the sustainable use of farm land. (Annex 2 
paragraph 12) 288.53 Documents of budget 
  Interest subsidy: Loan granted to farmers for the use of 
water and soil conservation.(Annex 2 paragraph 12) 15.68 Bureau of Agricultural 
Finance, COA 
  Land conservation subsidy (1)/: payments for the 
maintenance of farmland in environmentally good condition 
by growing green manure crops or setting-aside. (Annex 2 
paragraph 12) 9,570.70 Agriculture and Food 
Agency, COA  
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 Page 5Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria 
in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in 
question 
(Million NT$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(k) Regional assistance 
programmes Programs for disadvantaged farms: Integrated agricultural 
construction and environmental improvement programs for 
disadvantaged farms.  (Annex 2, paragraph 13) 257.796 Documents of budget 
TOTAL GREEN BOX  35,276.61  
 
Footnote: 
(1) Land conservation subsidy: Re sponding to the need to ease restrictions on ri ce imports and cut agricultural supports in the  wake of WTO accession, the COA implemented the 
"Adjustment Program of Paddy and Upland Field Utilization".  This program is steadily adjusting the growing of rice, coarse gra in, and contract sugarcane fo r sale to the government at 
guaranteed prices, while also offering paym ents for the maintenance of farmland in environmentally good condition by growing gr een manure crops or setting-aside.  In order to 
comply with the WTO regulations, the amount of payment is lower than the extra co sts or loss of income.  The COA provided assis tance for fallowing on a total area of 
215,702 hectares in 2005.  This achieved lo wer domestic agricultural support goals, while  taking into consideration farmland ec ology and soil fertility needs. 
  
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Page 6 Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Separate Customs T erritory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2005 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction comm itment - Special and Differential Tr eatment – "Development Programmes" 
 
Measure Type Name and description of measure with refe rence to criteria in Article 6.2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
(Million NT$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
    
None None None - 
    
  
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 Page 7Supporting Table DS:3 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Separate Customs T erritory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2005 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment  - Direct Payments  under Production-Limiting Programmes – "Exempt Direct Payments " 
 
Measure Type Name and description of measure with referenc e to criteria in Article 6.5 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
(Million NT$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
None None None - 
    
  
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Page 8 Supporting Table DS: 4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Separate Customs T erritory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2005 /Fiscal Year 2005/06  
Calculation of the Current 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) 
 
(Million NT$) Value of production (2)/ 
 
  
(Million NT$) Support as a % of value of 
production 
  
(%) Current Total AMS (aggregate) 
 
  
(Million NT$) 
1 2 3 4 5 
Rice (paddy) 2,417.93  28,139.68   8.59                       2,417.93 
Corn   324.80       627.31 51.78 324.80 
Sorghum    84.43       116.55 72.44   84.43 
Peanuts   203.25     2,478.39   8.20 203.25 
Sugar   326.07        655.81 49.72 326.07 
Tobacco leaves   250.47       455.25 55.02 250.47 
Vegetables (3)/   216.02  42,625.45   0.51 (1)/ 
Table sugarcane     16.62       674.74   2.46 (1)/ 
Sweet potatoes     88.75    2,599.99   3.41 (1)/ 
Forage crops (4)/   126.99        956.58 13.28 126.99 
Other crops (5)/   309.38    3,504.67  8.83 309.38 
All other (not in AMS calculation)(6)/       0.00 207,141.17  0.00 (1)/ 
Total for all commodities               4,364.71 290,257.23  1.50                       4,043.32 
Non-product-specific AMS (from 
Supporting Table DS:9 below)               1,219.88               290,257.23                       0.42                             (1)/ 
TOTAL:  Current Total AMS                          4,043.32 
    
