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H. GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS

ASARECA

Association for Strengthening Research in Eastern and Central Africa

CARDI

Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute

CD ROM

Compact Disk, Read Only Memory

CIAT

International Centre for Tropical Agriculture

CGIAR

Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

CIDA

Canadian International Development Agency

CIFOR

Centre for International Forestry Research

CIMMYT

International Centre for Maize and Wheat Improvement

CORAF

Conference of African Agricultural Research Managers

EEC

European Economic Community

EPMR

External Programme and Management Review

FAO

Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations

GARS

Global Agricultural Research System IARCs International Agricultural Research Centres

ICRAF

International Centre for Research in Agroforestry

IBPGR

International Board for Plant Genetic Resources

IFPRI

International Food Policy Research Institute

ILCA

International Livestock Centre for Africa

ILRAD

International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases

ILRI

International Livestock Research Institute

INIBAP

International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain

INSAH

Sahelian Institute

IPGRI

International Plant Genetic Resources Institute

IRRI

International Rice Research Institute

ISNAR

International Service for National Agricultural Research

MTP

Medium-term Plan

NARCS

National Agricultural Research Centre/Station

NARI

National Agricultural Research Institution

NARS

National Agricultural Research System(s)

NGO

Non-Governmental Organization

OFR

On-farm Research

ODA

Overseas Development Administration (of the United Kingdom)

RARS

Regional Agricultural Research System

R & D

Research and Development

SACCAR

South African Centre for Agricultural Research

TAC

Technical Advisory Committee

USAID

United States Agency for International Development

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

WTO

World Trade Organization


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