WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/CAN/57 
26 January 2006 
 (06-0373) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English/ 
 French 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 24 January 2006, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Canada .  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 ) for 2002/2003 and 
2003/2004.   
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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 PROGRAM ON LEAST-DEVELOPED AND NET 
FOOD-IMPORTING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:  Canada 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2002/2003 
 
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 (1) Quantity of food aid provided to least-developed and net food-importing developing 
countries: 
 
 For the reporting period of 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003
1, Canada provided a total of 
242,155 tonnes of food aid to Least-Develope d Countries (LDCs) and Net Food-Importing 
Developing Countries (NFIDCs).  This volume of food aid had a total value of $107.82 million in 
2002/2003.  See Table A, "Canadian Food Aid to LD Cs and NFIDCs, 1 July 2002 – 30 June 2003", 
which provides information for the period in ques tion on the quantity of Canadian food aid provided 
to LDCs and NFIDCs with a breakdown by re gion and individual country and by commodity, 
quantity in metric tonnes, total value, and va lue of the portion which is channelled through the 
World Food Programme (WFP).3   
  In addition, in reporting period 2002/2003, Ca nada provided a total of $64.3 million in food 
aid to other developing countries (non-LDCs and non-NFIDCs).  
  
(2) Indication of the proportion in fully gr ant form or appropriate concessional terms: 
 
 All Canadian food aid is provided in fully grant form. 
 
 
 
                                                      
1 Previously, Canada's NF:1 notificati ons used a reporting period of 1 August to 31 July.  The reporting period was 
changed in order to correspond with the Food Aid Conve ntion (FAC) reporting period of 1 July to 30 June. 
2 All dollar figures in this document are Canadian dollars. 
 3 Data for the purposes of this Notific ation was gathered for Least Develope d Countries (LDCs) as recognised by 
the United Nations Economic and Social Council <http://www.unctad.org> : Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, 
Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Rep. of the 
Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea , Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,  Haiti, Kiribati, People’s Democratic 
Republic of Laos, Lesotho, Li beria, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, 
Niger, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Si erra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sudan, Timor-Leste, 
Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Vanuatu,  Yemen, and Zambia plus th e following Net Food Importing 
Developing Countries (NFIDCs):  Barbados , Botswana, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Domi nica, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Gabon, 
Honduras, Jamaica, Kenya, Mauritius, Mongo lia, Morocco, Namibia, Pakistan, Peru, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. 
Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisi a, Venezuela.  For the list of  NFIDC countries see:  WTO, 
G/AG/5/Rev.8 <http://docsonlin e.wto.org> and for the list of LDC countries see:  
<http://www.wto.org/english/thewt o_e/whatis_e/tif_e/org7_e.htm>.  G/AG/N/CAN/57 
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  TABLE A Canadian Food Aid to LDCs and NFIDCs, 1 July 2002 – 30 June 2003 
Country  Commodity  Quantity 
tonnes  Value Disbursed   
CDN$ thousands  WFP portion 
CDN$ thousands  
AFRICA      
Angola therapeutic milk 94 $101 -
Dem. Rep. Congo therapeutic milk 7 $7 -
Eritrea wheat 965 $470 $470
Ethiopia faffa, maize, therapeutic milk, 
unimix, wheat 69,687 $33,221 $26,320
Liberia lentils, therapeutic milk, 
vegetable oil, wheat flour 1,038 $606 -
Malawi beans, maize, maize meal, 
peas, seed (cassava, maize, 
sweet potato), yellow split 
peas, therapeutic milk 7,957 $5,475 $1,324
Mozambique beans, maize meal, peas, seed 
(bean, cassava, Irish potato, maize, soya, sweet potato), 
vegetable oil, yellow split peas4,152 $3,441 $1,982
Sierra Leone seed (groundnut) 13 $9,898 -
Somalia maize, maize soya blend, 
vegetable oil, yellow split peas797 $1,047 $1,047
Sudan therapeutic milk 105 $113 -
Zambia beans, maize, peas, seed 
(maize, sorghum), yellow split peas 3,745 $2,654 $1,294
Africa LDCs   88,560 $57,033 $32,437
   
Kenya biscuits, milk powder, unimix 113  $72 -
Africa NFIDCs   113 $72 -
Total Africa LDCs and NFIDCs  88,673 $57,105 $32,437
AMERICAS      
Haiti beans, rice, vegetable oil 23 $17 -
Americas LDCs   23 $17 -
   
Honduras beans, maize, rice 542 $277 -
Peru wheat 20,411 $5,970 $5,970
Americas NFIDCs   20,953 $6,247 $5,970
Total Americas LDCs and NFIDCs 20,976 $6,264 $5,970
  
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  Country  Commodity  Quantity 
tonnes  Value Disbursed   
CDN$ thousands  WFP portion 
CDN$ thousands  
ASIA      
Afghanistan beans, lentils, canola oil, 
sunflower oil, and vegetable oil, pulses, wheat, wheat flour, 
yellow split peas 15,979 $7,305 $895
Bangladesh rice, wheat 113,618 $34,661 $14,577
Cambodia fish 786 $1,614 $1,614
Myanmar vegetable oil 67 $30 -Nepal rice 2,056 $859 $859
Asia LDCs  132,506 $44,469 $17,945
Total Asia LDCs and NFIDCs 132,506 $44,469 $17,945
FOOD AID     
Total Food Aid to LDCs  221,089 $101,519 $50,382
Total Food Aid to NFIDCs  21,066 $6,319 $5,970
GRAND TOTAL LDCs and NFIDCs 242,155 $107,838 $56,352
 
Note:   Monetary figures include commodity, transpor tation and operational costs.  Totals may not 
balance due to rounding.   (3) Technical and financial assistance under paragraph 3(iii) of the Decision:  
 The Canadian International Development Agency  (CIDA) is the primary agency responsible 
for the disbursement of Canadian official de velopment assistance (ODA).  CIDA delivers programs 
through bilateral (government-to-government) cha nnels, partnership programs, as well as through 
multilateral channels.   In FY 2002/2003
4, Canada provided a total of $3.3 bi llion in ODA, of which CIDA managed 
$2.1 billion.  $97.4 million was channelled via th e International Development Research Centre 
(IDRC) which undertakes bilateral projects with a scie ntific or research focus.  The Department of 
Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) is  responsible for a small portion of ODA for certain 
grants and contributions to international organiza tions, which usually have only a partial development 
mandate.  Finally, the Department of Finance is also responsible for a portion of Canadian ODA 
involving contributions to the World Bank, the In ternational Development Agency (IDA) and the 
Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).5 
  The ODA contributions managed by the Departme nt of Finance do not fall within the purview 
of this notification.  Inform ation related to agriculture and related technical assistance
6 provided to 
LDCs and NFIDCs via CIDA, IDRC and DFAIT in FY 2002/2003 is set out below. 
                                                      