  
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 Page 9Footnote: 
(1) The calculated AMS is not subject to reduction or inclusion in the current AMS because the calculated AMS is less than 5 pe r cent of value of production ( de minimis exclusion). 
(2) Value of production (excluding forage cr ops, which is estimated as described in f ootnote (4)) is reported in "Agricultural Statistics Yearbook" published by Council of Agriculture, 
Executive Yuan.  
(3) "Vegetables" include  radishes, carrots, other root vegeta bles, taros, scallions , scallion bulbs, leeks, garlic, water-ches tnuts, water bamboo, other stem vegetables , leaf-mustard, water-
convolvulus, celery, other leaf-veg etables, day lily, oriental pickling melons, cucumbers, white gourds, bitter gourds, eggplan ts, tomatoes, peppers, kidney beans, peas, other fruit 
vegetables, watermelons, s eed watermelons, cantaloupes and strawberries.     
(4) "Value of production of forage crops" is calculated on the ba sis of the production of pangola grass, napier grass and other s which are reported in "Agric ultural Statis tics Yearbook" 
published by Council of Agriculture, Execu tive Yuan. The value of production is estim ated by the production times the estimated  averaged unit price (hay of pangola grass NT$4.5/kg, 
napier grass NT$1.1/kg, others NT$1.6/kg).   
(5) "Value of production of other crops" is  calculated by deducting the sum of valu e of the crops listed in Supporting Table DS :4   (including rice,  feed corn , sorghum, wheat, peanuts, sugar, 
vegetables, tobacco leaves, fora ge crops) and those crops not included in AMS calculation (including fruit , tea, soybean, ornam ental plants and mildew)  from the total value of crops.  
"Other crops" includes food corn, vegetable soybeans, adzuki b eans, other coarse grain (millet , common beans, mung beans), sesa me, other special crops (cassava, tachia rush, triangle 
rush, perfume plants, sunflowers). 
(6) "All other (not in AMS calculation)" include fruit, tea, mildew  and livestock.  "Fruit" incl ude bananas, pineapples, citrus -ponkans, wentan pomeloes, citr us-tou pomeloes, pai pomeloes, 
satsuma oranges, citrus-valancias , citrus-tankans, liuchengs, lem ons, grapefruits, other citrus fru its, longans, mangoes, betel  nuts, guavas, plums,   peaches, persi mmons, papayas, wax 
apples, grapes, loquats, Japanese apricots , lichees, olives, carambolas, pears, apples, jujubes, sugar apples, passion fruits a nd other fruits. "Livestock" include cattle, hog, breeding hogs, 
goats, sheep, horse, deer, layer, broiler, colorful broiler, duck , geese, turkeys, milk, goat’s milk, hides, young antlers, hon ey, royal jelly, chicken eggs and duck eggs. 
 
 
 
  
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Page 10 Supporting Table DS: 5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Separate Customs T erritory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2005 / Fiscal year 2005/06  
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support 
Description of basic 
products Calendar/ 
fiscal year 
beginning ... Measure type(s) Applied administered 
price 
 
(NT$/kg) External 
reference price 
 
(NT$/kg) Eligible 
production 
 
(tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
(Million NT$) Total market price 
support 
 
(Million NT$)  Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
Rice (paddy) Jan. 2005 Guaranteed purchases       
Japonica Rice Jan. 2005 (1)/ 21.00 8.92 161,389.0  1,949.58 (4)/ 
  (2)/ 18.00 8.92 39,274.0  356.61 (4)/ 
  (3)/ 16.60 8.92 3,630.0  27.88 (4)/ 
Indica Rice Jan. 2005 (1)/ 20.00 7.10 2,851.0  36.78 (4)/ 
  (2)/ 17.00 7.10 355.0  3.51 (4)/   (3)/ 15.60 7.10 54.0  0.46 (4)/ 
Indica Rice (long) Jan. 2005 (1 )/ 20.00 7.10 3,179.0  41.01 (4)/ 
  (2)/ 17.00 7.10 182.0  1.80 (4)/   (3)/ 15.60 7.10 35.0  0.30 (4)/ 
Total-2005     210,949.0  2,417.93  Tobacco leaves July 2005 Contract guaranteed 
purchase 165.98 74.66 2,742.8  250.47 (5)/ 
Sugar Jan. 2005 Contract guaranteed 
purchase 24.88 8.23 15,089.0  251.20 (6)/ 
All Commodities 
(before de minimis )       22,919.60  
     
