WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/AUS/51
19 November 2003
(03-6187)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification in the context of 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 for the financial year 2002/03
(Table NF:1 ) was received from the delegation of Australia on 19 November 2002.
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In accordance with the notification requirements within the framework of the Decision on
Measures Concerning the Possible Negative Effects of the Reform Programme on Least-Developed
and Net Food-Importing Countries ( Table NF:1 ), the following provides details of Australia's
programmes in respect of the Decision.G/AG/N/AUS/51
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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: Financ ial Year 2002-2003 (A$)
(1) Quantity of food aid provided to least developed and net food-importing developing
countries:
Australia provided 213,847 tonnes (wheat eq uivalent) of food aid, including 59,276 tonnes
(A$15.9 million) of emergency food aid (see Attachment A).  This amounted to a total of
A$56.6 million in 2002-2003.  Of the total food aid provided, some 115,977 tonnes (wheatequivalent) or 54 per cent was provided to Least-Developed (LDCs)
1 and Net Food-Importing
Developing Countries (NFIDCs)2 (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 delivering Australia's aid programme is the Australian
Agency for International Development (AusAID) .  AusAID aims to reduce poverty and achieve
sustainable development in developing countries 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 more productive and sustainable agriculture to
increase food security and rural incomes.  ACIAR delivers agricultural research programmes in
collaboration with Australian institutions and their counterparts in developing countries.
In the financial year 2002-03, Australia provided a total of A$285.3 million for programmes
within the ambit of the Decision related to countries developing their food security.  Of this over
A$145.5 million was directed to LDCs/NFIDCs.  The expenditure was channelled through a number
of programming windows including multilateral, regional, and bilateral, humanitarian/emergency
assistance, non-government organisations (NGOs), ACIAR, and a small amount through other
government departments (OGDs).
                                                     
1 Based on least-developed countries as recognised by the Economic and Social Council of the United
Nations.
2 LDCs plus Barbados, Botswana, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Honduras, Jamaica,
Kenya, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Pakistan, Peru, Saint Lucia, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago,
Tunisia and Venezuela.G/AG/N/AUS/51
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All financial assistance provided through AusAID and ACIAR is in fully grant form.  Some
further information follows.
(i) Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)
Bilateral and Regional Programmes
The majority of Australia's aid is delivered 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 developed with partner countries in order to providetechnical and financial assistance.  Australia also 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 was A$36.1 million in 2002-03.  Assistance focused on agriculturalproductivity and sustainability, crop storage, forestry and fisheries, environmental management,
management of water resources, the provision of infrastructure related to food security and to assist
countries adjust to the new trading environment.
Humanitarian and Emergency
In 2002-03, Australia supported a number of projects valued at A$13.1 million in relation to
humanitarian and emergency relief (in addition to food aid) to LDCs and NFIDCs.
Multilateral Core Funding
A proportion of Australia's core contributions to the multilateral development banks and other
relevant multilateral organisations are used for food security related development activities.  The
Australian aid program provisional expenditure to multilateral organisations (including International
Development Association, Asian Development Fund, International Fund for AgriculturalDevelopment and the World Food Program) relating to food security was A$95 million in 2002-03 of
which A$81.5 million was provided to LDCs and NFIDCs.Direct food security expenses (provisional) by  programme, 2002-03
Programme Aid to all countries Aid to LDCs and NFIDCs
A$ A$
ACIAR 46,832,967 3,472,142
Country and Regional 91,014,225 36,145,668
Humanitarian and Emergency 32,839,308 13,134,621
Multilateral 95,015,577 81,469,851
NGOs 3,447,295 3,447,295
Other GovernmentDepartments (OGDs) 6,880,679 5,724,725
Scholarships 9,240,000 2,113,023
Total 285,270,052 145,507,325
Source:   AusAID databasesG/AG/N/AUS/51
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Other
There are a number of other areas where Australia’s aid program supports food security.
Australia supported scholarships students from LDCs and NFIDCs in the areas of agriculture, forestry
and fisheries worth A$2.1 million in 2002-03.  A nu mber of Australian non-government organisations
receive aid program funding that has a direct impact on improving food security in developing
countries.  In 2002-03 the Australian aid prog ram funded A$3.4 million to NGOs for activities
ranging from improving food crop production and processing, to rural development and agricultural
extension projects.
