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ACFD |
African Centre for Fertilizer Development (Harare) |
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AEZ |
Agro-ecological zoning |
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AGRITEX |
Agriculture, Technical and Extension Service (Botswana) |
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AIDS |
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
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ALDEP |
Arable Lands Development Programme (Botswana) |
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ALES |
Automated land evaluation system |
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APIS |
Regional Agricultural Potential Information System (SADC) |
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ARA |
Administraçaoes regional de agues (Mozambique) |
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ARC |
Agricultural Research Council (South Africa) |
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ARDA |
Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (Zimbabwe) |
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BCPD |
Biodiversity Conservation and Participatory Development (GEF) |
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BDC |
Botswana Development Corporation |
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BNWMP |
Botswana National Water Master Plan |
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BRIMP |
Botswana Range Inventory and Monitoring Project |
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BSAP |
Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan |
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BTC |
Biodiversity and tourism corridor |
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CAMPFIRE |
Communal Area Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (Zimbabwe) |
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CBD |
Convention on Biological Diversity |
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CEC |
Cation exchange capacity |
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CENACARTA |
National Remote Sensing Centre (Mozambique) |
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CGIAR |
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
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CSIR |
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (South Africa) |
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CV |
coefficient of variation |
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DEAT |
Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (South Africa) |
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DFID |
Department for International Development (United Kingdom) |
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DINAGECA |
National Directorate for Geography and Cadastre (Mozambique) |
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DMC |
Drought Monitoring Centre (SADC) |
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DNA |
National Water Directorate (Mozambique) |
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DPCCN |
Departamento de Prevencao e Combate as Calamidades Naturais (Mozambique) |
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DWAF |
Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (South Africa) |
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EC |
Electrical conductivity |
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ENSO |
El Niño - Southern Oscillation |
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ETo |
Reference evapotranspiration |
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FANR |
Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Sector (SADC) |
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FEWS |
Famine Early Warning System (SADC) |
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FMD |
Foot and mouth disease |
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FSNS |
Food security and nutrition survey |
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FSS |
Food Security Strategy (SADC) |
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FSTAU |
Food Security, Technical and Administrative Unit (SADC) |
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GDP |
Gross domestic product |
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GEF |
Global Environment Facility |
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GIS |
Geographical information system |
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GKG |
Gaza-Kruger-Gonarezhou (Transfrontier Park) |
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GLASOD |
Global Assessment of Soil Degradation |
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GOB |
Government of Botswana |
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GOM |
Government of Mozambique |
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GOSA |
Government of South Africa |
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GOZ |
Government of Zimbabwe |
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GTZ |
Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (Germany) |
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HDI |
Human Development Index |
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HIES |
Household income and expenditure survey |
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HIV |
Human immunodeficiency virus |
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HPI |
Human Poverty Index |
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ICRISAT |
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics |
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IDNDR |
International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction |
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IDWG |
Interdepartmental Working Group (UNCCD) |
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IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
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IFPRI |
International Food Policy Research Institute (Washington) |
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ILCA |
International Livestock Centre for Africa (Addis Ababa) |
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IMDC |
Inter Ministerial Drought Committee (Botswana) |
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IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
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INGC |
National Disaster Management Institute (Mozambique) |
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INIA |
National Institute for Agronomic Research (Mozambique) |
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IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
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ISCRAL |
International Scheme for the Conservation and Rehabilitation of African Lands |
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ISRIC |
International Soil Reference and Information Centre |
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JLOC |
Joint Logistics Coordination Centre |
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JULBS |
Joint Upper Limpopo Basin Study (Botswana, South Africa) |
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LBPTC |
Limpopo Basin Permanent Technical Committee |
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LGP |
length of growing period |
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LHS |
livelihoods system |
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LIMCOM |
Limpopo Basin Commission |
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LIPWP |
Labour Intensive Public Works Project |
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MAE |
mean annual evaporation |
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MAP |
mean annual precipitation |
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MAR |
mean annual runoff |
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MARD |
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Mozambique) |
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MOA |
Ministry of Agriculture (Botswana) |
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MSF |
Medicins Sans Frontiere |
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NAMPAADD |
National Master Plan for Arable Agriculture and Dairy Development (Botswana) |
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NAP |
National Action Programme of the UNCCD |
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NCFD |
National Consultative Forum on Drought (South Africa) |
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NDVI |
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index |
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NGO |
Non-governmental Organization |
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NLC |
National Land Cover Database Project (South Africa) |
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NPDM |
National Policy on Drought Management (Zimbabwe) |
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O&M |
Operation and maintenance |
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OCHA |
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN) |
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ODI |
Overseas Development Institute (London) |
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OFDA |
Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID) |
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PARPA |
Action Plan for the Reduction of Absolute Poverty (Mozambique) |
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PCN |
Project Concept Note |
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PRSP |
Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (Mozambique) |
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RDP |
Reconstruction and Development Programme (South Africa) |
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RSAP |
Regional Strategic Action Plan (SADC) |
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SAC |
Satellite Applications Centre (CSIR) |
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SADC |
Southern African Development Community |
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SADCC |
Southern African Development Co-ordination Conference |
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SCF |
Save the Children Fund (United Kingdom) |
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SDARMP |
Smallholder Dry Areas Resource Management Programme (Zimbabwe) |
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SDB |
Soil Database |
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SEDAP |
Southern-Eastern Dry Areas Project (Zimbabwe) |
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SEHA |
Secretariat of State of Agricultural Hydraulics (Mozambique) |
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SOI |
Southern Oscillation Index |
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SOTER |
Soil and Terrain Digital Database |
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SPFS |
Special Programme on Food Security (FAO) |
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SSA |
sub-Saharan Africa |
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TFCA |
Trans Frontier Conservation Area |
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TGLP |
Tribal Grazing Land Policy (Botswana) |
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TOR |
Terms of reference |
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UCEA |
Unit of Agriculture Emergency Coordination (Mozambique) |
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UN |
United Nations |
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UNCCD |
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification |
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UNCED |
United Nations Commission on the Environment & Development |
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UNCMT |
United Nations Country Management Team |
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UNDAF |
United Nations Development Assistance Framework |
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UNDMT |
United Nations Disaster Management Team |
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UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
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UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
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UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
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UNFPA |
United Nations Population Fund |
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UNICEF |
United Nations Children’s Fund |
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UNSO |
United Nations Special Office |
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UNV |
United Nations Volunteers |
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USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
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VEGRIS |
Vegetation Resource Information System (Zimbabwe) |
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WCARRD |
World Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development |
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WFP |
World Food Programme |
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WHO |
World Health Organization |
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WRB |
World Reference Base for Soil Resources |
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WSCU |
Water Sector Coordinating Unit (SADC) |
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WWF |
World Wildlife Fund |
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ZINWA |
Zimbabwe National Water Authority |
