RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/NZL/6
25July1996
ORGANIZATION(96-2967)
Committee onAgriculture Original: English
NOTIFICATION
Theattached notification inthecontext ofactions taken within theframework oftheDecision
onMeasures Concerning thePossible Negative Effects oftheReform Programme onLeast-Developed
andNetFood-Importing Developing Countries (Table NF:1) wasreceived from thedelegation of
NewZealand on15July1996.G/AG/N/NZL/6
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Table NF:1 NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 16:2OFTHE AGREEMENT:
MONITORING OFTHE FOLLOW-UP TOTHE DECISION ON
MEASURES CONCERNING THE POSSIBLE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF
THE REFORM PROGRAMME ONLEAST-DEVELOPED AND NET
FOOD-IMPORTING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: NEW ZEALAND
REPORTING PERIOD: 1995/96 Financial Year ($NZ)
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(1) Quantity offood aidprovided toleast-developed andnetfood-importing developing
countries:
NewZealand doesnotmake inkindfoodaiddonations. AllNewZealand foodaidassistance
isprovided inmonetary form (seeWFP/IFAD references below).
(2)Indication oftheproportion infully grant form orappropriate concessional terms:
Notapplicable.
(3)Technical andfinancial assistance under paragraph 3(iii) oftheDecision:
Allfinancial assistance provided byNewZealand 'sOfficial Development Assistance (NZODA)
isinwholly grant form. Assistance provided intheyeartoJune1996 includes:
Multilateral Core Funding
World Food Programme $350,000
IFAD $345,000
Other Multilateral
WFP (food aid) $100,000 Liberia
WFP (food aid) $100,000 North Korea
UNHCR/FAO (agricultural inputs*) $200,000 Angola
CORSO (agricultural inputs*) $146,000 Ethiopa
World Vision (food aidandagricultural inputs*) $150,000 SierraLeone
Christian World Service (agricultural inputs*) $100,750 Mozambique
*agricultural inputs =seeds, tools, fertilizer, etc.G/AG/N/NZL/6
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Regional (includes some South Pacific LDCs)
South Pacific Commission
-Fruitfly control project $195,000
-Plant Protection Organisation $50,000
South Pacific Trade Commission
-Operations oftheNewZealand Office $445,000
TheTradeCommissionfacilitatestrade(includinginvestmentandtourism)withtheSouthPacific
Forum Island countries andtheFrench Pacific Territories.
Bilateral
NZODA develops projets withbilateral partner countries which provide technical andfinancial
assistance toimprove theiragricultural productivity andsustainability, enhance foodsecurity, develop
infrastructure andcreate greater revenue-earning opportunities. Current projects inLDCs include:
Solomon Islands
-Women 'sAgricultural Extension Services $305,000
-Agricultural Quarantine Services $50,000
-Beekeeping $215,000
Vanuatu
-Agricultural Quarantine Services $490,000
Tuvalu
-Hydroponic Training $20,862
Western Samoa
-Ginger Production $24,668
(4)Other relevant information withrespect toactions taken within theframework oftheDecision:
NewZealand 'sgrant totheWorld Food Programme willincrease to$500,000 in1996/97
financial year(42% increase).
TheNZODA scholarship scheme provides financial assistance tostudents from developing
countries whowishtostudy atNewZealand institutions. Anumber ofthesestudents attend agriculture-
related courses atLincoln andMassey Universities, andareabletoutilise theirnewskills onreturn
totheirhome country. NZODA alsoprovides support totheUniversity oftheSouth Pacific inSuva,
Fiji.
NewZealand diplomatic posts areinaposition tosupply information relevant toaccessing
theNewZealand market todeveloping country exporters andtoprovide forfurther contact, where
necessary, withtheappropriate departments inNewZealand formore detailed advice.