| ADB |
Asian Development Bank |
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CWANA |
Central and West Asia and North Africa |
| ACIAR |
Australian Centre International Agricultural |
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DFID |
UK Department for International Development |
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Research |
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DRC |
Domestic Resource Cost |
| AI |
Artificial Insemination |
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DSS |
Decision Support System |
| AIDS |
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
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EDV |
essentially derived variety |
| AKF |
Aga Khan Foundation |
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EJ |
Exajoules |
| AKST |
Agricultural Knowledge, Science, and |
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EPA |
US Environmental Protection Agency |
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Technology |
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ESAP |
East and South Asia and Pacific |
| AMS |
Aggregate measure of support |
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ESCAP |
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and |
| AoA |
Agreement on Agriculture |
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the Pacific |
| APAARI |
Asia Pacific Association of Agricultural Research |
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ET |
embryo transfer |
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Institutions |
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EU |
European Union |
| APEC |
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation |
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HACCP |
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point |
| APOP |
Agricultural Products Options Program |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United |
| APRN |
Asia Pacific Research Network |
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Nations |
| ASEAN |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
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FDI |
foreign direct investment |
| AVRDC |
Asian Vegetable Research and Development |
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FITS |
Farmers Information and Technology Service |
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Centre |
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FFS |
Farmer Field School |
| billion |
one thousand million |
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FSC |
Forest Stewardship Council |
| BIMSTEC |
Bengal Initiative for Multisectoral Technical and |
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FTA |
Free trade agreement |
| |
Economic Cooperation |
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FTO |
Freedom to operate |
| BPL |
Below the Poverty Line |
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GATT |
General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs |
| BRAC |
Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee |
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GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
| Bt |
soil bacterium (usually refers to plants made |
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GE |
genetically engineered |
| |
insecticidal using a variant of various toxin |
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GEF |
Global Environment Facility |
| |
genes sourced from plasmids of these bacteria) |
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GFAR |
Global Forum on Agricultural Research |
| BTA |
bilateral trade agreement |
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GHG |
greenhouse gas |
| C |
carbon |
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GIFT |
Genetically Improved Fish Tilapia |
| Ca |
calcium |
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GIS |
Geographic information systems |
| CA |
Comprehensive Assessment of Water |
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GLASOD |
Global Assessment of Human Induced Soil |
| |
Management in Agriculture |
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Degradation |
| CAC |
Codex Alimentarius Commission |
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GMO |
Genetically Modified Organisms |
| CAFTA |
Central American Free Trade Agreement |
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GNI |
gross national income |
| CAP |
European Common Agricultural Policy |
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GTZ |
German Agency for Technical Cooperation |
| CAPHP |
commercial animal and plant health protection |
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GURT |
Genetic Use Restriction Technologies |
| CBD |
Convention on Biological Diversity |
|
ha |
hectare |
| CDM |
Clean Development Mechanism |
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HDI |
human development index |
| CGIAR |
Consultative Group on International Agricultural |
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HIV |
human immunodeficiency virus |
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Research |
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HPI |
human poverty index |
| CIAT |
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical |
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HYV |
high yielding variety |
| CIMMYT |
Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y |
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IAASTD |
International Assessment of Agricultural |
| |
Trigo |
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|
Knowledge, Science and Technology for |
| CIP |
International Potato Center |
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Development |
| CIPR |
Commission on Intellectual Property Rights |
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IARC |
International Agricultural Research Center |
| CITES |
Convention on International Trade in |
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ICA |
International Coffee Agreement |
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Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
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ICAR |
Indian Council for Agricultural Research |
| CPB |
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety |
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ICT |
Information and communication technologies |
| CSO |
Civil Society Organization |
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IDRC |
International Development Research Centre |