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AARINENA |
Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa |
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AIARC |
Association of International Agricultural Research Centers |
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ARNET |
agricultural research network |
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ASARECA |
Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa |
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CG |
Consultative Group |
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CGIAR |
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
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CGNET |
Consultative Group Network |
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CID |
comprehensive institutional development |
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CIP |
International Potato Center (Peru) |
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CREF |
College Retirement Equities Fund |
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CIMMYT |
International Center for the Improvement of Maize and Wheat |
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DG |
Director General |
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EMBRAPA |
Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria |
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EPMR |
external program and management review |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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G4 |
"Group of Four" (West African research management network) |
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GIS |
geographic information system |
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GTZ |
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (Germany) |
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IARC |
international agricultural research center |
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IBS |
Intermediary Biotechnology Service |
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ICAR |
International Center for Agricultural Research (India) |
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ICARDA |
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (Syria) |
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ICER |
internally commissioned external review |
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ICLARM |
International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (Philippines) |
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ICRISAT |
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (India) |
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ICW |
International Center's Week |
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IDB |
Inter-American Development Bank |
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IFAP |
International Federation of Agricultural Producers |
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IFPRI |
International Food Policy Research Institute |
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IICA |
International Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture (Mexico) |
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IITA |
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (Nigeria) |
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INA |
Institut National pour l'Agriculture (France) |
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INCAE |
Central American Institute of Business Administration (Costa Rica) |
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INFORM |
information for agricultural research managers |
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INIA |
national agriculture research institute |
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INIBAP |
International Network for the Improvement of Bananas and Plantains |
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INIFAP |
National Institute for Forestry, Agriculture and Livestock Research (Mexico) |
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INRA |
Institut National de Recherche Agricole (Morocco) |
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IPR |
internal program review |
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ISNAR |
International Service for National Agricultural Research |
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IVDN |
integrated voice and data network |
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KARI |
Kenya Agricultural Research Institute |
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LAC |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
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M&E |
monitoring and evaluation |
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MDI |
Management Development Institute |
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MIS |
management information system |
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MP |
Management Program |
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MPC |
Management and Program Coordinating Committee |
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MTP |
Mid-Term Plan |
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NAARM |
National Academy of Agricultural Research Management |
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NARI |
national agricultural research institute |
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NARO |
national agricultural research organization |
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NARS |
national agricultural research system(s) |
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NGO |
nongovernmental organization |
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NRM |
natural resource management |
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OFCOR |
on-farm client-oriented research |
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PAE |
performance assessment and evaluation |
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PM&E |
planning, monitoring, and evaluation |
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PPO |
programmation par objectif |
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R&D |
research and development |
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RPSD |
Research Policy and System Development Program |
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RTTL |
research technology transfer linkages |
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SACA |
Staff Advisory Committee on Administration |
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SACCAR |
Southern African Centre for Cooperation in Agricultural Research |
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SADC |
Southern African Development Community |
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SPAAR |
Special Program for African Agricultural Research |
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TAC |
Technical Advisory Committee |
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TIAA |
Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association |
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USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
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WANA |
West Asia - North Africa |
