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ACB |
Agricultural Cooperative Bank |
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ACSAD |
Arab Centre for the Studies of Arid Zones and Drylands |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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GADEB |
General Administration for the Development of the Euphrates |
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Basin |
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HYV |
High yielding variety |
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ICARDA |
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas |
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IFA |
International Fertilizer Industry Association |
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IFDC |
International Fertilizer Development Center |
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MAAR |
Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform |
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NRMP |
Natural Resource Management Program |
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SL |
Syrian pound |
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TSP |
Triple superphosphate |
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VCR |
Value cost ratio |
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WANA |
West Asia and North Africa region |
N: Nitrogen
P2O5 or P:
Phosphate*
K2O or K: Potash*
* Phosphate and potash may be expressed as their elemental forms P and K or as their oxide forms P2O5 and K2O. Nitrogen is expressed as N. In this study phosphate and potash are expressed in their oxide forms.
