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List of acronyms

ADA

Agricultural Development Agency

ADP

Agricultural Development Projects

AGRITEX

Agricultural Technical and Extension Services

ApproTEC

Appropriate Technologies for Enterprise Creation

ATI

Appropriate Technology International

BIS

Bureau of Indian Standards

CARE

International non-governmenal organization

CARMATEC

Irrigation Equipment Testing Programme of the University of Tanzania, Arusha)

CAMPFIRE

Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources

CFAF

West African franc

CIF

Cost insurance and freight

CROPWAT

A computer program to calculate crop water requirenments

CSIR

Agricultural Research Council

DOI

Department of Irrigation

ESA

External Support Agency

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FO

Farmers' organization

FOB

Freight on board

FTC

Full tank level

IAR

Institute for Agricultural Research

ICID

International Commission for Irrigation and Drainage

ICFU

Indigenous Commercial Farmers' Union

IDB

Irrigation Drainage Branch

IDE

International Development Enterprises

IEC

International Electro-Technical Commission

IFAD

International Fund for Agricultural Development

IIMI

International Irrigation Management Institute

IPI

Institute for Promotion of Innovations

IPTRID

International Programme for Technology Research on Irrigation and Drainage

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

ITDG

Intermediate Technology Development Group

LDPE

Low density polyethylene pipe

LIFDC

Low-income food deficit countries

LLDPE

Liner low density polyethylene pipe

MAFF

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries

MBS

Malawi Bureau of Standards

mcft

million cubic feet

MIRTDC

Malawi Industrial Research and Technology Development Centre

MOA

Ministry of Agriculture

MWL

Maximum water level

NABL

A national level regulating body for equipment standards

NFIF

National farm irrigation fund

NGO

Non-governmental organization

NIDP

National Irrigation Development Plan

ODA

Overseas Development Administration

PVC

Poly vinyl chloride

REST

Relief Society for Tigray

RITES

Indian standards agency

SABI

South African Irrigation Institute

SAFR

Subregional Officer for Southern and East Africa

SAP

Structural Adjustment Programme

SADC

Southern African Development Community

SIEMA

Southern India Engineering Manufacturers' Association

SISDO

Smallholder Irrigation Scheme Development Organization

SITARC

Small Industries Testing and Research Centre

SPFS

Special Programme for Food Security

TBL

Tank bund level

TCDC

Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNICEF

United Nations Children's Fund

UNIDO

United Nations Industrial Development Organization

VAT

Value added tax

WRC

Water Resources Commission

WUA

Water Users' Association

ZITC

Zimbabwe Irrigation Technology Centre

ZSA

Zimbabwe Standards Association

ZFU

Zimbabwe Farmers' Union


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