Acronyms
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| AF |
Administration and Finance Department |
| AfDB |
African Development Bank |
| AFF |
Finance Division |
| AFH |
Human Resources Management Division |
| AFI |
Information Systems and Technology Division |
| AFS |
Administrative Services Division |
| AGE |
Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture |
| AGLINET |
Worldwide Network of Agricultural Libraries |
| AGORA |
Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture |
| AGRIS |
International Information System for the Agricultural Sciences and Technology |
| AGROVOC |
Multilingual Thesaurus of Agricultural Terminology |
| AnGR |
Animal genetic resources |
| AOS |
Administrative and operational support |
| APFIC |
Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission |
| APHCA |
Regional Animal Production and Health Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
| APO |
Associate Professional Officer |
| APPPC |
Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission |
| AsDB |
Asian Development Bank |
| ASEAN |
Association of Southeast-Asian Nations |
| ASMC |
After-service Medical Coverage |
| AUD |
Office of the Inspector-General |
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| BSE |
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy |
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| CAADP |
Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme |
| CAF |
Caja Andina de Fomento |
| CAP |
Common Agricultural Policy (EU) |
| CARICOM |
Caribbean Community Secretariat |
| CAS |
Country assistance strategies |
| CBD |
Convention on Biological Diversity |
| CBPP |
Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia |
| CCA |
Common country assessment |
| CCLM |
Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |
| CCP |
Committee on Commodity Problems |
| CCRF |
Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries |
| CDM |
Clean development mechanism |
| CEB |
United Nations System's Chief Executives Board for Coordination |
| CECAF |
Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic |
| CEEC |
Central and Eastern European countries |
| CFC |
Common Fund for Commodities |
| CFS |
Classical swine fever |
| 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 |
| CIS |
Commonwealth of Independent States |
| CITES |
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
| CL |
FAO Council |
| COAG |
Committee on Agriculture |
| COAIM |
Consultation on Agricultural Information Management |
| COFI |
Committee on Fisheries |
| COIN |
Country Office Information Network |
| COP |
Conference of the Parties |
| COPESCAL |
Commission for Inland Fisheries of Latin America |
| CPF |
Collaborative Partnership on Forests |
| CPPS |
Organization for the Conservation, Protection and Optimum Utilization of Tunas and Tuna-like Species in the Eastern Pacific |
| CRIC |
Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention |
| CSD |
Commission on Sustainable Development (UN) |
| CSO |
Civil Society Organization |
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| DAD-IS |
Domestic Animal Diversity Information System |
| DFID |
UK Department for International Development |
| DIMITRA |
Rural Women and Development (FAO/King Baudouin Foundation) |
| DRM |
Disaster risk management |
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| EAF |
Ecosystem approach to fisheries |
| EBRD |
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| ECDC |
Economic Cooperation among Developing Countries |
| ECOCROP |
Crop Environmental Requirements Database |
| ECOSOC |
Economic and Social Council (UN) |
| ECOWAS |
Economic Community of West African States |
| ECTAD |
Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Disease Operations |
| EEZ |
Economic exclusive zones |
| EIFAC |
European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission |
| EMPRES |
Emergency Prevention System for Transboundary Animal and Plant Pests and Diseases |
| ERP |
Education for Rural People |
| ESS |
Statistics Division |
| EU |
European Union |
| EUFMD |
European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease |
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| FAOR |
FAO Representative |
| FAOSTAT |
Corporate Database for Substantive Statistical Data |
| FAS |
Field Accounting System |
| FC |
Finance Committee |
| FFS |
Field farmers schools |
| FIGIS |
Fisheries Global Information System |
| FIRMS |
Fisheries Resources Monitoring System |
| FIVIMS |
Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping System |
| FMD |
Foot-and-mouth disease |
| FORIS |
Forestry Information System |
| FPMIS |
Field Programme Management Information System |
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| GAP |
Good agricultural practice |
| GEF |
Global Environment Facility |
| GFAR |
Global Forum on Agricultural Research |
| GFCM |
General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean |
| GIAHS |
Globally Important Ingenious Agricultural Heritage Systems |
| GIC |
Conference, Council and Protocol Affairs Division |
| GIEWS |
Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture |
| GII |
Information Division |
| GIL |
Library and Documentation Systems Division |
| GIS |
Geographical Information System |
| GLCN |
Global Land Cover Network |
| GLEWS |
Global Early Warning System for Transboundary Animal Diseases |
| GLiPHA |
Global Livestock Production and Health Atlas |
| GPA |
Global Plan of Action |
| GREP |
Global Rinderpest Eradication Programme |
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| HORTIVAR |
Horticulture Cultivar Performance Database |
| HPAI |
Highly pathogenic avian influenza |
| HRG |
Higher real growth |
| HRMS |
Human Resources Management System |
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| IAAH |
International Alliance Against Hunger |
| IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
| IASMN |
Inter-Agency Security Management Network |
| IAWG |
Inter-agency Working Group |
| ICC |
International Computing Centre |
| ICES |
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea |
| ICSC |
International Civil Service Commission |
| ICT |
Information and communication technology |
| IEA |
International Energy Agency |
| IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
| IGG |
Intergovernmental Group |
| IGO |
Inter-governmental Organization |
| IICA |
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture |
| ILO |
International Labour Organization |
| IMARK |
Information management resource kit |
| INFOCRIS |
International Food Contaminant and Residue Information System |
