ACC |
Administrative Committee on Coordination (now CEB) |
ACP |
African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States |
AF |
Administration and Finance Department |
AFF |
Finance Division |
AFH |
Human Resources Management Division |
AFHO |
Human Resources Development Service |
AFI |
Information Systems and Technology Division |
AG |
Agriculture Department |
AGA |
Animal Production and Health Division |
AGE |
Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture |
AGL |
Land and Water Development Division |
AGP |
Plant Production and Protection Division |
AGRIS |
International Information System for the Agricultural Sciences and Technology |
AGS |
Agricultural Support Systems Division |
AnGR |
Animal genetic resources |
APO |
Associate Professional Officer |
AQUASTAT |
Rural Water Statistical System |
ASMC |
After Service Medical Coverage |
AUD |
Office of the Inspector-General |
BSE |
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy |
CA |
Conservation agriculture |
CABFIN |
Capacity Building in Rural Finance Initiative |
CARIS |
Current Agricultural Research Information System |
CBD |
Convention on Biological Diversity |
CCA |
Common Country Assessment |
CCD |
Convention to Combat Desertification (UN) |
CCP |
Committee on Commodity Problems |
CDM |
Clean Development Mechanism |
CEB |
United Nations System Chief Executives Board |
CFC |
Common Fund for Commodities |
CFS |
Committee on World Food Security |
CGIAR |
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
CGRFA |
Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture |
COAG |
Committee on Agriculture |
COAIM |
Consultation on Agricultural Information Management |
COFI |
Committee on Fisheries |
COFO |
Committee on Forestry |
CP |
Continuing programme activity |
CPF |
Collaborative Partnership on Forests |
CSD |
Commission on Sustainable Development (UN) |
CSO |
Civil Society Organization |
EASTFISH |
Fish Marketing Information Centre for Eastern and Central Europe |
EBRD |
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
EC |
European Community |
ECHA |
Executive Committee for Humanitarian Assistance (UN) |
EMPRES |
Emergency Prevention System for Transboundary Animal and Plant Pests and Diseases |
ES |
Economic and Social Department |
ESA |
Agriculture and Economic Development Analysis Division |
ESC |
Commodities and Trade Division |
ESN |
Food and Nutrition Division |
ESS |
Statistics Division |
EU |
European Union |
FAOR |
FAO Representative |
FAOSTAT |
Corporate Database for Substantive Statistical Data |
FBS |
Food balance sheet |
FCCC |
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UN) |
FFS |
Farmers field schools |
FI |
Fisheries Department |
FIGIS |
Fisheries Global Information System |
FIRMS |
Fisheries Resources Monitoring System |
FISHCODE |
Global Partnership for Responsible Fisheries |
FIVIMS |
Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping System |
FNPP |
FAO/Netherlands Partnership Programme |
FPMIS |
Field Programme Management Information System |
FRA |
Forest resources assessment |
GAP |
Good agricultural practice |
GEF |
Global Environment Facility |
GFAR |
Global Forum on Agricultural Research |
GI |
General Affairs and Information Department |
GIEWS |
Global Information and Early Warning System |
GIL |
Library and Documentation Systems Division |
GIS |
Geographical Information System |
GLOBEFISH |
Computerized System of Fish Marketing Information |
GMO |
Genetically modified organism |
GPA |
Global Plan of Action |
GREP |
Global Rinderpest Eradication Programme |
HACCP |
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (System) |
IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
IASC |
Inter-agency Standing Committee |
ICSC |
International Civil Service Commission |
ICT |
Information and communication technology |
IDWG |
Inter-departmental Working Group |
IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
IFI |
International Financing Institution |
IGG |
Inter-governmental Commodity Groups |
IGO |
Intergovernmental Organization |
INFONetwork |
Fish Marketing Information Services |
INFOYU |
Fish Marketing Information Centre for China |
IPM |
Integrated Pest Management |
IPOA |
International Plan of Action |
IPPC |
International Plant Protection Convention |
IPTRID |
International Programme for Technology and Research in Irrigation and Drainage |
IRC |
International Rice Commission |
ITWG |
Intergovernmental Technical Working Group |
IUCN |
World Conservation Union |
LAN |
Local Area Network |
LDC |
Least developed country |
LEAD |
Livestock, Environment and Development Initiative |
LEG |
Legal Office |
LIFDC |
Low-income, Food-deficit Country |
MDG |
Millennium Development Goal |
MSS |
Management Support Service |
MSU |
Management Support Unit |
MTN |
Multilateral trade negotiations |
MTP |
Medium Term Plan |
NARS |
National Agricultural Research Systems |
NEPAD |
New Partnership for Africa's Development |
NEX |
National execution |
NGO |
Non-governmental Organization |
NPO |
National Professional Officer |
OCD |
Office for Coordination of Normative, Operational and Decentralized Activities |
OIE |
International Office of Epizootics |
PAAT |
Programme Against African Trypanosomiasis |
PAIA |
Priority Area for Inter-disciplinary Action |
PATTEC |
Pan African Tsetse and Trypanosomosis Eradication Campaign (IAEA/OAU) |
PBE |
Office of Programme, Budget and Evaluation |
PBEE |
Evaluation Service |
PGRFA |
Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture |
PIC |
Prior Informed Consent |
PIF |
Project Identification Facility |
PIRES |
Programme Planning, Implementation Reporting and Evaluation Support System |
PRSP |
Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper |
PWB |
Programme of Work and Budget |
RAP |
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific |
SARD |
Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development |
SD |
Sustainable Development Department |
SDA |
Rural Development Division |
SDW |
Gender and Population Division |
SEAGA |
Socioeconomic and Gender Analysis |
SFI |
Soil Fertility Initiative |
SIT |
Sterile insect technique |
SOFA |
State of Food and Agriculture |
SOFI |
State of Food Insecurity in the World |
SOFIA |
State of the World Fisheries and Aquaculture |
SOFO |
State of the World's Forests |
SPFS |
Special Programme for Food Security |
SPS |
Sanitary and phytosanitary measures |
SSC |
South-South Cooperation |
SUA |
Supply utilization account |
TAC |
Technical Advisory Committee |
TAD |
Transboundary animal disease |
TBT |
Technical barriers to trade |
TC |
Technical Cooperation Department |
TCA |
Policy Assistance Division |
TCAP |
Field Programme Development Service |
TCDS |
Resources and Strategic Partnership Unit |
TCE |
Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division |
TCI |
Investment Centre Division |
TCOM |
Field Programme Monitoring and Coordination Service |
TCOS |
Special Programmes Coordination and Monitoring Service |
TCP |
Technical Cooperation Programme |
TP |
Technical project |
TS |
Technical services agreement |
UNCED |
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
UNDAF |
United Nations Development Assistance Framework |
UNDG |
United Nations Development Group |
UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
UNFF |
United Nations Forum on Forests |
USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
WAICENT |
World Agricultural Information Centre |
WAIR |
World Agriculture Information Resource System |
WAN |
Wide Area Network |
WFP |
World Food Programme |
WFS |
World Food Summit |
WHO |
World Health Organization |
WSSD |
World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg 2002) |
WTO |
World Trade Organization |
