Annex E. Abbreviations and Acronyms

AARINENA
Association of Agricultural Research Institutes in the Near East and North Africa

AATF
African Agricultural Technology Foundation

ACARE
African centre of agricultural research excellence

ACBF
African Capacity Building Foundation

AERC
African Economic Research Consortium

AgGDP
Agricultural gross domestic product

AGORA
Access to Global On-line Research in Agriculture

AKIS
Agricultural knowledge information system

ARC
Agricultural Research Corporation (Sudan)

AREU
Agricultural Research and Extension Unit (Mauritius)

ARI
Advanced research institute

ASARECA
Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa

ASTI
Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (project)

AVU
African Virtual University

BIFAD
Board of International Food and Agricultural Development

CAADP
Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Programme (of NEPAD)

CBD
Convention on Biological Diversity

CBO
Community-based organisation

CGIAR
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

CIESIN
Centre for International Earth Science Information Network

CIHEAM
Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Mediterraneennes

CIMMYT
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

CIRAD
Centre de Cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement

CNRA
Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (Cote d'Ivoire)

CORAF
Le Conseil Ouest et Centre Africain pour la Recherche et le Developpement Agricoles (WECARD)

DARHRD
Directorate of Agricultural Research and Human Resources Development(Eritrea)

DFID
Department for International Development (U.K.)

DRD
Department of Research and Development (Tanzania)

EARO
Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organization

EU
European Union

FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization (United Nations)

FARA
Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa

FOFIFA
National Centre for Applied Research on Rural Development (Madagascar)

FTE
Full time equivalent

GDP
Gross domestic product

GFAR
Global Forum for Agricultural Research

GIS
Geographic Information System

GMO
Genetically modified organism

GNEST
Global Network of Ethiopians for Science & Technology

HIV/AIDS
Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

IAC
InterAcademy Council

IAP
InterAcademy Panel on International Issues

IARC
International agricultural research centre

ICARDA
International Centre for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas

ICIPE
International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology

ICRISAT
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

ICT
Information and communication technology

IFDC
International Center for Soil Fertility and Agricultural Development

IITA
International Institute for Tropical Agriculture

ILRI
International Livestock Research Institute

IPGRI
International Plant Genetics Resources Institute

IPM
Integrated pest management

IPR
Intellectual property rights

IRD
Research Institute for Development (previously ORSTOM) (France)

ISABU
Institut des Sciences Agronomiques du Burundi

ISNAR
International Service for National Agricultural Research

ISRA
Agricultural Research Institute of Senegal

ITC
International Trade Centre (technical cooperation agency of UNCTAD and WTO)

KARI
Kenyan Agricultural Research Institute

MAPP
Multi-Country Agricultural Productivity Program (World Bank)

MSIRI
Mauritius Sugar Research Institute

NAADS
National Agricultural Advisory and Development Service (Uganda)

NAREES
National agricultural research, education and extension system

NARI
National agricultural research institute

NARO
National Agricultural Research Organization (Uganda)

NARS
National agricultural research system

NEPAD
New Partnerships for Africa's Development

NERICA
New Rice for Africa

NGO
Nongovernmental organization

NUTMON
Nutrient monitoring at farm level

OECD
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

PRSPs
Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers

QPM
Quality Protein Maize

R&D
Research and development

S&T
Science and technology

SACCAR
Southern African Centre for Cooperation in Agricultural Research

SADC
Southern African Development Community

SFI
Sustainable Financial Initiative (World Bank, USAID and SPAAR)

SPAAR
Special Program for African Agricultural Research

SRO
Subregional organization

TEEAL
The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library (Cornell University)

TOKEN
Transfer of Knowledge through Expatriate Nationals

TRIPS
Trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights

TRIT
Tea Research Institute of Tanzania

UNCTAD
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNDP
United Nations Development ProgramUNEP United National Environment Program

UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UPOV
l'Union Internationale pour la Protection des Obtentions Vegetales (International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants)

USAID
United States Agency for International Development

WARDA
West African Rice Development Association

WECARD
West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development = CORAF

WHO
World Health Organization (United Nations)

WIPO
World Intellectual Property Organization

WTO
World Trade Organization