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ACRONYMS


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


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