ABCDQ

The Agricultural Bulletin Board on Data Collection, Dissemination and Quality of Statistics

ACC

Administrative Committee on Coordination (now CEB)

ACFR

Advisory Committee on Fisheries Research

ACP

African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States

AFD

Office of Assistant Director-General for Administration and Finance

AfDB

African Development Bank

AFDM

Medical Unit

AFH

Human Resources Management Division

AFIS

Information Systems Service

AFRICOVER

Land Cover Map and Geodatabase for Africa Project

AFRIS

Animal Feed Resources Information System

AFS

Administrative Services Division

AGA

Animal Production and Health Division

AGL

Land and Water Development Division

AGLINET

Worldwide Network of Agricultural Libraries

AGP

Plant Production and Protection Division

AGRIS

International Information System for the Agricultural Sciences and Technology

AGROMET

Agrometeorology Group

AGROVOC

Multilingual Thesaurus of Agricultural Terminology

AGS

Agricultural Support Systems Division

AIDA

Artificial Insemination Database Application

AKIS/RD

Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems for Rural Development

AMAD

Agricultural Market Access Database

AMU

Arab Maghreb Union

AOS

Administrative and Operational Support Services

APFC

Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission

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

APSAC

Asian and Pacific Council

ARPN

African Rural Poultry Network

ARTEMIS

Advanced Real-Time Environmental Monitoring Information System

ASFA

Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts

ASIACOVER

Land Cover Map and Geodatabase for Asia Project

ASN

African Seed Network

AT 2015/30

Agriculture: Towards 2015/30

AUD

Office of the Inspector-General

AWI

Area-wide integration

BMIP

Basic Medical Insurance Plan

BOAD

West African Development Bank

BSEC

Black Sea Economic Cooperation

CAAS

Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

CABFIN

Capacity building in rural finance

CAC

FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission

CARE

Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere

CARIFORUM

Caribbean Forum

CARIS

Current Agricultural Research Information System

CBD

Convention on Biological Diversity

CCA

Common country assessment

CCC

Corporate Communication Committee

CCP

Committee on Commodity Problems

CCPOQ

Consultative Committee on Programmes and Operational Questions

CEB

United Nations System's Chief Executives Board for Coordination

CEDAW

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

CEMAC

Central African Economic and Monetary Community

CEN-SAD

Community of Sahel-Saharan States

CES

Conference of European Statisticians

CFC

Common Fund for Commodities

CFS

Committee on World Food Security

CFS-NENA

Consultative Forum on Seeds in the Near East and North Africa

CGIAR

Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

CGRFA

Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

CIAT

International Centre for Tropical Agriculture

CIMMYT

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

CIP

International Potato Center

CIS

Commonwealth of Independent States

CITES

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

CMR

Commodity Market Review

COAG

Committee on Agriculture

COAIM

Consultation on Agricultural Information Management

COFI

Committee on Fisheries

COFO

Committee on Forestry

COIN

Country Offices Information Network

COMESA

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

CPF

Collaborative Partnership on Forests

CROPWAT

Computer Program for Irrigation Planning and Management

CSD

Commission on Sustainable Development

CSO

Civil society organization

CSW

Commission on the Status of Women

CTA

Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation

CUREMIS

Current and Emerging Issues for Economic Analysis and Policy Research

CWP

Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics

DAD-IS

Domestic Animal Diversity Information System

DAW

Division for the Advancement of Women

DFID

Department for International Development (UK)

DLCC

Desert Locust Control Committee

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid

DRMS

Digital Records Management System

EBRD

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

EC

European Community

ECA

European Commission on Agriculture

ECCAS

Economic Community of Central African States

ECDC

Economic Cooperation among Developing Countries

ECDPM

European Centre for Development Policy Management

ECE

Economic Commission for Europe

ECLO

Emergency Centre for Locust Operations

ECOSOC

Economic and Social Council (of the United Nations)

ECOWAS

Economic Community of West African States

EFC

European Forestry Commission

EMPRES

Emergency Prevention System for Transboundary Animal and Plant Pests and Diseases