4 Canada's fiscal year (FY) covers the period 1 April to 31 March. 
 5 In addition, a small amount of Canada's ODA is cha nnelled via other government agencies (Canada Post, 
Environment Canada, Export Development Corporation, Health Canada, Heritage Canada) and provincial governments. 
 6 For the purposes of Section 3 of this notification, as regards technical and financial assistance identified under 
paragraph 3(iii) of the Decision, informa tion is restricted to agricultural and re lated activities:  ag ricultural production, 
infrastructure, harvesting, human resour ce development activities in the agriculture sector, and education related to 
agriculture.  In addition to agriculture and related technical and financial assistance, Canada  supports other sectors that 
contribute to food security. While not requested by the Committee on Agriculture for this notification, Canada has 
voluntarily provided this additional information.  See Table G on Canadian technical assistance in the agro-forestry and 
fishery sectors that contribute to food security in the countries in question.   G/AG/N/CAN/57 
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  THE CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 
 Bilateral (Government-to-Government) Programmes  
 
 CIDA's bilateral assistance is delivered  through three geographic branches (Africa & the 
Middle East, Asia, and Americas & the Caribbean) as well as a special program for Central and 
Eastern Europe
7.  Total bilateral programming w as $764.7 million in FY 2002/2003. 
  Canadian bilateral programming consists of government-to-government programs and 
projects which are carried out in accordance with b ilateral agreements and planned in co-operation 
with the country via the Country Development Policy Frameworks (CDPFs).  In FY 2002/2003, 
bilateral programming supported 62 of the LDCs an d NFIDCs for a total value of $420.7 million.  
This represents approximately 55.0 per cent of th e total amount of Canadian  bilateral programs.  
$16.3 million worth of bilateral programming directed  at LDCs and NFIDCs, was in agriculture and 
related programming, which is approximately 2.1 per cent of total Canadian bilateral ODA, and it 
represents approximately 3.9 per cent of the bilate ral programming going to these countries.  Country 
specific information on agricultural and related t echnical support to LDCs and NFIDCs via the 
bilateral channel, in FY  2002/2003 is as follows: 
 
 TABLE B CIDA Bilateral Agriculture and Related Sub-Sectors Programming 
Disbursements by Region and Country, FY 2002/2003 
Country Number of projects Value Disbursed CDN$ thousands 
   
AFRICA    
Benin 1 $7 
Burkina Faso 5 $895 
Cape Verde 2 $17 
Chad 2 $20 Dem. Rep. Congo 1 $160 
Ethiopia 4 $1,209 
Gambia 2 $20 Guinea-Bissau 2 $20 
Liberia 1 $2 
Malawi 2 $686 Mali 4 $954 
Mauritania 2 $21 
Mozambique 1 $303 Niger 3 $58 
Rwanda 11 $1,530 
Senegal 5 $953 Sierra Leone 1 $2 
Tanzania 2 $442 
Togo 1 $4 Uganda 1 $52 
Zambia 1 $359 
Africa LDCs  54 $7,714 
   
                                                      
 7 In addition to ODA, Canada provides aid to More Adva nced Developing Countries a nd some other Countries in 
Transition identified as DAC Part II countries. G/AG/N/CAN/57 
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  Country Number of projects Value Disbursed CDN$ thousands 
Côte d’Ivoire 6 $1,061 
Egypt 1 $2 
Kenya 1 $78 
Africa NFIDCs  8 $1,141 
Total Africa LDCs 
and NFIDCs 62 $8,855 
   
AMERICAS    
Haiti 4 $1,037 
Americas LDCs  4 $1,037 
   
Cuba 2 $202 
Dominican Republic 1 $37 Honduras 5 $630 
Peru 1 $72 
Americas NFIDCs  9 $941 
Total Americas LDCs 
and NFIDCs 13 $1,978 
   
ASIA    
Afghanistan 1 $58 
Bangladesh 4 $2,817 
Cambodia 3 $877 Laos 2 $212 
Nepal 2 $358 
Timor-Leste 2 $196 
Asia LDCs  14 $4,518 
   
Pakistan 1 $230 
Sri Lanka 1 $694 
Asia NFIDCs  2 $924 
Total Asia LDCs and 
NFIDCs  16 $5,442 
   
Total to LDCs  72 $13,269 
Total to NFIDCs  19 $3,006 
GRAND TOTAL to 
LDCs and NFIDCs  91 $16,275 
 
 
Multilateral Core Funding 
  Table C below represents CIDA's total FY  2002/2003 contribution to specific multilateral 
organizations with mandates that relate, completely or in part, to agriculture and/or food security.  
Given the nature of multilateral organizations ' funding and programming activities, no specific 
portion of Canadian contributions can be identifie d as targeted directly to LDCs or NFIDCs.  
Nevertheless, Canadian support to the World F ood Programme (WFP) and the Consultative Group on 
International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) in pa rticular, are likely to be relevant to this 
notification.  
 
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  TABLE C Canadian ODA Funding to Multilatera l Organizations Whose Activities Relate 
to Agriculture, Food Production and Food Security, FY 2002/2003 
Organization  CDN$ million  
UNDP  $43.3 
UNICEF  $15.0 
International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) $3.2 
International Humanitarian Assistance (IHA)  $21.6 
World Food Programme (WFP)  $18.5 
CGIAR Research Centres8 $12.8 
 
 
Canadian Partnership Branch 
 
 The Canadian Partnership Branch (CPB) supports the activities of international non-
governmental organizations (NGOs) and Canadian organizations, academic & research institutions 
and private sector firms in their development progr ams and projects with peopl e and organizations of 
developing countries.  It is comprised of five divisions: 
 
- the Voluntary Sector Division supports a pproximately 120 program-funded Canadian 
voluntary-sector organisations, including non-governmental organizations (NGOs), 
universities and colleges, cooperatives, unions  and professional associations; it also 
supports the work of more than 150 project-funded organizations; 
 
- the Agency Services and Canadian Relations Division manages core services for the 
Agency, including:  CIDA's national network of  regional offices, a consultations unit, a 
conference secretariat, the selection of overseas election observers, the partnership with 
the Centre for Intercultural Learning, and contributions to a wide range of partner 
initiatives targeted to Canadians and youth; 
 
- the Private Sector Industrial Cooperation (IN C) Division facilitates development-related 
activities with the Canadian private sector, and the Division supports institutional capacity-building through specialized training institutes; 
 
- the Knowledge, Policy and Planning Division; and 
 
- the Management and Operational Support Division. 
 
 In FY 2002/2003, CPB disbursed a total of  $302.6 million on projects and programs.  
CPB support is designed to be flexible and responsiv e to the diversity of civil society and complex 
development needs.  Therefore, it is often cross-se ctoral in nature and can involve multiple numbers 
of countries and/or regions, as well as a variety of mechanisms for funding activities such as through 
                                                     
 
 8 CGIAR Research Centres core funding includes funds direct ed to: the Centre for International Forestry Research 
(CIFOR), International Assistance for Strengthening National Agricultural Resear ch (ISNAR), International Centre for 
Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA), International Ce ntre for Living Aquatic Res ources Manageme nt (ICLARM), 
International Centre for Tropical Agri culture (CIAT), International Council fo r Research in Agro-forestry (ICRAF), 
International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), In ternational Food Policy Research Institute 
(IFPRI), International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (II TA), International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), 
International Maize and Wheat Improvement  Centre (CIMMYT), International Plan t Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI), 
International Potato Centre (CIP), International Rice Resear ch Institute (IRRI), West-African Rice Development Association 
(WARDA) as well as the Canada-CGIAR Li nkage Fund (CCLF).  Also included in this amount is funding provided to the 
Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau International (CABI). G/AG/N/CAN/57 
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  programs and projects.  Consequently, it is difficult to identify data on specific sectors of activities or 
in particular countries (in this case agriculture-rela ted activities in LDCs and NFIDCs), as a large 
portion of the disbursements are channelled through Canadian non-governmental (or, voluntary) organizations.  The exception is the INC program, where country and sector specificity is possible. The following two tables (Table D and E) provide  data for CPB programming for the INC program 
and voluntary programs as a whole, for agricultu ral and related projects in LDCs and NFIDCs.
 
