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ACC |
Administrative Committee on Coordination (UN System) |
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ADB |
Asian Development Bank |
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AEZ |
Agro-ecozone |
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ann |
annum |
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ASEAN |
Association of South-East Asian Nations |
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B |
Billion |
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BMI |
Body-Mass Index |
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CBO |
Community-Based Organization |
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CGAP |
Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest |
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CGIAR |
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
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CIMMYT |
Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre) |
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CSD |
Cropping Systems Directorate (India) |
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d |
day |
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ESCAP |
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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FARM |
Farmers-centred Agricultural Resource Management |
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FAS |
Foreign Agricultural Service (US Department of Agriculture) |
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FIVIMS |
Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping System |
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GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
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GIS |
Geographic Information System |
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GMO |
Genetically Modified Organism |
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GNP |
Gross National Product |
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ha |
hectare |
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HYV |
High Yielding Variety |
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IARC |
International Agricultural Research Centre |
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IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
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IFDC |
International Fertilizer Development Centre |
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IFPRI |
International Food Policy Research Institute |
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ILMT |
Integrated Land-Management Technology |
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ILO |
International Labour Organisation |
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IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
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IPM |
Integrated Pest Management |
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IPNM |
Integrated Plant Nutrient Management |
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IPNS |
Integrated Plant Nutrient System |
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IPR |
Intellectual Property Right |
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IRRI |
International Rice Research Institute |
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IWMI |
International Water Management Institute |
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kcal |
kilocalorie |
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kg/ha.day |
kilogramme per hectare per day |
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LEAD |
Livestock, Environment, and Development (Initiative) |
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Mha |
million hectare |
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Mt/ann |
million tonne per annum |
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NARS |
National Agricultural Research System |
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NGO |
Non-Governmental Organization |
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OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
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PAIA |
Priority Area for Interdisciplinary Action (FAO) |
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pers |
person |
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RAP |
Region of Asia and the Pacific (UN System) |
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SAARC |
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
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SARM |
Sustainable Agricultural Resource Management |
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SPFS |
Special Programme for Food Security |
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TCTTI |
Thana-Level Cereal Technology Transfer and Identification Project |
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TFP |
Total Factor Productivity |
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t/ha |
tonne per hectare |
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UK/DFID |
United Kingdom Department for International Development |
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UNCDF |
United Nations Capital Development Fund |
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UNDAF |
United Nations Development Assistance Framework |
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UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
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UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
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UNESCO |
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization |
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UNFPA |
United Nations Population Fund |
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UNICEF |
United Nations Children's Fund |
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UNIFEM |
United Nations Development Fund for Women |
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WAICENT |
World Agricultural Information Centre |
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WFP |
World Food Programme |
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WFS |
World Food Summit |
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WHO |
World Health Organization |
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WTO |
World Trade Organization |
Abbreviations specific to the proposed interventions (Section 5)
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T: |
Technological intervention; E: Economic or social intervention; |
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I: Institutional or policy or infrastructural intervention. |
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B: |
Both non-irrigated and irrigated rice systems; N: Non-irrigated systems; |
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I: Irrigated systems. |
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C: |
Crops; L: Livestock; F: Fish; A: Agro-forestry; P: Policy; V: Value-adding; |
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T: Training, information, and capacity strengthening; |
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S: Sustainable natural-resource use. |
2: Identifier number within the preceding codes.