 
  
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 Page 11Footnote: 
(1) Price support level for rice is calculated on the basis of government planned purchase. 
(2) Price support level for rice is calculated on the basis of government supplementary purchase. 
(3) Price support level for rice is calculated on the basis of government additional purchase. 
(4) "Applied administered price of rice," is sourced from "Tai wan Food Statistics Book," publishe d by Agriculture and Food Agen cy (AFA). "External reference price" is based on CIF 
price of rice imported by Hong Kong, China in 1990-1992; which serves as the arithmetic averag e of the price in 1990-1992. Chin ese Taipei did not import ri ce, and thus did not have 
data on rice imports. Hong Kong, China is the closest territory to  Chinese Taipei and shares similar rice consumption pattern w ith the latter; therefore, da ta on rice imports in Hong 
Kong, China are used as ex ternal reference for rice. 
 "Imported value and volume of ri ce in Hong Kong, China" is sourced  from "Hong Kong Trade Statistics." 
 "Exchange rate of NT dollars to  HK dollars" is sourced from "Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics". 
 "Conversion rates of paddy to milled rice" is sourced from Agriculture and Food Agency (AFA). 
 "Eligible production of rice" is sourced from AFA. 
(5) "Applied administered price of tobacco leaves" is based on th e weighted average of the prices for the purchase of different  grades of locally produced tobacco leaves. Data are sourced 
from "Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corporation" (which was transformed from Taiwan Tobacco & Wine Monopoly Bureau (TTWMB)). 
 "External reference price of tobacco leaves" is based on CIF price of tobacco leaves imported from Thailand in 1990-1992, whic h shares the same quality of those grown in Chinese 
Taipei.  Data are sourced from TTWMB. 
 "Eligible production of tobacco leaves" is  sourced from "Taiwan Tobacc o & Wine Statistical Yearbook"  published by Taiwan Tobac co & Liquor Corporation (TTLC). 
(6) "Applied administered price of sugar" and "eligible production of sugar" are sour ced from Taiwan Sugar Corporation (TSC). 
 "External reference price of sugar" is based on CIF im ported price of sugar in 1991.  Data are sourced from TSC.  
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Separate Customs T erritory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu  
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar year 2005  
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year 
beginning Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
(NT$/kg) External 
reference 
price 
 
(NT$/kg) Eligible 
production 
 
 
(tonnes) Total price-
related direct 
payments 
 
(Million NT$) Other non-
exempt direct 
payments 
 
(Million NT$) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
 
(Million NT$) Total direct 
payments 
 
 
(Million NT$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Corn Jan. 2005 Guaranteed purchase     324.80   (1)/ 
Corn Jan. 2005 Diversion Payments (2)/     0.00   AFA 
  Bonus Payments (3)/     0.00    
  Subtotal other payments     0.00    Corn Jan. 2005 Subtotal all direct payments       324.80  
Sorghum Jan. 2005 Guaranteed purchase     84.43   (1)/ 
Sorghum Jan. 2005 Diversion Payments (2)/     0.00   AFA   Bonus Payments (3)/     0.00   AFA   Subtotal other payments     0.00    Sorghum Jan. 2005 Subtotal all direct payments       84.43  
Vegetables Jan. 2005 Diversion Paym ents (2)/     209.88   AFA 
  Bonus Payments (3)/     6.15   AFA   Subtotal other payments     216.02    Vegetables Jan. 2005 Subtotal all di rect payments       216.02  
Forage crops Jan. 2005 Diversion Pa yments (2)/     119.26   AFA 
  Bonus Payments (3)/     7.73   AFA   Subtotal other payments     126.99    Forage crops Jan. 2005 Subtotal all direct payments       126.99   
   G/AG/N/TPKM/61
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basic product Calendar 
year 
beginning Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
(NT$/kg) External 
reference 
price 
 
