WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/HND/26 
28 November 2008 
 
 (08-5863) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 24 November 2008,  is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Honduras .  The notification concerns new or modified domestic support measures 
exempt from reduction ( Table DS:2 ). G/AG/N/HND/26 
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  Table DS:2 
  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Honduras 
 
Notification under Article 18.3 of the Agreement: 
New or Modified Domestic Support Measures Exempt from Reduction  
 
  (1) Full title of measure:   Agribusiness Development Programme for Small and Medium-Sized 
African Palm Producers  
 (2) Domestic legislation reference:   Poverty Reduction Strategy  
 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria: 
 
Paragraph 2(a) – Research services – of Annex 2 to the Agreement on Agriculture 
 
To increase the production of fresh palm fruit in  order to meet the unsatisfied demand of 
extracting plants located in the area covered by  the project.  The measure involves the renewal 
of 2,882 hectares of plantation land and the incorporation of 4,324 hectares of land not 
previously used for palm production. 
 (4) Cost of measure:   US$11,945,891.00  
 (5) Date of entry into effect:   2006  
 
(6) Period of application:   June 2006 – May 2007  
 (7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product):   African palm  
  G/AG/N/HND/26 
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  Table DS:2 
  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Honduras 
 
Notification under Article 18.3 of the Agreement: 
New or Modified Domestic Support Measures Exempt from Reduction  
 
  (1) Full title of measure:   Consolidation of the development of rural enterprises belonging to the 
National Association of Honduran Farmers (ANACH)  
 (2) Domestic legislation reference:   Poverty Reduction Strategy  
 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria: 
 
Paragraph 2(c) – Training services, comprisi ng both general and specialized services – of 
Annex 2 to the Agreement on Agriculture 
 
To increase the competitiveness of rural enterpri ses through efficient use and preservation of 
productive and natural resources, by providing ANACH members with technical and 
enterprise development services. 
 (4) Cost of measure:  US$27,964,896.00  
 (5) Date of entry into effect:  2006  
 
(6) Period of application:  June 2006 – May 2007  
 (7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product):  No individual product  
 G/AG/N/HND/26 
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  Table DS:2 
  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Honduras 
 
Notification under Article 18.3 of the Agreement: 
New or Modified Domestic Support Measures Exempt from Reduction  
 
  (1) Full title of measure:   Reactivation of the Agri-Food Technological Information System of 
Honduras (PRESITAH)  
 (2) Domestic legislation reference:   Poverty Reduction Strategy  
 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria: 
 
Paragraph 2(c) – Training services – of Annex 2 to the Agreement on Agriculture 
 
To improve technological aspects of the INFOAGRO system so as to enable it to become an 
instrument that facilitates decision-making for agri-food sector operators at various levels, thereby promoting the development of competitiv e agriculture based on the sustainability and 
strengthening of producers in the agri-food chai n, in coordination with national institutions 
directly and indirectly linked to the agri-food sector. 
 (4) Cost of measure:  US$184,173.75  
 
(5) Date of entry into effect:  2006  
 (6) Period of application:  June 2006 – May 2007  
 (7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product):  No individual product  
  G/AG/N/HND/26 
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  Table DS:2 
  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Honduras 
 
Notification under Article 18.3 of the Agreement: 
New or Modified Domestic Support Measures Exempt from Reduction  
 
  (1) Full title of measure:   Strengthening and consolidati on of the Agricultural Education, 
Training and Agribusiness Development Service (SEDUCA)  
 (2) Domestic legislation reference:   Poverty Reduction Strategy  
 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria: 
 
Paragraph 2(c) – Training services – of Annex 2 to the Agreement on Agriculture 
 
To strengthen SEDUCA's managerial capacity by  consolidating its technical, operational and 
managerial aspects, with a view to organizing and incorporating various training activities and 
resources aimed at transforming the agri-food sector and reducing the country's poverty level. 
 
