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ACIAR |
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research |
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AgResearch |
New Zealand Pastoral Agriculture Research Institute Ltd |
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AHI |
African Highlands Initiative |
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ARI |
Advanced Research Institute |
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ARI |
Agricultural Research Institute, Ghana |
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ASARECA |
Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa |
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BPT |
Balai Penelitian Ternak, Indonesia |
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BSE |
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy |
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CABI |
Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International |
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CATIE |
Centro Agronomico Tropical Investigacion y Ensenza, Costa Rica |
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CCER |
Centre commissioned external review |
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CGIAR |
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
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CIAT |
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (International Center for Tropical Agriculture) |
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CILSS |
Comité permanent inter-Etats de lutte contre la sécheresse dans le Sahel |
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CIMMYT |
Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center) |
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CIP |
Centro Internacional de la Papa (International Potato Center) |
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CIRAD-EMVT |
Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement-Département d'élevage et de médecine vétérinaire tropicale |
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CIRDES |
Centre international de recherche-développement sur l'élevage en zone subhumide |
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CIRES |
Centre Ivorien de recherches économique et social |
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CIRNMA |
Centro de Investigacion en Recursus Naturales Medio Ambiente, Peru |
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CNRA |
Centre National de Recherche Agronomique, Cote d'lvoire |
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CODESU |
Consorcio para el Desarrollo Sostenible de Ucayali, Peru |
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CONDESAN |
Consortium for the Sustainable Development of the Andean Ecoregion |
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CORAF |
Conférence de resonsables de recherche agronomique Africains |
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CSIRO |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia |
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CREN |
Centre de Recherche en Energie Nucleaire, Kinshasa |
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CRSP |
Collaborative Research Support Program |
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CTA |
Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation |
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CTVM |
Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine, The University of Edinburgh, UK |
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CVL |
Central Veterinary Laboratory, Zimbabwe |
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DFID |
Department for International Development |
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DMP |
Desert Margin Programme |
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DNA |
Deoxyribonucleic acid |
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EARO |
Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organization |
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ECAG |
Escuela Centroamericana de Ganaderia, Costa Rica |
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ECF |
East Coast fever |
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ELISA |
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
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EPHTA |
Ecoregional Programme for the Humid and Subhumid Tropics of SSA |
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EU |
European Union |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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GIS |
Geographic information systems |
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GSMAD |
Global Sustainable Mountain Agriculture Development |
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GTZ |
German Agency for Technical Co-operation |
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IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
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IARC |
International Agricultural Research Centre |
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IBSRAM |
International Board for Soils Research and Management |
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IAEG |
Impact Assessment and Evaluation Group of the CGIAR |
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IBTA |
Instituto Boliviano de Technologia Agropecuaria |
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IC-LPG |
Inter-Centre Livestock Programme Group |
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ICARDA |
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas |
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ICTTD |
Integrated Control of Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases Project, University of Utrecht |
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ICIMOD |
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development |
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ICIPE |
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology |
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ICRAF |
International Centre for Research in Agroforestry |
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ICRISAT |
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics |
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ID-DLO |
Institute for Animal Science and Health, Organisation for Agricultural Research, The Netherlands |
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IDESSA |
Institut des savanes, Cote d'Ivoire |
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IDRC |
International Development Research Centre |
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IER |
Institut d'économie rurale, Mali |
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IFDC |
International Fertilizer Development Center |
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IFPRI |
International Food Policy Research Institute |
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IICA |
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture, Costa Rica |
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IITA |
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
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ILCA |
International Livestock Centre for Africa |
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ILRAD |
International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases |
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ILRI |
International Livestock Research Institute |
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INERA |
Institut d'études et de recherches agricoles, Burkina Faso |
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INIA |
Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agricolas, Peru |
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INIAP |
Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias |
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INRAN |
Institut national de recherches agronomiques du Niger |
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INTG |
IARC/NARS Training Group |
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IPB |
Institute Pertanian Bogor, Indonesia |
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IPGRI |
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute |
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IPR |
Intellectual Property Rights |
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IRRI |
International Rice Research Institute |
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ISNAR |
International Service for National Agricultural Research |
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ISRA |
Institut sénégalais de recherches agricoles |
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ITC |
International Trypanotolerance Centre |
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IVITA |
Instituto Veterinario de Investigaciones Tropicales y de Altura, Peru |
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KARI |
Kenya Agricultural Research Institute |
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KETRI |
Kenya Trypanosomiasis Research Institute |
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LAC |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
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LARD |
Lesotho Agricultural Research Division |
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MAC |
Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Swaziland |
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MAFF |
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Zambia |
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MAG |
Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería, Costa Rica |
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MALD |
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock Development and Marketing, Kenya and Uganda |
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MARTS |
Ministry of Agricultural Research and Technical Services. Malawi |
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MHC |
Major histocompatibility complex |
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MoA |
Ministry of Agriculture |
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MTP |
Medium-term plan |
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NAPRI |
National Animal Production Research Institute, Nigeria |
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NARO |
National Agricultural Research Organisation, Uganda |
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NARS |
National agricultural research systems |
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NGO |
Non-governmental organisation |
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NVRC |
National Veterinary Research Centre, Kenya |
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OAU/IBAR |
Organization of African Unity/Inter-African Bureau of Animal Resources |
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OIE |
Organisation International des Epizootics |
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ORSTOM |
Institut français de recherche scientifique pour le développement en coopération |
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PCARRD |
Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development |
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PCR |
Polymerase chain reaction |
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RADES |
Randomly amplified developmentally expressed sequences |
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RISPAL |
Red de Investigación en Sistema de Produccion Animal in LAC |
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SACCAR |
Southern African Centre for Co-operation in Agricultural Research and Training, Botswana |
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SADC |
Southern African Development Community |
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SCNARS |
Strengthening Collaboration with National Agricultural Research Systems |
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SGRP |
System-wide Genetic Resources Programme |
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SLP |
System-wide Livestock Programme |
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SPGRC |
SADC Plant Genetic Resources Centre |
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SSA |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
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TAC |
Technical Advisory Committee of the CGIAR |
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TSBF |
Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Program |
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UK |
United Kingdom |
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USA |
United States of America |
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USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
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VPC |
Veterinary Pathology Centre, Malawi |
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VSG |
Variable surface glycoprotein |
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WANA |
West Asia and North Africa |
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WARDA |
West Africa Rice Development Association |