AGROVOC | FAO’s Web-based multilingual agricultural thesaurus |
APAARI | Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions |
BAAFS | Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences |
CABTS | Chinese Broadcast and Television School |
COL | Commonwealth of Learning |
CSO | civil society organization |
DFID | Department for International Development (UK) |
FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
FAO-RAP | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific |
FAQ | frequently asked questions |
GKP |
Global Knowledge Partnership |
HAII |
Hydro Agro Informatics Institute (Thailand) |
ICRISAT |
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics |
ICT |
information and communication technology |
ICT4D |
information and communication technology for development |
IMARK |
Information Management Resource Kit |
INRULED |
International Research and Training Centre for Rural Education |
IT | information technology1 |
K-AgriNet | Knowledge Networking Towards Enterprising Agricultural Communities |
MANAGE |
National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (India) |
MARDI |
Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute |
MTFIS |
Malaysian Tropical Fruit Information System |
NAFES |
National Agriculture and Forestry Extension Service |
NAFRI |
National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute |
NARES |
national agricultural research and extension services |
NGO |
non-governmental organization |
NPA |
non-performing assets |
ODL |
open and distance learning |
PCARRD |
Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development |
PFNet |
People First Network |
RDVA |
Rural Development Volunteers Association |
SPC |
Secretariat of the Pacific Community |
UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
UNESCAP |
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
USP |
University of the South Pacific |
VERCON |
Virtual Extension Research Communication Network |
VSAT |
very small aperture terminal |