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ADB |
African Development Bank |
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AMSRON |
African Mangrove Swamp Rice Observatory Nursery |
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AVRDC |
Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center |
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CABI |
CAB International |
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CABO |
Center for Agrobiological Research |
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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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CIRAD |
Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement |
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CIRES |
Centre Ivorien de Recherches Economiques et Sociales |
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CNRST |
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique |
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CORAF |
Conférence de Responsables de Recherche Agronomique Africaine |
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CTA |
Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation |
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DAF |
Director Administration and Finance |
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DNA |
Deoxyribonucleic acid |
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DTC |
Director Training and Communications |
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ECOWAS |
Economic Community of West African States |
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ECSA |
Eastern, Central and Southern Africa |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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FDFP |
Fonds de Développement de la Formation Professionnelle |
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GIS |
Geographic Information System |
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GTZ |
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit |
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IARCs |
International Agricultural Research Centres |
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IBPGR |
International Board for Plant Genetic Resources |
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ICIPE |
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology |
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ICRISAT |
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics |
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IDESSA |
Institut des Savanes |
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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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ILCA |
International Livestock Centre for Africa |
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ILRAD |
International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases |
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INERA |
Institut d'Etudes et de Recherches Agricoles |
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INGER |
International Network for Genetic Evaluation of Rice |
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INRA |
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique |
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INSAH |
Institut du Sahel |
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IPM |
Integrated Pest Management |
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IRAT |
Institut de Recherches Agronomiques Tropicales et des Cultures Vivrières |
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IRBET |
Institut de Recherche en Biologie et Ecologie Tropicale |
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IRRI |
International Rice Research Institute |
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IRSN |
Institut de Recherche sur les Substances Naturelles |
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IRSSH |
Institut de Recherches en Sciences Sociales et Humaines |
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IRTP |
International Rice Testing Programme |
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ISRA |
Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles |
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LTBA |
Laboratoire de Biochimie et Technologie Alimentaire |
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MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
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MTP |
Medium-Term Plan |
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NARCC |
National Agricultural Research Coordinating Council |
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NARS |
National Agricultural Research System |
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NRI |
National Resources Institute (United Kingdom) |
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ORSTOM |
Institut Français de Recherche Scientifique pour le Développement en Coopération |
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OSIRIZ |
Observatoire de Statistiques Internationales sur le Riz |
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RFLP |
Restriction in Fragment Length Polymorphism |
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RYMV |
Rice Yellow Mottle Virus |
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SAED |
Société Nationale d'Aménagement et d'Exploitation des Terres du Delta du Fleuve Sénégal et des Vallées du Fleuve Sénégal et de la Falémé |
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SAFGRAD |
Semi-Arid Food Grain Research and Development |
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SDI |
Selective Dissemination of Information |
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SEMRY |
Société d'Exploitation Mécanisée Rizicole de Yagoua |
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SID |
(voir Appendix IV) |
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TAC |
Technical Advisory Committee of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
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UK |
United Kingdom |
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UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
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USAID |
U.S. Agency for International Development |
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WANA |
West Asia and North Africa |
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WARDA |
West Africa Rice Development Association |
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WARRI |
West Africa Rice Research Institute |
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WHO |
World Health Organization of the United Nations |
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WID |
Women in Development |
