| ACC | Administrative Committee on Co-ordination |
| AGRIS | International Information System for the Agricultural Sciences and Technology |
| CARIS | Current Agricultural Research Information System |
| CCLM | Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |
| CCP | Committee on Commodity Problems |
| CFA | Committee on Food Aid Policies and Programmes |
| CGIAR | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
| DANIDA | Danish International Development Agency |
| ECA | United Nations Economic Commission for Africa |
| ECE | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe |
| ECLA | United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America |
| ECOSOC | United Nations Economic and Social Council |
| ECWA | United Nations Economic Commission for Western Asia |
| EEZ | Exclusive economic zone |
| EPTA | Extended Programme of Technical Assistance |
| ESCAP | United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
| ETAP | Extended Technical Assistance Programme |
| FAC | Food Aid Committee |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| FFHC | Freedom from Hunger Campaign |
| FFHC/AD | Freedom from Hunger Campaign/Action for Development |
| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| IBRD | International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) |
| ICCH | International Commodity Clearing House |
| IEFR | International Emergency Food Reserve |
| IFAD | International Fund for Agricultural Development |
| IFS | International Fertilizer Supply Scheme |
| IGC | Intergovernmental Committee of the World Food Programme |
| IIA | International Institute of Agriculture |
| ILO | International Labour Organisation |
| IRC | International Rice Commission |
| LDC | Least developed countries |
| MSA | Most seriously affected countries |
| OIE | Office international des épizooties |
| PAG | Protein Advisory Group |
| SIDA | Swedish International Development Authority |
| SOFA | The State of Food and Agriculture |
| TAC | Technical Advisory Committee of CGIAR |
| TCDC | Technical cooperation among developing countries |
| TCP | Technical Cooperation Programme |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNDRO | Office of the UN Disaster Relief Coordinator |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
| Unesco | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNFPA | United Nations Fund for Population Activities |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children's Fund |
| UNIDO | United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
| UNRRA | United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration |
| UNSF | United Nations Special Fund |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
| WCARRD | World Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development |
| WFP | World Food Programme |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WMO | World Meteorological Organization |
