AAF-SAP
African Alternative Framework to Structural Adjustment Programmes for Socio-Economic Transformation
ACDESS
African Centre for Development and Strategic Studies
AFB
River Basin Financial Agency
AfDB
African Development Bank
AFTA
ASEAN Free Trade Area
AKKOR
Association of Peasant Farms and Cooperatives of Russia
AMC
Agricultural Marketing Corporation
ARP
Acreage Reduction Program
AsDB
Asian Development Bank
ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
BADC
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation
BAN RURAL
Banco Nacional de Crédito Rural
BCA
Benefit-cost analysis
CAP
Common Agricultural Policy
CCC
Commodity Credit Corporation
CDS
Conservation-based development strategy
CEC
Commission of the European Communities
CGIAR
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
c.i.f.
Cost, insurance and freight
CIS
Commonwealth of Independent States
CMEA
Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
CPI
Consumer price index
CRP
Conservation Reserve Program
DRS
Debtor Reporting System
EAP
Economically active population
ECA
Economic Commission for Africa
ECLAC
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
ECU
European Currency Unit
EDAEs
Economies highly dependent on agricultural exports
EEC
European Economic Community
EEP
Export Enhancement Program
EEZ
Exclusive economic zone
ERM
Exchange rate mechanism
ERSAP
Economic reform and structural adjustment programme
FACT
Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act
FFP
Food for Progress
FIRA
Fideicomiso Instituído en Relación con la Agricultura
f.o.b.
Free on board
FOCIR
Fund for Rural Investment and Capitalization
FOR
Farmer-Owned Reserve
FSWR
Food Security Wheat Reserve
FY
Fiscal year
GATT
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GDP
Gross domestic product
GEMS
Global Environment Monitoring System
GNP
Gross national product
GTZ
German Agency for Technical Cooperation
HYV
High-yielding variety
IAP-WASAD
International Action Programme on Water and Sustainable Agricultural Development
ICCO
International Cocoa Organization
ICN
International Conference on Nutrition
ICO
International Coffee Organization
ICSU
International Council of Scientific Unions
ICWE
International Conference On Water and the Environment
IDA
International Development Association
IEFR
International Emergency Food Reserve
IFAD
International Fund for Agricultural Development
IFPRI
International Food Policy Research Institute
IIMI
International Irrigation Management Institute
IMF
International Monetary Fund
IPR
Intellectual property rights
ISA
International Sugar Agreement
ITTO
International Tropical Timber Organization
LDCs
Least-developed countries
LIFDCs
Low-income food-deficit countries
LPCs
Low-potential cropping areas
MERCOSUR
Southern Common Market
MTNs
Multilateral trade negotiations
NAFINSA
Nacional Financiera
NAFTA
North American Free Trade Association
NGO
Non-governmental organization
NIA
National Irrigation Administration
NMP
Net material product
OAU
Organization of African Unity
ODA
Official Development Assistance
OECD
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
PAEC
Pan-African Economic Community
PAP
Poverty Alleviation Plan
PA
Peasant association
PECE
Pact for Economic Stabilization and Growth
PEM
Protein-energy malnutrition
PRONASOL
National Solidarity Programme
PSE
Producer subsidy equivalent
PTA
Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African States
RBC
River Basin Committee
SAARC
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
SADC
Southern African Development Community
SADCC
Southern African Development Coordination Conference
SAFTA
South Asian Free Trade Area
SAHR
Secretariat of State for Agriculture and Water Resources
SAM
Mexican Food System
SICA
Central American Integration System
SM
Suspended particulate matter
TGE
Transitional Government of Ethiopia
TNC
Trade Negotiations Committee
TRQ
Tariff-rate quota
UN
United Nations
UNCED
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
UNCTAD
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNDP
United Nations Development Programme
UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme
Unesco
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNICEF
United Nations Children's Fund
UNIDO
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
UNSO
United Nations Sudano-Sahelian Office
USAID
United States Agency for International Development
VMR
Voluntary marketed rice
WFP
World Food Programme
WHO
World Health Organization
WMO
World Meteorological Organization
WRI
World Resources Institute
ZEN-NOH
National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations
ZENCHU
Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives