- ACC
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- Administrative Committee on Coordination
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- ACFR
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- Advisory Committee on Fisheries Research
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- ADG
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- Assistant Director-General
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- AEZ
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- Agro-ecological zone
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- AF
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- Administration and Finance Department
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- AfDB
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- African Development Bank
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- AFF
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- Finance Division
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- AFI
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- Information Systems and Technology Division
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- AFIP
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- Information Systems and Technology Division Information Technology Pool
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- AFP
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- Personnel Division
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- AFRICOVER
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- Land Cover Map and Geodatabase for Africa
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- AFS
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- Administrative Services Division
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- AG
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- Agriculture Department
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- AGA
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- Animal Production and Health Division
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- AGE
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- Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture
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- AGL
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- Land and Water Development Division
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- AGLINET
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- Worldwide Network of Agricultural Libraries
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- AGP
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- Plant Production and Protection Division
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- AGPS
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- Seed and Plant Genetic Resources Service
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- AGRIS
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- International Information System for the Agricultural Sciences and Technology
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- AGROMET
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- Agrometeorology Group
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- AGROVOC
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- Multilingual Thesaurus of Agricultural Terminology
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- AGS
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- Agricultural Support Systems Division
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- AI
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- Artificial insemination
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- AIT
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- Asian Institute of Technology
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- AnGR
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- Animal genetic resources
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- AOS
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- Administrative and Operational Support Services
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- APFRI
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- Asia and the Pacific Association of Forestry Research Institutions
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- APO
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- Associate Professional Officer
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- AQUASTAT
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- Rural Water Statistical System
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- ARTEMIS
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- African Real-Time Environmental Monitoring Information System
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- AsDB
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- Asian Development Bank
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- ASFA
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- Aquatic Science and Fisheries Abstracts Database
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- AT 2015/30
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- Agriculture Towards 2015/30
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- ATO
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- African Timber Organization
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- AUD
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- Office of the Inspector-General
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- CARIS
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- Current Agricultural Research Information System
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- CATIE
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- Tropical Agriculture Research and Higher Education Center
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- CBD
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- Convention on Biological Diversity
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- CBPP
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- Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
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- CCAQ
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- Consultative Committee on Administrative Questions
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- CCC
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- Corporate Communication Committee
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- CCD
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- Convention to Combat Desertification
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- CCLM
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- Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters
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- CCP
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- Committee on Commodity Problems
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- CCPOQ
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- Consultative Committee on Programme and Operational Questions
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- CSSD
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- Consultative Sub-committee on Surplus Disposal
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- CFC
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- Common Fund for Commodities
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- CFS
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- Committee on World Food Security
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- CGIAR
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- Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
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- CGRFA
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- Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
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- CIFOR
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- Center for International Forestry Research
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- CIRAD
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- International Cooperation Centre on Agrarian Research for Development
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- CITES
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- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
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- COAG
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- Committee on Agriculture
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- COFI
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- Committee on Fisheries
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- COFO
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- Committee on Forestry
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- CROPWAT
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- Computer Program for Irrigation Planning and Management
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- CSD