(ii) Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
In 2002-2003, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research expended A$46.8
million, of which A$3.5 million was in support of multilateral and bilateral research activities relating
directly to agricultural productivity of LDCs and NFIDCs.
Multilateral programmes
In 2002-2003, ACIAR contributed A$9.8 million to multilateral International Agricultural
Research Centres (IARCs) whose mandate is to in crease global food security.  Approximately A$0.3
million of this total could be attributed to IARC research and development activities in LDCs and
NFIDCs.  The major criterion on which ACIAR bases its allocation of Australia's funds to the IARCsis the comparative 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. (See Attachment C).
Bilateral programmes
The majority of ACIAR’s funding is delivered bilaterally in the form of specific research
activities. It is estimated that ACIAR contributed A$3.1 million in 2002-2003 to LDCs and NFIDCs.
Projects funded under ACIAR's bilateral programme comprise research targeting the following food
security and poverty alleviation issues: agricultural development policy and agricultural systems
economics and management; animal sciences; crop sciences; fisheries; forestry; land and water
resources; and post harvest technology.
(4) Other relevant information with respect to actions taken within the framework of the
Decision
Outside the aid program a number of State and Commonwealth Government agencies sponsor
official exchanges between Australia and developing countries on agriculture and food security.  The
amount of other Government Department support to  LDC and NFIDCs in this area was A$5.7 million
in 2002-03.G/AG/N/AUS/51
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Attachment A
Humanitarian and emergency relief, by country, 2002-03 (provisional expenses) (A$)
COUNTRY Expenses (A$)
Cambodia 2,402,249
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,787,347
Eritrea 919,245Ethiopia 1,345,320
Indonesia 4,176,263
Palestinian Territories 1,487,171Southern Africa 3,824,275
Total 15,941,870G/AG/N/AUS/51
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Attachment B
Quantity of food aid provided to Least developed (LDCs) and Net Food-Importing Developing
Countries (NFIDCs):  Breakdown by commodity and recipient countries
Recipient Country Commodity
TypeQuantity
(tonnes)FAC Wheat
EquivalentTotal Expenses
(A$)
Bilateral Development
Bangladesh Wheat 49,500 49,500 13,387,275
Subtotal 49,500 49,500 13,387,275
Emergency/Relief
Cambodia Rice 5,847 9,940 2,402,249
Eritrea Wheat 1,695 1,695 366,120
Eritrea Lentils 1,338 3,144 553,125
Ethiopia Wheat 2,324 2,324 552,285
Ethiopia Lentils 1,187 2,789 793,035
Subtotal 12,391 19,892 4,666,814
Multilateral Development - WFP
Afghanistan Wheat 8,783 8,783 2,375,362
Bangladesh Wheat 26,000 26,000 6,949,020
Sri Lanka Rice 3,139 5,336 1,478,469
Sri Lanka Rice 3,804 6,466 1,789,667
Subtotal 41,726 46,585 12,592,518
Grand Total 115,977 30,646,607G/AG/N/AUS/51
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Attachment C
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR):  Disaggregation of the
funds allocated to the International Agricultural Research Centres (IARCs) in 2002-2003 (Provisional
figures)
Acronym Full name and country of location 2002-2003
(A$)
CABI Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International, UK 562,003
CIAT International Centre for Tropical Agriculture, Colombia 55,000
CIFOR Center for International Forestry Research, Indonesia 418,257
CIMMYT International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre,
Mexico 1,885,731
CIP International Potato Centre, Peru571,574
ICARDA International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry
Areas, Syria 555,250
World Fish Center  World Fish Center (formerly International Center for
Living Aquatic Resources Management, Malaysia 764,521
World Agroforestry
CenterWorld Agroforestry Centre (formerly International Centre
for Research in Agroforestry), Kenya686,277
ICRISAT International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid
Tropics, India681,754
IFPRI International Food Policy Research Institute, USA 600,000
IITA International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, Nigeria
111,619
ILRI International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya 406,150
IPGRI International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Italy 639,195
IRRI International Rice Research Institute, Philippines 1,045,917
IWMI International Water Management Institute, Sri Lanka 741,014
Total 9,724,262
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