Italy
| AGEA | Agenzia per le erogazioni in agricoltura (Agency for Disbursement in Agriculture) |
| CEDAW | Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women |
| CEDAW-OP | Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women |
| CRA | Consiglio per la Ricerca e la sperimentazione in Agricoltura (Agricultural Research and Experimentation Council) |
| FAO | The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| ICQ | Istituto Controllo Qualità (General Inspectorate for food quality control) |
| INEA | Istituto Nazionale di Economia Agraria (National Institute of Agricultural Economics) |
| EU | European Union |
| ICCPR | International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| ICESCR | International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights |
| ICERD | International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| INRAN | Istututo Nazionale di Ricerca per gli Alimemti e la Nutrizione (National Research Institute for Food and Nutrition) |
| ISA | Istituto Sviluppo Agroalimentare (Agrifood Development Institute) |
| ISMEA | Istituto di Servizi per il Mercato Agricolo Alimentare (Institute for Studies, Research and Information on the Agricultural Food Market) |
| ISTAT | Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (The National Institute of Statistics) |
| MiPAAF | Ministero delle politiche agricole alimentari e forestali (Ministry of Agriculture Food and Forestry Policies) |
| PDO | Protected Destination of Origin |
| PGI | Protected Geographical Indication |
| UAA | Utilized Agricultural Area |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
Sources: numbers in brackets (*) refer to sources displayed in the Bibliography