WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/NIC/18 
11 October 2005 
 
 (05-4633) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following communication, dated 17 August 2005,  is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Nicaragua .  The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS.1  and 
the corresponding supporting tables) for 2003 and 2004 . 
 
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 In accordance with the notification requirement s set out in paragraph (ii), page 11, of 
document G/AG/2, Nicaragua hereby notifies that  in 2003 and 2004 it provided domestic support for 
agricultural producers through the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Forestry and the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit.  This support ca me under the domestic support category exempt from 
reduction commitments under the Agreement on Agri culture.  Supporting Table DS.1 attached 
provides details of these exempt measures.  
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Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Nicaragua 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2003 
 
Measures Exempt from the Reduc tion Commitment - "Green Box" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
(US$ thousand)  Data source 
1 2 3 4 
    
(a)  General Services    
 Research  Research into and promotion of sustainable forestry and facilitation of 
access to forestry information. 1,654.19 
   Ministry of Agriculture, 
Livestock and Forestry 
(MAGFOR) 
Ministry of Finance and 
Public Credit (MHCP) 
 
 Pest and disease control  Screwworm control and eradication.  Technical field activities, 
epidemiology, quarantine, quality control, dissemination and extension. 
 531.68 " 
 Development of an epidemiological surveillance service for animal 
health by means of the notification and rapid diagnosis of animal 
diseases, and animal health inspec tions and certification of animal 
products and by-products.  
 93.15 " 
 Support service for the strengthening of the national phytosanitary 
surveillance programme through the rapid diagnosis of pests and diseases, inspection and certification, development of pest and disease 
eradication plans, quaran tine, and control of agro chemicals and seeds.   
   49.98 "  
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 Page 3Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
(US$ thousand)  Data source 
1 2 3 4 
Marketing services  Support for small producers through the provision of a storage 
infrastructure, training and technical  assistance with regard to staple 
grains. 668.42 Ministry of Agriculture, 
Livestock and Forestry 
(MAGFOR) 
Ministry of Finance and 
Public Credit (MHCP) 
    
Training and advisory 
service  Support for rural development initiative through the promotion of 
production techniques aimed at boosting productivity and reducing 
costs and climatic and environmental vulnerability.  Prevention of food 
supply shortages in times of natural disasters. 
      50.99 " 
 Joint approach to research, technical  assistance and training to ensure a 
more integrated agricultural technology system, with the involvement 
of universities and producers' associations.  4,229.23 " 
    
Other services  Support for green municipalities with regard to the transformation and 
diversification of sustainable production, increasing productivity, 
rehabilitation, reduction of vulnerability and environmental education.  
 800.26 " 
 Support for programmes aimed at resolving the problems posed by 
extreme poverty and environmental degradation and promoting rehabilitation in order to restore the production base, diversify 
production, increase the productivity of natural resources and reduce 
people's vulnerability to recurring natural disasters. 
 2,730.05 " 
    
     
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Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
(US$ thousand)  Data source 
1 2 3 4 
(b)  Domestic food aid 
 Food aid in the form of cereals,  pulses, oil and sugar for people 
affected by natural disasters.  1,656.56 Ministry of Agriculture, 
Livestock and Forestry 
(MAGFOR) 
Ministry of Finance and 
Public Credit (MHCP) 
TOTAL  12,464.51  
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Nicaragua 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2004  
 
Measures Exempt from the Reduc tion Commitment - "Green Box" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
(US$ thousand)  Data source 
1 2 3 4 
    
(a)   General Services    
 Research  Research into and promotion of sustainable forestry and facilitation of 
access to forestry information. 18.82 
   Ministry of Agriculture, 
Livestock and Forestry 
(MAGFOR) 
Ministry of Finance and 
Public Credit (MHCP) 
 
 Pest and disease control  Screwworm control and eradicati on.  Technical field activities, 
epidemiology, quarantine, quality control, dissemination and 
extension.  Prevention of foot-and-mouth disease, taking of vesicular 
samples, and prevention of exotic diseases.  Treatment and inspection of 40,000 animals. In spection at checkpoints. 
 
 56.47 " 
 Development of an epidemiological surveillance service for animal 
health by means of the notification and rapid diagnosis of animal 
diseases, and animal health inspections and certification of animal 
products and by-products.  
 539.04 "  
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Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
(US$ thousand)  Data source 
1 2 3 4 
 Support service for the strengthening of the national phytosanitary 
surveillance programme through the rapid diagnosis of pests and 
diseases, inspection and certification, development of pest and disease eradication plans, quaran tine, and control of agro chemicals and seeds.   
 308.98 Ministry of Agriculture, 
Livestock and Forestry 
(MAGFOR) 
Ministry of Finance and 
Public Credit (MHCP) 
 Bringing agrifood safety and agricultural and forest health services up 
to standard.  Ensure that the key producers in the animal, plant and 
forestry sectors comply with th e health requirements, rules and 
standards used in domestic and international trade by bringing the 
quality of plant and animal health and food safety services up to 
standard.  Institutional support.  Expansion and strengthening of 
services. Health education.     3.22 " 
    
 Marketing services  Support for small producers through the provision of a storage 
infrastructure, training and technical  assistance with regard to staple 
grains. 71.66 " 
    
 Training and advisory 
service  Joint approach to research, technical  assistance and training to ensure 
a more integrated agricultural technology system, with the 
involvement of universities and producers' associations.  776.95 " 
 Support for rural development initiative through the participatory 
formulation of a methodology for the analysis, diagnosis and design 
of rural development policies.  Promotion of production techniques 
aimed at boosting productivity and reducing costs and climatic and 
environmental vulnerability.     
 28.98 "  
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 Page 7Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
(US$ thousand)  Data source 
1 2 3 4 
 Master training plan for the establishment and management of forest 
nurseries and plantations, agrofore stry systems, soil conservation, 
garden plots, environmental education and native woodland management. 
 46.89 Ministry of Agriculture, 
Livestock and Forestry 
(MAGFOR), National 
Forestry Institute 
(INAFOR) and 
Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (MHCP) 
 
 Other services  Support for programmes aimed at resolving the problems posed by 
extreme poverty and environmental degradation and promoting 
rehabilitation in order to restore the production base, diversify 
production, increase the productivity of natural resources and reduce people's vulnerability to recurring natural disasters.  375.88 Ministry of Agriculture, 
Livestock and Forestry 
(MAGFOR) 
Ministry of Finance and 
Public Credit (MHCP) 
 Support for programmes aimed at developing community food safety 
determinants, building up policy design and control capacity, promoting strategic plans for local rural development, and conducting 
sectoral studies.  Address the demand for rectification and 
legalization of agricultural land titles.  Strengthening, diversification and promotion of technological development in dry areas.
 102.22 " 
    
(b) Domestic food aid 
 Food aid for persons affected by natural disasters.  Rehabilitation of 
productive agricultural holdings through food for work.  Addressing 
the needs of vulnerable groups.  Soil and water conservation.  
Rebuilding of production infrastructure, training and food safety.  
 284.08 " 
TOTAL   2,613.19  
 
 
 
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