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G/AG/N/AUS/84 
9 January 2012 
 (12-0060)  
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 5 December 2011, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Australia .  The notification concerns actions ta ken within the framework of the 
Decision on Measures Concerning the Possible Negativ e Effects of the Reform Programme on Least-
Developed and Net Food-Importing Developing Countries ( Table NF:1 ) for the financial year 
2009/2010 . 
 
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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:  Australia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Financial Year 2009/2010 
  
(1) Quantity of food aid provided to least developed and net food-importing developing 
countries:  
 Australia provided 106,158
 tonnes (173,425 wheat equivalent tonnes) of food aid valued at 
over $A98 million in 2009/10.  Of the food aid provided: 
• emergency food aid totalled 66,046 tonnes (97,867  wheat equivalent tonnes) valued at 
$A30.5 million (see Attachment A).  This da ta includes emergency food aid to Least-
Developed Countries (LDCs)1 and Net Food-Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs).2 
• all food aid to LDCs and NFIDCs totalled 72,802 tonnes (123,683 tonnes wheat 
equivalent) valued at $A37.6 million (see Attachment B). 
(2) Indication of the proportions in fully gr ant form or appropriate concessional terms: 
  All Australian food aid is provided on fully grant terms. 
 
(3) Technical and financial assistance under paragraph 3 (iii) of the Decision: 
 
 The agency primarily responsible for deliveri ng Australia's aid programme is the Australian 
Agency for International Development (AusAID) .  AusAID aims to reduce poverty and achieve 
sustainable development in developing countri es not just by improving agriculture and rural 
development, but also by directing its efforts across a variety of sectors.  The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) also assists developing countries  through both bilateral 
and multilateral projects focusing on delivering mo re productive and sustainable agriculture to 
increase food security and rural incomes.  ACIA R delivers agricultural research programmes in 
collaboration with Australian institutions and their counterparts in developing countries. 
  In the financial year 2009/10, Austra lia provided a total of $A189.5 million  for programmes 
within the ambit of the Decision related to count ries developing their food security.  Of this, over 
$A33.0 million was directed to LDCs/NFIDCs.  Th e expenditure was channelled through a number of 
programming windows including multilateral, regiona l and bilateral, humanitarian/emergency 
assistance, non-government organisations (NGOs ), ACIAR and a small amount through other 
government departments (OGDs).   
                                                      
 1 Based on Least-Developed Countr ies as recognised by the Econom ic and Social Council of the 
United Nations. 
 2 LDCs as well as Barbados, Botswana, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Egypt, 
Gabon, Honduras, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Mauritius, Mo ngolia, Morocco, Namibia, Pakistan, Peru, Saint Kitts 
and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincen t and the Grenadines, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia and 
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of.  G/AG/N/AUS/84 
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  Direct aid flows for food secu rity, by programme, 2009/10 
   
Programme Sub Programme 2009/10($A) 
Bilateral & Regional Programmes Bilateral Programmes 
Regional Programmes 63,319,609
24,806,411 
Global Programmes Humanitarian 25,039,343 
 Other International 0 
Non-AusAID Programmes  ACIAR 18,467,059 
 Other Government Departments 57,828,898 
Total  189,461,320 
Source :  AusAID statistical datamart.   
 
 
Direct aid flows for food security, by  programme, LDCs and NFIDCs, 2009/10 
   
Programme Sub Programme 2009/10($A) 
Bilateral & Regional Programmes Bilateral Programmes 17,792,400 
Regional Programmes 3,759,363 
Global Programmes Humanitarian 519,980 
Other International 0 
Non-AusAID Programmes ACIAR 2,797,150 
 Other Government 
Departments 8,179,231 
Total  33,048,124 
Source :  AusAID statistical datamart. 
 
 All financial assistance provided through AusAID  and ACIAR is in fully grant form.  Some 
further information follows.  
(i) Australian Agency for Intern ational Development (AusAID) 
 
Bilateral and regional programmes  
 
 The majority of Australia's aid is deliver ed through bilateral (or country) and regional 
programmes.  Bilateral country strategies reflect recipient government priorities as well as Australia's 
capacity to assist.  Specific activities are develope d with partner countries in order to provide 
technical and financial assistance.  Australia al so supports several regional programmes which are 
often the most cost effective response to region-wide development challenges. 
  In the case of food security, the bilateral and regional technical and financial assistance 
provided to LDCs and NFIDCs wa s $A21.6 million in 2009/10.  Assistance focused on agricultural 
productivity and sustainability, crop storage, fore stry and fisheries, environmental management, 
management of water resources, the provision of in frastructure related to food security and to assist 
countries adjust to changes in trade patterns.  Humanitarian and emergency 
  In 2009/10, Australia supported projects valu ed at $A0.5 million in relation to humanitarian 
and emergency relief (in addition to food aid) to LDCs and NFIDCs.  
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  Other 
 
 A proportion of Australia's core contributions to the multilateral devel opment banks and other 
relevant multilateral organisations are used fo r food security related development activities. 
 
