WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/AG/N/CAN/88 
3 November 2011 
 (11-5620) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English/ 
 French 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 28 October 2011, 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 2007/2008 .  
 G/AG/N/CAN/88 
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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:  2007/2008 
 
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 (1) Quantity of food aid provided to least-developed and net food-importing developing 
countries: 
 1. For the 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008 reporting period, Canada provided a total of 170,073 
tonnes of food aid to Least-Developed Countries (LDCs) and Net Food-Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs).  This volume of food aid had a total value of $154.7
1 million in 2007/2008.  See 
Table A, "Canadian Food Aid to LDCs and NFID Cs, 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008", which provides 
information for the period in question on the quant ity of Canadian food aid provided to LDCs and 
NFIDCs with a breakdown by region and individua l country and by commodity, quantity in metric 
tonnes, total value disbursed, and value of the por tion which is channelled through the World Food 
Programme (WFP).2 
2. In addition, in the reporting year 2007/2008 Cana da provided a total of 28,529 tonnes of food 
aid to other non-LDCs and non-NFIDCs.  This volum e of food aid had a total value of $20.9 million 
of which $10.1 million was channelled through the WFP.3 
                                                      
1 All dollar figures in this document are Canadian dollars . 
 2 Data for the purposes of this notification was gathered for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as 
recognised by the United Nations and published by the United Nations Office of the High Representative for the 
Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developi ng Countries and Small Island Developing States 
(http://www.un.org/special-rep/oh rlls/ldc/ldc%20criteria.htm ) and the Development Assistance Committee of 
the OECD: 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, 
Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, 
Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leon e, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sudan, Timor-Leste, Togo, 
Tuvalu, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Vanuatu, Yemen, and Zambia plus the following Net Food 
Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs):  Barbados, Botswana, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican 
Republic, Egypt, Gabon, Honduras, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Mauritius, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Pakistan, 
Peru, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vi ncent and the Grenadines, Tr inidad & Tobago, Tunisia, 
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, as recognized by the WTO.  For the list of NFIDC countries list see:  WTO, 
G/AG/5/Rev.8 (available at: http://docsonline.wto.org ) and for the list of LDC countries see: 
(http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/tif_e/org7_e.htm )  
3 These figures include transportation and other operational costs.  G/AG/N/CAN/88 
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  TABLE A Canadian Food Aid to LDCs and NFIDCs, 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008 
 
