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Annex XI - Glossary of Acronyms

ACIAR

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

AFBIB

Agroforestry Bibliography (ICRAF Database)

AFRENA

Agroforestry Research Networks for Africa

ANAFE

African Network for Agroforestry Education

APAN

Asia-Pacific Agroforestry Network

ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

BMZ

Bundesministerium fuer Wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit (German Ministry for Economic Cooperation)

BoT

Board of Trustees

CABI

Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau International

CASAWAC

Committee for Agroforestry, Soil and Water Conservation (Zimbabwe)

CATIE

Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza

CD-ROM

Compact disk - read only memory

CGIAR

Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

CIAT

Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical

CIFOR

Center for International Forestry Research

CSIRO

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Australia)

DANIDA

Danish International Development Agency

D&D

Diagnosis and Design

DDG

Deputy Director General

DFA

Director of Finance and Administration

DG

Director General

DR

Director of Research

EMBRAPA

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria

EPMR

External Programme and Management Review

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

F/FRED

Forestry/Fuelwood Research and Development

G7

Group of 7

GIS

Geographic Information System

GRC

Germplasm Resource Centre

GSSA

General Support Staff Association

GTZ

German Agency for Technical Cooperation

HRU

Human Resources Unit

HULWA

Humid Lowlands of West Africa (AFRENA)

IARC

International Agricultural Research Centre

IBPGR

International Board for Plant Genetic Resources

ICRAF

International Centre for Research in Agroforestry

ICRISAT

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

IDRC

International Development Research Centre

IFPRI

International Food Policy Research Institute

IITA

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

ILCA

International Livestock Centre for Africa

IPSA

ICRAF Professional Staff Association

IRRI

International Rice Research Institute

ISC

Information Systems Committee

ISNAR

International Service for National Agricultural Research

ISSU

Information Systems Support Unit

LAN

Local Area Network

MC

Management Committee

MPT

Multipurpose Tree

MPTS

Multipurpose Trees and Shrubs

MTP

Medium-Term Plan

NARS

National Agricultural Research System

NGO

Non-Governmental Organization

NSC

National Standing Committee

OFI

Oxford Forestry Institute

OFR

On-Farm Research

P

Programme

PC

Programme Coordinator

PROCITROPICOS

Cooperative Programme on Technology Generation and Transfer for the South American Tropics

RAC

Research Advisory Committee

RC

Regional Coordinator

RSC

Regional Standing Committee

SALWA

Semi-Arid Lowlands of West Africa (AFRENA)

SIDA

Swedish International Development Authority

SSY

Senior Staff Year

TAC

Technical Advisory Committee

TID

Training and Information Division

TSBF

Tropical Soils Biology and Fertility Programme (UNESCO)


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