WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/GUY/9
4 June 2003
(03-2886)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning domestic support commitments for the calendar
years 1999, 2000  and 2001  (Table DS:1  and relevant Supporting Tables) was received from the
delegation of Guyana  on 15 May 2003.G/AG/N/GUY/9
Page 2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Guyana
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1999
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current Total AMS
(from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables)
123
No base or annual Total AMS commitment levels exist in Part IV of Schedule CXII (Guyana);
No non-exempt support is provided to agricultural producers, accord ing to the range of support policies to be included in the c alculation of AMS set out in Article 6 and
Annex 3 of the Agreement on Agriculture.G/AG/N/GUY/9
Page 3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Guyana
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1999
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment  – "Green Box"
Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in question
Guyana $'000 1
12 3
Central Regional Total
(a)  General Services:
 (i) research, pest and disease control,
training services, extension and advisoryservices and inspection services 
2Current Expenditure:
- Crops and Livestock Division
- National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI)- National Dairy Development Programme (NDDP)
- Guyana School of Agriculture
- Regional Education Programme for Animal Health Assistants (REPAHA)- Pink Mealy Bug Unit158,492
190,000
19,680
46,000
5,438
10,000239,153 397,645
190,000
19,680
46,000
5,438
10,000
Capital Expenditure:
- National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI)
- National Dairy Development Programme- Guyana School of Agriculture10,000
4,8075,87810,000
4,8075,878
- Total (Capital and Current) 450,295 239,153 689,448
(ii) marketing and promotion services 
3- Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC)
  (Current Expenditure)
- Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) - purchase of an electric saw
  (Capital Expenditure)
- Total21,500
1,744
23,24421,500
1,744
23,244G/AG/N/GUY/9
Page 4Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in question
Guyana $'000 1
12 3
Central Regional Total
- Agricultural Sector Hybrid Programme:  upgrading of farm access roads 5302,383 302,383
- Agricultural Sector Loan:  institutional strengthening in drainage and
irrigation6135,164 135,164(iii) infrastructural services – drainage
and irrigation services and farm feederroads 
4
- Public rehabilitation of drainage and irrigation areas 526,503 526,503
- Rural Support Project:  institutional development in drainage and irrigation718,444 18,444
- Agricultural development in Regions 1, 3, 4 and 9 (drainage and irrigation
rehabilitation)46,855 46,855
- Drainage and irrigation capital works in Regions 2, 5 and 6 149,501 149,501
- Drainage and irrigation capital works under the Social Impact Amelioration
Programme (SIMAP) 8824 824
- Total 983,318 196,356 1,179,674
General Services – Total 1,456,857 435,509 1,892,366
(b)  Public stockholding for food
security purposesnot applicable 9
(c)  Domestic food aid 10
(i) Expenditures on food transfers - Purchase of food under the Health and Nutrition component of the Social
Impact Amelioration Programme (includes distribution and supervision costs) 11
(Capital Expenditure)
- Total19,068
19,06819,068
19,068
(ii) Expenditures on food for work
programmes- Food for work programmes under the Community Development component of
the Social Impact Amelioration Programme 12
(Capital Expenditure)194,949 194,949
- Total 194,949 194,949
Domestic Food Aid – Total 214,017 214,017
(d)  Direct payments to producers not applicable
(e)  Decoupled income support not applicableG/AG/N/GUY/9
Page 5Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in question
Guyana $'000 1
12 3
Central Regional Total
(f)  Government financial participation
in income insurance and income safetynet programmesnot applicable
(g)  Payments for relief from natural
disastersnot applicable
(h)  Structural adjustment assistance
provided through producer retirement
programmesnot applicable
(i)  Structural adjustment assistance
provided through investment aidsnot applicable
(j)  Payments under environment
programmesnot applicable
(k)  Payments under regional
assistance programmesnot applicable
GRAND TOTAL 1,670,874 435,509 2,106,383
1 Expenditure items taken from both Guyana:  Estimates of the Public Sector – Current and Capital Revenue and Expenditure for the Year 2001 and 2000, as Presented to the National
Assembly, Volume 1, Government of Guyana, 2001 and 2000.  Expenditure items taken from Heading:  Actual 1999 , giving the actual  expenditures in that year or Revised 1999 ,
providing the latest estimates of expenditure.  Figures include government expenditures from financial resources arising both f rom domestic sources, and from grants and loans of
international organizations.  Please see specific expenditure entries for the specific international organization concerned.
2 The services included in category (i) are provided by the Crops and Livestock Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Nati onal Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), the National
Dairy Development Programme (NDDP), the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA), the Extension Services and the Regional Education P rogramme for Animal Health Assistants
(REPAHA).  The entire central government allocations to these agencies (both Capital and Current Expenditures as applicable) ha ve therefore been included.
