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ACRONYMS

AARINENA

Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa

AHI

African Highlands Initiative

APAARI

Asian-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions

ASARECA

Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa

ASB

Alternatives to Slash and Bum

CGIAR

Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

CIAT

Centre Internacional de Agricultura Tropical

CIFOR

Center for International Forestry Research

CIMMYT

Centre Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo

CIP

Centro Internacional de la Papa

CIRAD

Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement

CONDESAN

Consortium for the Sustainable Development of the Andean Region

CORAF

Conseil Ouest et Centre Africain pour la Recherche et le Développement Agricoles

DMI

Desert Margins Initiative

Ecor(I)Asia

Ecoregional Initiative for the Humid and Sub-humid Tropics and Subtropics of Asia

EIARD

European Initiative for Agricultural Research for Development

EPHTA

Ecoregional Programme for the Humid and Sub-Humid Tropics of sub-Saharan Africa

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization

FARA

Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa

FORAGRO

Foro Regional de Investigacion y Desarollo Tecnologico Agropecuario

GEF

Global Environment Facility

GFAR

Global Forum on Agricultural Research

GIS

Geographical Information System

GMP

Global Mountain Programme

GTOS

Global Terrestrial Observing System

IBSRAM

International Board for Soil Research and Management

ICARDA

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas

ICIMOD

International Centre for Mountain Agriculture Development

ICLARM

International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management

ICRAF

International Centre for Research in Agroforestry

ICRISAT

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

IFPRI

International Food Policy Research Institute

IGBP

International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme

IIMI

International Irrigation Management Institute (now known as IWMI - International Water Management Institute

IITA

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

ILRI

International Livestock Research Institute

IRAD

Institute of Agricultural Research for Development

IRRI

International Rice Research Institute

ISNAR

International Service for National Agricultural Research

IVC

Inland Valley Consortium

NARS

National Agricultural Research Systems

NATP

National Agricultural Technology Project

NCAP

National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research

NRM

natural resource management

OFWH

On-farm Water Husbandry

PCARRD

Philippine Council for Agricultural Research and Rural Development

R&D

research and development

RRB

Red River Basin (Vietnam)

RWC

Rice/Wheat Consortium

SPAAR

Special Programme for African Agricultural Research

STAP

Scientific Technical Advisory Panel

SWNM

Soil Water and Nutrient Management

TAC

CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

USAID

United States Agency for International Development

WANA

West Asia-North Africa Region

WARDA

West Africa Rice Development Association


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