Country  Commodity  Quantity 
MT Value Disbursed 
Can$ thousands WFP portion 
Can$ thousands  
AFRICA     
Burkina Faso beans, maize, salt, vegetable oil 561 205 
Burundi beans, bean seeds, maize, maize 
seed, maize soy blend, vegetable oil  1,224 882 737
Central African 
Republic maize meal, salt 919 962 962
Chad sorghum, sorghum seed, wheat, 
yellow split peas 3,479 2,075 1,062
Democratic 
Republic of the 
Congo beans, beans seed, cassava cutting 
seed, groundnut seed, maize seed, 
peas, rice seed, salt sweet potato 
vines seed, vegetable seed 1,416 1,343 1,202
Ethiopia faffa, famix, lentils, maize, maize 
soy blend, salt, unimix, vegetable 
oil, vegetable seed, wheat 54,260 40,181 34,771
The Gambia yellow split peas 50 32 32
Guinea vegetable oil, yellow split peas 67 93 93
Lesotho maize meal 652 302 302Liberia, Republic of bulgur, pulses, rice, rice seed, salt, 
sugar, vegetable oil, vegetable seed2,497 2,389 1,729
Malawi beans seed, cowpeas seed, 
groundnut seed, maize meal, millet 
seed, peas, pigeon peas seed, 
sorghum seed, soya seed, vegetable 
oil  771 560 408
Mali maize soy blend, millet, mixed 
seed, sorghum, vegetable oil, 
yellow split peas  5,480 4,713 4,440
Mozambique beans, maize, maize meal, peas, 
rice, vegetable oil,  yellow split 
peas 7,832 5,948 5,572
Niger beans, maize soy blend, millet, 
pulses, rice, sorghum, sugar, 
vegetable oil, yellow split peas 4,674 2,620 2,579
Rwanda beans, beans seed, cassava cutting 
seed, groundnuts seed, mixed seed, 
sorghum seed, soya seed, vegetable 
oil, white corn meal 27 18 -
Senegal rice, salt, vegetable oil, yellow split 
peas 1,323 1,316 1,316
Sierra Leone vegetable oil, yellow split peas 601 1,022 1,022
Somalia beans, maize, vegetable oil, wheat  1,086 1,059 1,004
Sudan beans, groundnut seed, lentils, 
other, salt, sesame seed, sorghum, 
sorghum seed, sugar, tea, vegetable 
oil, vegetables, wheat, yellow split peas 9,554 12,600 11,803
Tanzania maize, maize soy blend, vegetable 
oil, yellow split peas 5,440 3,375 3,375G/AG/N/CAN/88 
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  Country  Commodity  Quantity 
MT Value Disbursed 
Can$ thousands WFP portion 
Can$ thousands  
Uganda amaranth, amaranth seed, beans, 
cassava cutting seed, corn flour, 
groundnuts seed, maize, maize seed, millet seed, sorghum seed, 
vegetable oil 10,771 5,517 3,153
Zambia beans, beans seed, cassava cutting 
seed, groundnuts seed, high energy 
supplement, maize, maize meal, maize seed, rice seed, soya seed, 
unimix, vegetable oil, vegetable 
seed 2,568 1,296 903
Africa LDCs  115,252 88,556 76,509
Kenya beans, maize, salt 3,612 1,099 461
Namibia maize meal, salt 304 150 150
Africa NFIDCs  3,916 1,249 611
Total Africa LDCs and NFIDCs 119,168 89,805 77,120
AMERICAS   
Haiti beans, beans, maize soy blend, 
rice, vegetable oil 8,112 7,512 7,512
Americas LDCs  8,112 7,512 7,512
Honduras beans, maize, rice, vegetable oil 1,403 1,893 1,893
Peru lentils, vegetable oil 499 623 623
Americas NFIDCs  1,902 2,516 2,516
Total Americas LDCs and NF IDCs 10,014 10,028 10,028
ASIA    
Afghanistan canola oil, iodine salt, pulses 30,844 22,194 21,368
 red  bean, salt, vegetable oil, 
wheat, wheat flour, yellow split 
peas   
Bangladesh biscuits, high energy supplement, 
lentils, pulses, rice, rice seed, salt, 
sugar, vegetable oil, vegetable seed, wheat soy blend, yellow split 
peas  5,044 3,555 2,175
Cambodia canned fish, rice  1,357 920 920
Lao People's 
Democratic 
Republic rice 80 24 
Nepal rice, salt, sugar, vegetable oil,  
yellow split peas 1,259 709 709
Pakistan flour, lentils, pulses, rice, salt, 
vegetable oil, wheat flour 2,878 5,170 4,718
Asia LDCs  41,462 32,570 29,890
Mongolia Irish potato seed, rice, vegetable 
oil, vegetable seed, wheat flour 65 31 -
Sri Lanka lentils, maize soy blend, other, 
other – spices, rice, salt, vegetable 
seeds, sugar, vegetable oil, wheat 
flour 1,558 1,252 1,119
Asia NFIDCs  1,623 1,283 1,119
Total Asia LDCs 
and NFIDCs  43,085 33,853 31,009 G/AG/N/CAN/88 
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  Country  Commodity  Quantity 
MT Value Disbursed 
Can$ thousands WFP portion 
Can$ thousands  
EUROPE, MIDDLE 
EAST & MAGHREB   
Mauritania yellow split peas 600 691 691
Yemen wheat, wheat flour 2,646 1,625 1,625
Europe, Middle 
East & Maghreb 
LDCs  3,246 2,316 2,316
Europe, Middle 
East & Maghreb 
NFIDCs   
Total Europe, Middle East & Maghreb LDCs and 
NFIDCs 3,246 2,316 2,316
FOOD AID  
Total Food Aid to LDCs 168,072 130,954 116,227
Total Food Aid to NFIDCs 7,441 5,048 4,246
GRAND TOTAL LDCs and NFIDCs 175,513 136,002 120,473
 
Note :  monetary figures include commodity, transportation a nd operational costs.  Totals may not balance due to 
rounding. 
 
