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ACP
African, Caribbean and Pacific States
AfDB
African Development Bank
AGF
Federal Government Acquisition
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
ALADI (LAIA)
Latin America Integration Association
AMS
Aggregate Measurement of Support
AsDB
Asian Development Bank
ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ATO
African Timber Organization
BEAC
Bank of Central African States
CACM
Central America Common Market
CAP
Common Agricultural Policy
CARICOM
Caribbean Community and Common Market
CBI
Caribbean Basin Initiative
CGIAR
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
c.i.f.
Cost, insurance and freight
CIFOR
Centre for International Forestry Research
CINTRAFOR
Center for International Trade of Forest Products
CIS
Commonwealth of Independent States
CMB
Cocoa Marketing Board
COCOBOD
Ghana Cocoa Board
CUSTA
Canada-US Free Trade Agreement
EAI
Enterprise for the Americas Initiative
EAP
Economically active population
EC
European Community
EGF
Federal Government Loans
EHDAEs
Economies highly dependent on agricultural exports
ERP
Economic recovery programme
ERS
Economic Research Service
EU
European Union
FAPRI
Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute
FDI
Foreign direct investment
f.o.b.
Free on board
FSC
Forest Stewardship Council
FTA
Free trade agreement
GATT
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GDP
Gross domestic product
GEF
Global Environmental Facility
GHG
Greenhouse gas
GNP
Gross national product
GRIP
Gross Revenue Insurance Plan
GSP
Generalized System of Preferences
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
HRS
Household responsibility system
HYV
High-yielding varieties
IBRD
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
ICCO
International Cocoa Organization
ICO
International Coffee Organization
ICRAF
International Center for Research in Agroforestry
IDA
International Development Association
IEFR
International Emergency Food Reserve
IFPRI
International Food Policy Research Institute
IIED
International Institute for Environment and Development
IMF
International Monetary Fund
IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPGRI
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
IPPC
International Plant Protection Convention
ISA
International Sugar Agreement
ITTA
International Tropical Timber Agreement
ITTO
International Tropical Timber Organization
IUCN
World Conservation Union
LAFTA
Latin American Free Trade Area
LDC
Least-developed country
MERCOSUR
Southern Common Market
MFA
Multifibre Arrangement
MFN
Most favoured nation
MMA
Multilateral Monetary Area
MPP
Minimum price programme
MTNs
Multilateral trade negotiations
NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement
NCPB
National Cereals and Produce Board
NGO
Non-governmental organization
NISA
Net Income Stabilization Account
NMP
Net material product
NTB
Non-tariff barrier
NTSP
National Tripartite Stabilization Programme
ODI
Overseas Development Institute
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OPEC
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
PSE
Producer subsidy equivalent
SAARC
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
SACU
Southern Africa Customs Union
SADC
Southern African Development Community
SAFTA
South Asian Free Trade Agreement
SAL
Structural adjustment loan
SAP
Structural adjustment programme
SNCR
National Rural Credit System
SPDC
Special Programme for Developing Countries
TFAP
Tropical Forests Action Programme
TRIM
Trade-related investment measure
TRQ
Tariff-rate quota
TVE
Township and village enterprise
UEMOA
West African Economic and Monetary Union
UMOA
West African Monetary Union
UNCED
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
UNCTAD
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNDP
United Nations Development Programme
UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme
URV
Unit reference value
USDA
United States Department of Agriculture
VAT
Value added tax
WFP
World Food Programme
WGTA
Western Grain Transportation Act
WHFTA
Western Hemisphere Free Trade Agreement
WHO
World Health Organization
WIDER
World Institute for Development Economics Research
WRI
World Resources Institute
WTO
World Trade Organization
WWF
World Wide Fund for Nature