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- Commission on Sustainable Development
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- CSO
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- Civil Society Organization
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- CTA
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- Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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- DAD-IS
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- Domestic Animal Diversity Information System
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- DESA
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- Drought Emergency in Southern Africa
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- DRMS
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- Digital Records Management System
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- EASTFISH
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- Fish Marketing Information Centre for Eastern and Central Europe
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- EBRD
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- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
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- EC
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- European Community
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- ECA
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- European Commission on Agriculture
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- ECDC
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- Economic Cooperation among Developing Countries
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- ECE
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- Economic Commission for Europe
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- ECLO
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- Emergency Centre for Locusts Operations
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- ECOSOC
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- Economic and Social Council
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- EIFAC
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- European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission
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- ELISA
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- Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
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- EMPRES
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- Emergency Prevention System for Transboundary Animal and Plant Pests and Diseases
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- ES
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- Economic and Social Department
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- ESA
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- Agriculture and Economic Development Analysis Division
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- ESA
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- European Space Agency
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- ESC
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- Commodities and Trade Division
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- ESDG
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- Global Perspectives Studies Unit
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- ESN
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- Food and Nutrition Division
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- ESS
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- Statistics Division
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- EU
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- European Union
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- EUMETSAT
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- European Meteorological Satellite Organization
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- EUROSTAT
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- Statistical Office of the European Communities
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- FAOINFO
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- FAO Information Database
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- FAOR
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- FAO Representative
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- FAOSIS
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- Specialized Information System
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- FAOSTAT
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- Corporate Database for Substantive Statistical Data
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- FARM-Net
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- Farm Information Networks
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- FAS
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- Field Accounting System
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- FCCC
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- Framework Convention on Climate Change
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- FFHC
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- Freedom from Hunger Campaign
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- FI
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- Fisheries Department
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- FIGIS
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- Fisheries Global Information System
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- FINSYS
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- Budget and Financial Management System
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- FIP
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- Fishery Policy and Planning Division
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- FIR
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- Fishery Resources Division
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- FIVIMS
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- Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping Systems
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- FMD
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- Foot-and-mouth disease
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- FO
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- Forestry Department
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- FORSPA
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- Forestry Research Support Programme for Asia and the Pacific
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- FRA
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- Forest resources assessment
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- FTPP
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- Forests, Trees and People Programme
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- GCOS
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- Global Climate Observing System
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- GCP
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- Government Cooperative Programme
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- GEF
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- Global Environment Facility
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- GESAMP
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- IMO/FAO/UNESCO-IOC/WMO/WHO/IAEA/UN/UNEP Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects
of Marine Environmental Protection
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- GFCM
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- General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean
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- GI
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- General Affairs and Information Department
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- GIC
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- Conference, Council and Protocol Affairs Division
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- GIDN
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- Unit for Liaison with National Committees
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- GIEWS
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- Global Information and Early Warning System
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- GII
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- Information Division
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- GIII
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- Publishing and Multimedia Service
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- GIL
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- Library and Documentation Systems Division
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- GIS
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- Geographical Information System