 
 
TABLE D CIDA Canadian Partnership Branch (CPB) Private Sector Industrial 
Cooperation (INC) Program, Agriculture and Related Disbursements to LDCs 
and NFIDCs, FY 2002/2003 
Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed CDN$ thousands  
   
AFRICA    
Benin 1 $59 
Mali 1 $370 
Senegal 1 $46 
Africa LDCs  3 $475 
 
Côte d’Ivoire  
1  
$35 
Egypt 2 $63 Tunisia 1 $27 
Africa NFIDCs 4 $125 
Total Africa LDCs and NFIDCs  7 $600 
   
AMERICAS    
Peru 1 $53 
Venezuela 2 $647 
Americas NFIDCs  3 $700 
Total Americas LDCs and 
NFIDCs  3 $700 
   
ASIA   
Cambodia 1 $265 Nepal 1 $24 
Asia LDCs  2 $289 
 
Sri Lanka  
1  
$116 
Asia NFIDCs  1 $116 
Total Asia LDCs and NFIDCs  3 $405 
   
CPB/INC Program    
Total to LDCs  5 $764 
Total to NFIDCs  8 $941 
GRAND TOTAL to LDCs and 
NFIDCs  13 $1,705 
 
 The INC program's total disbursements fo r FY 2002/2003 were $59.2 million, of which 
$4.1 million was disbursed to agriculture and related projects.  $1.7 million was disbursed to 13 agriculture and related projects operating in 10  LDCs and/or NFIDCs.  Agriculture programming 
directed at LDCs and NFIDCs therefore represen ts about 42 per cent of the total agricultural 
disbursements through the INC program and about  3 per cent of the total overall INC program.  G/AG/N/CAN/57 
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  TABLE E Canadian Partnership Branch (C PB) Voluntary Programs, Agriculture and 
Related Disbursements to LDCs and NFIDCs, FY 2002/2003 
Country  Number of Projects  Value Disbursed CDN$ '000  
   
AFRICA    
Angola 2 $7 
Benin 11 $156 
Burkina Faso 23 $498 Burundi 4 $89 
Central African. Rep. 2 $20 
Chad 2 $36 Dem. Rep. Congo 6 $73 
Eritrea 2 $13 
Ethiopia 9 $200 Gambia 3 $19 
Guinea 4 $79 
Lesotho 1 $1 Liberia 3 $7 
Madagascar 4 $25 
Malawi 12 $188 Mali 18 $338 
Mauritania 2 $56 
Mozambique 12 $139 Niger 13 $225 
Rwanda 11 $68 
Senegal 12 $174 Sierra Leone 3 $33 
Sudan 6 $15 
Tanzania 14 $177 
Togo 5 $99 
Uganda 16 $194 Zambia 12 $317 
Africa LDCs  212 $3,246 
   
Botswana 4 $122 
Côte d’Ivoire 4 $158 
Egypt 1 $2 Kenya 23 $209 
Mauritius 1 $1 
Morocco 3 $22 Tunisia 6 $12 
Africa NFIDCs  42 $526 
Total Africa LDCs and 
NFIDCs  254 $3,772 
   
AMERICAS    
Haiti 22 $632 
Americas LDCs  22 $632 
   
Barbados 2 $7 
Cuba 8 $175 
Dominican Republic 8 $61 Honduras 17 $359 
Jamaica 7 $107 
Peru 20 $466 G/AG/N/CAN/57 
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  Country  Number of Projects  Value Disbursed CDN$ '000  
Trinidad & Tobago 1 $7 
Venezuela 1 $1 
Americas NFIDCs  64 $1,183 
Total Americas LDCs and 
NFIDCs  86 $1,815 
ASIA    
Afghanistan 2 $5 
Bangladesh 14 $502 
Cambodia 7 $113 
Dem. Rep. of Lao 4 $114 Nepal 16 $390 
Solomon Islands 1 $95 
Timor-Leste 3 $153 Vanuatu 1 $95 
Asia LDCs  48 $1,467 
   
Pakistan 2 $1 
Sri Lanka 8 $104 
Asia NFIDCs  10 $105 
Total Asia LDCs and NFIDCs  58 $1,572 
   
CPB/Voluntary Programs    
Total to LDCs  282 $5,345 
Total to NFIDCs  116 $1,814 
GRAND TOTAL LDCs and 
NFIDCs  398 $7,159 
 
 
 For the CPB Voluntary programs (excluding the INC program), total disbursements for 
FY 2002/2003 were $235.5 million on programs, project s and activities.  Some 398 agriculture and 
related projects, with a total valu e of $7.2 million, were operational in 53 LDCs/NFIDCs.  Significant 
relevant CPB programming may not be  reported here.  Where there is a clear indication of agriculture 
and related activity in the focus countries, the disbur sement has been indicated in Table E.  However, 
it has not always been possible to  capture information for certain projects/programs that are only 
partly focused on agriculture, or with a regional/g lobal- rather than a country-specific focus.  
 
THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE (IDRC) 
 
 The International Development Research Centre  (IDRC) is a Canadian public corporation, 
which supports scientific research focused to meet th e priorities of developing countries and the basic 
needs of the world's poor.  In FY 2002/2003, its total budget (including administrative costs) was $97.4 million.  In FY 2002/2003, IDRC undertook dis bursements in the agriculture sector totalling 
$7.9 million, which represented about 8.1 pe r cent of their total budget allocation. 
  A review for FY 2002/2003 of IDRC activities iden tified some 44 projects in agriculture and 
related sectors in LDCs and NFIDCs with a value of $2.4 million (about 30 percent of all 
disbursements in agriculture).  See Table F.    G/AG/N/CAN/57 
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  TABLE F IDRC Bilateral Programming (by Re gion and Country), for Agriculture and 
Related Sectors, to LDCs and NFIDCs, FY 2002/2003 
Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed CDN$ '000  
   
AFRICA    
Benin 1 $20 
Burkina Faso 3 $171 
Ethiopia 2 $59 Gambia 1 $10 
Madagascar 1 $37 
Malawi 2 $115 Mali 1 $5 
Mozambique 1 $19 
Niger 1 $92 Senegal 3 $133 
Sierra Leone 1 $115 
Uganda 6 $300 
Africa LDCs  23 $1,076 
   
Egypt 1 $1 Kenya 4 $163 
Africa NFIDCs  5 $164 
Total Africa LDCs and NFIDCs  28 $1,240 
AMERICAS    
Cuba 2 $105 
Peru 
Americas NFIDCs 2 
4 $65 
$170 
Total Americas LDCs and NFIDCs  4 $170 
ASIA    
Afghanistan 2 $214 
Bangladesh 1 $52 
Bhutan 1 $63 
Cambodia 1 $125 Laos 1 $100 
Nepal 4 $304 
Yemen 1 $107 
Asia LDCs  11 $965 
   
