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18 January 2024  
(24-0406) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 23 November  2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of  Oman . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and the 
relevant supporting tables) for the Calendar Year 2021 . 
 
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- 2 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: OMAN  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2021  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
OMR   Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2. General Services      
2 (a). Research  Agriculture research support and facilities.  104,609  Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources   
Animal wealth research support and facilities.  198,042  Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources   
Subtotal:  302,651    
2 (b). Pest and disease control  National vaccination and treatment.  311,776 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources   
Plant protection, aerial spray works, locust control and safe 
use of pesticide.  692,053 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources   
Subtotal:  1,003,829   
2 (c). Training services  Omani cadres training.  4,256   Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources   
Subtotal:  4,256    
2 (d). Extension and advisory 
services  Farmers agricultural extension, introducing new 
technologies, & encouragement services projects . 215,698   Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources   
Update and improve the agricultural statistics data system . 0 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources   
Development of information technology services . 47,116  Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources   
Studies and advisory consultants to support the Ministry's 
technical device . 67,888  Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources   
Subtotal:  330,702   
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Establishment of fodder production company in Najd . 14,544   Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources   
Establishment & development of agricultural & veterinarian 
quarantine . 45,126  Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources  (1) 
Development of natural pastures . 0 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources  (2) 
Maintenance and furnishing of the Ministry of Agriculture and 
Fisheries . 1,162,684  Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources   
Agriculture and Livestock Marketing . 206,750  Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources   
Agricultural and Livestock Development in the Governorates . 926,063  Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources   
Subtotal:  2,355,167    
 Subtotal General Services  3,996,605    
Grand Total Green Box  3,996,605    
(1) The amount spent in this item includes establishment of the quarantine buildings, establishment of the veterinary clinics, and purchasing of equipment  and does not 
include the cost of quarantine services.  
(2) This is an infrastructure project associated with environmental programs  to develop and maintain natural pastures on government land.  
  
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC  SUPPORT: OMAN  
REPORTING PERIOD : CALENDAR YEAR 2021  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Special  and Differential Treatment – "Development Programmes"   
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to 
criteria in Article 6.2  Monetary value  
 
OMR   Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
(a) Investment subsidies generally 
available to agriculture  Soft loan subsidies to agriculture and livestock projects: 
these soft loan facilities are granted to economically viable 
projects to encourage entrepreneurship in the sector.  722,327.16  Oman Development Bank and Ministry of Agriculture  
 (1) 
National project for date palm development.  162,263  Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources   
Protection of agriculture lands from sweeping away project . 45,795  Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources   
Subtotal:  930,385.16    
Grand Total Development Programmes  930,385.16    
(1) The investor/promoter of the project will only pay 3% interest on the total amount of loan sanctioned for the respective proj ect. The balance between the prevailing 
market rate of interest (6%) and the soft loan interest charged to the fa rmer (3%) would be paid by the government. The monetary value of OMR (722,327.157) is 
equivalent to the 3% balance on the total amount of loan sanctioned to all the agricultural and livestock projects.  
 
 
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