AAT |
African animal trypanosomiasis |
AMS |
Aggregate measure of support |
BSE |
bovine spongiform encephelopathy |
CBD |
Convention on Biological Diversity |
CDM |
Clean Development Mechanism |
CGIAR |
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
CIS |
Commonwealth of Independent States |
COSCA |
Collaborative Study of Cassava in Africa |
DFID |
Department for International Development |
EC |
European Communities (also called European Union) |
ECLAC |
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean |
EMBRAPA |
Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria |
ESCAP |
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
EU |
European Union (also called European Communities) |
FDI |
foreign direct investment |
FRA |
Forest Resources Assessment |
GCC |
Gulf Cooperation Council |
GDP |
gross domestic product |
GCPRT |
Coarse Grains, Pulses, Roots and Tubers Centre |
GEF |
Global Environment Facility |
GHG |
greenhouse gas |
GIEWS |
Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture |
GNP |
gross national product |
GPG |
global public good |
IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
IBAR |
Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources |
IBRD |
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
ICCO |
International Cocoa Organization |
ICO |
International Coffee Organization |
IDA |
International Development Association |
IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
ILCS |
International Livestock Centre for Africa |
IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
IPM |
integrated pest management |
ISA |
International Sugar Agreement |
IT |
information technology |
LIFDC |
low-income food-deficit country |
MEA |
multilateral environmental agreement |
MERCOSUR |
Southern Common Market |
MFN |
Most favoured nation |
NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
NGO |
non-governmental organization |
NPR |
nominal protection rate |
OAU |
Organization of African Unity |
ODA |
official development assistance |
OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
PAAT |
Programme Against African Trypanosomiasis |
PATTEC |
Pan African Tsetse and Trypanosomosis Eradication Campaign |
PSE |
producer support estimate |
SAT |
sequential aerosol technique |
SIT |
sterile insect technique |
TCOR |
Special Relief Operations Service |
TRIPS |
Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights |
TRQ |
tariff-rate quota |
TSE |
total support estimate |
UNCCD |
Convention to Combat Desertification and Drought in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa |
UNCED |
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
UNCTAD |
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
UNFCCC |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
UPOV |
International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants |
WFP |
World Food Programme |
WHO |
World Health Organization |
WTO |
World Trade Organization |
