ADB |
African Development Bank |
AIS |
Agricultural Information System(s) |
AKIS |
Agricultural Knowledge and Information System(s) |
AKIS/RD |
Agricultural Knowledge and Information System(s) for Rural Development |
AKS |
Agricultural Knowledge System(s) |
AP |
Agricultural producer(s) |
ARKIS |
Agricultural and Rural Knowledge and Information System(s) |
CAAES |
Central Administration for Agricultural Extension Services (Egypt) |
CBO |
Community-based organization |
CDD |
Community-driven development |
CGIAR |
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
CIAL |
Local Agricultural Research Committee (CIAL) |
CIAT |
International Centre for Tropical Agriculture |
CIP |
International Potato Center |
CIRAD |
International Cooperation Centre of Agricultural Research for Development |
DANIDA |
Danish International Development Agency |
DPA |
Provincial Department of Agriculture (Morocco) |
EC |
European Community |
FA |
Farmers Association (Malaysia) |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
FRD |
Education, Research, Development (Morocco) |
FOA |
Farmer Organization Authority (Malaysia) |
GDP |
Gross domestic product |
HRD |
Human resource development |
HRM |
Human resource management |
ICRISAT |
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics |
ICT |
Information and communications technology |
IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
INDAP |
National Institute for Agricultural Development (Chile) |
INIA |
National Institute of Agricultural Research (Chile) |
IPM |
Integrated pest management |
IRAD |
Institute of Research and Agricultural Development (Cameroon) |
ISNAR |
International Service for National Agricultural Research |
MADRPM |
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Morocco) |
MALMR |
Ministry of Agriculture Land and Marine Resources |
MALR |
Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (Egypt) |
MARDI |
Malaysia Agricultural Research Institute |
MINAGRI |
Ministry of Agriculture (Cameroon) |
MINREST |
Ministry of Scientific and Technical Research (Cameroon) |
MOA |
Ministry of Agriculture (Malaysia) |
NAADS |
National Agricultural Advisory Service (Uganda) |
NAMDEVCO |
National Marketing Development Company (Trinidad and Tobago) |
NAP |
National Agricultural Policy (Malaysia) |
NARO |
National Agricultural Research Organization (Uganda) |
NARS |
National Agricultural Research System(s) |
NGO |
Non-governmental organization |
NSI |
National System for Innovation |
OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
ORMVA |
Regional Office of Agricultural Development (Morocco) |
PARC |
Pakistan Agricultural Research Council |
PARL |
Pilot Area Real Life projects (Pakistan) |
PDES |
Economic and Social Development Plan (Morocco) |
PMA |
Plan for Modernization of Agriculture (Uganda) |
PNVRA |
National Programme for Agricultural Extension and Research (Cameroon and Morocco) |
PSDA |
Project to Support Agricultural Development (Morocco) |
PTTB |
Basic Technology Transfer Programme (Chile) |
PTTI |
Integrated Technology Transfer Programme (Chile) |
R&D |
Research and development |
RBDIC |
Rural Business Development and Information Centre (Lithuania) |
RPO |
Rural producer organization |
RREC |
Regional Research and Extension Council (Egypt) |
SDRE |
Extension, Education and Communication Service (FAO) |
SEA |
Agricultural Extension System (Cuba) |
VERCON |
Virtual Extension Research and Communication Network |
WFS |
World Food Summit |