ADG | Assistant Director-General |
AG | Agriculture Department (FAO) |
AGA | Animal Production and Health Division (FAO) |
AGAH | Animal Health Service (FAO) |
AGAL | Livestock Information, Sector Analysis and Policy Branch (FAO) |
AGP | Plant Production and Protection Division (FAO) |
AGPP | Plant Protection Service (FAO) |
AGPS | Seed and Plant Genetic Resources Service (FAO) |
ALNAP | Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action |
APHCA | Regional Animal Production and Health Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
APO | Associate Professional Officer (FAO) |
ARTFISH | Approaches, rules and techniques for fisheries statistical monitoring (FAO) |
ASF | African swine fever |
BSE | Bovine spongiform encephalopathy |
CAC | Codex Alimentarius Commission |
CBPP | Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia |
CFP | Country Focus Programme |
CFSAM | Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission |
CIS | Commonwealth of Independent States |
CLCPANO | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in Northwest Africa (FAO) |
CLCPRO | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Western Region (FAO) |
CR | Central Region |
CRC | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region (FAO) |
DFID | Department for International Development (UK) |
DL | Desert Locust |
DLCC | Desert Locust Control Committee |
DLCO-EA | Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa |
DLIS | Desert Locust Information Service (FAO) |
DLU | Desert Locust Unit (national) |
EC | European Community |
ECA | European Commission on Agriculture |
ECE | Economic Commission for Europe |
ECG | Emergency Coordination Group (FAO) |
ECU | Emergency Coordination Unit |
ELO | EMPRES Liaison Officer |
EMPRES | Emergency Prevention System for Transboundary Animal and Plant Pests and Diseases |
ER | Eastern Region |
ESC | Commodities and Trade Division (FAO) |
ESCB | Basic Foodstuffs Service (FAO) |
ESCG | Global Information and Early Warning Service (FAO) |
ESDG | Global Perspectives Studies Unit (FAO) |
ESS | Statistics Division (FAO) |
ESSA | Statistical Analysis Service (FAO) |
ESSB | Basic Data Branch (FAO) |
ESSS | Statistical Development Service (FAO) |
EUFMD | European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease |
EUROSTAT | Statistical Office of the European Communities |
EWFIS | Early Warning and Food Information System (FAO) |
FAOR | FAO Representative |
FAOSTAT | Corporate Database for Substantive Statistical Data (FAO) |
FIDI | Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Unit (FAO) |
FIGIS | Fisheries Global Information System (FAO) |
FISHSTAT | Computer System for Global Fish Catches (FAO) |
FIVIMS | Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping System |
FMD | Foot-and-mouth disease |
FONS | Forestry Planning and Statistics Branch (FAO) |
FORIS | Forestry Information System (FAO) |
FORM | Forest Resources Development Service (FAO) |
FSAU | Food Security Assessment Unit |
GCP | FAO/Government Cooperative Programme |
GEMP | Good Emergency Management Practices |
GIS | Geographic Information System |
GREP | Global Rinderpest Eradication Programme |
GIEWS | Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture |
HIPC | Heavily indebted poor countries |
IASC-WG | Inter-agency Standing Committee Working Group |
IATF | Inter-Agency Task Force |
IFAD | International Fund for Agricultural Development |
IFIS | International Food Information Service |
IGO | Intergovernmental organization |
ILRI | International Livestock Research Institute |
INGO | International non-governmental organization |
IPM | Integrated pest management |
IPPC | International Plant Protection Convention |
ISDR | International Strategy for Disaster Reduction |
ITTO | International Tropical Timber Organization |
JECFA | Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants |
JEMRA | Joint Meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment |
JMPR | Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues |
LIFDC | Low-income, food-deficit country |
MTP | Medium Term Plan |
NEPAD | New Partnership for Africa’s Development |
NGO | Non-governmental organization |
NPD | National Project Director |
NRI | Natural Resource Institute (UK) |
OAU-IBAR | Organization of African Unity Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources |
OCHA | Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |
OCLALAV | Organisation commune de lutte antiacridienne et de lutte antiaviaire (Common Organization for the Control of the Desert Locust and Grain-eating Birds) |
OECD | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
OIE | International Office of Epizootics |
PAAT | Programme Against African Trypanosomiasis |
PAIA | Priority Area for Interdisciplinary Action |
PAIA-REHAB | Priority Areas for Interdisciplinary Action on Disaster Prevention, Mitigation and Preparedness and Post-Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation |
PATTEC | Pan African Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Eradication Campaign |
PBE | Office of Programme, Budget and Evaluation (FAO) |
PBEE | Evaluation Service (FAO) |
PPR | Peste des petits ruminants |
PWB | Programme of Work and Budget (FAO) |
RADAR | Rapid Agricultural Disaster Assessment Routine |
RADISCON | Regional Animal Disease and Surveillance Control Network |
RAMSES | Reconnaissance and Management System of the Environment of Schistocerca (GIS data management and aid to decision-making, developed by NRI in collaboration with FAO) |
RP | Regular Programme (FAO) |
RVF | Rift Valley fever |
SDRN | Environment and Natural Resources Service (FAO) |
SPFS | Special Programme for Food Security (FAO) |
SPS | Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures |
SSC | South-South Cooperation |
STDF | Standards and Trade Development Facility |
TAD | Transboundary animal disease |
TADInfo | Transboundary Animal Disease Information System |
TBT | Technical barriers to trade |
TC | Technical Cooperation Department (FAO) |
TCA | Policy Assistance Division (FAO) |
TCAS | Agricultural Policy Support Service (FAO) |
TCE | Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division (FAO) |
TCER | Rehabilitation and Humanitarian Policies Unit (FAO) |
TCI | Investment Centre Division (FAO) |
TCOR | Special Relief Operations Service (FAO) |
TCP | Technical Cooperation Programme (FAO) |
TCPs | Technical cooperation projects |
TF | Trust Fund |
UEMOA | West African Economic and Monetary Union |
UNCAP | United Nations Consolidated Appeals Process |
UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
UNHCR | Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
UNICEF | United Nations Children's Fund |
USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
UTF | Unilateral Trust Fund |
WAICENT | World Agricultural Information Centre (FAO) |
WFP | World Food Programme |
WFS | World Food Summit |
WGPR | Working Group on Parasite Resistance |
WHO | World Health Organization |
WR | Western Region |
WTO | World Trade Organization |