Acronyms
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| AF |
Administration and Finance Department |
| AFD |
Office of Assistant Director-General, AF |
| AfDB |
African Development Bank |
| AFF |
Finance Division |
| AFH |
Human Resources Management Division |
| AFI |
Information Systems and Technology Division |
| AFS |
Administrative Services Division |
| AGE |
Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture |
| AOS |
Administrative and operational support |
| AsDB |
Asian Development Bank |
| ASMC |
After-service Medical Coverage |
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| CAADP |
Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme |
| CAF |
Capital Asset Fund |
| CCA |
Common country assessment |
| CCRF |
Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries |
| CFC |
Common Fund for Commodities |
| CFS |
Committee on World Food Security |
| CGIAR |
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
| CGRFA |
Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture |
| CL |
Council |
| COAG |
Committee on Agriculture |
| COFI |
Committee on Fisheries |
| CPF |
Collaborative Partnership on Forests |
| CPI |
Consumer price index |
| CSD |
Commission on Sustainable Development |
| CSO |
Civil Society Organization |
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| DNA |
Desoxyribonucleic acid |
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| EBRD |
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| ECDC |
Economic Cooperation among Developing Countries |
| EMPRES |
Emergency Prevention System for Transboundary Animal and Plant Pests and Diseases |
| ERP |
Education for Rural People |
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| FAOR |
FAO Representative |
| FAOSTAT |
Corporate Database for Substantive Statistical Data |
| FAS |
Field Accounting System |
| FC |
Finance Committee |
| FIGIS |
Fisheries Global Information System |
| FIRMS |
Fisheries Resources Monitoring System |
| FIVIMS |
Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping System |
| FORIS |
Forestry Information System |
| FPMIS |
Field Programme Management Information System |
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| GDP |
Gross domestic product |
| GFAR |
Global Forum on Agricultural Research |
| GIC |
Conference, Council and Protocol Affairs Division |
| GII |
Information Division |
| GIS |
Geographical Information System |
| GOE |
General operating expenses |
| GPA |
Global Plan of Action |
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| HQ |
Headquarters |
| HRMS |
Human Resources Management System |
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| IAAH |
International Alliance Against Hunger |
| IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
| ICC |
International Computing Centre |
| ICSC |
International Civil Service Commission |
| ICT |
Information and communication technology |
| IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
| IICA |
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture |
| ILO |
International Labour Organization |
| IPC |
International NGO/CSO Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty |
| IPGRI |
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute |
| IPM |
Integrated pest management |
| IPOA |
International Plan of Action |
| IPPC |
International Plant Protection Convention |
| IsDB |
Islamic Development Bank |
| ISP |
Investment Support Programme |
| IT |
Information technology |
| IT |
International Treaty |
| IUU |
Illegal, unreported and unregulated (fishing) |
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| JIU |
Joint Inspection Unit |
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| LFCC |
Low Forest Cover Countries |
| LIFDC |
Low-Income, Food-Deficit Country |
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| MCS |
Monitoring, control and surveillance |
| MDG |
Millennium Development Goal |
| MOSS |
Minimum Operating Security Standards |
| MSS |
Management Support Service |
| MSU |
Management Support Unit |
| MTP |
Medium Term Plan |
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| NARS |
National Agricultural Research Systems |
| NEPAD |
New Partnership for Africa's Development |
| NGO |
Non-governmental Organization |
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| OCD |
Office for Coordination of Normative, Operational and Decentralized Activities |
| OIE |
World Organisation for Animal Health |
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| PAIA |
Priority Area for Inter-disciplinary Action |
| PBE |
Office of Programme, Budget and Evaluation |
| PC |
Programme Committee |
| PGRFA |
Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture |
| PWB |
Programme of Work and Budget |
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| RG |
Real growth |
| RLC |
Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean |
| RP |
Regular Programme |
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| SACOI |
Strategy to Address Cross-Organizational Issues |
| SAD |
Special Advisers to the Director-General |
| SAFR |
Subregional Office for Southern and East Africa |
| SARD |
Sustainable agriculture and rural development |
| SIT |
Sterile Insect Technique |
| SOFA |
The State of Food and Agriculture |
| SPFS |
Special Programme for Food Security |
| SPS |
Sanitary and phytosanitary measures |
| SPWB |
Summary Programme of Work and Budget |
| SRA |
Special reserve account |
| SSC |
South-South Cooperation |
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| TC |
Technical Cooperation Department |
| TCA |
Policy Assistance Division |
| TCDC |
Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries |
| TCE |
Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division |
| TCI |
Investment Centre Division |
| TCO |
Field Operations Division |
| TCOT |
Technical Cooperation Service |
| TCP |
Technical Cooperation Programme |
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| UN |
United Nations |
| UNCCD |
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa |
| UNCTAD |
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNDAF |
United Nations Development Assistance Framework |
| UNDG |
United Nations Development Group |
| UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNGA |
United Nations General Assembly |
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| WAICENT |
World Agricultural Information Centre |
| WCF |
Working Capital Fund |
| WFP |
World Food Programme |
| WHO |
World Health Organization |
| WSSD |
World Summit on Sustainable Development |
| WTO |
World Trade Organization |
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| ZNG |
Zero nominal growth |
| ZRG |
Zero real growth |