(2) Indication of the proportion in fully gr ant form or appropriate concessional terms: 
 
3. All Canadian food aid is provided in fully grant form. 
(3) Technical and financial assistance under paragraph 3(iii) of the Decision: 
 
4. 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 channels, pa rtnership programs, as well as through multilateral channels. 
5. In fiscal year (FY) 2007/20084, Canada provided a total of $ 4.5 billion in ODA, of which 
CIDA managed $3.1 billion.  $163.8 million was channelled via the International Development 
Research Centre (IDRC), which undert akes bilateral projects with a scien tific or research focus.  The 
Department of Foreign Affairs and Internationa l Trade (DFAIT) disbursed $362.4 million in ODA. 
DFAIT's international assistance expenditures in clude security and stability programming, assessed 
contributions, services rendered abroad, democracy, children and youth and environment and climate 
change programming.  Finally, the Department of Finance is also responsible for a portion of 
Canadian ODA involving contributions to the World Bank, the International Development 
Association (IDA) and the Enhanced Structural Ad justment Facility of the International Monetary 
Fund (IMF).5 
                                                      
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 channelled via other government agencies (e.g. 
Canada Post, Canadian Heritage, Department of Natio nal Defence, Environment Canada, Export Development 
Corporation, Health Canada, International Centre fo r Human Rights and Democratic Development, Public 
Works and Government Services) and provincial governments. G/AG/N/CAN/88 
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  6. 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 FY2007/2008 is set out below. 
THE CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 
 
Bilateral Funding  
7. CIDA's bilateral assistance is delivered thr ough four branches (Geographic Programs Branch, 
Multilateral and Global Programs Branch, Canadian Partnership Branch and the Afghanistan and 
Pakistan Task Force).
7  Total bilateral programming was $2.5 Billion in FY2007/2008. 
8. 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 United Nations Developmen t Assistance Frameworks (UNDAFs).  Bilateral 
aid can be channelled directly to a government or through Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs). 
In FY2007/2008, CIDA provided bilateral programming to 74 LDCs and NFIDCs for a total value of 
$1.3 million.  This represents  approximately 51.6 per cent  of the total amount of CIDA bilateral 
programming.  $81.7 million worth of bilateral progr amming directed at LDCs and NFIDCs was in 
agriculture and related programming, which is ap proximately 3.3 per cent of total CIDA bilateral 
assistance.  This represents approximately 6.5 per cent of the bilateral programming going to these countries.  Country specific information on agricu ltural and related technical support to LDCs and 
NFIDCs via the bilateral channel, in FY2007/2008 is as follows: 
 
TABLE B CIDA Bilateral Agriculture and Related Sub-Sectors Programming 
Disbursements by Region and Country, FY2007/2008 
 
Country  Value Disbursed Can$ thousands  
AFRICA  
Angola 98 
Benin 440 
Burkina Faso 1,629 
Burundi 451 
Cape Verde 84 
Central African Republic 428 Chad 478 
Comoros 299 
Democratic Republic of the Congo 770 Djibouti 307 
Equatorial Guinea 430 
                                                      
