WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/BGD/3 
4 May 2011 
 (11-2308) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 16 September 2010,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Bangladesh .  The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 ) 
during the fiscal years 2002/2003 , 2004/2005  and 2006/2007 . 
  
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bangladesh 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year 2002/2003 (1 July to 30 June) 
 
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 
- - 0 ( de minimis ) 
 
Exchange rate:  1US$ = Tk. 57.9  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bangladesh 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year 2002/2003 (1 July to 30 June) 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box" 
 
Measure Type Name and description of measure with re ference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
(US$ million) Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) General services    
 (i) Research and development of non-rice crops, fruits, vegetables, spices, except 
sugarcane, jute, cotton and tea. 9.32 BARI, BINA 
 (ii) Research and developm ent of rice crops. 2.73 BRRI 
 (iii) Research and development of sugarcane. 1.07 BSRI 
 (iv) Research and development of cotton. 0.35 CDB 
 (v) Pest and disease control 0.46 DAE  (vi) Training services 1.21 DAE 
 (vii) Extension and advisory services 27.44 DAE 
 (viii) Marketing and promotion services 1.49 DAE  (ix) Infrastructural services 0.06 DAE 
 (x) Research and extension for dairy sector 2.19 M/o. FL 
 (xi) Research and extension for poultry sector 3.22 M/o. FL 
Total  52.54  
 
Exchange rate:  1US$ = Tk. 57.9 Data source:  BARI = Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute,  BINA = Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture, BRRI = Bang ladesh Rice Research Institute, BSRI = Bangladesh 
Sugarcane Research Institute, CDB = Cotton De velopment Board, DAE = Department of Agri cultural Extension, M/o. FL = Ministry of  Fisheries and Livestock.  
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Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bangladesh 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year 2002/2003 (1 July to 30 June) 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction co mmitment – Special and D ifferential Treatment – "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 
(US$ million) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
Investment subsidies available to 
poor and marginal farmers of the 
agricultural sector (including 
livestock sub-sector) (i) Refinance facilities provided to farmers at a concessional rate of interest at 1.5% per 
annum for credit to "Special Economic Zone of the Country" 0.09 Bangladesh Bank 
 (ii) 2% interest rebate for repayment of loan  on schedule.  This is generally available to 
the marginal farmers of Bangladesh.. 0.09 " 
Total  0.18  
 
Exchange rate:  1US$ = Tk. 57.9  
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 Page 5Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bangladesh 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year 2002/2003 (1 July to 30 June) 
 
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) Product-specific 
measurements of support 
(from Supporting Table 
DS:8 below) Value of production * 
2002/2003 Current total AMS as a 
percentage of value of 
production Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
 (US$ million)  (US$ million)  (US$ million) 
1 2 3 4 5 
(2/4*100) 6 
Rice -3.85  4,403.74 0 0  (de minimis) 
Wheat -0.58  208.39 0 0  (de minimis) 
Non-product-specific AMS 
(from Supporting Table 
DS:9) 51.85  12,482.59 0.41 0 (de minimis) 
Current Total AMS      0 (de minimis) 
 
Exchange rate:  1US$ = Tk. 57.9 * Data source:  Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics 
  
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Page 6 Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bangladesh 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year 2002/2003 (1 July to 30 June) 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support  
 
Description of basic 
products Fiscal year 
beginning 1 July 
2002 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered price
 
 
(US$/tonne) External 
reference price 
(generally from 
AGST/…) 
(US$/tonne) Eligible 
production 
 
 
(tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies Total market price 
support 
 
 
(US$ million) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6-7) 9 
Rice  Price support 228.84 233.43* 838,792 Nil -3.85 MOFDM 
Wheat  Price support 159.75 169.002** 63,738 Nil -0.58 MOFDM 
 
Exchange rate:  1US$ = Tk. 57.9 
* Base year (1986-88) average f.o.b. pr ice of 5% parboile d Thai rice + 25US$. 
** Base year (1986-88) average f.o.b. price of hard  red winter no. 2 ordinary protein wheat + 43 US$. 
Data source:  MOFDM = Ministry of Food and Disaster Management.  
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 Page 7Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bangladesh 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year 2002/2003 (1 July to 30 June) 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Fiscal year 
beginning 1 July 
2002 Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other non-product- 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support Data sources 
1 2 3 
 
(US$ million) 4 
 
(US$ million) 5 6 
(3+4-5) 
(US$ million) 7 
Indirect subsidy through the 
use of electricity for irrigation 
at subsidized rate  
7.32 Nil Nil 7.32 M/o. EMR, REB, PDB 
Indirect subsidy provided to 
farmers through imported urea 
fertilizer  
44.53 Nil Nil 44.53 MoA 
Indirect subsidy provided to 
farmers through imported non-
urea fertilizer  
0 Nil Nil 0 MoA 
Total Non-Product-Specific 
AMS     51.85  
 
