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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS


ABC

Allied Banking Corporation (Philippines)

ACG

Aquaculture credit group

ADB

Asian Development Bank

ADBN

Agricultural Development Bank of Nepal

ADP

Aquaculture Development Project (Viet Nam)

AFA

Area Fishermen’s Association (Malaysia)

AMC

Agricultural marketing cooperative

APRACA

Asia Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association

BAAC

Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (Thailand)

BFAR

Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Philippines)

CACMC

Commune Aquaculture Credit Management Committee

CBCRM

Community-based coastal resource management

CCRF

Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries

CGAP

Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest

DAF

Development Assistance Fund

DANIDA

Danish International Development Agency

DOF

Department of Fisheries (Thailand)

DWU

District Women’s Union

FDAM

Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia

FA

Fishermen’s Association (Malaysia)

FF

Fishermen’s Fund (Malaysia)

FSPS

Fisheries Sector Programme Support (Viet Nam)

IFAD

International Fund for Agricultural Development

IOI

International Ocean Institute

KVK

Krishi Vigyan Kendra (Farm Science Centre - India)

LAEB

Loan Application Examination Board

LBP

Land Bank of the Philippines

MAEP

Myemensingh Aquaculture Extension Project (Bangladesh)

MCH

Maternal and child health

MCS

Microcredit schemes

MFI

Microfinance institution

MFP

Microfinance programme

MIS

Management information system

MOA

Memorandum of Agreement

MOAC

Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (Thailand)

MOF

Ministry of Fisheries

MYRADA

Mysore Resettlement and Development Agency

NABARD

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (India)

NGO

Non-governmental organization

PPO

Provincial Project Office

PWU

Provincial Women’s Union

RBI

Reserve Bank of India

RMK

Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (National Credit Fund for Women - India)

SHG

Self-help group

SHGPI

Self-help group promoting institution

SIDBI

Small Industrial Development Bank of India

SUFA

Support to Freshwater Aquaculture (Viet Nam)

TCP

Technical Cooperation Programme

TRCP

Traditional rural credit programme

UNCDF

United Nations Capital Development Fund

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNFPA

United Nations Population Fund

UPV

University of the Philippines in the Visayas

VBARD

Viet Nam Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development

VSPB

Viet Nam Social Policy Bank

WB

World Bank

WWB

Women’s World Banking

WG

Women’s group

WU

Women’s Union


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