 6 For the purposes of Section 3 of this notificati on, as regards technical and financial assistance 
identified under paragraph 3(iii) of the Decision, informa tion is restricted to agricultural and related activities:  
agricultural production, infrastructure, harvesting, hu man resource development activities in the agriculture 
sector, and education related to agriculture.  In add ition to agriculture and related technical and financial 
assistance, Canada supports other sectors that cont ribute to food security. While not requested by the 
Agriculture Committee for this Notification, Canada has voluntarily provided this additional information.  See 
Table F on Canadian technical assistance in the agro-forestry and fishery sector s that contribute to food security 
in the countries in question.  
7 In addition to ODA, Canada provides aid to More Advanced Developing Countries and some other 
Countries in Transition identifie d as DAC Part II countries.  G/AG/N/CAN/88 
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  Country  Value Disbursed Can$ thousands  
Eritrea 318 
Ethiopia 21,177 
The Gambia 124 
Guinea 1,220 
Guinea Bissau 105 
Lesotho 269 
Liberia, Republic of 78 
Madagascar 442 
Malawi 390 
Mali 2,690 
Mozambique 5,785 
Niger 539 
Rwanda 2,476 
Sao Tomé and Principe 423 
Senegal 10,522 
Sierra Leone 84 
Somalia Rep. 329 
Sudan 391 
Tanzania 1,255 
Togo 87 
Uganda 1,119 
Zambia 536 
Subtotal Africa LDCs 55,773 
Botswana 135 
Côte d'Ivoire 152 
Gabon 436 
Kenya 1,295 
Mauritius 313 
Morocco 105 
Namibia 78 
Tunisia 109 
Subtotal Africa NFIDCs 2,625 
Total Africa LCDs and NFIDCs 58,398 
AMERICA  
Haiti 3,217 
Subtotal America LDCs 3,218 
Barbados 3 
Cuba 892 
Dominica 1 
Dominican Republic 625 
Honduras 1,574 
Jamaica 181 
Peru 1,760 
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines 3 
Trinidad and Tobago 4 
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 47 
Subtotal America NFIDCs 5,092 
Total America LDCs and NFIDCs 8,309 
ASIA  
Afghanistan  7,684 
Bangladesh 1,233 
Cambodia 2,218 
Lao People's Democratic Republic 69 
Maldives 1 G/AG/N/CAN/88 
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  Country  Value Disbursed Can$ thousands  
Solomon Islands 14 
Timor-Leste 27 
Vanuatu 25 
Subtotal Asia LDCs 11,273 
Mongolia 23 
Nepal 516 
Sri Lanka 1,529 
Subtotal Asia NFIDCs 2,068 
Total Asia LDCs and NFIDCs 13,341 
Europe, Middle East & Maghreb  
Mauritania 187 
Subtotal Europe, Middle East & 
Maghreb LDCs 187 
Egypt 40 
Jordan 30 
Pakistan 1,416 
Subtotal Europe, Middle East & 
Maghreb NFIDCs 1,487 
Total Europe, Middle East & Maghreb  
LDCs and NFIDCs 1,673 
Total to LDCs 70,451 
Total to NFIDCs 11,271 
GRAND TOTAL to LDCs and NFIDCs 81,722 
 
Multilateral Funding 
 
9. Table C below represents CIDA's total FY 2007/2008 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 Multilateral Organizations whose Activities Relate to 
Agriculture, Food Production and Food Security, FY2007/2008 
 
Organization  Can$ million
Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research 
(CGIAR) 17.91 
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) 147.04 
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 220.24 World Food Programme (WFP) 162.39 
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) 13.57 
Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) 19.16 
 
