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Abbreviations and acronyms


ACP

African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States

ADB

Asian Development Bank

AGOA

Africa Growth and Opportunity Act

AoA

Agreement on Agriculture

ARCC

Coffee and Cocoa Regulatory Authority (Côte d’Ivoire)

ATC

Agreement of Textiles and Clothing

CAFRA

Caribbean Association for Feminist Research and Action

CAFTA

Central American Free Trade Agreement

CBTA

Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act

CEDAW

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

CEEAC

Economic Community of Central African States

DC

Developed Countries

DDA

Doha Development Agenda

EAP

Economically Active Population

EBA

Everything But Arms (EU trade initiative)

ECLAC

Economic Commission for Latin America

EU

European Union

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FSC

Fiji Sugar Cane Corporation

FTAA

Free Trade Area of the Americas

GATT

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GSP

Generalized System of Preferences

ICAC

International Cotton Advisory Committee

ICO

International Coffee Organization

IFAD

International Fund for Agricultural Development

IFPRI

International Food Policy Research Institute

ILO

International Labour Organization of the United Nations

LAC

Latin American Countries

LDC

Least Developed Countries

MFN

Most-favoured Nation

MRL

Maximum Pesticide Residue Limit

MTADS

Medium Term Agricultural Development Strategy

MTDP

Medium Term Development Plan

NTAE

Non-Traditional Agriculture Exports

NAFTA

North American Free Trade Agreement

SFC

Small Farming Commercialization

TNC

Transnational Corporation

TRQ

Tariff Rate Quota

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UR

Uruguay Round

VREL

Volta River Estates Limited

WTO

World Trade Organisation


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