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- GLOBEFISH
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- Computerized System of Fish Marketing Information
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- GOOS
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- Global Ocean Observing System
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- GPA
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- Global Plan of Action
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- GREP
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- Global Rinderpest Eradication Programme
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- GTOS
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- Global Terrestrial Observing System
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- GTZ
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- German Agency for Technical Cooperation
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- HACCP
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- Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (System)
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- IAEA
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- International Atomic Energy Agency
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- IARC
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- International Agricultural Research Centre
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- IASC
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- Inter-agency Standing Committee
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- IBAR
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- Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources
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- ICAM
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- Integrated Coastal Area Management
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- ICARDA
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- International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
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- ICGEB
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
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- ICID
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- International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage
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- ICIE
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- Institute for Computer and Information Engineering
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- ICIMOD
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- International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
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- ICLARM
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- International Centre for Living Aquatic Resources Management
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- ICN
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- International Conference on Nutrition
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- ICRAF
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- International Centre for Research in Agroforestry
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- ICRISAT
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
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- ICSC
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- International Civil Service Commission
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- ICSU
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- International Council of Scientific Unions
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- IDB
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- Inter-American Development Bank
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- IDRC
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- International Development Research Centre
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- IEA
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- International Economic Association
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- IFA
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- International Fertilizer Industry Association
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- IFAD
|
- International Fund for Agricultural Development
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- IFAP
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- International Federation of Agricultural Producers
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- IFDC
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- International Fertilizer Development Center
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- IFF
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- Intergovernmental Forum on Forests
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- IFI
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- International Financing Institution
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- IFPRI
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- International Food Policy Research Institute
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- IGBP
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- International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
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- IGG
|
- Inter-governmental Group
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- IGO
|
- Intergovernmental Organization
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- IIASA
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- International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
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- IICA
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- Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
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- ILO
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- International Labour Organization
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- ILRI
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- International Livestock Research Institute
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- IMF
|
- International Monetary Fund
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- INFOCRIS
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- International Food Contaminant and Residue Information System
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- INFONetwork
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- Fish Marketing Information Services
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- INFOYU
|
- Fish Marketing Information Centre for China
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- INGO
|
- International Non-governmental Organization
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- INIBAP
|
- International Network for the Improvement of Bananas and Plantains
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- INPHO
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- Information Network on Post-Harvest Operations
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- IOC
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- Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
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- IPC
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- International Poplar Commission
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- IPGRI
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- International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
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- IPM
|
- Integrated Pest Management
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- IPPC
|
- International Plant Protection Convention
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- IPTRID
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- International Programme for Technology and Research in Irrigation and Drainage
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- IRC
|
- International Rice Commission
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- IRRI
|
- International Rice Research Institute
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- IsDB
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- Islamic Development Bank
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- ISNAR
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- International Service for National Agricultural Research
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- ISO
|
- International Organization for Standardization
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- ISP
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- Investment Support Programme
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- ITC
|
- International Trade Centre (UNCTAD/WTO)
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- ITTO
|
- International Tropical Timber Organization