Sri Lanka 1 $8 
Asia NFIDCs 1 $8 
Total Asia LDCs and NFIDCs 12 $973 
 
IDRC   
Total IDRC to LDCs  34 $2,041 
Total IDRC to NFIDCs  10 $342 
GRAND TOTAL IDRC TO LDC and 
NFIDCs  44 $2,383 
 
 In addition to the $2.4 million in agriculture  and related projects in LDCs and NFIDCs 
indicated in Table F, the IDRC invested $6.3 milli on in non-country-specific agriculture and related 
research projects, some of which will lik ely benefit recipient LDCs and NFIDCs. 
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  DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE  
 
 Canada's annual core contributions to multila teral organizations such as the United Nations 
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the In ter-American Institute for Co-operation on 
Agriculture (IICA) and the World Meteorological  Organization (WMO) are channelled through the 
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Tr ade.  In FY 2002/2003, these contributions were, 
respectively, $6.6 million, $5.0 million and $0.1 million. Given that food security is part of the mandate of these multilateral organizations, it can be assumed that a portion of these contributions are 
directed to food security related activities.  (4) Other relevant information with respect to actions taken within the framework of the 
Decision: 
 
 Some Canadian provincial governments also have small international assistance programs 
which may provide agriculture and related technical assistance to LDCs and NFIDCs. 
 
 CIDA offices in developing countries administer a Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) which responds to small-scale, country specific requ ests.  Some of these funds, where they exist in 
LDCs and NFIDCs, may have agricu lture and related sector impacts. 
  Table G is included as a Voluntary Submission to this Notification.  This table provides 
information on Canadian technical assistance to LD Cs and NFIDCs in the sectors of fisheries and 
agro-forestry.  This table has been included to ensure that the Committee is provided with full 
information on technical assistance provided by Canada, which contributes to the food security situation of the recipient LDCs and NFIDCs.  
 
TABLE G CIDA/IDRC Fisheries and Agro-Fo restry Programming Disbursements,  
  by Channel, to LDCs and NFIDCs, FY 2002/2003 
 
Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed CDN$'000  
CIDA Bilateral    
Bangladesh 1 $154 
Burkina Faso 1 $157 
Cape Verde 1 $12 Gambia 1 $11 
Guinea 2 $149 
Guinea-Bissau 1 $11 Haiti 2 $262 
Laos 1 $84 
Mauritania 1 $17 Rwanda 1 $134 
Senegal 3 $1,256 
Timor-Leste 2 $386 
LDCs  17 $2,633 
   
Côte d’Ivoire 2 $155 
Cuba 1 $192 
Honduras 4 $505 Jamaica 2 $1,003 
Morocco 1 $148 
Tunisia 1 $148 
NFIDCs   11 $2,151  G/AG/N/CAN/57 
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  Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed CDN$'000  
Total CIDA Bilateral-LDCs and 
NFIDCs  28 $4,784 
 
CIDA CPB (INC)    
Chad 1 $57 
Guinea 2 $334 
Mozambique 1 $40 
Zambia 1 $55 
LDCs  5 $486 
   
Honduras 1 $100 
Morocco 1 $53 
NFIDCs  2 $153 
Total CIDA CPB/INC-LDCs and 
NFIDCs  7 $639 
 
CIDA CPB Voluntary    
Angola 1 $2 
Bangladesh 8 $63 
Benin 4 $21 
Burkina Faso 9 $53 Cambodia 4 $23 
Chad 1 $5 
Congo, Dem Rep 3 $12 Eritrea 1 $2 
Ethiopia 5 $25 
Gambia 1 $4 
Haiti 10 $51 
Laos 3 $17 Lesotho 1 $1 
Liberia 2 $1 
Madagascar 1 $5 Malawi 6 $26 
Maldives 2 $1 
Mali 4 $25 Mauritania 1 $14 
Mozambique 7 $21 
Nepal 6 $8 Niger 4 $21 
Rwanda 4 $7 
Senegal 2 $15 Solomon Islands 2 $26 
Sudan 1 $1 
Tanzania 6 $27 Timor-Leste 2 $26 
Togo 4 $40 
Uganda 7 $27 
Vanuatu 2 $26 
Zambia 5 $8 
LDCs  119 $604 
   
Botswana 3 $10 Côte d’Ivoire 1 $75 
Cuba 3 $32 
Dominican Republic 5 $9 Honduras 4 $82 G/AG/N/CAN/57 
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  Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed CDN$'000  
Jamaica 4 $28 
Kenya 15 $44 
Pakistan 3 $1 
Peru 11 $113 Sri Lanka 3 $2 
Tunisia 3 $4 
NFIDCs  55 $400 
Total CIDA CPB Voluntary-LDCs 
and NFIDCs  174 $1,004 
 
CIDA to LDCs   
141  
$3,723 
CIDA to NFIDCs  68                    $2,704 
GRAND TOTAL CIDA to LDCs 
and NFIDCs  209                    $6,427 
 
 
Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed CDN$'000  
IDRC    
Cambodia 5 $405 
People’s Democratic Republic of Laos 1 $12 
Nepal 1 $85 
LDCs  7 $502 
   
Morocco 2 $16 
NFIDCs  2 $16 
Total IDRC to LDCs  7 $502 
Total IDRC to NFIDCs  2 $16 
Total IDRC to LDCs and NFIDCs  9 $518 
Total CIDA & IDRC to LDCs  148 $4,225 
Total CIDA & IDRC to NFIDCs    70 $2,720 
Total CIDA & IDRC to LDCs and 
NFIDCs  218 $6,945 
 
 
   
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  LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 
 
CABI   Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau International 
CCLF   CGIAR Canada Linkage Fund 
CDN$   Canadian Dollars CFLI   Canada Fund for Local Initiatives 
CGIAR   Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
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CIDA   Canadian International Development Agency CPB   Canadian Partnership Branch, CIDA 
DAC   Development Assistance Committee of the OECD 
DFAIT   Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade FAC   Food Aid Convention 
FAO   United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization 
FY   Fiscal Year IDRC   International Development Research Centre 
IFAD   International Fund for Agriculture Development  
IHA   International Humanitarian Assistance, CIDA 
IICA   Inter-American Institute for Co-operation on Agriculture 
IMF   International Monetary Fund INC   Private Sector Indu strial Cooperation, CIDA 
LDC   Least Developed Country  
NFIDC  Net Food Importing Developing Country NGO   Non-Governmental Organization 
ODA   Official Development Assistance 
OECD   Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development UNCTAD  United Nations Conference on Trade and Development 
UNDP   United Nations Development Programme 
UNICEF  United Nations Children's Fund WFP   World Food Programme 
WMO   World Meteorological Organization 
WTO   World Trade Organization 
 
 
                                                      
9 See Footnote 8 for list of CGIAR member institutions. G/AG/N/CAN/57 
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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 PROGRAM ON LEAST-DEVELOPED AND NET 
FOOD-IMPORTING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:  Canada 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2003/2004 
 
_________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 (1) Quantity of food aid provided to least-developed and net food-importing developing 
countries: 
  For the reporting period of 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004
1, Canada provided a total of 
162,551 tonnes of food aid to Least-Develope d Countries (LDCs) and Net Food-Importing 
Developing Countries (NFIDCs).  This volume of food aid had a total value of $101.12 million in 
2003/2004.  See Table A, "Canadian Food Aid to LD Cs and NFIDCs, 1 July 2003 – 30 June 2004", 
which provides information for the period in ques tion on the quantity of Canadian food aid provided 
to LDCs and NFIDCs with a breakdown by re gion and individual country and by commodity, 
quantity in metric tonnes, total value, and va lue of the portion which is channelled through the 
World Food Programme (WFP).3   
  In addition, in reporting period 2003/2004, Ca nada provided a total of $31.7 million in food 
aid to other developing countries (non-LDCs and non-NFIDCs).  
  
