WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/USA/31
10 March 2000
(00-0921)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification in the context of actions taken within the framework of the Decision
on Measures Concerning the Possible Negative Effects of the Reform Programme on Least-Developed and Net Food-Importin g Developing Countries ( Table NF:1 ) was received from the
delegation of the United States  on 25 February 2000.G/AG/N/USA/31
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Table NF:1
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 16:2 OF THE AGREEMENT:
MONITORING OF THE FOLLOW-UP TO THE DECISION ON
MEASURES CONCERNING THE POSSIBLE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF
THE REFORM PROGRAM ON LEAST-DEVELOPED AND NET
FOOD-IMPORTING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:  United States of America
REPORTING PERIOD:
1 July 1998 – 30 June 1999 for Items (1) and (2)
1 October 1998 – 31 September 1999 for item (3)
(1) Quantity of food aid provided to least-developed and net food-importing developing
countries :
Tonnage Product
1,552,709 Wheat
211,840 Coarse Grains
97,622 Bulgur
89,220 Pulses64,740 Corn Meal
62,057 Rice
60,840 Wheat Flour
45,150 Soy/Grain Blends
Total 2,184,178
(2) Indication of the proportion in fully gr ant form or appropriate concessional terms:
The aid listed above was provided under the P.L. 480, Food for Progress and Section 416(b)
programs.  The allocations to the various food aid programs were as follows:
150,091 MT Title I  Government-to-Government concessional sales
971,961 MT Title II Emergency & development assistance in partnership
with PVOs, NGOs and World Food Program (WFP) in fully
grant form
125,864 MT Title III Government-to-government commodity donations to
developing countries in fully grant form
106,030 MT Food for Progress/CCC Purchases grant through Private
Voluntary Organizations or Food for Progress/ Title I
Government-to-Government
830,232 MT Section 416(b)/CCC commodity donations through Private
Voluntary Organizations and Government-to-Government
grants
Title I aid is provided on long term concessional terms in accordance with the guidelines of the Food
Aid Convention.  Aid under Title II, Title III, Food for Progress and Section 416(b) Programs is
provided in fully grant form.G/AG/N/USA/31
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(3) Technical and financial assistance under paragraph 3(iii) of the Decision:
The principal source of US financial assistance and funding for technical assistance for developing
countries is the US Agency for International Deve lopment (USAID) w ithin the Department of State.
All of the figures reported below represent budgetary obligations or estimates for the reporting period.
USAID Global Assistance to Agriculture Not Allocated to Specific Countries:
Total $34,376,000(Includes expenditures on crop production, livestock production, resource management, infrastructure,
policies and planning, training and extension, agribusiness credit
Contributions to Multilateral Organizations with an Agricultural Emphasis
International Development Association $800,000,000
UN Development Programme $100,000,000World Food Programme $5,000,000
Food and Agriculture Organization $80,810,000
Total $985,810,000
Some AID funds are used to support agricultural technical assistance to least-developed and net
food-importing developing countries by other US Government agencies, including the International
Cooperation and Development (ICD) Program area of  USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service.  For
example, ICD provides technical assistance and trai ning programmes focused on:  agricultural policy
formulation;  marketing;  agribusiness development;  promotion of inter-regional and internationaltrade;  development of market news and statistical systems;  famine early warning and mitigation;
grasshopper/locust eradication efforts;  and natural resource management.  The funding for these
agencies' programmes come primarily from USAID and is included in the figures above.
In addition, ICD maintains the Cochran Fellowship Program which provides short-term training in the
United States designed to assist participating countries to develop agricultural systems necessary to
meet the food needs of their populations.  During the reporting period $641,000 was allocated forCochran Fellowships for participants from net food-importing developing countries.
Additional development programmes in least-developed and net food-importing developing countries
are provided by the US Peace Corps.  The Peace Corps sponsors volunteers who provided technical
assistance to:  produce agricultural products and by-products;  increase agricultural productivity;safely use agricultural chemicals and process, store or market agricultural goods and by-products.
Peace Corps Funds to Support Agricultural Volunteers
Least-Developed Countries $2,890,700
NFIDCs $1,540,100
Total $4,430,800
(4) Other relevant information with respect to  actions taken within the framework of the
Decision:
Not applicable.
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