ACP |
Group of selected African, Caribbean and Pacific countries |
AUGURA |
Asociación de Bananeros de Colombia |
BGA |
Banana Grower Association |
CBEA |
Caribbean Banana Exporters Association |
CIF |
Cost, Insurance and Freight |
CIRAD FLHOR |
Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement: Département productions fruitières et horticoles |
COMB |
Common Organization of the Market in Bananas |
CORBANA |
Corporacion Bananera Nacional (Costa Rica) |
CORPEI |
Corporación de Promoción de Exportaciones e Inversiones |
EC |
European Community, also European Union |
EUREP/GAP |
Euro-Retailer Produce Working Group/Good Agricultural Practices |
EUROBAN |
European Banana Network |
FOR (f.o.r) |
Free on rail |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
FLO International |
Fair-trade Labelling Organizations International |
FOB |
Free on Board |
GATT |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
IFOAM |
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements |
ILO |
International Labour Organization |
IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
INIBAP |
International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain |
IPM |
Integrated Pest Management |
IPPM |
Integrated production and pest management |
ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
LAC |
Latin American Countries |
MERCOSUR |
Mercado Común del Sur |
MNC |
Multinational Company |
NGO |
Non-Governmental Organization |
OCB |
Organisation camerounaise de la banane |
SAI |
Social Accountability International |
SAN |
Sustainable Agriculture Network |
TNC |
Transnational Company |
TRQ |
Tariff Rate Quota |
UFC |
United Fruit Company |
US |
United States of America |
US/LEAP |
United States Labour Education in the Americas Project |
WIBDECO |
Windward Islands Banana Development and Exporting Company |
WTO |
World Trade Organization |