(2) Indication of the proportion in fully gr ant form or appropriate concessional terms: 
 
 All Canadian food aid is provided in fully grant form. 
 
 
 
                                                      
1 Previously, Canada's NF:1 notificati ons used a reporting period of 1 August to 31 July.  The reporting period was 
changed in order to correspond with the Food Aid Conve ntion (FAC) reporting period of 1 July to 30 June. 
2 All dollar figures in this document are Canadian dollars. 
 3 Data for the purposes of this Notific ation was gathered for Least Develope d Countries (LDCs) as recognised by 
the United Nations Economic and Social  Council <http:www.unctad.org> : Afgha nistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, 
Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Rep. of the 
Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea , Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,  Haiti, Kiribati, People’s Democratic 
Republic of Laos, Lesotho, Li beria, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, 
Niger, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Si erra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sudan, Timor-Leste, 
Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Vanuatu,  Yemen, and Zambia plus th e following Net Food Importing 
Developing Countries (NFIDCs):  Barbados , Botswana, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Domi nica, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Gabon, 
Honduras, Jamaica, Kenya, Mauritius, Mongo lia, Morocco, Namibia, Pakistan, Peru, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. 
Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisi a, Venezuela.  For the list of  NFIDC countries see:  WTO, 
G/AG/5/Rev.8 <http://docsonlin e.wto.org> and for the list of LDC countries see:  
<http://www.wto.org/english/thewt o_e/whatis_e/tif_e/org7_e.htm>.  G/AG/N/CAN/57 
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  TABLE A Canadian Food Aid to LDCs and NFIDCs, 1 July 2003 – 30 June 2004 
Country  Commodity  Quantity 
tonnes  Value Disbursed   
CDN$ thousands  WFP portion 
CDN$ thousands  
AFRICA      
Angola yellow split peas 1,452 $1,320 $1,320
Burkina Faso maize, vegetable oil 198 $77 -
Burundi biscuits, maize, yellow split 
peas 1,509 $1,295 $1,295
Chad rice, wheat 1,761 $2,121 $2,121
Dem. Rep. Congo blended food, vegetable oil, 
yellow split peas 4,875 $4,076 $3,576
Djibouti sugar 43 $22 $22
Eritrea blended food, lentils, 
vegetable oil, wheat 6,707 $4,138 $3,138
Ethiopia faffa, maize, seed (chickpea, 
maize, pulses, vegetables), 
unimix, wheat, vegetable oil, 
yellow split peas 54,157 $27,669 $20,048
Liberia lentils, sugar, vegetable oil, 
wheat flour, wheat soy blend,  yellow split peas 3,917 $3,192 $1,183
Malawi maize 450 $130 -
Mali maize, maize meal, millet, 
peas, sorghum, vegetable oil 4,247 $3,597 $3,307
Mauritania yellow split peas 1,313 $922 $922
Mozambique maize, vegetable oil, yellow 
split peas 3,707 $2,305 $2,305
Rwanda yellow split peas 1,652 $1,243 $1,243
Senegal rice, vegetable oil, yellow split 
peas 3,875 $2,522 $2,522
Sierra Leone bulgur, seed (cassava, 
groundnut, rice, sweet potato, vegetable), vegetable oil 302 $488 $374
Somalia maize 153 $162 $162
Sudan seed (beans, cassava, 
groundnut, rice, sorghum, 
soya, vegetable) sorghum, 
yellow split peas 4,425 $2,792 $2,580
Tanzania beans, maize, maize soya 
blend, seed (beans, cowpeas, 
maize, rice, sorghum), sugar, 
vegetable oil, yellow split peas11,821 $7,005 $6,418
Uganda beans, maize, seed (cassava, 
groundnut, sorghum), 
vegetable oil 1,742 $2,734 $2,468
Zambia unimix, yellow split peas 122 $108 $62
Africa LDCs   108,429 $67,918 $55,066
Côte d’Ivoire yellow split peas 949 $843 $843
Africa NFIDCs   949 $843 $843
Total Africa LDCs and NFIDCs  109,378 $68,761 $55,909G/AG/N/CAN/57 
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  Country  Commodity  Quantity 
tonnes  Value Disbursed   
CDN$ thousands  WFP portion 
CDN$ thousands  
AMERICAS      
Haiti beans, lentils, vegetable oil 1,165 $1,185 $1,185
Americas LDCs   1,165 $1,185 $1,185
   
Cuba vegetable oil 717 $1,262 $1,262
Honduras vegetable oil 351 $545 $545
Americas NFIDCs   1,068 $1,807 $1,807
Total Americas LDCs and NFIDCs 2,233 $2,992 $2,992
  
ASIA      
Afghanistan lentils, peas, salt, sugar, wheat, 
wheat flour, wheat fortification, vegetable oil, 
yellow split peas 14,076 $12,308 $6,689
Bangladesh lentils, rice, salt, seeds, wheat 33,264 $13,595 $13,299
Cambodia fish 800 $2,132 $874
Laos rice 92 $30 -Nepal lentils, peas, rice, sugar, 
vegetable oil 2,057 $846 $846
Asia LDCs  50,289 $28,911 $21,708
   
Sri Lanka maize soy blend 651 $410 $410
Asia NFIDCs  651 $410 $410
Total Asia LDCs and NFIDCs 50,940 $29,321 $22,118
   
FOOD AID     
Total Food Aid to LDCs  159,883 $98,014 $77,959
Total Food Aid to NFIDCs  2,668 $3,060 $3,060
GRAND TOTAL LDCs and NFIDCs 162,551 $101,074 $81,019
 
Note:  Monetary figures include commodity, transporta tion and operational costs.  Totals may not 
balance due to rounding. 
 
 
(3) Technical and financial assistance under paragraph 3(iii) of the Decision:  
 The Canadian International Development Agency  (CIDA) is the primary agency responsible 
for the disbursement of Canadian official de velopment assistance (ODA).  CIDA delivers programs 
through bilateral (government-to-government) cha nnels, partnership programs, as well as through 
multilateral channels.     G/AG/N/CAN/57 
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   In FY 2003/20044, Canada provided a total of $2.7 bi llion in ODA, of which CIDA managed 
$2.4 billion.  $108.2 million was channelled via th e International Development Research Centre 
(IDRC) which undertakes bilateral projects with a scie ntific or research focus.  The Department of 
Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) is  responsible for a small portion of ODA for certain 
grants and contributions to international organiza tions, which usually have only a partial development 
mandate.  Finally, the Department of Finance is also responsible for a portion of Canadian ODA 
involving contributions to the World Bank, the In ternational Development Agency (IDA) and the 
Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).5 
  The ODA contributions managed by the Departme nt of Finance do not fall within the purview 
of this notification.  Inform ation related to agriculture and related technical assistance
6 provided to 
LDCs and NFIDCs via CIDA, IDRC and DFAIT in FY 2003/2004 is set out below.  
THE CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 
 
Bilateral (Government-to-Government) Programmes   
 CIDA's bilateral assistance is delivered  through three geographic branches (Africa & the 
Middle East, Asia, and Americas & the Caribbean) as well as a special program for Central and Eastern Europe
7. Total bilateral programming was $1,000.4 million in FY 2003/2004.   
 
