| CPC | Central Product Classification |
| EA | Enumeration area (for use in a census or survey enumeration) |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| GAP | Good Agricultural Practices |
| GM | Genetically modified |
| HS | Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System |
| ICC | Indicative Crop Classification |
| IIA | International Institute of Agriculture |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| IPM | Integrated Pest Management |
| ISCED | International Standard Classification of Education |
| ISCO | International Standard Classification of Occupations |
| ISIC | International Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities |
| LSMS | Living Standards Measurement Survey |
| MDGs | Millennium Development Goals |
| SNA | System of National Accounts |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| WCA | World Programme for the Census of Agriculture |