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Abbreviations and acronyms


Abbreviations and acronyms

ABS

Agricultural Bank of the Sudan

AFMET

Agricultural Farm Management Extension Training (Somalia)

CAPMAS

Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (Egypt)

CEDAW

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

CNCA

Caisse National de Credit Agricole (Morocco)

DGWC

Directorate General for Women's and Children's Affairs (Oman)

DGWSP

Directorate General for Women's Status and Problems (Turkey)

DSRC

Development Studies Research Centre (Sudan)

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FAO/RNE

FAO Regional Office for the Near East

FHH

Female Headed Households

GFIW

General Federation for Iraqi Women

GTZ

Deutsche Gesellschaft Fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit

IAA

Institut Agronomique (Tunisia)

IFAD

International Fund for Agricultural Development

ILO

International Labour Organization of the United Nations

MAWR

Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources (Yemen)

MOALR

Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (Egypt)

NFTW

Foundation for the Advancement of Recognition of Turkish women

NGO

Non-governmental Organization

NUMW

National Union of Moroccan Women

PBDAC

Principal Bank for Agricultural Development and Credit (Egypt)

PRA

Participatory Rural Appraisal

PCWA

Policy and Coordination Unit for Women in Agriculture (Egypt)

PVO

Private Volunteer Organization

RPAWANE

Regional Plan of Action for Women in Agriculture in the Near East

RRA

Rapid Rural Appraisal

SDW

Division of Women and People's Participation in Development (FAO)

SDWW

Integration of Women in Development Service (FAO)

UAE

United Arab Emirates

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNFPA

United Nations Population Fund

UNICEF

United Nations Children's Fund

UNIFEM

United Nations Development Fund for Women

USAID

United States Agency for International Development

WADA

Women in Agriculture Development Administration (Sudan)

WID

Women in Development

WIDCU

Women in Development Coordinating Unit (Sudan)

WIACH

Women in Agriculture Consultancy House (Sudan)

WFP

World Food Programme

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