| INPHO |
Information Network on Post-harvest Operations |
| IPGRI |
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute |
| IPM |
Integrated pest management |
| IPOA |
International Plan of Action |
| IPPC |
International Plant Protection Convention |
| IPPM |
Integrated production and pest management |
| IsDB |
Islamic Development Bank |
| ISP |
Investment Support Programme |
| IUU |
Illegal, unreported and unregulated (fishing) |
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| JEFCA |
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives |
| JIU |
Joint Inspection Unit |
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| LEAD |
Livestock, Environment and Development |
| LEG |
Legal Office |
| LFCC |
Low Forest Cover Countries |
| LIFDC |
Low-Income, Food-Deficit Country |
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| MCS |
Monitoring, control and surveillance |
| MDG |
Millennium Development Goal |
| MERCOSUR |
Southern Common Market |
| MORS |
Minimum Operating Residential Security Standards |
| MOSS |
Minimum Operating Security Standards |
| MSS |
Management Support Service |
| MSU |
Management Support Unit |
| MTP |
Medium Term Plan |
| NALO |
National Aquaculture Legislation Overview |
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| NARS |
National Agricultural Research Systems |
| NASO |
National Aquaculture Sector Overview |
| NENARNAP |
Near East and North Africa Regional Network for Agricultural Policies |
| NEPAD |
New Partnership for Africa's Development |
| NERICA |
New Rice for Africa |
| NGO |
Non-governmental Organization |
| NWFP |
Non-wood forest product |
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| OCD |
Office for Coordination of Normative, Operational and Decentralized Activities |
| ODG |
Office of the Director-General |
| OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OIE |
World Organisation for Animal Health |
| OLDEPESCA |
Latin American Organization for Fisheries Development |
| OSPESCA |
Organización del Sector Pesquero y Acuícola del Istmo Centroamericano |
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| PAAT |
Programme Against African Trypanosomiasis |
| PAIA |
Priority Area for Inter-disciplinary Action |
| PATTEC |
Pan African Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Eradication Campaign |
| PBE |
Office of Programme, Budget and Evaluation |
| PC |
Programme Committee |
| PGRFA |
Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture |
| PIF |
Pacific Islands Forum |
| PIRES |
Programme Planning, Implementation Reporting and Evaluation System |
| PPRC |
Programme and Project Review Committee |
| PRSP |
Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper |
| PWB |
Programme of Work and Budget |
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| RAF |
Regional Office for Africa |
| RAP |
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific |
| RECOFI |
Regional Commission for Fisheries |
| RFB |
Regional fishery body |
| RG |
Real growth |
| RLC |
Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean |
| RNE |
Regional Office for the Near East |
| ROB |
Regional Operations Branch |
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| SAARC |
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
| SACOI |
Strategy to Address Cross-organizational Issues |
| SAD |
Special Advisers to the Director-General |
| SAFR |
Subregional Office for Southern and East Africa |
| SARD |
Sustainable agriculture and rural development |
| SD |
Sustainable Development Department |
| SDW |
Gender and Population Division |
| SEAGA |
Socio-economic and Gender Analysis Programme |
| SEF |
Security Expenditure Facility |
| SFERA |
Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities |
| SFLP |
Sustainable Fisheries Livelihoods Programme |
| SIPAM |
Information System for the Promotion of Aquaculture in the Mediterranean |
| SOFA |
The State of Food and Agriculture |
| SOFI |
The State of Food Insecurity in the World |
| SPFS |
Special Programme for Food Security |
| SPS |
Sanitary and phytosanitary measures |
| SPWB |
Summary Programme of Work and Budget |
| SRA |
Special reserve account |
| SSC |
South-South Cooperation |
| STF |
Status and Trends of Capture Fisheries (Strategy for Improving Information on) |
| SWAp |
Sector-wide approach |
| SWIOFC |
South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission |
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| TAD |
Transboundary animal diseases |
| TBT |
Technical barriers to trade |
| TC |
Technical Cooperation Department |
| TCA |
Policy Assistance Division |
| TCDC |
Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries |
| TCE |
Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division |
| TCI |
Investment Centre |
| TCO |
Field Operations Division |
| TCOS |
SPFS Monitoring and Coordination Service |
| TCOT |
Technical Cooperation Programme Service |
| TCP |
Technical Cooperation Programme |
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| UEMOA |
West African Economic and Monetary Union |
| UN/ECE |
Economic Commission for Europe |
| UNAIDS |
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS |
| UNCCD |
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa |
| UNCTAD |
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNDAF |
United Nations Development Assistance Framework |
| UNDG |
United Nations Development Group |
| UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
| UNDSS |
United Nations Department of Safety and Security |
| UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
| UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNFCCC |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| UNFSA |
United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement |
| UNGA |
United Nations General Assembly |
| UNICEF |
United Nations Children’s Fund |
| UNOPS |
United Nations Office for Project Services |
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| VMS |
Vessel monitoring system |
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| WAICENT |
World Agricultural Information Centre |
| WCCD |
World Congress on Communication for Development |
| WCF |
Working Capital Fund |
| WEC |
World Energy Council |
| WECAFC |
Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission |
| WFD |
World Food Day |
| WFP |
World Food Programme |
| WHO |
World Health Organization |
| WSSD |
World Summit on Sustainable Development |
| WTO |
World Trade Organization |
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| ZNG |
Zero nominal growth |
| ZRG |
Zero real growth |