3 Agricultural marketing and promotion services are provided by th e Guyana Marketing Corporation.  The entire government allocat ion to this agency has therefore been included in this
category.
4 The definition of infrastructural services in Annex 2, paragraph 2(g) of the Agreement on Agriculture would include drainage a nd irrigation services and works, and construction of farm
feeder roads.  Both these are entirely categorised as Capital Expenditures in the Budget under the headings given.
5 Co-financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
6 Co-financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
7 Co-financed by the International Fund for Agricultural De velopment (IFAD) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).
8 Co-financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
9 Not applicable  indicates that no domestic support was provided in the corresponding category.
10 Domestic food aid is provided through the Social Impact Amelioration Programme (SIMAP), an autonomous agency established to co unter negative economic effects of the structural
adjustment programme, initiated in 1989.  Eligibility for food aid is defined in terms of the nutritional and/or income status of potential recipients.
11 Co-financed by the Inter-American Development Bank.
12 Co-financed by the Inter-American Development Bank.G/AG/N/GUY/9
Page 6Supporting Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Guyana
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1999
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Speci al and Differential Treatment – "Development Programmes"
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Article 6:2 Monetary value of
measure in year in
questionData sources
12 3 4
No support is provided in the form of "investment subsidies ge nerally available to agriculture", "input subsidies generally ava ilable to low-income or resource-poor producers" or "support
to encourage diversification from the growing of illicit narcotic crops".G/AG/N/GUY/9
Page 7Supporting Table DS:3
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Guyana
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1999
Measures exempt from the reduction commitmen t – Direct Payments under Production-Limiti ng Programmes – "Exempt Direct Payments"
Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Article 6:5 Monetary value of measure
in year in questionData sources
12 3 4
No support is provided in the form of "dir ect payments under production-limiting programmes".G/AG/N/GUY/9
Page 8Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Guyana
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2000
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current Total AMS
(from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables)
123
No base or annual Total AMS commitment levels exist in Part IV of Schedule CXII (Guyana);
No non-exempt support is provided to agricultural producers, accord ing to the range of support policies to be included in the c alculation of AMS set out in Article 6 and
Annex 3 of the Agreement on Agriculture.G/AG/N/GUY/9
Page 9Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Guyana
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2000
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment  – "Green Box"
Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in question
Guyana $'000 1
12 3
Central Regional Total
(a)  General Services:
 (i) research, pest and disease control,
training services, extension and advisoryservices and inspection services 
2Current Expenditure:
- Crops and Livestock Division
- National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI)- National Dairy Development Programme (NDDP)
- Guyana School of Agriculture
- Regional Education Programme for Animal Health Assistants (REPAHA)- Pink Mealy Bug Unit200,535
150,000
22,000
50,638
5,6185,000325,141 525,676
150,000
22,000
50,638
5,6185,000
Capital Expenditure:
- National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI)
- National Dairy Development Programme- Guyana School of Agriculture10,000
5,0001,86110,000
5,0001,861
- Total (Capital and Current) 450,652 325,141 775,793
(ii) marketing and promotion services 
3- Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC)
  (Current Expenditure)
- Total23,000
23,00023,000
23,000
(iii) infrastructural services – drainage
and irrigation services and farm feederroads 
4- Agricultural Sector Hybrid Programme:  upgrading of farm access roads 5227,611 227,611G/AG/N/GUY/9
Page 10Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in question
Guyana $'000 1
12 3
Central Regional Total
- Agricultural Sector/Support Programme:  institutional strengthening in
drainage and irrigation675,761 75,761
- Public rehabilitation of drainage and irrigation areas 673,157 673,157
- Rural Support Project:  institutional development in drainage and irrigation736,603 36,603
- Agricultural development in Regions 1, 3 and 4 (drainage and irrigation
rehabilitation)59,764 59,764
- Drainage and irrigation capital works in Regions 2, 5, 6 and 10 193,289 193,289
- Drainage and irrigation capital works under the Social Impact Amelioration
Programme (SIMAP) 800
- Total 1,013,132 253,053 1,266,185
General Services – Total 1,486,784 578,194 2,064,978
(b)  Public stockholding for food
security purposesnot applicable 9
(c)  Domestic food aid 10
(i) Expenditures on food transfers - Purchase of food under the Health and Nutrition component of the Social
Impact Amelioration Programme (includes distribution and supervision costs) 11
(Capital Expenditure)
- Total112,697
112,697112,697
112,697
(ii) Expenditures on food for work
programmes- Food for work programmes under the Community Development component of
the Social Impact Amelioration Programme
(Capital Expenditure)310,494 310,494
- Total 310,494 310,494
Domestic Food Aid – Total 423,191 423,191
(d)  Direct payments to producers not applicable
(e)  Decoupled income support not applicableG/AG/N/GUY/9
Page 11Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in question
Guyana $'000 1
12 3
Central Regional Total
(f)  Government financial participation
in income insurance and income safetynet programmesnot applicable
(g)  Payments for relief from natural
disastersnot applicable
(h)  Structural adjustment assistance
provided through producer retirement
programmesnot applicable
(i)  Structural adjustment assistance
provided through investment aidsnot applicable
(j)  Payments under environment
programmesnot applicable
(k)  Payments under regional
assistance programmesnot applicable
GRAND TOTAL 1,909,975 578,194 2,488,169
1 Expenditure items taken from both Guyana:  Estimates of the Public Sector – Current and Capital Revenue and Expenditure for the Year 2002 and 2001, as Presented to the National
Assembly, Volume 1, Government of Guyana, 2002 and 2001.  Expenditure items taken from Heading:  Actual 2000 , giving the actual  expenditures in that year or Revised 2000 ,
providing the latest estimates of expenditure.  Figures include government expenditures from financial resources arising both f rom domestic sources, and from grants and loans of
international organizations.  Please see specific expenditure entries for the specific international organization concerned.
