WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/NAM/18 
15 October 2010 
 (10-5335) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
 
 The following submission, dated 15 June 2010, is  being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Namibia .  The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and 
the relevant Supporting Tables) for the financial years 2000/2001 to 2009/2010 . 
 
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 In accordance with the notification requirements (paragraph (ii), page 11 of document 
G/AG/2), Namibia notifies that its domestic suppo rt measures are covered by the domestic support 
categories which are exempt from reduction commitm ents under the Agreement on Agriculture.  The 
attached Supporting Tables DS:1 and DS:2 provide details of these exempt measures.  
 
  
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Page 2 Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Namibia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1 April 2000 to 31 March 2010 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box" 
 
Measure Type Name and descripti on of measure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 Year Monetary value of m easure in year in question 
(N$) Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 5 
 Part of normal budget of the Ministry of 
Agriculture, Water and Forestry 
2000/2001 38,940,293 
2001/2002 44,251,000 
2002/2003 44,738,057 
2003/2004 50,706,399 
2004/2005 47,196,999 
2005/2006 47,481,143 
2006/2007 61,590,319 
2007/2008 69,881,488 
2008/2009 90,603,352 General Services Agricultural extensi on:  Provides extension services to 
the agricultural sector in the form of information, 
communication and advisory services.  There are no 
direct payments to producers. 
2009/2010 130,905,000 Estimates and expenditure of the 
Ministry of Agriculture, Water 
and Forestry 
 Part of normal budget of the Ministry of 
Agriculture, Water and Forestry 
2000/2001 21,364,429 
2001/2002 25,890,000 
2002/2003 22,792,849 
2003/2004 26,231,924 
2004/2005 24,295,099 
2005/2006 26,270,415 
2006/2007 33,401,081 
2007/2008 39,142,294 
2008/2009 39,864,106 General Services Agricultural research:  Research on technical issues 
related to crop and livestock suitability, productivity 
and conservation of the ecosystem.  There are no direct 
payments to producers. 
2009/2010 53,187,000 Estimates and expenditure of the 
Ministry of Agriculture, Water 
and Forestry 
 
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 Page 3Measure Type Name and descripti on of measure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 Year Monetary value of m easure in year in question 
(N$) Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 5 
 Part of normal budget of the Ministry of 
Agriculture, Water and Forestry 
2000/2001 31,871,752 
2001/2002 39,407,200 
2002/2003 40,848,748 
2003/2004 43,497,688 
2004/2005 48,878,620 
2005/2006 56,335,838 
2006/2007 67,026,690 
2007/2008 71,696,321 
2008/2009 83,857,828 General Services Veterinary servi ces:  Implementation of programmes 
for diseases and pest control in livestock as well as 
operating quarantine facilities  and systems so as to 
retain eligibility of meat for export.  There are no direct 
payments to producers. 
2009/2010 127,404,000 Estimates and expenditure of the 
Ministry of Agriculture, Water 
and Forestry 
 Part of normal budget of the Ministry of 
Agriculture, Water and Forestry 
2007/2008 10,000,000 
2008/2009 5,000,000 Public stockholding 
for food security 
purposes Strategic Grain Reserves:  Purchase of grains for food 
security purposes 
2009/2010 9,000,000 Estimates and expenditure of the 
Ministry of Agriculture, Water 
and Forestry 
  
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Page 4 Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Namibia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1 April 2000 to 31 March 2010 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction comm itment – Special and Diffe rential Treatment – "D evelopment Programmes" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with 
reference to criteria in Article 6.2 Year Monetary value of m easure in year in question 
(N$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 
 Part of normal budget of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water 
and Forestry 
2000/2001 22,717,422  
2001/2002 15,000,000  2002/2003 15,000,000  2003/2004 13,216,000  2004/2005 40,687 
1 
2005/2006 28,120,000 1 
2006/2007 50,000,000 1 
2007/2008 48,350,000 1 
2008/2009 50,000,000  Investment subsidy generally 
available to agriculture. Affirmative action loan scheme:  Interest 
subsidy on loans for the purchase of 
commercial farming la nd by subsistence 
farmers. 
2009/2010 50,000,000  Estimates and expenditure of 
the Ministry of Agriculture, 
Water and Forestry 
 Part of normal budget of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water 
and Forestry 
2000/2001 9,450,000  
2001/2002 8,000,000  
2002/2003 8,000,000  
2003/2004 9,473,000  
2004/2005 2  
2005/2006 2  
2006/2007 2  
2007/2008 2  
2008/2009 NA  Investment subsidy generally 
available to agriculture. National Agricultural Credit Programme:  
Interest subsidy to subsistence farmers on 
seasonal loans for crop production and 
longer-term loans for the purchase of 
draught animals and breeding stock as 
well as for other essential farm 
development undertakings. 
2009/2010 NA  Estimates and expenditure of 
the Ministry of Agriculture, 
Water and Forestry 
 
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 Page 5Measure type Name and description of measure with 
reference to criteria in Article 6.2 Year Monetary value of m easure in year in question 
(N$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 
 Part of normal budget of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water 
and Forestry 
2006/2007 500,000  
2007/2008 500,000  
2008/2009 6,000,000  Investment subsidy generally 
available to agriculture. Livestock marketing scheme:  a 
subsidization of transport and quarantine 
costs to encourage the marketing of 
livestock through formal marketing 
channels in the northern communal areas.3 
2009/2010 NA  Estimates and expenditure of 
the Ministry of Agriculture, 
Water and Forestry 
 Part of normal budget of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water 
and Forestry 
2000/2001 644,141  
2001/2002 1,130,000  
2002/2003 996,051  
2003/2004 1,130,000  
2004/2005 170,298  
2005/2006 1,130,000  
2006/2007 470,000  
2007/2008 5,517,000 5 
2008/2009 NA  Input subsidy generally 
available to low-income or 
resource-poor producers Fertilizer and seed subsidy as well as 
ploughing services:  Fertilizers, improved 
seed varieties and ploughing services are 
provided to subsistence farmers at 
subsidized prices.4 
2009/2010 NA  Estimates and expenditure of 
the Ministry of Agriculture, 
Water and Forestry 
 
1 This amount includes expenditures on the National Agricultural Credit Programme. 
2 See note 1 above. 
3 Implemented as from 2006. 
4 All the figures are combined expenditures for ploughing serv ices and fertilizer subsidy unless otherwise indicated. 
5 In addition to footnote 4, this figure includes expenditure on seed subsidization. 
NA = not available. 
 
 
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