WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/ZAF/7
17January 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-0163)
Committee onAgriculture Original: English
NOTIFICATION
Theattached notification inthecontext ofaction taken within theframework oftheDecision
onMeasures Concerning thePossible Negative Effects oftheReform Programme onLeast-Developed
andNetFood-Importing Developing Countries (Table NF:1) wasreceived fromthedelegation ofSouth
Africa on8January 1997.G/AG/N/ZAF/7
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Table NF:1
Notification under Article 16:2oftheAgreement:
Monitoring oftheFollow-Up totheDecision on
Measures Concerning thePossible Negative Effects of
theReform Programme onLeast-Developed andNet
Food-Importing Developing Countries: SOUTH AFRICA
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar year1995 (Rand)
(1) Quantity offood aidprovided toleast-developed andnetfood-importing developing
countries:
None
(2) Indication oftheproportion infully grant form orappropriate concessional terms:
Notapplicable
(3) Technical andfinancial assistance:
Thefollowing technical andfinancial assistance were given:
Angola
Amount: R500000
Thepurchase, transport anddistribution of3000seedpacks to8000families inrural
communities inAngola. Theseedpacks contained 6kgbeanseed, 9kgmaize seed, 5gram
onion seed, 5gram cabbage seedand5gram tomato seedeach.
Botswana
Amount: R38000
Assistance wasgiven toMpandamatenga farmers forthepurchase ofequipment forthe
establishment ofatechnical workshop intheMpandamatenga areaforthelocal farming
community andtheagricultural research station.G/AG/N/ZAF/7
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Mozambique
Amount: R145000
Assistance tothePiracommunity development programme. Anagriculturally focused village
rehabilitation programme nearBoane including pigandchicken farming aswellastheupgrading
ofanirrigation scheme. Assistance alsoincluded technical advice andtraining inagricultural
methods.
Zambia
Amount: R22590
Thetraining ofsmall farmers inZambia intheprinciples ofpermaculture inorder tomake
farming communities more self-sufficient.
4. Other relevant information:
None