AAPQIS Aquatic Animal Pathogen and Quarantine Information System
ACABQ Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions
ACFR Advisory Committee on Fisheries Research
ADG Assistant Director-General
AEZ Agro-ecological zone
AF Administration and Finance Department
AfDB African Development Bank
AFF Finance Division
AFH Human Resources Management Division
AFI Information Systems and Technology Division
AG Agriculture Department
AGLINET Worldwide Network of Agricultural Libraries
AgMES Agricultural Metadata Element Set
AGORA Associaçâo para Projetos de Combate a Fome
AGRIPPA Peer Reviewed Electronic Journal
AGRIS International Information System for the Agricultural Sciences and Technology
AKIS Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems
AiDA Accessible Information on Development Activities
AnGR Animal genetic resources
APFIC Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission
AsDB Asian Development Bank
ASFA Aquatic Science and Fisheries Abstracts Database
ASFIS Aquatic Science and Fisheries Information System
ASMC After Service Medical Coverage
BMR Basal metabolic rate
CABFIN Capacity Building in Rural Finance Initiative
CARIS Current Agricultural Research Information System
CBD Convention on Biological Diversity
CBPP Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
CCA Common country assessment
CCD Convention to Combat Desertification (UN)
CCP Committee on Commodity Problems
CCRF Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
CDM Clean Development Mechanism
CEB United Nations System Chief Executives Board
CECAF Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic
CES Statistics Division of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
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
CIFA Committee for Inland Fisheries of Africa
CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
COAG Committee on Agriculture
COAIM Consultation on Agricultural Information Management
COFI Committee on Fisheries
COIN Country Office Information Network
COOP Coastal Ocean Observations Panel
COPESCAL Commission for Inland Fisheries of Latin America
CP Continuing programme activity
CPF Collaborative Partnership on Forests
CSD Commission on Sustainable Development (UN)
CSO Civil society organization
CSSD Consultative Sub-committee on Surplus Disposal
CWP Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics
EC European Community
ECAN Eurasian Conservation Agriculture Network
ECE Economic Commission for Europe (UN)
EIFAC European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission
EMPRES Emergency Prevention System for Transboundary Animal and Plant Pests and Diseases
ES Economic and Social Department
ESS Statistics Division
EUFMD European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease
FAOSTAT Corporate Database for Substantive Statistical Data
FBS Food balance sheet
FCPMIS FAO Country Profiles and Mapping Information System
FFS Farmers field schools
FI Fisheries Department
FIGIS Fisheries Global Information System
FII Fishery Industries Division
FINGER Fishery Information on Genetic Resources
FIRMS Fisheries Resources Monitoring System
FISHCODE Interregional Programme of Assistance to Developing Countries for the Implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
FISHPORT Electronic publication of the Aquatic Food Product Initiative
FIVIMS Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping System
FMD Foot-and-mouth disease
FORIS Forestry Information System
FPMIS Field Programme Management Information System
GAP Good agricultural practice
GEF Global Environment Facility
GESAMP IMO/FAO/UNESCO-IOC/WMO/WHO/IAEA/UN/UNEP Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection
GFAR Global Forum on Agricultural Research
GFCM General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean
GI General Affairs and Information Department
GIC Conference, Council and Protocol Affairs Division
GIEWS Global Information and Early Warning System
GII Information Division
GIL Library and Documentation Systems Division
GIS Geographic Information System
GLOBEFISH Computerized System of Fish Marketing Information
GMA Global Management Approach
GMO Genetically modified organism
GOOS Global Ocean Observing System
GPA Global Plan of Action
GPA Grade point average
GRFA Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
GREP Global Rinderpest Eradication Programme
HACCP Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (System)
HSVAR High Seas Vessels Authorization Record
IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
IAMSLIC International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers
IAWG Inter-agency Working Group
ICSC International Civil Service Commission
ICT Information and communication technology
IDB Inter-American Development Bank
IDML International Development Markup Language
IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development
IFI International Financing Institution
IGG Intergovernmental Group
IGO Intergovernmental Organization
IICA Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
INFOCRIS International Food Contaminant and Residue Information System
INPhO Information Network on Post-Harvest Operations
IOTC Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
IPM Integrated Pest Management
IPOA International Plan of Action
IPP Integrated Production and Protection
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPPC International Plant Protection Convention
IPTRID International Programme for Technology and Research in Irrigation and Drainage
ITWG Intergovernmental Technical Working Group
IUU Illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing
IYR International Year of Rice (2004)
JECFA Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
JEMRA Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on Microbiological Risk Assessment
JMPR FAO/WHO Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues
LADA Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands
LEAD Livestock, Environment and Development Initiative
LIFDC Low-income, Food-deficit Country
MDG Millennium Development Goal
MRL Maximum residue limit
MSS Management Support Service
MTN Multilateral trade negotiations
MTP Medium Term Plan
NARS National Agricultural Research Systems
NEPAD New Partnership for Africa's Development
NERICA New Rice for Africa
NGO Non-governmental Organization
NPO National Professional Officer
NSO National Statistics Office
NWFP Non-wood forest products
OAS-CIE Inter-American Conference on Statistics of the Organization of American States
OCD Office for Coordination of Normative, Operational and Decentralized Activities
ODG Office of the Director-General
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)
PGRFA Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
PIC Prior Informed Consent
PIRES Programme Planning, Implementation Reporting and Evaluation Support System
POP Persistent Organic Pollutant
PRSP Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
PWB Programme of Work and Budget
RAMSES Reconnaissance and Monitoring System of the Environment of Schistocerca
RECOFI Regional Commission for Fisheries
RFB Regional fisheries body
RG Real growth
RP Regular Programme
SACAN South-Asian Conservation Agriculture Network
SACOIs Strategies to Address Cross-organizational Issues
SARD Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development
SD Sustainable Development Department
SDW Gender and Population Division
SEAGA Socioeconomic and Gender Analysis Programme
SFI Soil Fertility Initiative
SIPAM Information System for Promotion of Aquaculture in the Mediterranean
SIS Seed Information System
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
SOTER Soils and Terrain Database
SPFS Special Programme for Food Security
SPS Sanitary and phytosanitary measures
SPWB Summary Programme of Work and Budget
SRA Special Reserve Account
SUA Supply utilization account
SWOT Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats (analysis)
TAD Transboundary animal disease
TAMNET Tropical Asian Maize Network
TBT Technical barriers to trade
TC Technical Cooperation Department
TCA Policy Assistance Division
TCDC Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries
TCDS Resources and Strategic Partnerships Unit
TCE Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division
TCI Investment Centre Division
TCO Field Operations Division
TCOR Special Relief Operations Service
TCOS SPFS Coordination and Monitoring Service
TCP Technical Cooperation Programme
TERRASTAT Land resource potential and constraints statistics at country and regional level
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
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNFF United Nations Forum on Forests
UNFPA United Nations Population Fund
UNGA United Nations General Assembly
UNHCR Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNSECOORD United Nations Security Coordinator
UPA Urban and peri-urban agriculture
WAICENT World Agricultural Information Centre
WAIR World Agriculture Information Resource System
WAN Wide Area Network
WCF Working Capital Fund
WebISIS Website database software
WECAFC Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission
WEHAB Frameworks for action on: Water, Energy, Health, Agriculture and Biodiversity (UN)
WFM World food model
WFP World Food Programme
WFS World Food Summit
WHO World Health Organization
WIEWS World Information and Early Warning System on Plant Genetic Resources
WISDOM Woodfuel Integrated Supply and Demand Overview Mapping
WOCAT World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies
WSSD World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg 2002)
WTO World Trade Organization
ZRG Zero real growth