2 The services included in category (i) are provided by the Crops and Livestock Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Nati onal Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), the National
Dairy Development Programme (NDDP), the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA), the Extension Services and the Regional Education P rogramme for Animal Health Assistants
(REPAHA).  The entire central government allocations to these agencies (both Capital and Current Expenditures as applicable) ha ve therefore been included.
3 Agricultural marketing and promotion services are provided by th e Guyana Marketing Corporation.  The entire government allocat ion to this agency has therefore been included in this
category.
4 The definition of infrastructural services in Annex 2, paragraph 2(g) of the Agreement on Agriculture would include drainage a nd irrigation services and works, and construction of farm
feeder roads.  Both these are entirely categorised as Capital Expenditures in the Budget under the headings given.
5 Co-financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
6 Co-financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
7 Co-financed by the International Fund for Agricultural De velopment (IFAD) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).
8 Co-financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
9 Not applicable  indicates that no domestic support was provided in the corresponding category.
10 Domestic food aid is provided through the Social Impact Amelioration Programme (SIMAP), an autonomous agency established to co unter negative economic effects of the structural
adjustment programme, initiated in 1989.  Eligibility for food aid is defined in terms of the nutritional and/or income status of potential recipients.
11 Co-financed by the Inter-American Development Bank.G/AG/N/GUY/9
Page 12Supporting Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Guyana
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2000
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Speci al and Differential Treatment – "Development Programmes"
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Article 6:2 Monetary value of
measure in year in
questionData sources
12 3 4
No support is provided in the form of "investment subsidies ge nerally available to agriculture", "input subsidies generally ava ilable to low-income or resource-poor producers" or "support
to encourage diversification from the growing of illicit narcotic crops".G/AG/N/GUY/9
Page 13Supporting Table DS:3
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Guyana
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2000
Measures exempt from the reduction commitmen t – Direct Payments under Production-Limiti ng Programmes – "Exempt Direct Payments"
Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Article 6:5 Monetary value of measure
in year in questionData sources
12 3 4
No support is provided in the form of "dir ect payments under production-limiting programmes".G/AG/N/GUY/9
Page 14Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Guyana
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2001
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current Total AMS
(from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables)
123
No base or annual Total AMS commitment levels exist in Part IV of Schedule CXII (Guyana);
No non-exempt support is provided to agricultural producers, accord ing to the range of support policies to be included in the c alculation of AMS set out in Article 6 and
Annex 3 of the Agreement on Agriculture.G/AG/N/GUY/9
Page 15Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Guyana
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2001
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment  – "Green Box"
Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in question
Guyana $'000 1
12 3
Central Regional Total
(a)  General Services:
 (i) research, pest and disease control,
training services, extension and advisoryservices and inspection services 
2Current Expenditure:
- Crops and Livestock Division
- National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI)- National Dairy Development Programme (NDDP)
- Guyana School of Agriculture
- Regional Education Programme for Animal Health Assistants (REPAHA)197,137
177,000
27,519
70,359
7,465347,563 544,700
177,000
27,519
70,359
7,465
Capital Expenditure:
- National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI)
- National Dairy Development Programme
- Guyana School of Agriculture18,000
6,500
10,00018,000
6,500
10,000
- Total (Capital and Current) 513,980 347,563 861,543
(ii) marketing and promotion services 
3- Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC)
  (Current Expenditure)
- Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) – Rehab of building/Equipment
purchase
  (Capital Expenditure)
- Total27,866
1,288
29,15427,866
1,288
29,154G/AG/N/GUY/9
Page 16Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in question
Guyana $'000 1
12 3
Central Regional Total
- Agricultural Sector Hybrid Programme:  upgrading of farm access roads 5293,721 293,721 (iii) infrastructural services – drainage
and irrigation services and farm feederroads 
4 - Agricultural Sector/Support Programme:  institutional strengthening indrainage and irrigation
651,565 51,565
- Public rehabilitation of drainage and irrigation areas 455,059 455,059
