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ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS


ACP

Group of selected African, Caribbean and Pacific countries

AUGURA

Asociación de Bananeros de Colombia

BGA

Banana Grower Association

CBEA

Caribbean Banana Exporters Association

CIF

Cost, Insurance and Freight

CIRAD – FLHOR

Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement: Département productions fruitières et horticoles

COMB

Common Organization of the Market in Bananas

CORBANA

Corporacion Bananera Nacional (Costa Rica)

CORPEI

Corporación de Promoción de Exportaciones e Inversiones

EC

European Community, also European Union

EUREP/GAP

Euro-Retailer Produce Working Group/Good Agricultural Practices

EUROBAN

European Banana Network

FOR (f.o.r)

Free on rail

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FLO International

Fair-trade Labelling Organizations International

FOB

Free on Board

GATT

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

IFOAM

International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements

ILO

International Labour Organization

IMF

International Monetary Fund

INIBAP

International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain

IPM

Integrated Pest Management

IPPM

Integrated production and pest management

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

LAC

Latin American Countries

MERCOSUR

Mercado Común del Sur

MNC

Multinational Company

NGO

Non-Governmental Organization

OCB

Organisation camerounaise de la banane

SAI

Social Accountability International

SAN

Sustainable Agriculture Network

TNC

Transnational Company

TRQ

Tariff Rate Quota

UFC

United Fruit Company

US

United States of America

US/LEAP

United States Labour Education in the Americas Project

WIBDECO

Windward Islands Banana Development and Exporting Company

WTO

World Trade Organization


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