CEEC |
Central and Eastern European Countries |
CIMMYT |
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center |
CIP |
International Potato Center |
CIS |
Commonwealth of Independent States |
CT |
Countries in Transition |
EU |
European Union |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
FIS |
International Seed Trade Federation |
FSU |
former Soviet Union |
FYR |
Former Yugoslav Republic |
GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
GIEWS |
Geographical Information and Early Warning System (FAO) |
GMO |
Genetically Modified Organism |
GNP |
Gross National Product |
IARC |
International Agricultural Research Centre |
ICARDA |
International Centre for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas |
IDP |
internally displaced person |
ISTA |
International Seed Testing Association |
NARS |
National Agricultural Research System |
NGO |
non-governmental organization |
OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
PBR |
Plant Breeders Rights |
PGR |
plant genetic resources |
UPOV |
Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants |
UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
UNDRO |
Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator |
UNHCR |
United Nations High Commission for Refugees |
WFP |
World Food Programme |
WTO |
World Trade Organization |