Data of government expenditure on agriculture refers to all “non repayable payments” whether capital or current, requited or not byCore Areas of Government Functions Relevant to the Agriculture Sector Based on COFOG

Agriculture (Includes Crops and Livestock):
• Administration of agricultural affairs and services; conservation, reclamation or expansion of arable land; agrarian reform and land settlement; supervision and regulation of the agricultural industry;
• Construction or operation of flood control, irrigation and drainage systems, including grants, loans or subsidies for such works;
• Operation or support of programmes or schemes to stabilize or improve farm prices and farm incomes; operation or support of extension services or veterinary services to farmers, pest control services, crop inspection services and crop grading services;
• Production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on agricultural affairs and services;
• Compensation, grants, loans or subsidies to farmers in connection with agricultural activities, including payments for restricting or encouraging output of a particular crop or for allowing land to remain uncultivated.
• Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related to agriculture;
• Grants, loans or subsidies to support applied research and experimental development related to agriculture by research institutes and universities.

Forestry:
• Administration of forestry affairs and services; conservation, extension and rationalised exploitation of forest reserves; supervision and regulation of forest operations and issuance of tree-felling licenses;
• Operation or support of reforestation work, pest and disease control, forest fire-fighting and fire prevention services and extension services to forest operators;
• Production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on forestry affairs and services;
• Grants, loans, or subsidies to support commercial forest activities.
• Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related  to forestry;
• Grants, loans or subsidies to support applied research and experimental development related to forestry and undertaken by research institutes and universities.

Fishing:
• Administration of fishing affairs and services; protection, propagation and rationalised exploitation of fish stocks; supervision and regulation of freshwater fishing, coastal fishing, ocean fishing, fish farming and issuance of fishing licenses;
• Operation or support of fish hatcheries, extension services, or stocking activities, etc.;
• Production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on fishing affairs and services;
 government for the agriculture sector .