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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS


AAC

Association des Amidons et des céréales

ABIA

Brazilian Food Industry Association

CAP

Common Agricultural Policy

CERAT

Centro de Raizes Tropicais, Brazil

CIAT

International Centre for Tropical Agriculture

CIRAD AMIS

Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique, Département Amélioration des méthodes pour l'innovation scientifique

CSC

Commonwealth Science Council

DFID

Department for International Development

EEC

European Economic Community

EMBRAPA

Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation

EPAGRI

Epagri Campo Experimental Jaguarana, Brazil

EU

European Union

FAOSTAT

FAO Statistical Database

FRI

Food Research Institute, Ghana

HFS

High fructose syrup

HFCS

High fructose corn syrup

IAC

Agricultural Research Institute, Campinas SP (Brazil)

IAPAR

Iapar Fundacao Instiyuto Agronomico do Parana, Brazil

ICRD

Integrated Cassava Research and Development

IDRC

Canadian International Development Research Centre

IITA

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

IPR

Inward processing relief

LDCs

Least developed countries

MTAD

Medium term agricultural development plan

NARSP

National research strategic plan

NGOs

Non-governmental organizations

NRI

Natural Resources Institute

SBA

Starch-based adhesives

TTDIF

Thai Tapioca Development Institute Foundation

TTFITA

Thai Tapioca Flour Industries Trade Association

TTTA

Thai Tapioca Trade Association

UNESP

Universidade Estadual de Sao Paulo, Brazil

VER

Voluntary Export Restraint Agreement

WTO

World Trade Organization


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