| CBD | Convention on Biological Diversity |
| CEDAW | Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women |
| CIP | International Potato Center |
| COP | Conference of the Parties |
| DFID | Department for international Development (UK) |
| ESEAP | Regional Office for East, Southeast and the Pacific |
| FAO | Food and agriculture Organization of the united nations |
| GPA | Global Plan of action |
| GTZ | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit GmbH |
| IC | Intergovernmental Committee |
| ICESR | International Convention on Social and Cultural rights |
| IDRC | International Development research Centre (Canada) |
| IITA | International institute of Tropical agriculture |
| IK | Indigenous knowledge |
| ILO | International labour Organization |
| IP | Intellectual Property |
| IPGRI | International Plant genetic resources institute |
| ISNAR | International Service for national agricultural research |
| ITPGRFA | International Treaty on Plant genetic resources for Food and agriculture |
| IU | International undertaking on Plant genetic resources |
| IUCN | The World Conservation union |
| KEPDA | Kenya Economic Pastoralist Development association |
| NGO | Non-governmental organization |
| NRI | Natural resources institute (UK) |
| ODI | Overseas Development institute (UK) |
| PGR | Plant genetic resources |
| PGRFA | Plant genetic resources in food and agriculture |
| PIC | Prior informed consent |
| PIPS | Policies, institutions and processes |
| SEAGA | Socio-economic and gender analysis Programme (FAO) |
| SEARICE | South East Asia regional initiatives for Community Empowerment |
| SL | Sustainable livelihoods |
| SNNPR | Southern nations, nationalities and People's region |
| TK | Traditional knowledge |
| TRIPS | Trade related intellectual Property agreement |
| UNEP | United nations Environment Programme |
| UPOV | Union pour la Protection des Variétés Végétales |
| UPWARD | User's Persepectives with agricultural research and Development |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
