WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/NAM/4
13March 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-1031)
Committee onAgriculture Original: English
NOTIFICATION
Theattached notification concerning newormodified domestic support measures exempt from
reduction (Table DS:2) wasreceived from thedelegation ofNamibia on11March 1997.
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Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Namibia
Notification under Article 18:3oftheAgreement:
NeworModified domestic support measures exempt fromreduction
(1) Fulltitleofmeasure:
Drought AidScheme
(2) Domestic legislation reference:
Nospecific domestic legislation reference
(3) Detailed description ofmeasure:
Payment forrelief from natural disaster
Namibia hasexperienced consecutive droughts forthelastnumber ofyears ofwhich thecurrent
onecanbedescribed astheworst andforthisreason thecountry wasdeclared drought stricken
inJune1996. Thescheme introduced toassist farmers hasthefollowing components:
Marketing Incentive Scheme: Farmers areencouraged toreduce stocking, thusavoid damage
tothefragile ecosystem bythepayment ofasubsidy perheadofstock marketed atarateof
N$13 toN$15 forsheep andgoats andN$70 toN$100 forcattle.
Leasing ofgrazing: Leasing ofgrazing issubsidised at50%ofthecostsubject toamaximum
payment perlivestock unit.
Karakul peltsubsidy: Producers ofkarakul peltsreceive asubsidy ofN$10 perpelt.
Cropproduction: Commercial farmers whose maize cropyielded from0to1tonne perhectare
willreceive payments onasliding scale ranging from N$200 perhectare down toN$50 per
hectare. Likewise, subsistence farmers willreceive compensation forreduced yieldorfailure
oftheirmillet crop. Suchcompensation willbebywayoftheprovision offreeseedforthe
1996/97 cropaswellasbythedistribution offoodaid.
(4) Costofmeasure:
N$36.4 million
(5) Date ofentry intoeffect:
1April 1996
(6) Period ofapplication:
1April 1996 to31December 1996
(7) Products toprincipally benefit (ifanyindividual product(s)):
Seeparagraph 3above.