  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/NIC/16/Rev.1 
7 April 2004 
 (04-1592) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   Spanish 
   
NOTIFICATION 
 
Revision
 
   The following communication, dated 29 March 2004, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Nicaragua . The revised notification concerns domestic support commitments 
(Table DS.1  and the corresponding supporting tables) for 2002 . 
 
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 In accordance with the notification requirements set out in paragraph (ii), page 11, of document G/AG/2, Nicaragua hereby notifies th at in 2002 it provided domestic support for 
agricultural products through the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Forestry and the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit. This support came  under the domestic support category exempt from 
reduction commitments under the Agreement on Ag riculture. Supporting Table DS.1 attached 
provides details of these exempt measures. 
    G/AG/N/NIC/16/Rev.1 
Page 2 Supporting Table DS.1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Nicaragua  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2002  
 
Measures Exempt from the Reduc tion Commitment - "Green Box"  
 
Measure                    
type Name and description of measure                                 
with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure      
(ThUS$) Data                    
source 
1 2 3 4 
    
(a) General Services   
Research  Research into and promotion of sustainable forestry and facilitation of 
access to forestry information. 1,877.89 
   Ministry of Agriculture, 
Livestock and Forestry 
(MAGFOR) 
Ministry of Finance and 
Public Credit (MHCP) 
Pest and disease    
control  Screwworm control and eradicati on. Technical field activities, 
epidemiology, quarantine, quality control, dissemination and extension. 
 446.62  
 Development of an epidemiological surveillance service for animal 
health by means of the notification and rapid diagnosis of animal 
diseases, and animal health inspections and certification of animal 
products and by-products.  
 946.93  
 Support service for the strengthening of the national phytosanitary 
surveillance programme through the rapid diagnosis of pests and 
diseases, inspection and certification, development of pest and disease 
eradication plans, quaran tine, and control of agro chemicals and seeds.   
   506.91  
Marketing services 
 Support for small producers through the provision of a storage 
infrastructure, training and technical  assistance with regard to staple 
grains. 1,174.95    G/AG/N/NIC/16/Rev.1
 Page 3Measure                    
type Name and description of measure                                 
with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure      
(ThUS$) Data                    
source 
1 2 3 4 
    
Training and advisory 
service  Support for the rural development initiative through the promotion of 
production techniques to boost productivity and the reduction of costs 
and climatic and environmental vulnerability. Prevention of food supply shortages in times of natural disasters. 
      33.47 Ministry of Agriculture, 
Livestock and Forestry 
(MAGFOR) 
Ministry of Finance and 
Public Credit (MHCP) 
 Joint approach to research, techni cal assistance and training to ensure 
a more integrated agricultural technology system, with the 
involvement of universities and producers' associations. 3,325.36  
    
Other services
 Support for green municipalities with regard to the transformation 
and diversification of sustainable production, increasing productivity, rehabilitation, reduction of vulnerability and environmental 
education.   286.30  
    
(b) Domestic food aid 
 Food aid in the form of cereals,  pulses, oil and sugar for people 
affected by natural disasters.  358.63  
TOTAL  8,957.06  
 
 
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