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ACIAR |
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research |
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ADG |
Assistant Director General |
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AGL |
Applied Genomics Laboratory |
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AMG |
African Market Garden |
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APAARI |
Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions |
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ARI |
Agricultural Research Institute |
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ARO |
Agricultural Research Organization |
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BoT |
Board of Trustees |
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CBC |
Committee of Board Chairs |
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CCER |
Centre Commissioned External Review |
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CDC |
Centre Director's Committee |
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CGIAR |
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
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CIAT |
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical |
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CIFOR |
Centre for International Forestry Research |
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CIRAD |
Centre de Cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement |
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CLAN |
Cereals and Legumes Asia Network |
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DDG |
Deputy Director General |
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DG |
Director General |
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DMP |
Desert Margins Programme |
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DNA |
Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
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ELISA |
Enzyme Linked Immune Serological Assay |
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ELS |
early leafspot |
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EPMR |
External Programme and Management Review |
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EPR |
External Programme Review |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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FSR |
Farming Systems Research |
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FTO |
Freedom to Operate |
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GDP |
Gross domestic product |
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GEF |
Global Environment Fund |
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GIS |
Geographic information system |
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GITA |
Global Impact Target Area |
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GLP |
Good Laboratory Practice |
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GRAV |
Groundnut Rosette Assistor Virus |
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GREP |
Genetic Resources and Enhancement Programme |
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GT1 - 6 |
Global Research Theme 1 - 6 |
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GTL |
Global Theme Leader |
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GTs |
Global Research Themes |
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GTZ |
Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit |
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HQ |
Headquarters |
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IAC |
ICRISAT Asia Centre |
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IAO |
Impact Assessment Office |
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IARC |
International agricultural research centre |
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ICAR |
Indian Council for Agricultural Research |
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ICARDA |
International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas |
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ICLARM |
Worldfish Centre |
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ICRAF |
World Agroforestry Centre |
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ICRISAT |
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics |
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ICT |
Information and Communication Technology |
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ICW |
International Centres Week |
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IDM |
Integrated Disease Management |
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IDRC |
International Development Research Centre |
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IF |
impact factor |
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IFDC |
International Fertilizer Development Centre |
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IFPRI |
International Food Policy Research Institute |
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IIMI |
International Irrigation Management Institute |
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IITA |
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
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ILRI |
International Livestock Research Institute |
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INIBAP |
International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain |
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INRM |
Integrated Natural Resources Management |
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INTSORMIL |
International Sorghum and Millet Collaborative Research Support Project |
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IP |
Intellectual Property |
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IPCV |
Indian Peanut Clump Virus |
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IPG |
International public good |
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IPM |
Integrated Pest Management |
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IPM |
Integrated Pest Management |
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IRMO |
Information Resource Management Office |
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IRMP |
Information Resource Management Programme |
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IRRI |
International Rice Research Institute |
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IRS |
internationally recruited staff |
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iSC |
interim Science Council |
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ISC |
ICRISAT Sahelian Centre |
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ISI |
Institute for Scientific Information |
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ISNAR |
International Service for National Agricultural Research |
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IT |
Information Technology |
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IWMI |
International Water Management Institute |
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LAC |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
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LDS |
Library and Documentation Services |
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LLS |
late leafspot |
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LSU |
Learning Systems Unit |
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MAS |
Marker-Assisted Selection |
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MTM |
Mid-term Meeting |
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MTP |
Medium Term Plan |
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NARES |
National agricultural research and extension system |
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NARS |
National agricultural research system |
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NBPGR |
National Board for Plant Genetic Resources |
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NGO |
non-governmental organization |
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NPG |
National Public Good |
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NRM |
Natural Resource Management |
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NRMP |
Natural Resource Management Programme |
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O&M |
Organization and management |
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OFR |
On-farm research |
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PAO |
Public Awareness Office |
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PC |
Programme Committee of the Board |
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PDMO |
Project Development and Marketing Office |
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PGRE |
Plant Genetic Resources and Enhancement |
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PY |
person years |
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R&D |
Research and Development |
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RED |
Regional Executive Director |
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REIA |
Research Evaluation and Impact Assessment |
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RITA |
Regional Impact Target Area |
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RMO |
Resource Mobilization Office |
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RRS |
regionally recruited staff |
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SA |
South Asia |
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SAT |
Semi-arid tropics |
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SEA |
Southern Eastern Africa |
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SEF |
Sahelian Eco-Farm |
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SEPP |
Socioeconomics and Policy Programme |
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SINGER |
Systemwide Information Network for Genetic Resources |
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SMINET |
Sorghum and Millet network |
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SMIP |
Sorghum and Millet Improvement Programme |
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SRO |
subregional organization |
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SSA |
sub-Saharan Africa |
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TAC |
Technical Advisory Committee |
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TAFP |
Training and Fellowships Programme |
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TEC |
Technical Exchange Committee |
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TSBF |
Tropical Soils and Biological Fertility |
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UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
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USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
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VLS |
Village Level Studies |
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VUSAT |
Virtual University for the Semi-Arid Tropics |
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WARDA |
West Africa Rice Development Association |
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WCA |
West and Central Africa |
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WEHAB |
Water, Energy, Health, Agriculture and Biodiversity |
