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AARINENA | Association of Agricultural Research
Institutions in the Near East and North
Africa |
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ACSAD | Arab Center for Agricultural Research in the
Dry Lands and Arid Zones |
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AIDS | Acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
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AKIS | agriculture knowledge and information system |
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AKST | Agricultural knowledge, science and
technology |
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AMHY | Alpine and Mediterranean Hydrology |
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AOAD | Arab Organization for Agricultural
Development |
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ARC | Agricultural Research Council |
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ARI | agricultural research institute |
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AU | African Union |
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BCE | Before current era |
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BNF | Biological nitrogen fixation |
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BSE | Bovine spongiform encephalopathy |
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Bt | soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (usually
refers to plants made insecticidal using a
variant of various cry toxin genes sourced
from plasmids of these bacteria) |
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CAC | Central Asia and the Caucasus |
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CA-TCN | Central Asia and Trans-Caucasus Network on Plant Genetic |
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PGR | Resources |
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CAP | Common Agricultural Policy |
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CBD | Convention on Biological Diversity |
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C | carbon |
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Ca | calcium |
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CA | Comprehensive Assessment of Water
Management in agriculture |
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CBD | Convention on Biological Diversity |
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CBO | Community-based organization |
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Cd | cadmium |
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CDM | Clean Development Mechanism |
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CE | current era |
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CEDAW | Convention on the Elimination of All Forms
of Discrimination Against Women |
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CEEC | Central and Eastern European Countries |
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CGIAR | Consultative Group on International
Agricultural Research |
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CH4 | methane |
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CIAT | International Center for Tropical Agriculture |
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CIFOR | Center for International Forestry Research |
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CIHEAM | International Center for Advanced
Mediterranean Agronomic Studies |
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CIMMYT | International Maize and Wheat Improvement
Center |
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CIP | International Potato Center |
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CIS | Commonwealth of Independent States among
Central Asia and Caucasus countries |
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CITES | Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
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CLAES | Central Laboratory for Agricultural Expert
Systems |
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C:N | carbon to nitrogen ratio |
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CO2 | carbon dioxide |
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CO2-eq | carbon dioxide equivalent |
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[CO2 | carbon dioxide concentration |
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COA | certified organic agriculture |
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Codex | Codex Alimentarius |
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CODIS | Communication, documentation and
information services |
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COMSTECH-OIC | Scientific and Technical Committee of the Organization of Islamic Conference |
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CPB | Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety |
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CPI | corruption perception index |
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CS | carbon sequestration |
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CSO | civil society organization |
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Cu | copper |
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CWANA | Central and West Asia and North Africa
Defra UK Department of Environment, Food and
Rural Affairs |
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DFID | UK Department of International Development |
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DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
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dS | deciSiemen (measure of salinity) |
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EC/PGR | European Cooperative Program for Plant
Genetic Resources |
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EU | European Union |
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FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations |
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