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- ITU
|
- International Telecommunication Union
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- ITWG
|
- Intergovernmental Technical Working Group
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- IUCN
|
- World Conservation Union
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- IUFRO
|
- International Union of Forestry Research Organizations
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- IWMI
|
- International Water Management Institute
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- JECFA
|
- Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
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- JIU
|
- Joint Inspection Unit
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- LDCs
|
- Least developed countries
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- LEG
|
- Legal Office
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- LIFDC
|
- Low-Income, Food-Deficit Country
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- LOGE
|
- Liaison Office with the United Nations (Geneva)
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- LRIS
|
- Land Resources Information System
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- MRL
|
- Maximum residue limit
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- MSU
|
- Management Support Unit
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- MTN
|
- Multilateral Trade Negotiations
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- MTP
|
- Medium Term Plan
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- NACA
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- Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific
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- NARS
|
- National Agricultural Research Systems
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- NASA
|
- National Aeronautics And Space Administration (United States)
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- NGO
|
- Non-governmental Organization
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- NPO
|
- National Professional Officer
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- NWFP
|
- Non-wood forest products
|
- OAU
|
- Organization of African Unity
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- OCD
|
- Office for Coordination of Normative, Operational and Decentralized Activities
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- OCHA
|
- Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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- ODG
|
- Office of the Director-General
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- OEA
|
- Organization of American States
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- OECD
|
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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- OIE
|
- International Office of Epizootics
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- OLADE
|
- Latin American Energy Organization
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- PAAT
|
- Programme Against African Trypanosomiasis
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- PAHO
|
- Pan-American Health Organization
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- PBE
|
- Office of Programme, Budget and Evaluation
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- PBEC
|
- Office of Programme, Budget and Evaluation Corporate Income
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- PCR
|
- Polymerase chain reaction
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- PER
|
- Programme Evaluation Report
|
- PERSYS
|
- Computerized Personnel Management System
|
- PFL
|
- Prevention of Food Losses
|
- PGRFA
|
- Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
|
- PIC
|
- Prior Informed Consent
|
- PIR
|
- Programme Implementation Report
|
- PLANSYS
|
- Computerized Programme Planning and Budgeting System
|
- PWB
|
- Programme of Work and Budget
|
- RAF
|
- Regional Office for Africa
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- RAP
|
- Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
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- REDCAPA
|
- Red de Instituciones Vinculadas a la Capacitaci�n en Econom�a y Pol�ticas Agr�colas
en Am�rica Latina y el Caribe
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- REFORGEN
|
- Global Information System on Forest Genetic Resources
|
- REIMP
|
- Regional Environmental Information Management Project
|
- REU
|
- Regional Office for Europe
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- RG
|
- Real growth
|
- RIA
|
- Radio-immunoassay
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- RLC
|
- Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean
|
- RNE
|
- Regional Office for the Near East
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- RP
|
- Regular Programme
|
- SACRED
|
- Scheme of Agricultural Credit Development
|
- SAD
|
- Special Advisers to the Director-General
|
- SADC
|
- Southern African Development Community
|
- SAFR
|
- Sub-regional Office for Southern and East Africa
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- SAPA
|
- Sub-regional Office for the Pacific Islands
|
- SD
|
- Sustainable Development Department
|
- SDA
|
- Rural Development Division
|
- SDR
|
- Research, Extension and Training Division
|
- SDW
|
- Women and Population Division
|
- SEAGA
|
- Socioeconomic and Gender Analysis Programme
|
- SECNA
|
- Screwworm Emergency Centre for North Africa
|
- SEUR
|
- Sub-regional Office for Central and Eastern Europe
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- SFI
|
- Soil Fertility Initiative
|
- SIDS
|
- Small Island Developing States
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- SIMIS
|
- Scheme for Irrigation Management Information System
|
- SIS
|
- Seed Information System
|
- SIT
|
- Sterile insect technique
|
- SNEA
|
- Sub-regional Office for North Africa
|
- SOFA
|
- State of Food and Agriculture
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- 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
|
- SPPD
|
- Support for Policy and Programme Development
|
- SPS
|
- Sanitary and phytosanitary measures
|
- SRA
|
- Special reserve account
|
- STS
|
- Support for Technical Services
|
- SUA
|
- Supply/Utilization Account
|
- TAC
|
- Technical Advisory Committee
|
- TADInfo
|
- Transboundary Animal Diseases Information System
|
- TBT
|
- Technical barriers to trade
|
- TC
|
- Technical Cooperation Department
|
- TCA
|
- Policy Assistance Division
|
- TCDC
|
- Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries
|
- TCDI
|
- Information and Procedures Unit
|
- TCDM
|
- Unit for Cooperation with Multilateral and Bilateral Agencies
|
- TCDN
|
- Unit for Cooperation with Private Sector and NGOs
|
- TCI
|
- Investment Centre Division
|
- TCO
|
- Field Operations Division
|
- TCOC
|
- National Capacity Building, Project Operations Coordination, Reports and Support Branch
|
- TCOR
|
- Special Relief Operations Service
|
- TCP
|
- Technical Cooperation Programme
|
- TF
|
- Trust Fund
|
- TRIPS
|
- Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
|
- TS
|
- Technical Service Agreement
|
- TSS
|
- Technical Support Services
|
- UN
|
- United Nations
|
- UNCDF
|
- United Nations Capital Development Fund
|
- UNCED
|
- United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
|
- UNCTAD
|
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
|
- UNDAF
|
- United Nations Development Assistance Framework
|
- UNDP
|
- United Nations Development Programme
|
- UNEP
|
- United Nations Environment Programme
|
- UNESCO
|
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
|
- UNFPA
|
- United Nations Population Fund
|
- UNGA
|
- United Nations General Assembly
|
- UNICEF
|
- United Nations Children's Fund
|
- UNIDO
|
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization
|
- UNIFEM
|
- United Nations Development Fund for Women
|
- UNJSPB
|
- United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board
|
- UNU
|
- United Nations University
|
- UPOV
|
- International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
|
- USAID
|
- United States Agency for International Development
|
- USDA
|
- United States Department of Agriculture
|
- UTF
|
- Unilateral Trust Fund
|
- VERCON
|
- Virtual Extension Research Communication Networks
|
- WAICENT
|
- World Agricultural Information Centre
|
- WAIR
|
- World Agriculture Information Resource Database
|
- WB
|
- World Bank
|
- WCF
|
- Working capital fund
|
- WFD
|
- World Food Day
|
- WFP
|
- World Food Programme
|
- WFS
|
- World Food Summit
|
- WHO
|
- World Health Organization
|
- WIEWS
|
- World Information and Early Warning System on Plant Genetic Resources
|
- WOCCU
|
- World Council of Credit Unions
|
- WRI
|
- World Resources Institute
|
- WTO
|
- World Trade Organization
|
- WWF
|
- World Wide Fund for Nature
|
- ZNG
|
- Zero nominal growth
|
- ZRG
|
- Zero real growth
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