 There are also a number of other areas wh ere Australia's aid programme supports food 
security.  Australia supported scholarships stude nts from LDCs and NFIDCs in the areas of 
agriculture, forestry and fisheries.  A number of Australian non-government or ganisations receive aid 
programme funding that has a direct impact on improving food security in developing countries.  
 (ii) Australian Centre for Internatio nal Agricultural Research (ACIAR) 
 
 In 2009/10 the Australian Centre for Intern ational Agricultural Research (ACIAR) expended 
$A18.5 million to support multilate ral International Agricultural Research Centres (IARCs) whose 
mandate is to increase global food security (see Attachment C).  $A2.8 million of this funding 
supported research activities relating directly to agricultural productivity of LDCs and NFIDCs. 
  Projects funded under ACIAR's programmes co mprise research targeting the following food 
security and poverty alleviation issues:  agricultu ral development policy and agricultural systems 
economics and management;  animal sciences;  crop sciences;  fisheries;  forestry;  land and water 
resources;  and post-harvest technology.  The prim ary criterion on which ACIAR bases its allocation 
of Australia's funds to the IARCs is the compar ative advantage of a centre to deliver research 
applicable to Australia's regional priorities and which contributes to sustainable food security, 
agricultural productivity and income generation. 
 
(4) Other relevant information with respect to actions taken within the framework of the 
Decision 
 
Outside the aid programme a number of Federal and State Government agencies ("Other 
Government Departments") sponsor official exch anges between Australia and developing countries 
on agriculture and food security, totalling $A57.8 million in 2009/10.  Of th is, the amount of other 
government department support to LDCs and NFIDCs was approximately $A8.2 million. 
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  Attachment A 
 
Humanitarian and emergency relief, by country, 2009/10 
 
COUNTRY Commodity Value ($A) 
  
Cambodia 1,210,524 
  
Chad 428,093 
  Congo, Democratic Republic of  480,048 
  
Korea, Republic of 1,444,829   
El Salvador 752,801 
  Ethiopia 3, 445,576 
  
Guatemala 351,179   
Haiti 2,119,192 
  Kenya 1,478,274 
  
Niger 722,336   
Pakistan 7,594,907 
  Philippines 2,799,900 
  
Sudan 1,124,613   
Syria 1,443,940 
  Timor Leste 728,005 
  
Yemen 591,055   
Zimbabwe 3,804,069 
  
Total 30,519,341 
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  Attachment B 
 
Quantity of food aid provided to Least Deve loped Countries (LDCs) and Net Food-Importing 
Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 2009/10:  Brea kdown by commodity and recipient countries 
 
Recipient Country Commodity Type Quantity 
(tonnes) FAC1 
Wheat 
Equivalent Commodity 
Value ($A) 
     
Afghanistan Wheat Flour 3192 2,872.8  
Afghanistan Fortified Vegetable Oil 411 2,055.0  
Afghanistan Pulses 387 657.9  
Afghanistan Salt 31 9.3  
Afghanistan High Energy Biscuits 210 924.0  
Afghanistan Ready to Use Foods 41 205.0  
  4,272 6724.0 1,992,683 
     
Bangladesh Rice 3,090 4,944.0  
Bangladesh High Energy Biscuits (HEBs) 820 2,624.0  
Bangladesh Blended Foods 364 946.4  
Bangladesh Pulses 77 130.9  
  4,351 8,645.3 3,065,258 
     
Bhutan Rice 488 780.8  
Bhutan Maize Meal 150 175.5  
Bhutan Pulses 120 300.0  
  758 1,256.3 326,088 
     
Cambodia Rice 8,695 15,124.8  
  8,695 15,124.8 3,666,807 
     
Chad Corn Soya Blend 282 451.2  
Chad Fortified Vegetable Oil 280 952.0  
  562 1,403.2 428,093 
     
