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25September 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-3984)
Original: English Working Party ontheAccession
oftheSultanate ofOman
ACCESSION OFTHE SULTANATE OFOMAN
Communication from theSultanate ofOman
Thefollowing information onDomestic Support andExport Subsidies inAgriculture hasbeen
received from theMinistry ofCommerce andIndustry oftheSultanate ofOman.
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Page2Supporting Table DS:1 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: OMAN
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year, marketing year, etc.
Measures exempt fromthereduction commitment --"Green Box"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tocriteria inAnnex 2
oftheAgreement onAgricultureMonetary value of
measure in
1995, 1996 &1997Datasources
1 2 3 4
General Services Research (Rials Omani)
1994 379,000 Ministry ofAgriculture andFisheries
1995 (Fordetails seeabove.) 363,000 Ministry ofAgriculture andFisheries
1996 281,000 Ministry ofAgriculture andFisheries
Pestanddisease control
1994 1,600,000 Ministry ofAgriculture andFisheries
1995 (Fordetails seeabove.) 1,525,000 Ministry ofAgriculture andFisheries
1996 425,000 Ministry ofAgriculture andFisheries
Extension
1994 1,529,000 Ministry ofAgriculture andFisheries
1995 (Fordetails seeabove.) 871,000 Ministry ofAgriculture andFisheries
1996 160,000 Ministry ofAgriculture andFisheries
Training
1994 135,000 Ministry ofAgriculture andFisheries
1995 (Fordetails seeabove.) 132,000 Ministry ofAgriculture andFisheries
1996 100,000 Ministry ofAgriculture andFisheries
Infrastructural services including irrigation schemes
1994 2,120,500 Ministry ofAgriculture andFisheries
1995 (Fordetails seeabove.) 1,290,000 Ministry ofAgriculture andFisheries
1996 450,000 Ministry ofAgriculture andFisheries
Total General Services
1994 5,763,500 Ministry ofAgriculture andFisheries
1995 4,181,000 Ministry ofAgriculture andFisheries
1996 1,416,000 Ministry ofAgriculture andFisheriesWT/ACC/SPEC/OMN/2
Page3Supporting Table DS:3 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: OMAN
REPORTING PERIOD: 1994, 1995, 1996
Measures exempt fromthereduction commitment -Direct Payments under Production-Limiting Programmes -"Exempt Direct Payments"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tocriteria inArticle 6:5
oftheAgreement onAgricultureMonetary value of
measure inyearin
questionDatasources
1 2 3 4
NIL
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Page4Supporting Table DS:4 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: OMAN
REPORTING PERIOD: 1994, 1995, 1996
Calculation oftheTotal Aggregate Measurement ofSupport
Description ofbasic products
(including non-product specific
AMS)Product-specific AMS (from
Supporting Tables DS:5 toDS:7
below)Product-specific measurements ofsupport
(from Supporting Table DS:8 below)Current Total AMS (aggregate)
1 2 3 4
NIL
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Page5Supporting Table DS:5 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: OMAN
REPORTING PERIOD: 1994, 1995, 1996
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Market Price Support
Description of
basic productsCalendar /marketing
yearbeginning ...Measure type(s) Applied administered price External reference
priceEligible production Associated
fees/leviesTotal market
price supportData
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5*6)-79
NIL
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Page6Supporting Table DS:6 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: OMAN
REPORTING PERIOD: 1994, 1995, 1996
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description of
basic productCalendar /
marketing year
beginning ...Measure type(s) Applied
administered
priceExternal
reference priceEligible
productionTotal price-
related direct
paymentsOther non-
exempt direct
paymentsAssociated
fees/leviesTotal direct
paymentsData
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6)8 9 10
(7+8-9)11
NIL
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Page7Supporting Table DS:7 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: OMAN
REPORTING PERIOD: 1994, 1995, 1996
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Other Product-Specific Support andTotal Product-Specific AMS
Description of
basic productCalendar /
marketing year
beginning ...Measure type(s) Other product-
specific
budgetary
outlaysOther product
specific support
(include
calculation
details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal other
product-
specific
supportMarket price
support
(Supporting
Table DS:5)Non-exempt
direct
payments
(Supporting
Table DS:6)Total AMS Data
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
(4+5-6)8 9 10
(7+8+9)11
NIL
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Page8Supporting Table DS:8 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: OMAN
REPORTING PERIOD: 1994, 1995, 1996
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements ofSupport
Description
ofbasic
productsCalendar /
marketing
year
beginning ...Measure
type(s)Applied
administered
priceProduction
eligible to
receive the
applied
administered
priceMarket price
support
budgetary
outlaysEquivalent
measurement
ofsupport
(include
calculation
details)Non-exempt
direct
paymentsOther
product-
specific
supportAssociated
fees/leviesTotal
monetary
value of
equivalent
commitmentDatasources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
(7+8+9-10)12
NIL
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Page9Supporting Table DS:9 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: OMAN
REPORTING PERIOD: 1994, 1995, 1996
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar /marketing
yearbeginning ...Non-product-specific
budgetary outlaysOther non-product-
specific support (include
calculation details)Associated fees/levies Total non-product-specific
supportDatasources
1 2 3 4 5 6
(3+4-5)7
NIL
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Page10Supporting Table ES:1 EXPORT SUBSIDIES: OMAN
REPORTING PERIOD: 1993, 1994, 1995
Export Subsidies: Outlay andQuantity
Description of
productsDirect export
subsidiesSales ofstocks Producer financed
subsidiesCostreduction
measuresInternal transport
subsidiesTotal product
specific export
subsidiesQuantity of
subsidized exportsDatasource
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
NIL
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General Services forAgricultural Development
1994-1996
TheGovernment oftheSultanate ofOman executes agricultural development projects through
thefive-year development plans. Ithasimplemented several projects during theperiod 1994-1996
within thegeneral services category. These cover thefollowing areas:
Research:
- upgrading andexpansion ofresearch facilities andprovision ofmaterials andequipment for
research activities;
- development andestablishment ofexperimental farms andnurseries toimprove efficiency in
research andextension ofnewvarieties, andprovide astable supply forsuperior seedlings;
- livestock research development;
- soilsurveys;
- forestry improvement programme toselect andpreserve treevarieties suited toOman andto
develop aforestation method andpilotproject using these varieties.