(4) Cost of measure:  US$78,856.00  
 (5) Date of entry into effect:  2006  
 
(6) Period of application:  June 2006 – May 2007  
 (7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product):  No individual product  
 G/AG/N/HND/26 
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  Table DS:2 
  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Honduras 
 
Notification under Article 18.3 of the Agreement: 
New or Modified Domestic Support Measures Exempt from Reduction  
 
  (1) Full title of measure:   Support for the organization and functioning of the National 
Agri-Food Science and Technology System (SNITTA)  
 (2) Domestic legislation reference:   Poverty Reduction Strategy  
 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria: 
 
Paragraph 2(c) –Training services – of Annex 2 to the Agreement on Agriculture 
 
To support SNITTA's managerial capacity by strengthening technical, administrative and operational elements within the Technical Secret ariat so as to ensure the implementation of 
various activities and resources that benefit the organization and functioning of the System.  
The aim is for public and private agri-food sector  operators involved in research, the transfer 
of agri-food technology, and training, to estab lish a systematic integration process for the 
smooth functioning of the system, thereby ensuring a more effective response to national food security and productive competitiveness needs. 
 
(4) Cost of measure:  US$788,560.00  
 (5) Date of entry into effect:  2006  
 (6) Period of application:  June 2006 – May 2007  
 
(7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product):  No individual product  
  G/AG/N/HND/26 
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  Table DS:2 
  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Honduras 
 
Notification under Article 18.3 of the Agreement: 
New or Modified Domestic Support Measures Exempt from Reduction  
 
  (1) Full title of measure:   Office to support implementation of the DR-CAFTA Free Trade 
Agreement and Customs Union arrangements in the agricultural sector  
 (2) Domestic legislation reference:   Poverty Reduction Strategy  
 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria: 
 
Paragraph 2(c) – Training services – of Annex 2 to the Agreement on Agriculture 
 
To establish, in conjunction with public and private agricultural sector institutions, 
mechanisms and strategies to facilitate the implementation of DR-CAFTA and other trade 
agreements and improve access to national, regi onal and international markets for agricultural 
products, while providing SENASA with support relating to the adoption and implementation 
of sanitary and phytosanitary and food safety m easures, so as to ensure  compliance with the 
corresponding requirements applied in these markets. 
 (4) Cost of measure:  US$4,040,000.00  
 
(5) Date of entry into effect:  2006  
 (6) Period of application:  June 2006 – May 2007  
 (7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product):  No individual product  
 G/AG/N/HND/26 
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  Table DS:2 
  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Honduras 
 
Notification under Article 18.3 of the Agreement: 
New or Modified Domestic Support Measures Exempt from Reduction  
 
  (1) Full title of measure:   National programme for the strengthening of rural competitive 
capacity with a view to integra tion in the open trade environment  
 (2) Domestic legislation reference:   Poverty Reduction Strategy  
 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria: 
 
Paragraph 2(f) – Marketing and promotion ser vices – of Annex 2 to the Agreement on 
Agriculture 
 
To promote the restructuring of rural busin ess so that rural organizations can become 
integrated in the new global trading framework, by training and building up the capacity of 
their local and regional leaders and providing useful marketing and productive investment 
information and tools, the end goal being the development of rural and indigenous 
stakeholders in human terms. 
 (4) Cost of measure:  US$78,326.77  
 
(5) Date of entry into effect:  2006  
 (6) Period of application:  June 2006 – May 2007  
 (7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product):  No individual product  
  G/AG/N/HND/26 
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  Table DS:2 
  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Honduras 
 
Notification under Article 18.3 of the Agreement: 
New or Modified Domestic Support Measures Exempt from Reduction  
 
  (1) Full title of measure:   Strengthening of the agribusiness management capacity and the 
transformation and marketing capacities of the cooperatives and enterprises belonging to the 
National Farmers Union (UNC)  
 (2) Domestic legislation reference:   Poverty Reduction Strategy  
 (3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria: 
 
Paragraph 2(f) – Marketing and promotion ser vices – of Annex 2 to the Agreement on 
Agriculture 
 