 Canadian bilateral programming consists of government-to-government programs and 
projects which are carried out in accordance with b ilateral agreements and planned in co-operation 
with the country via the Country Development Poli cy Frameworks (CDPFs).  In FY 2003/2004, 
bilateral programming supported 64 of the LDCs an d NFIDCs for a total value of $530.0 million.  
This represents approximately 53.0 per cent of th e total amount of Canadian  bilateral programs.  
$20.3 million worth of bilateral programming directed  at LDCs and NFIDCs, was in agriculture and 
related programming, which is approximately 2.0 per cent of total Canadian bilateral ODA, and it 
represents approximately 3.8 per cent of the bila teral programming going to these countries. Country 
specific information on agricultural and related t echnical support to LDCs and NFIDCs via the 
bilateral channel, in FY  2003/2004 is as follows: 
 
                                                      
4  Canada's fiscal year (FY) covers the period 1 April to 31 March. 
 5 In addition, a small amount of Canada's ODA is cha nnelled via other government agencies (Canada Post, 
Environment Canada, Export Development Corporation, Health Canada, Heritage Canada) and provincial governments. 
 6 For the purposes of Section 3 of this notification, as regards technical and financial assistance identified under 
paragraph 3(iii) of the Decision, informa tion is restricted to agricultural and re lated activities:  ag ricultural production, 
infrastructure, harvesting, human resour ce development activities in the agriculture sector, and education related to 
agriculture.  In addition to agriculture and related technical and financial assistance, Canada  supports other sectors that 
contribute to food security. While not requested by the Committee on Agriculture for this notification, Canada has 
voluntarily provided this additional information.  See Table G on Canadian technical assistance in the agro-forestry and 
fishery sectors that contribute to food security in the countries in question. 
 7 In addition to ODA, Canada provides aid to More Adva nced Developing Countries and some other Countries in 
Transition identified as DAC Part II countries. G/AG/N/CAN/57 
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  TABLE B CIDA Bilateral Agriculture and Related Sub-Sectors Programming 
Disbursements by Region and Country, FY 2003/2004 
Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed CDN$ thousands  
   
AFRICA    
Benin 2 $13 
Burkina Faso 5 $530 
Burundi 1 $92 
Cape Verde 2 $6 
Chad 2 $9 Dem. Rep. Congo 2 $344 
Eritrea 1 $92 
Ethiopia 6 $1,731 Gambia 2 $9 
Guinea-Bissau 2 $9 
Liberia 1 $2 Malawi 2 $610 
Mali 7 $4,699 
Mauritania 2 $10 Mozambique 2 $2,792 
Niger 2 $23 
Rwanda 11 $1,140 Senegal 5 $699 
Sierra Leone 1 $2 
Sudan 1 $92 Tanzania 3 $557 
Togo 1 $4 
Uganda 2 $181 
Zambia 1 $347 
Africa LDCs   66 $13,993 
   
Côte d’Ivoire 4 $63 
Egypt 1 $92 Kenya 2 $225 
Morocco 1 $2 
Tunisia 1 $2 
Africa NFIDCs  9 $384 
Total Africa LDCs 
and NFIDCs  75 $14,377 
   
AMERICAS    
Haiti 6 $1,333 
Americas LDCs  6 $1,333 
   
Cuba 2 $83 
Dominican Republic 1 $60 Honduras 3 $607 
Jamaica 1 $6 
Peru 1 $2 
Americas NFIDCs  8 $758 
Total Americas LDCs 
and NFIDCs 14 $2,091 
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  Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed CDN$ thousands  
ASIA    
Afghanistan 1 $34 
Bangladesh 4 $1,440 Cambodia 4 $1,051 
Laos 1 $306 
Nepal 2 $336 
Timor-Leste 2 $60 
Asia LDCs  14 $3,227 
   
Pakistan 1 $174 
Sri Lanka 2 $398 
Asia NFIDCs  3 $572 
Total Asia LDCs and 
NFIDCs  17 $3,799 
   
Total to LDCs  86 $18,553 
Total to NFIDCs  20 $1,714 
GRAND TOTAL to 
LDCs and NFIDCs  106 $20,267 
 
 
Multilateral Core Funding  
 Table C below represents CIDA's total FY  2003/2004 contribution to specific multilateral 
organizations with mandates that relate, completely or in part, to agriculture and/or food security.  
Given the nature of multilateral organizations ' funding and programming activities, no specific 
portion of Canadian contributions can be identifie d as targeted directly to LDCs or NFIDCs.  
Nevertheless, Canadian support to the World F ood Programme (WFP) and the Consultative Group on 
International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) in pa rticular, are likely to be relevant to this 
notification.  
 
TABLE C Canadian ODA Funding to Multilatera l Organizations Whose Activities Relate 
to Agriculture, Food Production and Food Security, FY 2003/2004 
Organization  CDN$ million  
UNDP $15.2 
UNICEF $4.5 
International Humanitarian Assistance (IHA) $40.0 World Food Programme (WFP) $72.0 
CGIAR Research Centres
8 $16.9 
                                                      
 8 CGIAR Research Centres core funding includes funds direct ed to: the Centre for International Forestry Research 
(CIFOR), International Assistance for Strengthening National Agricultural Resear ch (ISNAR), International Centre for 
Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA), World Fish Ce nter, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), 
International Centre for Tropical Agri culture (CIAT), International Council fo r Research in Agro-forestry (ICRAF), 
International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), In ternational Food Policy Research Institute 
(IFPRI), International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (II TA), International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), 
International Maize and Wheat Improvement  Centre (CIMMYT), International Plan t Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI), 
International Potato Centre (CIP), International Rice Resear ch Institute (IRRI), West-African Rice Development Association 
(WARDA) as well as the Canada-CGIAR Li nkage Fund (CCLF).  Also included in this amount is funding provided to the 
Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau International (CABI). G/AG/N/CAN/57 
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  Canadian Partnership Branch 
 
 The Canadian Partnership Branch (CPB) supports the activities of international non-
governmental organizations (NGOs) and Canadian organizations, academic & research institutions 
and private sector firms in their development progr ams and projects with peopl e and organizations of 
developing countries. It is comprised of five divisions: 
 
- the Voluntary Sector Division supports a pproximately 120 program-funded Canadian 
voluntary-sector organisations, including non-governmental organizations (NGOs), 
universities and colleges, cooperatives, unions  and professional associations; it also 
supports the work of more than 150 project-funded organizations; 
 
- the Agency Services and Canadian Relations Division manages core services for the 
Agency, including:  CIDA's national network of  regional offices, a consultations unit, a 
conference secretariat, the selection of overseas election observers, the partnership with 
the Centre for Intercultural Learning, and contributions to a wide range of partner 
initiatives targeted to Canadians and youth; 
 
- the Private Sector Industrial Cooperation (IN C) Division facilitates development-related 
activities with the Canadian private sector, and the Division supports institutional capacity-building through specialized training institutes; 
 
- the Knowledge, Policy and Planning Division; and 
 
- the Management and Operational Support Division. 
 