(NT$/kg) Eligible 
production 
 
 
(tonnes) Total price-
related direct 
payments 
 
(Million NT$) Other non-
exempt direct 
payments 
 
(Million NT$) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
 
(Million NT$) Total direct 
payments 
 
 
(Million NT$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Peanuts Jan. 2005 Diversion Payments  (2)/        203.25   AFA 
  Bonus Payments (3)/     -   AFA 
  Subtotal other payments     203.25    Peanuts Jan. 2005 Subtotal all dire ct payments       203.25  
Table sugarcane Jan. 2005 Diversion Payments (2)/     16.62   AFA 
  Bonus Payments (3)/     -   AFA   Subtotal other payments     16.62    Table sugarcane Jan. 2005 Subt otal all direct payments 
       16.62  
Sweet potatoes Jan. 2005 Diversion Pa yments (2)/     88.33   AFA 
  Bonus Payments (3)/     0.42   AFA   Subtotal other payments     88.75    Sweet potatoes Jan. 2005 Subtotal all direct payments       88.75  
Other crops (4)/ Jan. 2005 Diversion Payments (2)/     298.01   AFA 
  Bonus Payments (3)/     11.38   AFA   Subtotal other payments     309.38    Other crops Jan. 2005 Subtotal all di rect payments       309.38  
All commodities 
(before de 
minimis )  Subtotal all direct payments       1,370.24  
           
Footnote: 
(1)  "Budget outlay of soybean, corn (feed), sorghum" is sourced from Agriculture and Food Agency. 
(2)  Under the Adjustment Program of Pa ddy and Upland Field Utilization, for farmer s converting rice produc tion to supported cr ops (peanuts, vegetables, ornamental crops , forage crops and other crops (refer to 
footnote 5 in Supporting Table DS:4), there is a diversion pa yment of NT$22,000 per hectare paid since the second crop of 1997.  
(3)  In addition to the diversion payment, for each of the hectare in adjoining farm s with total area of over 30 hectares, ther e is a bonus payment of NT$4,000 per hectare.  For the conversion of rice production to 
supported crops mentioned in  the preceding footnote. 
(4)  Historical data are not available for a breakdown of the diversion and bonus payments of each individual crop in the categ ory of vegetables, ornamental plants a nd other crops, therefore, only the general 
category payments are shown.     
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Separate Customs T erritory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2005 /Fiscal Year 2005/06 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
Description of 
basic product Calendar/ 
fiscal year 
beginning Measure 
type(s) Other product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(Million NT$) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
 
(Million NT$) Total other 
product-specific 
support 
 
(Million NT$) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
(Million NT$) Non-exempt 
direct payments 
(Supporting Table 
DS:6) 
(Million NT$) Total AMS 
  
 
(Million NT$) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(4-5) 7 8 9 
(6+7+8) 10 
Rice Jan. 2005     2,417.93     2,417.93  
Corn Jan. 2005      324.80       324.80  
Sorghum Jan. 2005        84.43         84.43  
Vegetables Jan. 2005      216.02       216.02  
Forage Jan. 2005      126.99       126.99  
Peanuts Jan. 2005      203.25       203.25  
Sugar Jan. 2005 Freight subsidy 68.65  68.65    TSC 
 July 2005 Other 
subsidies(1)   6.21    6.21     
Sugar  Total AMS   74.86 251.20 -       326.07  
Tobacco leaves July 2005            250.47        250.47   TTLC 
Table sugarcane Jan. 2005              16.62         16.62  Sweet potatoes Jan. 2005              88.75         88.75  
Other crops Jan. 2005             309.38       309.38  
All commodities 
(before de 
minimis )  Total AMS 
           74.86      2,919.60        1,370.24      4,364.71 
 
Footnote: 
(1) Other subsidies for sugar include interest subsidy for loan s for the purchase of inputs, insurance premium for sugarcane fa rm, fees for pest and disease control, in spection fees for sugar brix and others. 
 
