ADA |
Agricultural Development Agency |
ADP |
Agricultural Development Projects |
AGRITEX |
Agricultural Technical and Extension Services |
ApproTEC |
Appropriate Technologies for Enterprise Creation |
ATI |
Appropriate Technology International |
BIS |
Bureau of Indian Standards |
CARE |
International non-governmenal organization |
CARMATEC |
Irrigation Equipment Testing Programme of the University of Tanzania, Arusha) |
CAMPFIRE |
Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources |
CFAF |
West African franc |
CIF |
Cost insurance and freight |
CROPWAT |
A computer program to calculate crop water requirenments |
CSIR |
Agricultural Research Council |
DOI |
Department of Irrigation |
ESA |
External Support Agency |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
FO |
Farmers' organization |
FOB |
Freight on board |
FTC |
Full tank level |
IAR |
Institute for Agricultural Research |
ICID |
International Commission for Irrigation and Drainage |
ICFU |
Indigenous Commercial Farmers' Union |
IDB |
Irrigation Drainage Branch |
IDE |
International Development Enterprises |
IEC |
International Electro-Technical Commission |
IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
IIMI |
International Irrigation Management Institute |
IPI |
Institute for Promotion of Innovations |
IPTRID |
International Programme for Technology Research on Irrigation and Drainage |
ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
ITDG |
Intermediate Technology Development Group |
LDPE |
Low density polyethylene pipe |
LIFDC |
Low-income food deficit countries |
LLDPE |
Liner low density polyethylene pipe |
MAFF |
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries |
MBS |
Malawi Bureau of Standards |
mcft |
million cubic feet |
MIRTDC |
Malawi Industrial Research and Technology Development Centre |
MOA |
Ministry of Agriculture |
MWL |
Maximum water level |
NABL |
A national level regulating body for equipment standards |
NFIF |
National farm irrigation fund |
NGO |
Non-governmental organization |
NIDP |
National Irrigation Development Plan |
ODA |
Overseas Development Administration |
PVC |
Poly vinyl chloride |
REST |
Relief Society for Tigray |
RITES |
Indian standards agency |
SABI |
South African Irrigation Institute |
SAFR |
Subregional Officer for Southern and East Africa |
SAP |
Structural Adjustment Programme |
SADC |
Southern African Development Community |
SIEMA |
Southern India Engineering Manufacturers' Association |
SISDO |
Smallholder Irrigation Scheme Development Organization |
SITARC |
Small Industries Testing and Research Centre |
SPFS |
Special Programme for Food Security |
TBL |
Tank bund level |
TCDC |
Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries |
UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
UNICEF |
United Nations Children's Fund |
UNIDO |
United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
VAT |
Value added tax |
WRC |
Water Resources Commission |
WUA |
Water Users' Association |
ZITC |
Zimbabwe Irrigation Technology Centre |
ZSA |
Zimbabwe Standards Association |
ZFU |
Zimbabwe Farmers' Union |