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Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS: Fruits and vegetables: Farm Development Fund: mainly subsidies for climate insurance and technical assistance. (3) The Farm Development Fund aims to foster and bolster insurance within the sector (climate risk management). (...) Some of the main uses of the Farm Development Fund include subsidies for climate insurance premiums. (...) While the programme encompasses multiple components that could be categorized in Supporting Table DS:1 - "Green Box", given the limitations in the available annual information on the use of funds due to their level of aggregation, a conservative approach was used, and most of the expenditure was included in Supporting Table DS:7.Close

General services: Pest and disease control: Directorate-General of Agricultural Services (DGSA) of the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP): pest and disease control activities and inspection services. The DGSA is responsible for organizing and developing protection measures for plant health and quality and the quality of food of plant origin and agricultural inputs. This contributes to protecting public health, the environment, the agro-system and consumer interests. Its substantive functions include: (...) regulating and controlling agricultural inputs (plant protection products, fertilizers and biological agents); promoting and providing training on responsible use and care of the environment; (...).Close

General services: Inspection services: Directorate-General of Biosecurity and Food Safety (DIGEBIA) of the MGAP: (...) monitoring and evaluation of activities involving regulated GMO events in research and seed production for export; (...).Close

General services: Other general services: Directorate-General of Natural Resources (DGRN) of the MGAP: the Directorate is responsible for promoting the rational use and management of natural resources with a view to achieving sustainable development within the agricultural sector and helping to preserve biodiversity. Its tasks include: promoting and regulating the integrated and sustainable use and management of natural resources (soil, water) used in agriculture, with a focus on watershed areas; establishing, developing and managing the Geographical Information System for Natural Resources; approving land and water use and management plans related to the granting of permits or concessions for the private use of public water for agricultural irrigation purposes; interpreting satellite images for land use studies; and promoting the conservation of surface water for agricultural use through the formulation of technical usage guidelines.Close

Natural disaster relief payments: Declaration of agricultural emergency for livestock, dairy and horticulture due to drought under the Agricultural Emergency Fund to address extreme climatic, sanitary or phytosanitary events.Close

1.2 Import Approval on Marine Products: Bluefin tuna (only fresh and chilled Bluefin tuna farmed in Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean)Close