ACP |
African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States |
AEZ |
agro-ecological zones |
AI |
artificial insemination |
AMS |
aggregate measurement of support |
ANF |
antinutritional factor |
ANZFA |
Australia New Zealand Food Authority |
ANZFSC |
Australia New Zealand Food Standards Council |
APEC |
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Council |
BMI |
body mass index |
BMR |
basal metabolic rate |
BSE |
bovine spongiform encephalopathy |
CAP |
Common Agricultural Policy |
CBD |
Convention on Biological Diversity |
CCD |
Convention to Combat Desertification |
CCRF |
Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries |
CDM |
clean development mechanism |
CGE |
computable general equilibrium |
CGIAR |
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
CITES |
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
COSCA |
collaborative study of cassava in Africa |
CSI |
consumption similarity index |
CV |
coefficient of variation |
DAC |
Development Assistance Committee |
DAP |
draught animal power |
DEM |
digital elevation model |
DES |
dietary energy supply |
DFID |
Department for International Development (UK) |
DNA |
deoxyribonucleic acid |
EBA |
Everything But Arms Initiative |
EDI |
electronic data interchange |
EEZ |
exclusive economic zone |
EIA |
environmental impact assessment |
EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency (USA) |
EPZ |
export processing zone |
ET |
embryo transfer |
EU |
European Union |
FAPRI |
Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute |
FBS |
food balance sheet |
FDI |
foreign direct investment |
FFS |
farmer field school |
FRA |
Forest Resources Assessment |
GAEZ |
global agro-ecological zones |
GATT |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
GCM |
global circulation model |
GDI |
gross domestic investment |
GDP |
gross domestic product |
GDY |
gross domestic income |
GHG |
greenhouse gas |
GIS |
Geographic Information System |
GLASOD |
Global Assessment of Human-induced Soil Degradation |
GM |
genetically modified |
GMO |
genetically modified organism |
GNP |
gross national product |
GSP |
Generalized System of Preferences |
GURTs |
genetic use restriction technologies |
GWP |
global warming potential |
HACCP |
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point |
HDI |
human development index |
HFCS |
high fructose corn syrup |
HHFCE |
household final consumption expenditure |
HIV/AIDS |
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
ICA |
International Coffee Agreement |
ICP |
international commodity prices |
IDG |
International Development Goal |
IFA |
International Fertilizer Industry Association |
IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
IFDC |
International Fertilizer Development Centre |
IFF |
Intergovernmental Forum on Forests |
IFPRI |
International Food Policy Research Institute |
IIASA |
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis |
IIT |
intra-industry trade |
IITA |
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
ILO |
International Labour Office |
IP |
intellectual property |
IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
IPF |
Ad hoc Intergovernmental Panel on Forests |
IPM |
integrated pest management |
IPNS |
Integrated Plant Nutrient Systems |
IPPC |
International Plant Protection Convention |
IPPM |
integrated production and pest management |
IPR |
intellectual property rights |
IRRI |
International Rice Research Institute |
ISI |
import-substituting industrialization |
ITC |
International Trade Centre |
IUCN |
International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (World Conservation Union) |
Kcal |
kilocalorie |
LDC |
least developed countries |
LEISA |
low external input sustainable agriculture |
LGP |
length of growing period |
LID |
Livestock in Development |
LMO |
living modified organism |
MAS |
marker-assisted selection |
MCFY |
maximum constraint-free yield |
MDG |
Millennium Development Goal |
MEA |
multilateral environmental agreement |
MRA |
mutual recognition agreement |
MSY |
maximum sustainable yield |
NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
NFIDC |
Net Food-Importing Developing Countries |
NGO |
non-governmental organization |
NIC |
newly industrializing countries |
NTB |
non-tariff barrier |
NT/CA |
no-till/conservation agriculture |
NWFP |
non-wood forest product |
OECD |
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development |
OIE |
International Office of Epizootics |
PFI |
prevalence of food inadequacy |
PGRFA |
Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture |
PPP |
purchasing power parity |
PSE |
producer support estimate |
PTA |
preferential trade agreement |
PTO |
Patent and Trademark Office |
RCM |
regional climate model |
REPA |
regional economic partnership agreement |
RFMB |
Regional Fishery Management Body |
RNF |
rural non-farm |
RTA |
regional trade agreements |
RWEDP |
Regional Wood Energy Development Programme |
RWR |
renewable water resources |
SARD |
sustainable agriculture and rural development |
SD |
standard deviation |
SDT |
special and differential treatment |
SFM |
sustainable forest management |
SIT |
sterile insect technique |
SMW |
Soil Map of the World |
SOM |
soil organic matter |
SPS |
sanitary and phytosanitary (measures) |
SSG |
special agricultural safeguard |
SSR |
self-sufficiency rate |
SUA |
supply utilization account |
TBT |
technical barriers to trade |
TFP |
total factor productivity |
TNCs |
transnational corporations |
TQM |
total quality management |
TRIPS |
trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights |
TRQ |
tariff rate quota |
TVE |
township and village enterprise |
TWT |
two-way trade |
UNCCD |
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification |
UNCED |
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
UNCLOS |
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea |
UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
UNFCCC |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
UNFF |
United Nations Forum on Forests |
UPI |
undernourishment prevalence index |
UR |
Uruguay Round |
URAA |
Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture |
USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
VAD |
vitamin A deficiency |
WCMC |
World Conservation Monitoring Centre |
WFS |
World Food Summit |
WHO |
World Health Organization |
WIPO |
World Intellectual Property Organization |
WSSD |
World Summit on Sustainable Development |
WTO |
World Trade Organization |
