United Kingdom
| ALT | Agricultural Land Tribunal |
| CAP | Common Agricultural Policy |
| CEDAW | Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women |
| CEDAW-OP | Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women |
| CSO | Civil Society Organization |
| DARD | Department of Agriculture and Rural Development |
| DEFRA | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| DSD | Department for Social Development |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GVA | Gross Value Added |
| FAO | The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization |
| FBT | Farm Business Tenancies |
| HDI | Human Development Index |
| ICCPR | International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| ICESCR | International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights |
| IAAS | Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland |
| LAG | Local Action Group |
| LDT | Limited Duration Tenancy |
| NFU | National Farmers’ Union |
| NIRWN | Northern Ireland Rural Women’s Network |
| OQPS | Office of the Queen's Printer for Scotland |
| PBSP | Programme for Building Sustainable Prosperity |
| RICS | Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in Scotland |
| RCN | Rural Community Network |
| RDD | Rural Development Division |
| RAVNC | The Rural Arbitration & Valuation Nomination Committee |
| SAAVA | Scottish Agricultural Arbiters & Valuers Association |
| SARWN | South Armagh Rural Women’s Network |
| SRDP | Scotland Rural Development Programme |
| SLDT | Short Limited Duration Tenancy |
| WRDA | Women’s Resource and Development Agency’s |
Fuentes: los números entre paréntesis (*) se refieren a las fuentes que están en la sección de Bibliografía