CBD | Convention on Biological Diversity |
CEDAW | Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women |
CIP | International Potato Center |
COP | Conference of the Parties |
DFID | Department for international Development (UK) |
ESEAP | Regional Office for East, Southeast and the Pacific |
FAO | Food and agriculture Organization of the united nations |
GPA | Global Plan of action |
GTZ | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit GmbH |
IC | Intergovernmental Committee |
ICESR | International Convention on Social and Cultural rights |
IDRC | International Development research Centre (Canada) |
IITA | International institute of Tropical agriculture |
IK | Indigenous knowledge |
ILO | International labour Organization |
IP | Intellectual Property |
IPGRI | International Plant genetic resources institute |
ISNAR | International Service for national agricultural research |
ITPGRFA | International Treaty on Plant genetic resources for Food and agriculture |
IU | International undertaking on Plant genetic resources |
IUCN | The World Conservation union |
KEPDA | Kenya Economic Pastoralist Development association |
NGO | Non-governmental organization |
NRI | Natural resources institute (UK) |
ODI | Overseas Development institute (UK) |
PGR | Plant genetic resources |
PGRFA | Plant genetic resources in food and agriculture |
PIC | Prior informed consent |
PIPS | Policies, institutions and processes |
SEAGA | Socio-economic and gender analysis Programme (FAO) |
SEARICE | South East Asia regional initiatives for Community Empowerment |
SL | Sustainable livelihoods |
SNNPR | Southern nations, nationalities and People's region |
TK | Traditional knowledge |
TRIPS | Trade related intellectual Property agreement |
UNEP | United nations Environment Programme |
UPOV | Union pour la Protection des Variétés Végétales |
UPWARD | User's Persepectives with agricultural research and Development |
WTO | World Trade Organization |