To establish the basic conditions necessary fo r enterprises belonging to the UNC to apply 
operating models, carry out administrative a nd accounting checks and manage technology in 
such a way as to secure sustainable profits. 
 (4) Cost of measure:  US$78,326.77  
 
(5) Date of entry into effect:  2006  
 (6) Period of application:  June 2006 – May 2007  
 (7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product):  No individual product  
 G/AG/N/HND/26 
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  Table DS:2 
  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Honduras 
 
Notification under Article 18.3 of the Agreement: 
New or Modified Domestic Support Measures Exempt from Reduction  
 
  (1) Full title of measure:   Strengthening of Agricultural Enterprises for Transformation and 
Marketing Purposes (FATRAC)  
 (2) Domestic legislation reference:   Poverty Reduction Strategy  
 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria: 
 
Paragraph 2(f) – Marketing and promotion ser vices – of Annex 2 to the Agreement on 
Agriculture 
 
Implementation of a training, technical assist ance and market logistics programme to 
strengthen enterprises and cooperatives. 
 
(4) Cost of measure:  US$78,326.77  
 (5) Date of entry into effect:  2006  
 
(6) Period of application:  June 2006 – May 2007  
 (7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product):  No individual product  
  G/AG/N/HND/26 
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  Table DS:2 
  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Honduras 
 
Notification under Article 18.3 of the Agreement: 
New or Modified Domestic Support Measures Exempt from Reduction  
 
  (1) Full title of measure:   Consolidation and development of agri-food chains, by branch  
 
(2) Domestic legislation reference:   Poverty Reduction Strategy  
 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria: 
 
Paragraph 2(f) – Marketing and promotion ser vices – of Annex 2 to the Agreement on 
Agriculture 
 
To increase the competitiveness of operators in the integrated chains that are being developed 
with the assistance of PRONAGRO with a view to  promoting the development of agricultural 
enterprises associated with th ese agri-food chains in the national, Central American and 
international markets, so as to derive great er benefits from the business opportunities created 
by the Dominican Republic-Central Amer ica-United States Free Trade Agreement 
(DR-CAFTA). 
 (4) Cost of measure:  US$315,424.02  
 
(5) Date of entry into effect:  2006  
 (6) Period of application:  June 2006 – May 2007  
 (7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product):  No individual product  
 G/AG/N/HND/26 
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  Table DS:2 
  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Honduras 
 
Notification under Article 18.3 of the Agreement: 
New or Modified Domestic Support Measures Exempt from Reduction  
 
  (1) Full title of measure:   Technology voucher project  
 
(2) Domestic legislation reference:   Poverty Reduction Strategy  
 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria: 
 
Paragraph 2(d) – Extension services, including  general research – of Annex 2 to the 
Agreement on Agriculture 
 
To help ensure food security for small-scale producers of basic grains in 17 of the country's departments by increasing their produc tivity through gene tic improvement. 
 
(4) Cost of measure:  US$5,292,349.38  
 (5) Date of entry into effect:  2006  
 (6) Period of application:  June 2006 – May 2007  
 
(7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product):  No individual product  G/AG/N/HND/26 
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  Table DS:2 
  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Honduras 
 
Notification under Article 18.3 of the Agreement: 
New or Modified Domestic Support Measures Exempt from Reduction  
 
  (1) Full title of measure:   Integration of small-scale horticu ltural producers into value chains in 
the high plateau area close to Tegucigalpa  
 (2) Domestic legislation reference:   Poverty Reduction Strategy  
 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria: 
 
Investment subsidies generally available to agriculture – Article 6.2 of the Agreement on 
Agriculture 
 
To develop and implement the first stage of the FUNDER agribusiness process with a view to 
producing vegetables that meet the quality and qu antity standards required by the market, in 
the high plateau area close to Tegucigalpa. 
 (4) Cost of measure:  US$184,173.75  
 (5) Date of entry into effect:  2006  
 
(6) Period of application:  June 2006 – May 2007  
 (7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product):  No individual product 
 
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