ERP

Enterprise resource planning

ESCAP

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

ESCORENA

European System of Cooperative Research Networks in Agriculture

ESN

Food and Nutrition Division

ESS

Statistics Division

EU

European Union

EUROSTAT

Statistical Office of the European Communities

FAD

Fish aggregation device

FAOINFO

FAO Information Database

FAOSTAT

Corporate Database for Substantive Statistical Data

FAOTERM

FAO terminology database

FARA

Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa

FARM-Net

Farm Information Networks

FAS

Field accounting system

FI

Fisheries Department

FIGIS

Fisheries Global Information System

FINSYS

Budget and Financial Management System

FIR

Fishery Resources Division

FISHSTAT

Computer System for Global Fish Catches

FIVIMS

Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping System

FMD

Foot-and-mouth disease

FO

Forestry Department

FPMIS

Field Programme Management Information System

FRA

Forest Resources Assessment

GCHERA

Global Consortium of Higher Education and Research for Agriculture

GCP

Government Cooperative Programme

GEF

Global Environment Facility

GFAR

Global Forum on Agricultural Research

GI

General Affairs and Information Department

GIEWS

Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture

GII

Information Division

GIS

Geographical Information System

GLOBEFISH

Computerized System of Fish Marketing Information

GMOs

Genetically modified organisms

GPA

Global Plan of Action

GPPIS

Global Plant and Pest Information System

GREP

Global Rinderpest Eradication Programme

GRID

Global Resource Information Database

GTOS

Global Terrestrial Observing System

GTZ

German Agency for Technical Cooperation

HACCP

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (System)

HORTIVAR

Horticultural cultivars database

HR

Human Resources

IACWGE

Inter-Agency Committee on Women and Gender Equality

IAEA

International Atomic Energy Agency

IAFI

International Association of Fish Inspectors

IAWG

Inter-agency Working Group

IBAR

Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources

ICAM

Integrated coastal area management

ICARDA

International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas

ICIMOD

International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development

ICLARM

International Centre for Living Aquatic Resources Management

ICN

International Conference on Nutrition

ICPM

Interim Commission on Phytosanitary Measures

ICRISAT

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

ICSC

International Civil Service Commission

ICT

Information and communication technology

IDA

International Development Association

IDB

Inter-American Development Bank

IDIDAS

International Database on Insect Disinfestation and Sterilization

IDWG

Interdepartmental Working Group

IEARN

International Education and Resource Network

IFAD

International Fund for Agricultural Development

IFPRI

International Food Policy Research Institute

IGAD

Intergovernmental Authority on Development

IGGs

Intergovernmental Groups on Commodities

IGO

Intergovernmental organization

IGOSS

Integrated Global Ocean Services System

IIASA

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

IICA

Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

IITA

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

ILO

International Labour Organization

ILRI

International Livestock Research Institute

IMO

International Maritime Organization

INFOPESCA

Centre for Marketing Information and Advisory Services for Fishery Products in Latin America and the Caribbean

INFPD

International Network on Family Poultry Development

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

IPRF

Information Products Revolving Fund

IPTRID

International Programme for Technology and Research in Irrigation and Drainage

IRC

International Rice Commission

IRRI

International Rice Research Institute

ISCS

Interim Science Council Secretariat

IsDB

Islamic Development Bank

ISDR

International Strategy for Disaster Reduction

ISP

Investment Support Programme

IT

Information technology

ITTO

International Tropical Timber Organization

ITU

International Telecommunication Union

ITWG

Intergovernmental Technical Working Group

IUU

Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

IWMI

International Water Management Institute

IYM

International Year of Mountains

JECFA

Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

JMPR

Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues

KIMS

Key Indicators Mapping System

LADA

Land degradation assessment in drylands

LAN

Local area network

LCCS

Land Cover Classification System

LDC

Least developed countries

LEG

Legal Office

LIFDC

Low-income, Food-deficit country

LinKS

Local Indigenous Knowledge Systems

LOBR

Liaison Office with European Union and Belgium

LOGE

Liaison Office with the United Nations (Geneva)

LOJA

Liaison Office with Japan

LONY

Liaison Office with the United Nations (New York)

LOWA

Liaison Office for North America (Washington, DC)

MCNS

Medical Insurance/Compensation Plan for Supernumaries

MCS

Medical Insurance/Compensation Plan for Non-Staff Persons Associated with the Organization

MDGs

Millennium Development Goals

MODIS

Terra's Moderate Imaging Spectrometer

MSS

Management Support Service

MSU

Management Support Unit

MTN

Multilateral Trade Negotiations

NACA

Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific

NARS

National Agricultural Research Systems

NEMS

News and Events Management System

NEPAD

New Partnership for Africa's Development

NGO

Non-governmental organization

NRI

Natural Resource Institute

NWS

New World Screwworm

OAU

Organization of African Unity

OC

Organizational Committee

OCD

Office for Coordination of Normative, Operational and Decentralized Activities

OCHA

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN)

