Acronyms
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ACABQ |
Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions |
ACP |
African, Caribbean and Pacific Group |
ADG |
Assistant Director-General |
AF |
Administration and Finance Department |
AFF |
Finance Division |
AFH |
Human Resources Management Division |
AFI |
Information Systems and Technology Division |
AFS |
Administrative Services Division |
AG |
Agriculture, Biosecurity, Nutrition and Consumer Protection Department |
AGA |
Animal Production and Health Division |
AGE |
Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture |
AGL |
Land and Water Development Division |
AGN |
Nutrition and Consumer Protection Division |
AGORA |
Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture |
AGP |
Plant Production and Protection Division |
AGRIS |
International Information System for the Agricultural Sciences and Technology |
AGS |
Agricultural Support Systems Division |
AOS |
Administrative and operational support |
APFIC |
Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission |
AQUASTAT |
Rural Water Statistical System |
AUD |
Office of the Inspector-General |
AWTO |
WTO Multilateral Trade Negotiations on Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (PAIA) |
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BIOD |
Integrated Management of Biological Diversity for Food and Agriculture (PAIA) |
BIOS |
Biosecurity for Agriculture and Food Production (PAIA) |
BTEC |
Biotechnology Applications in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (PAIA) |
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CCA |
Common country assessment |
CCLM |
Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |
CCP |
Committee on Commodity Problems |
CCRF |
Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries |
CECAF |
Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic |
CFC |
Common Fund for Commodities |
CFS |
Classical swine fever |
CFS |
Committee on World Food Security |
CGIAR |
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
CGRFA |
Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture |
CLIM |
Climate Change Issues in Agriculture (PAIA) |
COAG |
Committee on Agriculture |
COFI |
Committee on Fisheries |
COFO |
Committee on Forestry |
COIN |
Country Office Information Network |
CSD |
Commission on Sustainable Development (UN) |
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DNA |
Deoxyribonucleic acid |
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EFC |
European Forestry Commission |
EIFAC |
European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission |
EMPRES |
Emergency Prevention System for Transboundary Animal and Plant Pests and Diseases |
ENGY |
Bioenergy (PAIA) |
ERP |
Education for Rural People |
ES |
Economics and Social Department |
ESA |
Agricultural and Development Economics Division |
ESC |
Commodities and Trade Division |
ESS |
Statistics Division |
EU |
European Union |
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FAOLEX |
Database of national legislation and international agreements concerning food and agriculture (including fisheries, forestry and water) |
FAOR |
FAO Representative |
FAOSTAT |
Corporate Database for Substantive Statistical Data |
FAS |
Field Accounting System |
FI |
Fisheries Department |
FIGIS |
Fisheries Global Information System |
FII |
Fishery Industries Division |
FIP |
Fishery Policy and Planning Division |
FIR |
Fishery Resources Division |
FIRMS |
Fisheries Resources Monitoring System |
FIVIMS |
Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping System |
FMD |
Foot-and-mouth disease |
FO |
Forestry Department |
FON |
Forestry Policy and Information Division |
FOP |
Forestry Products and Economics Division |
FOR |
Forest Resources Division |
FPMIS |
Field Programme Management Information System |
FRA |
Forest resources assessment |
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GAP |
Good agricultural practice |
GFCM |
General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean |
GI |
General Affairs and Information Department |
GIC |
Conference, Council and Protocol Affairs Division |
GIEWS |
Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture |
GII |
Information Division |
GIL |
Library and Documentation Systems Division |
GLOP |
Global Perspective Studies (PAIA) |
GPA |
Global Plan of Action |
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HR |
Human resources |
HRMS |
Human Resources Management System |
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IAAH |
International Alliance Against Hunger |
IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
ICSC |
International Civil Service Commission |
ICT |
Information and communication technology |
IDWG |
Interdepartmental Working Group |
IEE |
Independent External Evaluation of FAO |
IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
IFI |
International financing institution |
IGO |