Canadian Partnership Branch  
10. The Canadian Partnership Branch (CPB) suppor ts the activities of in ternational NGOs and 
Canadian organizations, academic & research in stitutions and private sector firms in their 
development programs and projects with people and or ganizations of developing countries.  It is 
comprised of six directorates:  G/AG/N/CAN/88 
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  - the Voluntary Sector Competitive Processes Directorate and Voluntary Sector Programs 
Directorate support a total of approximately 2 70 Canadian voluntary organizations, of which 
some 120 are program-funded, including 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  Directorate manages core services for the 
Agency, including: CIDA's nati onal 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 contribu tions to a wide range of partner initiatives 
targeted to Canadians and youth; 
 - the Private Sector Directorate provides financ ial support and advice to the private sector in 
Canada, and in developing and transition countries through the following private sector development areas: industrial c ooperation; investment facilitati on; institutional development 
and trade facilitation; 
 - the Knowledge, Policy and Planning Directorate;  - finally, the Management and Operational Support Directorate.  
11. In FY2007/2008, of Canada's b ilateral aid, CPB disbursed a total of $245.8 million on 
projects and programs, of which $225.1 was channelled through the "voluntary" sector and 
$20.7 million was channelled through th e "private" sector.  CPB support is  designed to be flexible and 
responsive to the diversity of civil society and comp lex development needs.  Therefore, it is often 
cross-sectoral 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-related 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 
Private Sector (INC) Program, where country and sector specificity is possible.  The following table (Table D) provides data for CPB programming for agricultural and related projects in LDCs and 
NFIDCs. 
TABLE D Canadian Partnership Branch (CPB) Agriculture and Related Disbursements in 
LDCs and NFIDCs, FY2007/2008 
 
Country Value Disbursed Can$ '000 
AFRICA  
Angola 9 
Benin 402 
Burkina Faso 535 
Burundi 19 
Central African Republic 5 
Chad 105 
Democratic Republic of the Congo 215 
Eritrea 5 
Ethiopia 1,800 
The Gambia 41 
Guinea 63 
Guinea Bissau 21 
Lesotho 154 G/AG/N/CAN/88 
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  Country Value Disbursed Can$ '000 
Liberia, Republic of 40 
Madagascar 56 
Malawi 278 
Mali 716 
Mozambique 278 
Niger 256 
Rwanda 432 
Senegal 594 
Sierra Leone 51 
Somalia Rep. 31 
Sudan 59 
Tanzania 646 
Togo 55 
Uganda 438 
Zambia 351 
Subtotal Africa LDCs 7,654 
Botswana 100 
Côte d'Ivoire 85 
Gabon 6 
Kenya 569 
Mauritius 6 
Morocco 66 
Namibia 44 
Tunisia 74 
Subtotal Africa NFIDCs 950 
Total Africa LCDs and NFIDCs 8,604 
AMERICA  
Haiti 531 
Subtotal America LDCs 531 
Barbados 3 
Cuba 238 
Dominica 1 
Dominican Republic 90 
Honduras 579 
Jamaica 181 
Peru 324 
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines 3 
Trinidad and Tobago 4 
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 47 
Subtotal America NFIDCs 1,469 
Total America LDCs and NFIDCs 2,001 
ASIA  
Afghanistan  12 
Bangladesh 296 
Cambodia 198 
Lao People's Democratic Republic 54 
Solomon Islands 14 
Timor-Leste 27 
Vanuatu 25 
Subtotal Asia LDCs 627  G/AG/N/CAN/88 
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  Country Value Disbursed Can$ '000 
Mongolia 23 
Nepal 149 
Sri Lanka 455 
Subtotal Asia NFIDCs 627 
Total Asia LDCs and NFIDCs 1,254 
Europe, Middle East & Maghreb  
Mauritania 110 
Subtotal Europe, Middle East & Maghreb LDCs 110 
Egypt 14 
Jordan 30 
Pakistan 20 
Subtotal Europe, Middle East & Maghreb NFIDCs 64 
Total Europe, Middle East & Maghreb  LDCs and NFIDCs 175 
Total to LDCs 8,923 
Total to NFIDCs 3,111 
GRAND TOTAL to LDCs and NFIDCs 12,034 
 
 
THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE (IDRC)  
12. 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 worlds poor.  In FY2007/2008 its total budget (including administrative costs) was 
$183.7 million.  In FY2007/2008, IDRC undertook disbursements in the agriculture sector (including 
agriculture, fishery and forestry) totalling $6.4 milli on, which represented about 3.5 per cent of their 
total allocation. 
13. A review for FY2007/2008 of IDRC identified so me 32 projects in agriculture and related 
sectors, in LDCs and NFIDCs with a value of $1.7 million (about 26.6 per cent of all disbursements in 
agriculture).  See Table E. 
TABLE E IDRC Bilateral Programming Disb ursements (by Region and Country), for 
Agriculture and Related Sectors (including  agriculture, fishery and forestry), to 
LDCs and NFIDCs, FY2007/2008 
 
