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Appendix VI - Acronyms

ACIAR

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

ADB

Asian Development Bank

BAPPENAS

National Planning Agency, Indonesia

BARC

Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council

BIDS

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

CAER

Center for Agro-Economic Research, Bogor, Indonesia

CEDRES

Centre d'Etudes, de Documentation de Recherches Economiques et Sociale, Burkina Faso

CFO

Chief Financial Officer

CGIAR

Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

CIAT

International Centre for Tropical Agriculture

CIFOR

Centre for International Forestry Research

CILLS

Comité Permanent Inter-Etats de Lutte contre la Sécheresse dans le Sahel

CIMMYT

International Centre for the Improvement of Maize and Wheat

CIP

International Potato Centre

CIPA

Centro de Investigación y Promoción Amazónico, Peru

CIRAD

Centre de Co-opération Internationale de Recherches Agronomiques pour le Développement, Paris, France

CIRES

Centre Ivoirien de Recherches Economiques et Sociales, Côte d'Ivoire

DSE

Deutsche Stiftung für Internationale Entwicklung, Germany

EEC

European Economic Community

EMR

External Management Review

EPR

External Programme Review

EPTD

Environment and Production Technology Division

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

GATT

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, Switzerland

GAPA

Grupo Análisis de Política Agraria, Peru

GIAP

Gujarat Institute of Area Planning

GRPs

Global Research Programmes

GTZ

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit

HCCs

High Concentration Countries

IAEG

Impact Assessment and Evaluation Group

IAEPD

Institute Andino de Estudios en Población y Desarrollo, Peru

IARC

International Agricultural Research Centre

IARI

Indian Agricultural Research Institute

IASRI

Indian Agricultural Statistic Research Institute

IBPGR

International Board for Plant Genetic Resources

ICIPE

International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology

ICRISAT

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

IDB

Interamerican Development Bank

IDRC

International Development Research Centre, Canada

IEA

Institute of Economic Growth, India

IER

Interim External Review

IFA

Institut Facultaire des Sciences Agronomiques, Zaire

IFAD

International Fund for Agricultural Development

IFDC

International Fertilizer Development Center

IIM

Indian Institute of Management

IIMI

International Irrigation Management Institute

IITA

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

ILRI

International Livestock Research Institute

INRAN

Institut National de Recherches Agronomiques au Niger

IPGRI

International Plant Genetic Resources Institute

ISNAR

International Service for National Agricultural Research

ISRA

Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles

JNU

Jawaharlal Nehru University, India

MPs

Multi-Country Programmes

MRD

Ministry of Rural Development (Malawi, Senegal, Togo)

NEDA

National Economic Development Authority, Philippines

NIA

National Irrigation Administration, Philippines

OD

Outreach Division

OECD

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

OPAM

Malian Cereals Marketing Board

OSP

Organizational Strengthening Programme

PBS

Public Broadcasting System

PIDE

Pakistan Institute of Development Economics

RAU

Rajendra Agricultural University, Bihar

RDSB

Rural Development Studies Bureau (Zambia)

RU

Rutgers University, USA

SADCC

Southern African Development Co-ordination Conference

SACCAR

Southern African Centre for Co-operation in Agricultural Research

SAFGRAD

Semi-Arid Food Grains Development Project

SCI

Science Citations Index

SCN

Sub Committee on Nutrition

SDC

Swiss Development Co-operation

SMIP

Sorghum and Millet Improvement Program

SMT

Senior Management Team

SPAAR

Special Programme for African Agricultural Research

SSA

Sub-saharan Africa

SSCI

Social Science Citations Index

SWI

Systemwide Initiative

SWPs

Systemwide Programmes

SYNs

Synthesis Activities

TAC

Technical Advisory Committee

TMD

Trade and Macroeconomics Division TMD

TNAU

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India

UA

University of Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

UM

University of Madras, India

UO

University of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

UPLB

University of the Philippines, Los Baños

USAID

United States Agency for International Development

WARDA

West Africa Rice Development Association, Cote d'Ivoire

WFP

World Food Programme

ZARS

Zambian Agricultural Research System


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