- Rural Support Project:  institutional development in drainage and irrigation7155,479 155,479
- Agricultural development in Regions 1, 3, 4 and 9 (drainage and irrigation
rehabilitation)52,035 52,035
- Drainage and irrigation capital works in Regions 2, 5, 6 and 10 165,764 165,764
- Drainage and irrigation capital works under the Social Impact Amelioration
Programme (SIMAP)00
- Total 955,824 217,799 1,173,623
General Services – Total 1,498,958 565,362 2,064,320
(b)  Public stockholding for food
security purposesnot applicable 8
(c)  Domestic food aid 9
(i) Expenditures on food transfers - Purchase of food under the Health and Nutrition component of the Social
Impact Amelioration Programme (includes distribution and supervision costs) 10
(Capital Expenditure)
- Total94,908
94,90894,908
94,908
(ii) Expenditures on food for work
programmes- Food for work programmes under the Community Development component of
the Social Impact Amelioration Programme
(Capital Expenditure)154,890 154,890
- Total 154,890 154,890
Domestic Food Aid – Total 249,798 249,798
(d)  Direct payments to producers not applicable
(e)  Decoupled income support not applicableG/AG/N/GUY/9
Page 17Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in question
Guyana $'000 1
12 3
Central Regional Total
(f)  Government financial participation
in income insurance and income safetynet programmesnot applicable
(g)  Payments for relief from natural
disastersnot applicable
(h)  Structural adjustment assistance
provided through producer retirement
programmesnot applicable
(i)  Structural adjustment assistance
provided through investment aidsnot applicable
(j)  Payments under environment
programmesnot applicable
(k)  Payments under regional
assistance programmesnot applicable
GRAND TOTAL 1,748,756 565,362 2,314,118
1 All expenditure items taken from both Guyana:  Estimates of the Public Sector – Current and Capital Revenue and Expenditure for the Year 2002, as Presented to the Na tional
Assembly, Volume 1, Government of Guyana, 2002.  Expenditure items taken from Heading: Revised 2001 , providing the latest estimate of actual expenditures in that year.  Figures
include government expenditures from financial resources arising both from domestic sources, and from grants and loans of inter national organizations.  Please see specific expenditure
entries for the specific international organization concerned.
2 The services included in category (i) are provided by the Crops and Livestock Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Nati onal Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), the National
Dairy Development Programme (NDDP), the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA), the Extension Services and the Regional Education P rogramme for Animal Health Assistants
(REPAHA).  The entire central government allocations to these agencies (both Capital and Current Expenditures as applicable) ha ve therefore been included.
3 Agricultural marketing and promotion services are provided by th e Guyana Marketing Corporation.  The entire government allocat ion to this agency has therefore been included in this
category.
4 The definition of infrastructural services in Annex 2, paragraph 2(g) of the Agreement on Agriculture would include drainage a nd irrigation services and works, and construction of farm
feeder roads.  Both these are entirely categorised as Capital Expenditures in the Budget under the headings given.
5 Co-financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
6 Co-financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
7 Co-financed by the International Fund for Agricultural De velopment (IFAD) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).
8 Not applicable  indicates that no domestic support was provided in the corresponding category.
9 Domestic food aid is provided through the Social Impact Amelioration Programme (SIMAP), an autonomous agency established to co unter negative economic effects of the structural
adjustment programme, initiated in 1989.  Eligibility for food aid is defined in terms of the nutritional and/or income status of potential recipients.
10 Co-financed by the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank.G/AG/N/GUY/9
Page 18Supporting Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Guyana
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2001
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Speci al and Differential Treatment – "Development Programmes"
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Article 6:2 Monetary value of
measure in year in
questionData sources
12 3 4
No support is provided in the form of "investment subsidies ge nerally available to agriculture", "input subsidies generally ava ilable to low-income or resource-poor producers" or "support
to encourage diversification from the growing of illicit narcotic crops".G/AG/N/GUY/9
Page 19Supporting Table DS:3
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Guyana
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2001
Measures exempt from the reduction commitmen t – Direct Payments under Production-Limiti ng Programmes – "Exempt Direct Payments"
Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Article 6:5 Monetary value of measure
in year in questionData sources
12 3 4
No support is provided in the form of "dir ect payments under production-limiting programmes".
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