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ACB |
Accredited Certification Body |
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ACG |
Guanacaste Conservation Area [Costa Rica] |
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ACP |
Country in Africa, the Caribbean or the Pacific that has signed the Cotonou agreement with the European Union |
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ADIPCO |
Cocolá Development Association [Guatemala] |
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AEAAZ |
Agricultural Ethics Assurance Association of Zimbabwe |
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ANACAFE |
National Coffee Association [Guatemala] |
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APEMB |
Association of Ecological Growers of the Baturité Mountains [Brazil] |
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APPTA |
Talamanca Small Farmers’ Association [Costa Rica] |
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ASEAN |
Association of Southeast-Asian Nations |
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ATO |
Alternative Trade Organization |
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CAN |
Conservation Agriculture Network [now SAN] |
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CIF |
cost-insurance-freight [standard contract terms] |
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CIMS |
Centro de Intelligenca sobre Mercados Sostenibles/Sustainable Markets Intelligence Centre |
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COLEACP |
Comité de liaison Europe-Afrique-Caraïbes-Pacifique [Association of stakeholders in EU-ACP horticultural trade] |
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Coocafé |
Consorcio de Cooperativas de Caficultores de Guanacaste y Montes de Oro RL [Costa Rica] |
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CSA |
Community-Supported Agriculture |
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CSR |
Corporate Social Responsibility |
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CTE |
Committee on Trade and Environment [of the WTO] |
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DCC |
Day Chocolate Company |
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DED |
Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst |
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EPOPA |
Export Promotion of Organic Products from Africa |
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ESCR |
Raw Materials, Tropical and Horticultural Products Service, FAO |
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ETI |
Ethical Trading Initiative |
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EU |
European Union |
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EUREP |
Euro-Retailer Produce Association |
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EurepGap |
EUREP Good Agriculture Practice |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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FECAFEB |
Federación de Cafetaleros Exportadores de Bolivia |
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FEDECOOP |
Federación de Cooperativas de Caficultores RL |
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FFTU |
Farmers Fair Trade Uganda |
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FLO |
Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International |
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FOB |
free-on-board [standard contract terms] |
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FONAES |
National Fund for Support of Solidarity Enterprises [Mexico] |
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GAP |
Good Agricultural Practice |
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GATT |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
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GMO |
genetically-modified organism |
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IBS |
IFOAM Basic Standards |
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ICFTU/ITS |
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions/International Trade Secretariat |
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IEC |
International Electrotechnical Commission |
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IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
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IFOAM |
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements |
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IIED |
International Institute of Environment and Development |
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ILO |
International Labour Organization |
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IMO |
Institut für Markökologie [organic certification body, Switzerland] |
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IOAS |
International Organic Accreditation Service |
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IPM |
integrated pest management |
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IPPC |
International Plant Protection Convention |
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ISEAL |
International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labelling Alliance |
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ISMAM |
Indígenas de la Sierra Madre de Motozintla San Isidro Labrador [Mexico] |
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ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
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ITC |
International Trade Centre |
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IUF |
International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations |
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JAS |
Japanese Agriculture Standard |
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KKL |
Kuapa Kokoo Limited [Ghana] |
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KNCU |
Kilimanjaro Native Cooperative Union [Tanzania] |
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LBC |
Licensed Buyer Organization [in Ghana cocoa industry] |
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LCU |
Lango Cooperative Union [Uganda] |
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MAFF |
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries [Japan] |
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MAPO |
Movimiento Argentino de Producción Orgánica |
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MFN |
Most Favoured Nation [GATT/WTO context] |
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NGO |
non-governmental organization |
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NOP |
National Organic Program [United States of America] |
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NT |
National Treatment [GATT/WTO context] |
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PIC |
Prior Informed Consent |
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PMO |
Produce Marketing Organization |
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PPM |
Production and Processing Method |
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SA8000 |
Social Accountability 8000 |
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SAI |
Social Accountability International |
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SAI-Platform |
Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform |
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SAN |
Sustainable Agriculture Network [formerly CAN] |
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SASA |
Social Accountability in Sustainable Agriculture project |
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SERRV |
Sales Exchange for Refugee Rehabilitation Vocation |
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SNV |
Netherlands Development Organization |
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SPS |
Agreement Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures |
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SSE |
Single Strain Juice Equivalent |
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TBT |
Technical Barriers to Trade |
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UCIRI |
Union of Indian Communities in the Isthmus Region [Mexico] |
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UNCED |
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
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UNCTAD |
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
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UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
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USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
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VREL |
Volta River Estates Limited [Ghana] |
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WHO |
World Health Organization |
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WTO |
World Trade Organization |
