WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/JAM/5
26 March 2001
(01-1463)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning domestic support commitments for fiscal years
1995/1996 and 1999/2000  (Table DS:1  and the relevant supporting tables) was received from the
delegation of Jamaica on 16 March 2001.
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The only domestic support measures applied by Jamaica during fiscal years 1995/1996 and
1999/2000, as covered by the Agreement on Agriculture, are those listed in the attached Supporting
Table DS:1.G/AG/N/JAM/5
Page 2Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jamaica
REPORTING PERIOD:  fiscal year 1995/1996
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment  - "Green Box"
Measure type Name and description of measure taking into account the
criteria in Annex 2Monetary value of the measure during the
reporting period
(million US$)Data sources
12 3 4
Government Services Programmes
General Services Research and Development relating to:  livestock
research and improvement, crop research and plantprotection (Annex 2, §2, (a))0.937284 Budget expenditure by
the Ministry ofAgriculture
Extension and advisory services:  primarily to rural
farmers in Jamaica  (Annex 2, §2, (d))- to train and develop extension personnel;- administer farmer training programmes;
- assist farmers in organizing cooperative
marketing ventures and disseminatingmarketing information to them;
- provide linkage between research organizations
and farmers;
- implementing agency for selected farming
projects, e.g. water shed development and
hillside agriculture.3.22
Average exchange rate of J$36.91 to US$1 applicable in 1995/96.G/AG/N/JAM/5
Page 3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jamaica
REPORTING PERIOD:  fiscal year 1999/2000
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment  - "Green Box"
Measure type Name and description of measure taking into account the
criteria in Annex 2Monetary value of the measure during the
reporting period
(million US$)Data sources
12 3 4
Government Services Programmes
General Services Research and Development relating to:  livestock
research and improvement, crop research and plantprotection (Annex 2, §2, (a))2.26 Budget expenditure by
the Ministry ofAgriculture
Extension and advisory services:  primarily to rural
farmers in Jamaica  (Annex 2, §2, (d))- to train and develop extension personnel;- administer farmer training programmes;
- assist farmers in organizing cooperative
marketing ventures and disseminatingmarketing information to them;
- provide linkage between research organizations
and farmers;
- provide advice on the development of small
irrigation schemes to be used in periods of
drought.5.96
Average exchange rate of J$43.11 to US$1 applicable in 1999/00.
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