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 |