Country  Number of projects Value Disbursed Can$ '000
   
AFRICA   
Benin 1 11 
Burkina Faso 1 11 
Central African Republic 1 23 
Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 23 
Eritrea 1 20 
Ethiopia 2 36 The Gambia 2 40 
Guinea 1 13 
Guinea Bissau 1 7 Malawi 2 145 
Mali 1 7 
Mauritania 2 18 Mozambique 1 7 
Rwanda 1 28 G/AG/N/CAN/88 
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  Country  Number of projects Value Disbursed Can$ '000
Senegal 2 31 
Sierra Leone 1 8 
Tanzania 3 71 
Uganda 4 361 Zambia 2 52 
Total Africa LDCs* 14 913 
Kenya 7 307 
Total Africa NFIDCs 7 307 
Total Africa LDCs and NFIDCs* 20 1,220 
AMERICAS   
Cuba 1 19 
Peru 2 47 
Total Americas NFIDCs 2 66 
Total Americas LDCs and NFIDCs 2 66 
ASIA   
Afghanistan 1 -69 
Bangladesh 2 158 
Nepal 2 0.1 
Total Asia LDCs 5 89 
Mongolia 2 97 
Total Asia NFIDCs 2 97 
Total Asia LDCs and NFIDCs 7 187 
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA   
Sudan 1 20 
Yemen 1 54 
Total Middle East & North Africa LLDCs 2 74 
Morocco 1 2 
Tunisia 1 187 
Total Middle East & North Africa NFIDCs 2 190 
Total Middle East & North Africa LDCs 
and NFIDCs 4 264 
IDRC   
Total IDRC to LDCs* 21 1,077 
Total IDRC to NFIDCs* 13 659 
GRAND TOTAL IDRC TO LDCs / 
NFIDCs* 32 1,736 
 
* Total project counts are "distinct" counts as on e project may be active in  more than one country.  
 
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE  
 
14. Canada's annual core assessed contributions to  the Food and Agriculture Organization of the 
United Nations (FAO) and the Inter-American Institu te for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) are 
channelled through the Department of Foreign Affa irs and International Trade.  In FY2007/2008, 
these contributions were, respectively, CAN$15 milli on and US$3.8 million.  Given that food security 
is part of the mandate of these multilateral orga nizations, 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: 
 
15. Some Canadian provincial governments also have small international assistance programs 
which may provide agriculture and related technical assistance to LDCs and NFIDCs.  G/AG/N/CAN/88 
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  16. Canadian aid (CIDA) offices in developing c ountries administer a Canada Fund for Local 
Initiatives (CFLI) which responds to small-scale, country specific re quests.  Some of these funds, 
where they exist in LDCs and NFIDCs, may ha ve agriculture and related sector impacts. 
17. Table F 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 F CIDA/IDRC Fisheries and Agro-Fo restry Programming Disbursements, by 
Channel, to LDCs and NFIDCs, FY2007/2008 
 
