ACC Administrative Committee on Coordination
AEZ Agro-ecological Zone
AGRIS International Information System for the Agricultural Sciences and Technology
APO Associate Professional Officer
ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations
ASFA Aquatic Science and Fisheries Abstracts
AUD Office of the Inspector-General (FAO)
CARIS Current Agricultural Research Information System
CBD Convention on Biological Diversity
CBP Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia
CCP Committee on Commodity Problems (FAO)
CCPOQ Consultative Committee on Programme and Operational Questions
CFS Committee on World Food Security (FAO)
CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
CGRFA Inter-governmental Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (FAO)
COFI Committee on Fisheries (FAO)
CP FAO/World Bank Cooperative Programme
ECE Economic Commission for Europe (United Nations)
EMPRES Emergency Prevention System for Transboundary Animal and Plant Pests and Diseases
FAOINFO FAO Information Data Base
FAOR FAO Representative
FAOSTAT Corporate Database for Substantive Statistical Data (FAO)
FINSYS Computerized Budget and Finance Information System (FAO)
FIVIMS Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information Mapping System
GIEWS Global Information and Early Warning System (FAO)
GLOBEFISH Computerized System of Fish Marketing Information (FAO)
GREP Global Rinderpest Eradication Programme
GTZ German Agency for Technical Cooperation
HACCP Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point
IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development
ILO International Labour Office
IPGRI International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
IPM Integrated Pest Management
IPNS Integrated Plant Nutrition System
IPPC International Plant Protection Convention
IRRI International Rice Research Institute
ISP Investment Support Programme (FAO)
IUFRO International Union of Forestry Research Organizations
LDCs Least Developed Countries
LEG Legal Office (FAO)
LIFDCs Low Income Food Deficit Countries
LOBR Liaison Office with the European Union and Belgium
LOGE Liaison Office with the United Nations, Geneva
LOJA Liaison Office for Japan
LONY Liaison Office with the United Nations, New York
LOWA Liaison Office for North America
MSU Management Support Unit
MTP Medium Term Plan
NARS National Agricultural Research System
NGO Non-Governmental Organization
NWFP Non-Wood Forest Products
OAU Organization of African Unity
OCD Office for Coordination of Normative, Operational and Decentralized Activities (FAO)
ODG Office of the Director-General
OIE Office international des épizooties (the World Organization for Animal Health)
PAAT Programme Against African Trypanosomiasis
PBE Office of Programme, Budget and Evaluation (FAO)
PBEE Evaluation Service of PBE (FAO)
PEEM Panel of Experts on Environmental Management for Vector Control
PER Programme Evaluation Report
PERSYS Computerized Personnel Management System (FAO)
PGR Plant Genetic Resources
PIC Prior Informed Consent
PIR Programme Implementation Report
PWB Programme of Work and Budget
RAF Regional Office for Africa (FAO)
RAP Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAO)
REU Regional Office for Europe (FAO)
RLC Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (FAO)
RNE Regional Office for the Near East (FAO)
SAFR Sub-regional Office for Southern and East Africa (FAO)
SEUR Sub-regional Office for Central and Eastern Europe (FAO)
SIT Sterile Insect Technique
SLAC Sub-regional Office for the Caribbean (FAO)
SNEA Sub-regional Office for North Africa (FAO)
SPFS Special Programme on Food Security
SPPD Support for Policy and Programme Development
STS Support for Technical Services
TCCT Technical Cooperation among Countries in Transition
TCDC Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries
TCI Investment Centre Division (FAO)
TCP Technical Cooperation Programme (FAO)
TF Trust Fund
UNCDF United Nations Capital Development Fund
UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization
UNOPS United Nations Office for Project Services
WAICENT World Agriculture Information Centre (FAO)
WFD World Food Day
WFP World Food Programme
WFS World Food Summit
WHO World Health Organization
WID Women-in-Development
WMO World Meteorological Organization
WTO World Trade Organization