ODG

Office of the Director-General

ODI

Overseas Development Institute

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OIE

International Office of Epizootics

OWS

Old World Screwworm

PAAT

Programme Against African Trypanosomiasis

PABs

Policy Assistance Branches

PATTEC

Pan African Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Eradication Campaign

PAUs

Policy Assistance Units

PBE

Office of Programme, Budget and Evaluation

PBEE

Evaluation Service

PERSYS

Computerized Personnel Management System

PFL

Prevention of food losses

PGRFA

Plant genetic resources for food and agriculture

PIC

Prior Informed Consent

PIR

Programme Implementation Report

PIRES

Programme Planning, Implementation Reporting and Evaluation Support System

PPLPF

Pro-Poor Livestock Policy Facility

PRA

Participatory rural appraisal

PRSP

Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

PWB

Programme of Work and Budget

RADAR

Rapid Agricultural Disaster Assessment Routine

RAF

Regional Office for Africa

RAP

Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

REDCAPA

Network of Institutions Dedicated to Teaching Agricultural and Rural Development Policies for Latin America and the Caribbean

REIMP

Regional Environmental Information Management Project

REU

Regional Office for Europe

RLA

Reimbursable loan agreement

RLC

Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean

RNE

Regional Office for the Near East

RP

Regular Programme

RRA

Rapid rural appraisal

RUTA

Regional Unit for Technical Assistance

SAD

Special Advisers to the Director-General

SADC

Southern African Development Community

SADN

Unit for Relations with the United Nations System

SARD

Sustainable agriculture and rural development

SBSTTA

Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice

SCF-RLC

Seed Consultative Forum for Latin America and the Caribbean

SDA

Rural Development Division

SDR

Research, Extension and Training Division

SDW

Gender and Population Division

SEAGA

Socio-Economic and Gender Analysis Programme

SEUR

Subregional Office for Central and Eastern Europe

SFI

Soil Fertility Initiative

SIDS

Small Island Developing States

SIMIS

Scheme for Irrigation Management Information System

SIT

Sterile insect technique

SLA

Sustainable livelihoods approach

SNAP

Seed Network for Asia and the Pacific

SOFA

The State of Food and Agriculture

SOFI

The State of Food Insecurity in the World

SOFIA

The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture

SOFO

State of the World's Forests

SOTER

Soils and Terrain Database

SPA

Strategic Partnership Agreement

SPFS

Special Programme for Food Security

SPS

Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

SSA

Special services agreement

SSC

South-South Cooperation

TAC

Technical Advisory Committee

TADInfo

Transboundary Animal Diseases Information System

TAMNET

Tropical Asian Maize Network

TBT

Technical barriers to trade

TC

Technical Cooperation Department

TCA

Policy Assistance Division

TCCT

Technical Cooperation among Countries in Transition

TCDC

Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries

TCI

Investment Centre Division

TCO

Field Operations Division

TCO

Terrestrial Carbon Observations

TCOR

Special Relief Operations Service

TCOS

Special Programme Management Service

TCP

Technical Cooperation Programme

TF

Trust Fund

TRIPS

Trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights

TSS

Technical Support Services

UEMOA

West African Economic and Monetary Union

UN

United Nations

UNCCD

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa

UNCDF

United Nations Capital Development Fund

UNCTAD

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNDAF

United Nations Development Assistance Framework

UN-DESA

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

UNDG

United Nations Development Group

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UN-ECE

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

UNEP

United Nations Environment Programme

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNF

United Nations Foundation

UNFF

United Nations Forum on Forests

UNFIP

United Nations Fund for International Partnerships

UNFPA

United Nations Population Fund

UNJSPB

United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board

UNRISD

United Nations Research Institute for Social Development

UNSEIAC

United Nations System Electronic Acquisitions Consortium

USAID

United States Agency for International Development

USDA

United States Department of Agriculture

UTF

Unilateral Trust Fund(s)

VERCON

Virtual Extension, Research and Communication Network

VGF

Vulnerable group feeding

WAICENT

World Agricultural Information Centre

WAIR

World Agriculture Information Resources Database

WAN

Wide area network

WARDA

West Africa Rice Development Association

WB

World Bank

WCA INFONET

Information Service on Water Conservation and Use in Agriculture

WCMC

World Conservation Monitoring Centre

WECAFC

Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission

WFD

World Food Day

WFP

World Food Programme

WFS

World Food Summit

WFS:fyl

World Food Summit: five years later

WHO

World Health Organization

WIEWS

World Information and Early Warning System on Plant Genetic Resources

WOCAT

World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies

WPW

Working Party on Women and the Family in Rural Development

WTO

World Trade Organization

ZNG

Zero nominal growth