Country  Number of projects Value Disbursed Can$'000
AFRICA LDCs   
Angola  0 
Benin 5 10 
Burkina Faso 7 21 Burundi 3 64 
Cape Verde  2 
Central African Republic  0 Chad  0 
Comoros  0 
Democratic Republic of the Congo 5 5 Djibouti  7 
Equatorial Guinea  0 
Eritrea  0 Ethiopia 7 0 
The Gambia 1 3,018 
Guinea 3 50 
Guinea Bissau  1 
Lesotho  0 Liberia, Republic of  0 
Madagascar  0 
Malawi 4 30 Mali 6 3 
Mozambique 3 5 
Niger 5 58 Rwanda 5 10 
Sao Tomé and Principe  2 
Senegal 13 1 Sierra Leone 2 315 
Somalia Rep. 1 50 
Sudan 2 0 Tanzania 4 26 
Togo  26 
Uganda 4 0 Zambia 3 4 
Subtotal Africa LDCs  3,708 
Botswana 3 0 
Côte d'Ivoire 1 2 
Gabon  21 Kenya 5 1 
Mauritius 0 8 
Morocco 3 14 Namibia 2 9 G/AG/N/CAN/88 
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  Country  Number of projects Value Disbursed Can$'000
Tunisia 1 6 
Subtotal Africa NFIDCs  61 
Total Africa LCDs and NFIDCs   3,769 
AMERICA LDCs   
Haiti 10 1 
Tuvalu  764 
Subtotal America LDCs  765 
Barbados 1 0 
Cuba 4 146 Dominica  4 
Dominican Republic 5 1 
Honduras 9 306 Jamaica 4 108 
Peru 10 37 
Saint Kitts and Nevis  41 Saint Lucia  0 
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines 1 0 
Trinidad and Tobago 2 2 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1 4 
Subtotal America NFIDCs  649 
Total America LDCs and NFIDCs   1,414 
ASIA LDCs   
Afghanistan TIS  0 
Bangladesh 2 1 Bhutan 1 2 
Cambodia 6 1 
Kiribati Rep.  18 
Lao People's Democratic Republic 1 2 
Maldives  0 Samoa  0 
Solomon Islands 1 0 
Timor-Leste  10 Vanuatu 1 0 
Subtotal Asia LDCs  34 
Mongolia  0 Nepal 4 0 
Sri Lanka 9 6,949 
Subtotal Asia NFIDCs  6,949 
Total Asia LDCs and NFIDCs   6,983 
Europe, Middle East & Maghreb   
Mauritania 1 23 
Yemen  0 
Subtotal Europe, Middle East & 
Maghreb LDCs  23 
Egypt 4 0 
Jordan 2 4 
Pakistan 2 1 
Subtotal Europe, Middle East & 
Maghreb NFIDCs  5 
Total Europe, Middle East & 
Maghreb LDCs and NFIDCs   28 
Total CIDA LDCs  4,530 
Total CIDA NFIDCs  7,665 
Total CIDA LDCs and NFIDCs 56 12,194 
Central African Republic 1 23 
Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 23  G/AG/N/CAN/88 
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  Country  Number of projects Value Disbursed Can$'000
The Gambia 1 7 
Guinea 1 13 
Guinea Bissau 1 7 
Mauritania 1 7 Senegal 1 20 
Bangladesh 1 137 
Nepal 1 0 
Total IDRC to LDCs 4 237 
Total IDRC to NFIDCs 0 0 
GRAND TOTAL CIDA/IDRC TO 
LDCs & NFIDCs* 60 12,431** 
 
* Total project counts are "distinct" counts as on e project may be active in  more than one country.  
**Final values may not total due to rounding. G/AG/N/CAN/88 
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  LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 
 
Can$   Canadian Dollars 
CFLI   Canada Fund for Local Initiatives 
CFPF   Country Development Policy Frameworks CGIAR   Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research 
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   Food and Agricultural Organization 
FY   Fiscal Year 
IAE   International Assistance Envelope IDA   International Development Association  
IDRC   International Development Research Centre 
IMF   International Monetary Fund 
INC   Industrial Cooperation Program 
LDC   Least Developed Country (as defined by the United Nations     Economic and Social Council) 
NFIDC  Net Food Importing Developing Countr y (as identified by the Agriculture Committee 
of the WTO) 
NGO   Non-Governmental Organization 
ODA   Official Development Assistance 
OECD   Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development UNDP   United Nations Development Programme 
UNICEF  United Nations Children's Fund 
WB   World Bank WFP   United Nations World Food Programme 
WTO   World Trade Organization 
 
 
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