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Abbreviations and acronyms


ADB

Asian Development Bank

AFMA

Association of Food Marketing Agencies in Asia and the Pacific

CEDAC

Cambodian Centre for Study and Development in Agriculture

CIAD

Centre for Integrated Agricultural Development

DOA

Department of Agriculture

FAO/RAP

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

FFS

Farmer Field Schools

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

HYV

High yielding variety

ICRISAT

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

IEC

Information, Education and Communication

IPM

Integrated Pest Management

IYR

International Year of Rice

KAPI

Kasetsart Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Product Improvement

L&DD

Livestock and Dairy Development

MAF

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

MDG

Millennium Development Goals

MPF

Multipurpose farming

NGO

Non-governmental Organization

PPP

Public-private partnership

PRA

Participatory Rural Appraisal

PTD

Participatory Technology Development

SMEDA

Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority

SRI

System of Rice Intensification

UBINIG

Unnayan Bikalper Nitinirdharoni Gobeshona (Policy Research for


Development Alternatives)

UNGA

United Nations General Assembly

WUA

Water user association


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