ACC Administrative Committee on Coordination
AFPO Recruitment and Staff Development Branch (FAO)
AG Agriculture Department (FAO)
AGLW Water Resources, Development and Management Service (FAO)
AGP Plant Production and Protection Division (FAO)
AGPP Plant Protection Service (FAO)
AGS Agricultural Support Systems Division (FAO)
AGSI Agro-industries and Post-harvest Management Service (FAO)
APO Associate Professional Officer
CAS Country Assistance Strategy
CCA Common Country Assessment
CCP Committee on Commodity Problems
CDF Comprehensive Development Framework
CFC Common Fund for Commodities
CFS Committee on World Food Security
CIS Commonwealth of Independent States
CSO Civil Society Organisation
CSSD Consultative Sub-committee on Surplus Disposal
DL Distance Learning
ECDC Economic Cooperation among Developing Countries
ECOSOC United Nations Economic and Social Council
ES Economic and Social Department (FAO)
ESAF Food Security and Agricultural Projects Analysis Service (FAO)
ESC Commodities and Trade Division (FAO)
ESDG Global Perspectives Studies Unit (FAO)
ESN Food and Nutrition Division (FAO)
EU European Union
FAOR FAO Representative
FFS Farmers'Field School
FIRM Marine Resources Service (FAO)
FONP Forestry Policy and Institutions Branch (FAO)
FP Field Programme
FPMIS Field Programme Management Information System
HIPC Highly Indebted Poor Countries
HIV-AIDS Human Immuno-deficiency Virus/Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome
ICT Information Communication Technologies
IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development
IFI International Financing Institution
IFPRI International Food Policy Research Institute
IGG Inter-Governmental Commodity Group
IPM Integrated Pest Management
JPO Junior Professional Officer
LEG Legal Office (FAO)
LIFDC Low-income food-decifit country
ME Monitoring and Evaluation
MP Major Programme
MTNs Multilateral Trade Negotiations
MTP Medium-Term Plan
NGO Non-governmental Organization
OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
PAB Policy Assistance Branch
PC Programme Committee
PER Programme Evaluation Report
PIR Programme Implementation Report
PoA Plan of Action
PROAGRI Agricultural Sector Investment Programme for Mozambique
PRSP Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
PWB Programme of Work and Budget (FAO)
RLC Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (FAO)
RP Regular Programme (FAO)
SADC Southern African Development Community
SAFR Sub-regional Office for Southern and East Africa (FAO)
SD Sustainable Development Department (FAO)
SDRE Extension, Education and Communication Service (FAO)
SDW Women and Population Division (FAO)
SDWW Women in Development Service (FAO)
SEAGA Socio-Economic and Gender Analysis Programme Field Handbook
SLAC Sub-regional Office for the Caribbean (FAO)
SMM Senior Management Meeting
SOFA “The State of Food and Agriculture” (FAO publication)
SOFI “The State of Food Insecurity” (FAO publication)
SPPD Support for Policy and Programme Development
SPS Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary
SPWB Summary Programme of Work and Budget
TBT Technical Barriers to Trade
TC Technical Cooperation Department (FAO)
TCA Policy Assistance Division (FAO)
TCAS Agricultural Policy Support Service (FAO)
TCDC Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries (FAO)
TCDM Unit for Cooperation with Multilateral and Bilateral Agencies (FAO)
TCI Investment Centre Division (FAO)
TCOM Monitoring and Coordination Service
TCP Technical Cooperation Programme (FAO)
TDG Technical Department Group
TF Trust Fund
TRIPS Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
UN United Nations
UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNDAF UN Development Assistance Framework
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNHCR Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
WAICENT World Agriculture Information Centre (FAO)
WFP World Food Programme
WFS World Food Summit
WTO World Trade Organization