Intergovernmental Organization |
ILO |
International Labour Organization |
IPM |
Integrated pest management |
IPNM |
Integrated plant nutrient management |
IPOA |
International Plan of Action |
IPPC |
International Plant Protection Convention |
IPPM |
Integrated production and pest management |
IRC |
International Rice Commission |
IS |
Information systems |
ISP |
Investment Support Programme |
IT |
Information technology |
IT |
International Treaty |
IUU |
Illegal, unreported and unregulated (fishing) |
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JIU |
Joint Inspection Unit |
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LEG |
Legal Office |
LHOO |
Local Institution Building to Improve Capacity for Achieving Sustainable Rural Livelihoods (PAIA) |
LO |
Liaison Office |
LOBR |
Liaison Office with European Union and Belgium |
LOGE |
Liaison Office with the United Nations, Geneva |
LOJA |
Liaison Office with Japan |
LONY |
Liaison Office with the United Nations, New York |
LOWA |
Liaison Office for North America |
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MCS |
Monitoring, control and surveillance |
MDG |
Millennium Development Goal |
MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
MSS |
Management Support Service |
MSU |
Management Support Unit |
MTNS |
Sustainable Management of Mountains (PAIA) |
MTP |
Medium Term Plan |
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NARS |
National Agricultural Research Systems |
NGO |
Non-governmental organization |
NMTPF |
National medium-term priority framework |
NPFS |
National Programme for Food Security |
NPO |
National Professional Officer |
NWFP |
Non-wood forest product |
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OCD |
Office for Coordination of Normative, Operational and Decentralized Activities |
ODA |
Official development assistance |
ODG |
Office of the Director-General |
OFA |
Office of WFS Follow-up and Alliances |
OIE |
World Organisation for Animal Health |
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PAAT |
Programme Against African Trypanosomiasis |
PABX |
Private automatic branch exchange (telephone) |
PAIA |
Priority Area for Interdisciplinary Action |
PBE |
Office of Programme, Budget and Evaluation |
PGRFA |
Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture |
PIRES |
Programme Planning, Implementation Reporting and Evaluation System |
PROD |
Integrated Production Systems (SARD/SPFS) (PAIA) |
PSC |
Project Servicing Costs |
PVP |
Plant Variety Protection |
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QINF |
Definitions, Norms, Methodologies and Quality of Information (PAIA) |
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RAF |
Regional Office for Africa |
RAP |
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific |
RBB |
Results-based budgeting |
REHA |
Disaster Prevention, Mitigation and Preparedness and Post Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation |
REIO |
Regional Economic Integration Organization |
REU |
Regional Office for Europe |
RFB |
Regional fishery body |
RFMO |
Regional fishery management organization |
RG |
Real growth |
RLC |
Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean |
RNE |
Regional Office for the Near East |
RO |
Regional Office |
RPFS |
Regional Programme for Food Security |
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SAD |
Special Adviser to the Director-General |
SADC |
Southern African Development Community |
SARD |
Sustainable agriculture and rural development |
SD |
Sustainable Development Department |
SDA |
Rural Development Division |
SDR |
Research, Extension and Training Division |
SDW |
Gender and Population Division |
SIT |
Sterile insect technique |
SOFA |
The State of Food and Agriculture |
SOFI |
The State of Food Insecurity in the World |
SPAT |
Spatial Information Management and Decision Support Tools |
SPFS |
Special Programme for Food Security |
SPS |
Sanitary and phytosanitary measures |
SSC |
Shared Services Centre |
SSC |
South-South Cooperation |
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TAD |
Transboundary animal diseases |
TC |
Technical Cooperation Department |
TCA |
Policy Assistance Division |
TCE |
Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division |
TCI |
Investment Centre |
TCO |
Field Operations Division |
TCP |
Technical Cooperation Programme |
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UNCED |
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
UNDAF |
United Nations Development Assistance Framework |
UNIDO |
United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
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WAICENT |
World Agricultural Information Centre |
WFD |
World Food Day |
WFP |
World Food Programme |
WFS |
World Food Summit |
WHO |
World Health Organization |
WTO |
World Trade Organization |
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ZRG |
Zero real growth |