Pestanddisease control:
- National Project forPlant Protection:
Toincrease agricultural production through aneffective method ofpestcontrol. Aerial spraying
isconsidered veryefficient specifically, inthecaseofdatepalms, mangoes, citrus, coconut andother
fruittrees.
- National Vaccination Programme:
Nationwide vaccination programme forlivestock hasshown positive results inreducing animal
epidemic disease.
- Animal Health andDisease Control Project:
Which isaimed atimproving animal hygiene conditions andeliminating serious epidemics,
andreducing mortality oflivestock andincrease theproductivity ofanimal husbandry inOman.
- Brucellosis Control intheSouth:
Itisnecessary toeliminate brucellosis disease asquickly aspossible inorder toreduce livestock
economic losses andmaintain people 'shealth intheDhofar Governorate.
Extension:
- intensive Extension Guidance Programme which isaimed atproviding intensive extension
services tofarmers withaviewtoincreasing vertical agricultural productivity;WT/ACC/SPEC/OMN/2
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- supporting keyfarmers extension programme. Inthisprogramme keyfarmers 'fields function
asdemonstration fields fornewvarieties andnewcultivation methods;
- provision ofinputs forexperimental purposes. Itisessential tostrengthen thelinkage between
extension andresearch, sothatdeveloped technology isrelayed promptly intothefieldfor
practical application;
- agricultural technology transfer tofarmers project. Itisassured thattypeselection andthe
timing ofapplication haveacontrolling impact oncropproduction. Thegoaloftheproject
istotransfer modern agricultural technology toselected farmers through provision ofnecessary
equipment andinputs.
Training:
- Training ofresearch extension andstatistical staffoftheMinistry ofAgriculture andFisheries
(MAF):
Propertrainingofsufficientnumberofextensionofficersisessentialtodevelopskillsandupgrade
capabilities tocarry outtheirresponsibilities toward farmers.
TheOmani research staffattheagricultural research stations receive training inbasic and
analytical techniques, andattend lectures byresearch experts, alsotheagricultural technicians and
statistical staffwillreceive training instatistical surveys andanalytical methods.
- Upgrading agricultural staffthrough provision ofeducational grants toselected promising staff
toobtain higher University Degrees (MS) incertain fields inagricultural sciences.
- Short training courses andworkshops inside Oman andabroad areprovided toselected number
ofextension andother technical staff.
Infrastructural Services Including Modern Irrigation Schemes:
- Establishment ofDevelopment Support Communication Centre:
With theobjective ofproducing andapplication ofaudio visual material toupgrade thelevel
offarmknowledge andtechnology. AlsotheDSCC willdevelop videos, radio, television programmes
andprinted materials.
- Establishment ofTraining Centre forExtension Officers:
Research experts assume theroleofinstructors andtraining intheareaofcropping techniques,
cropprotection andfarmmanagement. Facilities ofthiscentre include classrooms, alaboratory, a
workshop andlibrary, andbasic living facilities suchasdormitories.
Thiscentre isprimarily totrainextension officers andallother staffmembers ofMAF.
- Improvement andDevelopment ofExtension Centre facilities:
Toraiseagriculturalproductivityandtoimprovefarmmanagementbyestablishingnewextension
sub-centres inremote areasandthrough extension byupgrading extension centre facilities andproviding
necessary extension materials andequipment.WT/ACC/SPEC/OMN/2
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Introducing modern irrigation methods tofarmers toincrease agricultural productivity and
attaining efficient useofwater resources andtoimprove theeconomic profitability ofagricultural
production, thegovernment provides subsidy schemes fornewirrigation systems toencourage farmers
using these methods.