Exchange rate:  1US$ = Tk. 57.9 
Data source:  REB = Rural Electrification Board, PDB = Power Deve lopment Board, MoA = Ministry of  Agriculture, BBS = Bangladesh  Bureau of Statistics, M/o. EMR = Ministry of 
Power, Energy and Mineral Resources.  
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Page 8 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bangladesh 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year 2004/2005 (1 July to 30 June) 
 
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 
- - 0 ( de minimis ) 
 
Exchange rate:  1US$ = Tk. 61.39  
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 Page 9Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bangladesh 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year 2004/2005 (1 July to 30 June) 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box" 
 
Measure Type Name and description of measure with re ference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
(US$ million) Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) General services    
 (i) Research and development of non-rice crops, fruits, vegetables, spices, except 
sugarcane, jute, cotton and tea. 10.88 BARI, BINA 
 (ii) Research and developm ent of rice crops. 4.03 BRRI 
 (iii) Research and development of sugarcane. 1.11 BSRI 
 (iv) Research and development of cotton. 0.36 CDB 
 (v) Pest and disease control 0.52 DAE  (vi) Training services 1.32 DAE 
 (vii) Extension and advisory services 64.52 DAE 
 (viii) Marketing and promotion services 0.50 DAE  (ix) Infrastructural services 0.00 DAE 
 (x) Research and extension for dairy sector 6.38 M/o. FL 
 (xi) Research and extension for poultry sector 5.84 M/o. FL 
Total  95.46  
 
Exchange rate:  1US$ = Tk. 61.39 Data source:  BARI = Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute,  BINA = Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture, BRRI = Bang ladesh Rice Research Institute, BSRI = Bangladesh 
Sugarcane Research Institute, CDB = Cotton De velopment Board, DAE = Department of Agri cultural Extension, M/o. FL = Ministry of  Fisheries and Livestock.  
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Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bangladesh 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year 2004/2005 (1 July to 30 June) 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction co mmitment – Special and D ifferential Treatment – "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 
(US$ million) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
Investment subsidies available to 
poor and marginal farmers of the 
agricultural sector (including 
livestock sub-sector) (i) Refinance facilities provided to farmers at a concessional rate of interest at 1.5% per 
annum for credit to "Special Economic Zone of the Country" 0.09 Bangladesh Bank 
Total  0.09  
 
Exchange rate:  1US$ = Tk. 61.39  
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 Page 11Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bangladesh 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year 2004/2005 (1 July to 30 June) 
 
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) Product-specific 
measurements of support 
(from Supporting Table 
DS:8 below) Value of production  * 
2004/2005 Current total AMS as a 
percentage of value of 
production Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
 (US$ million)  (US$ million)  (US$ million) 
1 2 3 4 5 
(2/4*100) 6 
Rice -18.66  4,666.16 0 0  (de minimis) 
Wheat 0.03  203.24 0 0  (de minimis) 
Non-product-specific AMS 
(from Supporting Table 
DS:9) 144.86  13,477.03 1.07 0  (de minimis) 
Current Total AMS      0 (de minimis) 
 
Exchange rate:  1US$ = Tk. 61.39 * Data source:  Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics 
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Page 12 Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bangladesh 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year 2004/2005 (1 July to 30 June) 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support  
 
Description of basic 
products Fiscal year 
beginning 1 July 
2004 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered price
 
 
(US$/tonne) External 
reference price 
(generally from 
AGST/…) 
(US$/tonne) Eligible 
production 
 
 
(tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies Total market price 
support 
 
 
(US$ million) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6-7) 9 
Rice  Price support 213.39 233.43* 931,373 Nil -18.66 MOFDM 
Wheat  Price support 195.47 169.002** 1,284 Nil 0.03 MOFDM 
 
Exchange rate:  1US$ = Tk. 61.39 
* Base year (1986-88) average f.o.b. pr ice of 5% parboile d Thai rice + 25US$. 
** Base year (1986-88) average f.o.b. price of hard  red winter no. 2 ordinary protein wheat + 43 US$. 
Data source:  MOFDM = Ministry of Food and Disaster Management.  
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 Page 13Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bangladesh 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year 2004/2005 (1 July to 30 June) 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Fiscal year 
beginning 1 July 
2004 Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other non-product- 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support Data sources 
1 2 3 
 
(US$ million) 4 
 
(US$ million) 5 6 
(3+4-5) 
(US$ million) 7 
Indirect subsidy through the 
use of electricity for irrigation 
at subsidized rate  
5.40 Nil Nil 5.40 M/o. EMR, REB, PDB 
Indirect subsidy provided to 
farmers through imported urea 
fertilizer  
96.92 Nil Nil 96.92 MoA 
Indirect subsidy provided to 
farmers through imported non-
urea fertilizer  
42.54 Nil Nil 42.54 MoA 
Total Non-Product-Specific 
AMS     144.86  
 
Exchange rate:  1US$ = Tk.61.39 
Data source:  REB = Rural Electrification Board, PDB = Power Deve lopment Board, MoA = Ministry of  Agriculture, BBS = Bangladesh  Bureau of Statistics, M/o. EMR = Ministry of 
Power, Energy and Mineral Resources. 
  
