WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/NOR/60 
4 November 2010 
 (10-5852) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
 
 The following submission, dated 28 October 2010, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Norway .  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 the calendar year 2009 .  G/AG/N/NOR/60 
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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 Programme on Least-Developed and Net 
Food-Importing Developing Countries:  NORWAY 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2009 
 
(1) Quantity of food aid provided to least-developed and net food-importing developing 
countries:  
 
 Norway's commitment under the Food Aid Convention (FAC) amounted in 2009 to 30,000 tonnes of food aid in wheat equivalents.  This contribution is pr ovided as cash in lieu of 
commodities (CLC) and is made available for the World Food Programme (WFP) to procure grains 
from developing countries.    Norwegian assistance furthermore includes long-term development programmes as well as 
emergency relief aid.  Please refer to (3) below . 
 (2) Indication of the proportion in fully grant or appropriate concessional terms:  
 
 All Norwegian food aid is provided fully on grant terms.  
(3) Technical and financial assistance under paragraph 3(iii) of the Decision:  
 
(i) Aid provided under the World Food Programme 2009 
 
Table 1: Norwegian Multilateral Grant 2009   Contribution to World Food Programme's Development Activities  
 
 Expenditure 
NKr million 
Total 165 
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  (ii) Long-term development programmes 
 
Table 2: Long-term development programmes  
 
DAC-sectors  Disbursements all 
countries/regions 2009 
'000 NKr 
311 Agriculture, soil research 487,030 
312 Forestry 737,132 
313 Fisheries 133,455 
   
Total  1,357,616 
 
 (iii) Emergency relief aid  
 Norway has provided food-related emergency re lief on a bilateral and multilateral basis.  In 
2009 a total of NKr 66,093,000 was provided to l east-developed and net food-importing developing 
countries.  Further details are listed in Attachment B.  
Table 3: Food-related emergency relief aid to least-developed and net food-importing 
developing countries, 2009 
 
 Value '000 NKr  
Bilateral assistance 23,500 
Multi-bilateral assistance 42,593 
Total 66,093 
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  ATTACHMENT A 
 
Long-Term Development Programmes
 
 
This attachment lists Norwegian Long-Term Development programmes classified according to 
OECD's DAC-sector coding.   
Norwegian bilate ral aid coded as sector 31 1 - agriculture - by recipien t country, 2009 (NOK '000) 
Main Region Recipient country 2009 
Africa Africa Regional 23,507 
  Burundi 162 
  Congo, Dem. Rep. 322 
  Eritrea 5,236 
  Ethiopia 13,726 
  Gambia 321 
  Ghana 0 
  Madagascar 1,090 
  Malawi 64,377 
  Mali 2,462 
  Mauritania 2,970 
  Mozambique 8,866 
  Somalia 1,537 
  South Africa 512 
  South of Sahara Regional 2,937 
  Sudan 2,867 
  Swaziland 18,297 
  Tanzania 8,833 
  Uganda 17,998 
  Zambia 83,645 
  Zimbabwe 25,000 
Africa Total   284,663 
America America Regional 55,094 
  Bolivia 4,334 
  Brazil 1,969 
  Honduras 693 
  Nicaragua 20,306 
  North & Central America Regional 3,649 
  South America Regional -6,489 
America Total   79,556 
Asia Afghanistan 11,378 
  Asia Regional 204 
  Azerbaijan 1,687 
  Bangladesh 700 
  Cambodia 581  G/AG/N/NOR/60 
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  Main Region Recipient country 2009 
  China 1,368 
  India 3,250 
  Kyrgyz Rep. 2,500 
  Myanmar (Burma) 5,700 
  Nepal 6,255 
  Sri Lanka 1,714 
  Thailand 8 
Asia Total   35,345 
Europe Bosnia-Herzegovina 7,080 
  Europe Regional 4,800 
  Kosovo 10,972 
  Macedonia (F YROM) 1,786 
  Serbia 5,134 
Europe Total   29,772 
Global Global 54,693 
Global Total   54,693 
The Middle East Palestinian Administrative Areas 3,000 
The Middle East Total   3,000 
Grand Total   487,030 
 
 
 
Norwegian bilateral aid coded as sector 312 - fo restry - by recipient countr y, 2009 (NOK ‘000)  
Main Region Recipient country 2009 
Africa Africa Regional 106,150 
  Eritrea 1,160 
  Ethiopia 1,350 
  Ghana 3,500 
  Liberia 7,000 
  Mozambique 3,313 
  Sudan 6,680 
  Tanzania 1,345 
  Uganda 18,368 
Africa Total   148,867 
America Brazil 123,448 
  Nicaragua 627 
  Peru 3,000 
America Total   127,075 
Asia     
  Asia Regional 7,200 
  Central Asia Regional 2,600 
  Indonesia 11,425 
  Nepal 4,000 
  Thailand 634 G/AG/N/NOR/60 
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  Main Region Recipient country 2009 
Asia Total   25,859 
Europe Kosovo 3,453 
  Ukraine 3,000 
Europe Total   6,453 
Global Global 427,477 
Global Total   427,477 
Oceania Papua New Guinea 1,400 
Oceania Total   1,400 
Grand Total   737,132 
 
 
Norwegian bilateral aid coded as sector 313 - fishing - by recipient co untry, 2009 (NOK ‘000)  
Main Region Recipient country 2009 
Africa Africa Regional 3,111 
  Angola 10,209 
  Madagascar 5,725 
  Malawi 1,234 
  Mauritius 2,500 
  Mozambique 31,248 
  South Africa 7,625 
  South of Sahara Regional 9,788 
  Tanzania 1,136 
Africa Total   72,575 
America     
  Nicaragua -864 
America Total   -864 
Asia Asia Regional 4,606 
  China 67 
  India 35 
  Malaysia 1,457 
  Philippines 721 
  Sri Lanka 1,169 
  Thailand 2,600 
  Viet Nam 5,011 
Asia Total   15,665 
Europe Bosnia-Herzegovina 982 
Europe Total   982 
Global Global 45,096 
Global Total   45,096 
Grand Total   133,455 
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  ATTACHMENT B 
 
 
Bilateral food-related emergency relief aid (D AC 720.40) to LDCs, 2009 (NOK '000)  
Main Region Recipient country 2009 
Africa    
  Congo, Dem. Rep. 1,000 
  Eritrea 4,000 
  Ethiopia 1,838 
  Malawi 1,406 
  Somalia 20,000 
  Sudan 8,249 
  Uganda 12,500 
Africa Total   48,993 
Asia Afghanistan 7,000 
  Myanmar (Burma) 10,100 
Asia Total   17,100 
Grand Total   66,093 
 
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