 
 
  
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Supporting Table DS: 9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Separate Customs T erritory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2005 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Calendar/ 
marketing year 
beginning Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
 
(Million NT$) Other non-
product specific 
support (include 
calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-
product-specific 
support 
 
 
(Million NT$) Data sources and comments 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Input subsidy: Agricultural 
machinery price subsidy Jan. 2005     77.68  
   77.68 1.  Objective: to facilitate adjustment in agricultural 
production and distribution so as to expedite modernization of the agricultural sector. 
2. For: 
(a) farmers actually engaged in production, (b) machinery should pass the functional test by 
Taiwan  Agricultural Research Institute, 
(c)  maximum period is five years, (d) assistance to each farm family is limited to one 
machine for each type of machine. 
3. Subsidy for each machine does not exceed 50% of 
the machine price. 
4. Data sources: Documents of budget. 
Input subsidy: Fertilizer 
freight subsidy Jan. 2005   296.00   296.00 1.     To subsid ize the cost of trans porting the fertilizers 
for farmers. 
2.     Data source: AFA 
 
Input subsidy: Agricultural 
urea price difference subsidy Jan. 2005     40.46    40.46 1.  Urea for agricultural use is provided at preferential 
prices, which are lower than the prices of urea for 
industrial use. 
2. Data source: AFA  
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marketing year 
beginning Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
 
(Million NT$) Other non-
product specific 
support (include 
calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-
product-specific 
support 
 
 
(Million NT$) Data sources and comments 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Input subsidy: Waiver or 
reduction of fees for electricity used for agricultural 
production Jan. 2005    208.42   208.42 1.  Under Agricultural Development Act, minimum 
charges for electricity used directly in agricultural production may be waived when the electricity is 
not used; and the cumulative formulae will not be 
applied in the calculation of electricity used. 
2.     The scope of exemption covers: 
(a) electricity used for agricultural irrigation facilities, (b) electricity used for agricultural planting and 
processing of products after harvest, 
(c) electricity used for the refrigeration and storage of 
products, 
(d) electricity used in livestock farming. 
3. Data sources: Taiwan Power Company, MOEA 
Interest subsidy Jan. 2005   578.45   578.45 1.    Special loans granted to farmers for: 
(a) loan for expanding the family farm to support 
farmers buying lands 
(b) loan for farm machinery (c) loan for agricultural food industry in guidance and 
assistance of management 
(d) loan for livestock and poultry industry in 
improving the management efficiency 
(e) loan for farmers in guidance and assistance of 
management improvement 
(f) preferential loan extended to those businesses who 
move into the Agricultural Technology Park  
(g) loan for agriculture  production and marketing 
groups 
2.    Data source: Bureau of Agricultural Finance, COA  
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marketing year 
beginning Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
 
(Million NT$) Other non-
product specific 
support (include 
calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-
product-specific 
support 
 
 
(Million NT$) Data sources and comments 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Insurance subsidy: Livestock 
insurance program Jan. 2005 18.87     18.87 1.  The farmers' associations are entrusted by the 
government to conduct th e livestock insurance 
programs.  
2. Insurance coverage: da iry cattle and hogs.  
3. Insurance items: death of dairy cattle on farm 
and death of hog during transportation. 
4. Indemnities: the insured amount paid to farmers 
is varied in accordance with respective insurance 
programs and limited to 80% of market value in 
general. 
5. The premiums are subsidized by the government 
as follows: 30% for hog transportation insurance 
and 60% for dairy cattle insurance. 
6. Data source: Dept. of Animal Industry, COA 
Total non-product-specific 
AMS        1,219.88  
 
 
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