 In FY 2003/2004, CPB disbursed a total of  $280.8 million on projects and programs.  
CPB support is designed to be flexible and responsiv e to the diversity of civil society and complex 
development needs.  Therefore, it is often cross-se ctoral in nature and can involve multiple numbers 
of countries and/or regions, as well as a variety of mechanisms for funding activities such as through 
programs and projects.  Consequently, it is difficult to identify data on specific sectors of activities or in particular countries (in this case agriculture-rela ted activities in LDCs and NFIDCs), as a large 
portion of the disbursements are channelled through Canadian non-governmental (or, voluntary) 
organizations.  The exception is the INC program, where country and sector specificity is possible. The following two tables (Table D and E) provide  data for CPB programming for the INC program 
and voluntary programs as a whole, for agricultu ral and related projects in LDCs and NFIDCs. 
 TABLE D CIDA Canadian Partnership Branch (CPB) Private Sector Industrial 
Cooperation (INC) Program, Agriculture and Related Disbursements to LDCs and NFIDCs, FY 2003/2004 
Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed CDN$ thousands  
   
AFRICA    
Mali 1 $43 
Africa LDCs  1 $43 
   
Côte d’Ivoire 1 $81 
Egypt 2 $213 
Africa NFIDCs 3 $294 
Total Africa LDCs and NFIDCs  4 $337 
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  Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed CDN$ thousands  
   
AMERICAS    
Peru 1 $36 
Venezuela 2 $136 
Americas NFIDCs  3 $172 
Total Americas LDCs and 
NFIDCs  3 $172 
   
ASIA   
Cambodia 1 $29 Nepal 1 $103 
Asia LDCs  2 $132 
Total Asia LDCs  and NFIDCs  2 $132 
   
CPB/INC Program    
Total to LDCs  3 $175 
Total to NFIDCs  6 $466 
GRAND TOTAL to LDCs and 
NFIDCs  9 $641 
 
 
 The INC program's total disbursements fo r FY 2003/2004 were $54.9 million, of which 
$4.5 million was disbursed to agriculture and related projects.  $0.6 million was disbursed to 9 agriculture and related projects operating in 7 LDCs and/or NFIDCs.  Agriculture programming 
directed at LDCs and NFIDCs therefore represen ts about 13 per cent of the total agricultural 
disbursements through the INC program and about  1 per cent of the total overall INC program. 
 
 
TABLE E Canadian Partnership Branch (C PB) Voluntary Programs, Agriculture and 
Related Disbursements to LDCs and NFIDCs, FY 2003/2004 
Country  Number of Projects  Value Disbursed CDN$ '000  
   
AFRICA    
Angola 2 $21 
Benin 11 $151 
Burkina Faso 17 $277 
Burundi 5 $62 
Central African. Rep. 2 $48 Chad 1 $4 
Comoros 1 $10 
Dem. Rep. Congo 9 $122 Eritrea 2 $11 
Ethiopia 11 $255 
Gambia 6 $89 Guinea 5 $46 
Guinea-Bissau 1 $10 
Lesotho 1 $1 Liberia 2 $7 
Madagascar 4 $32 
Malawi 14 $156 Mali 18 $317 G/AG/N/CAN/57 
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  Country  Number of Projects  Value Disbursed CDN$ '000  
Mauritania 2 $66 
Mozambique 14 $171 
Niger 14 $201 
Rwanda 15 $103 Senegal 15 $165 
Sao Tome and Principe 1 $20 
Sierra Leone 6 $52 
Sudan 4 $8 
Tanzania 14 $198 Togo 9 $118 
Uganda 19 $187 
Zambia 13 $396 
Africa LDCs  238 $3,304 
   
Botswana 3 $29 Côte d’Ivoire 5 $159 
Egypt 6 $226 
Kenya 27 $254 Morocco 4 $66 
Tunisia 5 $22 
Africa NFIDCs  50 $756 
Total Africa LDCs and 
NFIDCs  288 $4,060 
   
AMERICAS    
Haiti 20 $569 
Americas LDCs  20 $569 
   
Barbados 1 $14 
Cuba 10 $192 Dominican Republic 8 $43 
Honduras 17 $316 
Jamaica 7 $124 Peru 22 $525 
Trinidad & Tobago 2 $15 
Venezuela 4 $138 
Americas NFIDCs  71 $1,367 
Total Americas LDCs and 
NFIDCs  91 $1,936 
 
ASIA    
Afghanistan 13 $336 
Bangladesh 13 $336 Cambodia 12 $169 
Dem. Rep. of Lao 4 $66 
Maldives 1 $4 
Nepal 16 $308 
Solomon Islands 1 $104 Timor-Leste 4 $168 
Vanuatu 1 $104 
Yemen 1 $3 
Asia LDCs  66 $1,598 
    G/AG/N/CAN/57 
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  Country  Number of Projects  Value Disbursed CDN$ '000  
Pakistan 3 $57 
Sri Lanka 10 $118 
Asia NFIDCs  13 $175 
Total Asia LDCs and NFIDCs  79 $1,773 
   
CPB/Voluntary Programs    
Total to LDCs  324 $5,471 
Total to NFIDCs  134 $2,298 
GRAND TOTAL LDCs and 
NFIDCs  458 $7,769 
 
  For the CPB Voluntary programs (excluding the IN C program), total disbursements for        
FY 2003/2004 were $217.7 million on programs, proj ects and activities.  Some 458 agriculture and 
related projects, with a total valu e of $7.8 million, were operational in 57 LDCs/NFIDCs.  Significant 
relevant CPB programming may not be  reported here.  Where there is a clear indication of agriculture 
and related activity in the focus countries, the disbur sement has been indicated in Table E.  However, 
it has not always been possible to capture inform ation for projects/programs that are only partly 
focused on agriculture, or with a regional/globa l- rather than a country-specific focus.  
 
THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE (IDRC) 
 
 The International Development Research Centre  (IDRC) is a Canadian public corporation, 
which supports scientific research focused to meet th e priorities of developing countries and the basic 
needs of the world's poor. In FY 2003/2004, its to tal budget (including administrative costs) was 
$108.2 million. In FY 2003/2004, IDRC undertook dis bursements in the agriculture sector totalling 
$7.9 million, which represented about 7. 3 per cent of their total allocation. 
  A review for FY 2003/2004 of IDRC activities iden tified some 30 projects in agriculture and 
related sectors, in LDCs and NFIDCs with a value of $1.7 million (about 22 percent of all 
disbursements in agriculture).  See Table F. 
 