Congo, Democratic Republic of Maize Meal 1,039 1,350.0  
  1,039 1,350.0 480,948 
     
Ethiopia Wheat 899 899.0  
Ethiopia Famix 5280 11716.0  
Ethiopia Pulses 2409 3131.7  
  8,588 15,746.7 4,868,297 
     
Haiti High Energy Biscuits 924 4620.0  
  924 4,620.0 1,033,986 
     
Kenya White Maize 1,591 1,993.0  
Kenya Maize 2,005 2,807.0  
Kenya Wheat Flour 799 878.9  
Kenya Corn Soya Blend 1,298 3,115.2  
  5,693 8,794.1 2,980,987  G/AG/N/AUS/84 
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  Recipient Country Commodity Type Quantity 
(tonnes) FAC1 
Wheat 
Equivalent Commodity 
Value ($A) 
     
Lao People's Democratic Republic Rice 490 784.0  
  490 784.0 321,358 
     
Myanmar Rice 5059 8094.4  
Myanmar Pulses (Peas) 200 514.0  
Myanmar Wheat Soya Blend 100 180.0  
Myanmar Sugar 30 44.1  
  5,389 8,832.5 2,455,509 
     
Nepal Rice 763 1,220.8  
Nepal Wheat Soya Blend 72 158.4  
Nepal Salt 20 8.0  
Nepal Sugar 52 130.0  
  907 1,517.2 388,252 
     
Niger Fortified Corn Soya Blend 472 2,076.8  
  472 2,076.8 722,338 
     
Pakistan Tea 200 1,000.0  
Pakistan Wheat 12149 12,149.0  
Pakistan Fortified Vegetable Oil 478 1,625.2  
Pakistan Sugar 3014 6,932.2  
  15,841 21,706.4 7,596,957 
     
Sri Lanka Corn Soya Blend (CSB) 700 1288.0  
Sri Lanka Rice 6062 9699.2  
Sri Lanka Sugar 681 1731.3  
  7,443 12,718.5 3,423,100 
     
Sudan Wheat 5,132 5,132.0  
  5,132 5,132.0 1,124,613 
     
Timor Leste Corn Soya Blend (CSB) 561 2,468.4  
Timor Leste CSB Premix 907 2,993.1  
  1,468 5,461.5 2,176,625 
     
Yemen Sugar 57 142.5  
Yemen Wheat Soya Blend 360 612.0  
Yemen Fortified Vegetable Oil 210 630.0  
Yemen Pulses 150 405.0  
  777 1789.5 591,055 
 TOTAL 72,801 123,682.8 37,642,954 
 
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  Attachment C 
 
Australian Centre for International Agricultur al Research (ACIAR):  Disaggregation of the 
funds allocated to the International Agri cultural Research Centres (IARCs) in 2009/10  
 
ACIAR contribution to IARCs, 2008/09 and 2009/10   
    
International Agricultural Research Centres (IARCs) 2008/09 ($A) 2009/10($A) 
  Core Funding Project Specific 
International Institute for Tropical Agriculture  375,266 477,800 146,574 
Asian Vegetable Research a nd Development 467,323 0 324,415 
Centre for Agriculture and Bi osciences 745,033 477,800 461,468 
International Centre for Agricultural Re search in Dry Areas 422,061 477,800 204,994 
World Fish Centre 1, 016,377 941,500 1,020,001 
International Crops Research Institute 1,036,944 941,500 414,356 
International Food Policy Research 871,138 941,500 521,101 
International Water Management Institute 676,018 941,500 0 
International Livestock Research  Institute 475,760 477,800 101,977 
International Maize and Wheat Improveme nt Centre 1,866,103 1,465,800 2,998,105 
International Potato Centre 601,982 477,800 320,273 
International Rice Research Institute 953,490 1,465,800 717,149 
World Agroforestry Centre 250,000 477,800 0 
Centre for International Forest ry Research 669,099 477,800 391,432 
Biodiversity International 338,132 477,800 325,214 
Total  10,520,000 7,947,059 
 10,764,726  
Regional Support-  
Asia Pacific Association of Agricu ltural Research Institutions 71,032 79,063 0 
Crawford Fund 10,000 0 0 
 
Total Multilateral Funding 10,845,758  
18,546,122 
 
Source :  Australian Centre for Internationa l Agricultural Research - ACIAR.   
 
 
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