| ABCDQ | Agricultural Bulletin Board on Data Collection and Quality of Statistics |
| APCAS | Asia and Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics |
| ARD | Agriculture and Rural Development |
| ARDP | Agriculture and Rural Development Programme |
| ASEAN | Association of South East Asian Nations |
| CAP/CAS | Country Assessment Programme/Strategy |
| CBS | Commodity Balance Sheets |
| CSV | Comma Separated Values |
| GAUL | Genetic Algorithm Utility Library |
| GDD | Gender-disaggregated Data |
| CMDG | Cambodian Millennium Development Goal |
| CPC | Commodity and Product Classification |
| CSGCA | Centre for Studies on Gender Concerns in Agriculture |
| EC | European Community |
| ESCAP | United Nations Economic and Social Commission in Asia and the |
| Pacific | |
| ESS | FAO Statistics Division |
| ESSS | FAO Country Statistics Service |
| ESW | Gender, Equity and Rural Employment Division |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| FAAHM | Food and Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Information |
| Management | |
| FAMA | Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority |
| FBS | Food Balance Sheets |
| FIVIMS | Food Insecurity Vulnerability Information and Mapping System |
| FRA | Forest Resources Assessment |
| GAD | Gender and Development |
| GCP | Global Cooperation Project |
| GDPRD | Global Donor Platform for Rural Development |
| GIEWS | Global Information and Early Warning System |
| HQ | Headquarter |
| IEE | Independent External Evaluation |
| ICAS | International Conference on Agricultural Statistics |
| ISCO | International Standard Classification of Occupation |
| ISFP | Initiative on Soaring Food Prices |
| ISIC | International Standard Industrial Classification |
| IT | Information Technology |
| LSMS | Living Standards Measurement Study |
| MAFF | Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
| MDG | Millennium Development Goals |
| MoA | Ministry of Agriculture |
| M&E | Monitoring and Evaluation |
| NIS | National Institute of Statistics |
| NSDP | National Strategic Development Plan |
| NSO | National Statistics Office |
| NSS | National Statistical System |
| RAPI | RAP Fisheries Group |
| RDES | Regional Data Exchange System |
| SDMX | Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange |
| SEAFDEC | Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center |
| SITC | Standard International Trade Classification |
| SNA | System of National Accounts |
| TCP | Technical Cooperation Project |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNSD | United Nations Statistics Division |
| UTF | Unilateral Trust Fund |
| WB | World Bank |
| WCA | World Census of Agriculture |
| WFP | World Food Programme |
| WID | Women in Development |
| XCBS | Commodity Balance Database |