TABLE F IDRC Bilateral Programming (by Re gion and Country), for Agriculture and 
Related Sectors, to LDCs and NFIDCs, FY 2003/2004 
Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed CDN$ '000  
AFRICA    
Benin 1 $2 
Burkina Faso 2 $64 
Malawi 3 $138 
Mozambique 1 $11 Niger 1 $10 
Senegal 1 $71 
Tanzania 1 $16 Uganda 5 $325 
Africa LDCs  15 $637 
   
Kenya 2 $265 
Africa NFIDCs  2 $265 
Total Africa LDCs and NFIDCs  17 $902 G/AG/N/CAN/57 
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  Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed CDN$ '000  
 
AMERICAS    
Cuba 3 $83 
Honduras 2 $71 Peru 1 $3 
Americas NFIDCs 6 157 
Total Americas LDCs and NFIDCs  6 $157 
 
ASIA    
Afghanistan 1 $211 
Bangladesh 1 $39 
Bhutan 1 $100 
Cambodia 2 $48 Nepal 1 $133 
Yemen 1 $93 
Asia LDCs  7 $624 
Total Asia LDCs and NFIDCs 7 $624 
 
IDRC   
Total IDRC to LDCs  22 $1,261 
Total IDRC to NFIDCs  8 $422 
GRAND TOTAL IDRC TO LDC and 
NFIDCs  30 $1,683 
 
 In addition to the $1.7 million in agriculture  and related projects in LDCs and NFIDCs 
indicated in Table F, the IDRC invested $7.5 milli on in non-country-specific agriculture and related 
research projects, some of which will lik ely benefit recipient LDCs and NFIDCs. 
 
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE  
 
 Canada's annual core contributions to multila teral organizations such as the United Nations 
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the In ter-American Institute for Co-operation on 
Agriculture (IICA) and the World Meteorological  Organization (WMO) are channelled through the 
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Tr ade.  In FY 2003/2004, these contributions were, 
respectively, $6.7 million, $4.5 million and $0.1 milli on.  Given that food security is part of the 
mandate of these multilateral organizations, it can be assumed that a portion of these contributions are 
directed to food security related activities. 
 
(4) Other relevant information with respect to actions taken within the framework of the 
Decision: 
 
 Some Canadian provincial governments also have small international assistance programs 
which may provide agriculture and related technical assistance to LDCs and NFIDCs. 
  CIDA offices in developing countries administer a Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) which responds to small-scale, country specific requ ests.  Some of these funds, where they exist in 
LDCs and NFIDCs, may have agricu lture and related sector impacts. 
 
 Table G is included as a Voluntary Submission to this Notification.  This table provides information on Canadian technical assistance to LD Cs and NFIDCs in the sectors of fisheries and 
agro-forestry.  This table has been included to ensure that the Committee is provided with full  G/AG/N/CAN/57 
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  information on technical assistance provided by Canada, which contributes to the food security 
situation of the recipient LDCs and NFIDCs.   
 
TABLE G CIDA/IDRC Fisheries and Agro-Fo restry Programming Disbursements,  
  by Channel, to LDCs and NFIDCs, FY 2003/2004 
Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed CDN$’000  
CIDA Bilateral    
Bangladesh 1 $173 
Burkina Faso 1 $1 
Burundi 1 $92 Dem. Rep. Congo 1 $92 
Eritrea 1 $92 
Ethiopia 1 $92 Guinea 1 $101 
Haiti 2 $224 
Rwanda 2 $196 
Senegal 3 $1,250 
Sudan 1 $92 Tanzania 1 $92 
Timor-Leste 2 $123 
Uganda 1 $92 
LDCs  19 $2,712 
   
Côte d’Ivoire 1 $21 
Cuba 1 $314 
Egypt 1 $92 
Honduras 2 $1,282 Jamaica 2 $781 
Kenya 1 $92 
Morocco 1 $193 Tunisia 1 $193 
NFIDCs  10 $2,968 
Total CIDA Bilateral-LDCs and 
NFIDCs  29 $5,680 
 
CIDA CPB (INC)    
Guinea 2 $302 
LDCs  2 $302 
   
Honduras 1 $250 
Morocco 1 $149 Tunisia 1 $85 
NFIDCs  3 $484 
Total CIDA CPB/INC-LDCs and 
NFIDCs  5 $786 
 
CIDA CPB Voluntary    
Angola 1 $2 
Bangladesh 5 $43 
Benin 4 $31 Burkina Faso 6 $31 
Burundi 1 $5 
Cambodia 6 $22 Congo, Dem Rep 2 $6 G/AG/N/CAN/57 
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  Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed CDN$’000  
Eritrea 1 $2 
Ethiopia 5 $22 
Gambia 1 $3 
Guinea 1 $5 Haiti 6 $32 
Laos 3 $18 
Liberia 1 $1 
Madagascar 1 $5 
Malawi 6 $16 Mali 4 $45 
Mauritania 1 $14 
Mozambique 7 $25 Nepal 4 $5 
Niger 3 $19 
Rwanda 6 $12 Senegal 3 $15 
Sierra Leone 2 $2 
Solomon Islands 1 $9 Tanzania 6 $29 
Timor-Leste 2 $28 
Togo 4 $35 Uganda 6 $17 
Vanuatu 2 $28 
Zambia 3 $6 
LDCs  104 $533 
   
Botswana 2 $5 
Côte d’Ivoire 2 $73 
Cuba 5 $39 Dominican Republic 4 $3 
Egypt 1 $1 
Honduras 7 $365 Jamaica 5 $26 
Kenya 12 $61 
Morocco 1 $149 Pakistan 2 $2 
Peru 11 $127 
Sri Lanka 2 $6 Tunisia 2 $88 
Venezuela 1 $2 
NFIDCs  57 $947 
Total CIDA CPB Voluntary-LDCs 
and NFIDCs  161 $1,480 
CIDA to LDCs  125 $3,547 
CIDA to NFIDCs  70 $4,399 
GRAND TOTAL CIDA to LDCs 
and NFIDCs  195 $7,946 
 
   
Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed CDN$’000  
IDRC    
Cambodia 5 $298 
Nepal 2 $90 
IDRC LDCs  7 $388 
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  Country  Number of projects  Value Disbursed CDN$’000  
Morocco 2 $6 
Sri Lanka 1 $10 
Trinidad and Tobago 1 $38 
IDRC NFIDCs  4 $54 
Total IDRC to LDCs  7 $388 
Total IDRC to NFIDCs  4 $54 
Total IDRC to LDCs and NFIDCs  11 $442 
Total CIDA & IDRC to LDCs  132 $3,935 
Total CIDA & IDRC to NFIDCs  74 $4,453 
Total CIDA & IDRC to LDCs and 
NFIDCs  206 $8,388 
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  LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 
 
CABI   Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau International 
CCLF   CGIAR Canada Linkage Fund 
CDN$   Canadian Dollars CFLI   Canada Fund for Local Initiatives 
CGIAR   Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
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CIDA   Canadian International Development Agency CPB   Canadian Partnership Branch, CIDA 
DAC   Development Assistance Committee of the OECD 
DFAIT   Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade FAC   Food Aid Convention 
FAO   United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization 
FY   Fiscal Year IDRC   International Development Research Centre 
IHA   International Humanitarian Assistance, CIDA 
IICA   Inter-American Institute for Co-operation on Agriculture 
IMF   International Monetary Fund 
INC   Private Sector Indu strial Cooperation, CIDA 
LDC   Least Developed Country  
NFIDC  Net Food Importing Developing Country 
NGO   Non-Governmental Organization ODA   Official Development Assistance 
OECD   Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development 
UNCTAD  United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNDP   United Nations Development Programme 
UNICEF  United Nations Children's Fund 
WFP   World Food Programme WMO   World Meteorological Organization 
WTO   World Trade Organization 
 
 
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9 See Footnote 8 for list of CGIAR member institutions.