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Page 14 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bangladesh 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year 2006/2007 (1 July to 30 June) 
 
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 
- - 0 ( de minimis ) 
 
Exchange rate:  1US$ = Tk. 68.5  
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 Page 15Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bangladesh 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year 2006/2007 (1 July to 30 June) 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box" 
 
Measure Type Name and description of measure with re ference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
(US$ million) Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) General services    
 (i) Research and development of non-rice crops, fruits, vegetables, spices, except 
sugarcane, jute, cotton and tea. 23.55 BARI, BINA 
 (ii) Research and developm ent of rice crops. 3.97 BRRI 
 (iii) Research and development of sugarcane. 1.45 BSRI 
 (iv) Research and development of cotton. 0.223 CDB 
 (v) Pest and disease control 0.759 DAE  (vi) Training services 1.53 DAE 
 (vii) Extension and advisory services 32.73 DAE 
 (viii) Marketing and promotion services 3.67 DAE  (ix) Infrastructural services 0.00 DAE 
 (x) Research and extension for dairy sector 2.13 M/o. FL 
 (xi) Research and extension for poultry sector 2.10 M/o. FL 
Total  75.112  
 
Exchange rate:  1US$ = Tk. 68.5 Data source:  BARI = Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute,  BINA = Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture, BRRI = Bang ladesh Rice Research Institute, BSRI = Bangladesh 
Sugarcane Research Institute, CDB = Cotton De velopment Board, DAE = Department of Agri cultural Extension, M/o. FL = Ministry of  Fisheries and Livestock.  
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Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bangladesh 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year 2006/2007 (1 July to 30 June) 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction co mmitment – Special and D ifferential Treatment – "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 
(US$ million) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
Investment subsidies available to 
poor and marginal farmers of the 
agricultural sector (including 
livestock sub-sector) (i) Refinance facilities provided to farmers at a concessional rate of interest at 1.5% per 
annum for credit to "Special Economic Zone of the Country" 2.729 Bangladesh Bank 
Total  2.729  
 
Exchange rate:  1US$ = Tk. 68.5  
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 Page 17Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bangladesh 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year 2006/2007 (1 July to 30 June) 
 
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) Product-specific 
measurements of support 
(from Supporting Table 
DS:8 below) Value of production* 
2006/2007 Current total AMS as a 
percentage of value of 
production Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
 (US$ million)  (US$ million)  (US$ million) 
1 2 3 4 5 
(2/4*100) 6 
Rice -7.4  6,981.52 0 0  (de minimis) 
Wheat 0.0  189.49 0 0  (de minimis) 
Non-product-specific AMS 
(from Supporting Table 
DS:9) 191.381  8,390.46 2.28 0  (de minimis) 
Current Total AMS      0 (de minimis) 
 
Exchange rate:  1US$ = Tk. 68.5 
*  Data source:  Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics   
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Page 18 Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bangladesh 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year 2006/2007(1 July to 30 June) 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support  
 
Description of basic 
products Fiscal year 
beginning 1 July 
2006 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered price
 
 
(US$/tonne) External 
reference price 
(generally from 
AGST/…) 
(US$/tonne) Eligible 
production 
 
 
(tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies Total market price 
support 
 
 
(US$ million) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6-7) 9 
Rice  Price support 
Amon rice 233.57 233.43* 162,739 Nil   
  Price support 
Boro rice 226.28 233.43* 1,039,052 Nil   
Total in Rice       -7.4 MOFDM 
Wheat  Price support  169.002** 0 Nil 0 MOFDM 
 
Exchange rate:  1US$ = Tk. 68.5 * Base year (1986-88) average f.o.b. pr ice of 5% parboile d Thai rice + 25US$. 
** Base year (1986-88) average f.o.b. price of hard  red winter no. 2 ordinary protein wheat + 43 US$. 
Data source:  MOFDM = Ministry of Food and Disaster Management.  
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 Page 19Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bangladesh 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year 2006/2007 (1 July to 30 June) 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Fiscal year 
beginning 1 July 
2006 Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other non-
product- specific 
support (include 
calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support Data sources 
1 2 3 
 
(US$ million) 4 
 
(US$ million) 5 6 
(3+4-5) 
(US$ million) 7 
Indirect subsidy through the 
use of electricity for irrigation 
at subsidized rate  
34.821 Nil Nil 34.821 M/o. EMR, REB, PDB 
Indirect subsidy provided to 
farmers through imported urea fertilizer  
107.22 Nil Nil 107.22 MoA 
Indirect subsidy provided to 
farmers through imported non-urea fertilizer  
49.34 Nil Nil 49.34 MoA 
Total Non-Product-Specific 
AMS     191.381  
 
Exchange rate:  1US$ = Tk. 68.5 Data source:  REB = Rural Electrification Board, PDB = Power Deve lopment Board, MoA = Ministry of  Agriculture, BBS = Bangladesh  Bureau of Statistics, M/o. EMR = Ministry of 
Power, Energy and Mineral Resources. 
 
 
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