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AARD |
Agency for Agricultural Research and Development, Indonesia |
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AC |
Anther Culture |
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ACMV |
African Cassava Mosaic Geminivirus |
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ADG |
Assistant Director General |
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AFLP |
Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism |
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AFNET |
African Forage Network |
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AHI |
African Highlands Initiative |
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AIDAB |
Australian International Development Assistance Bureau (Australia) |
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ARUNET |
African Research Utilization Network |
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ASARECA |
Agreement on Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa |
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ASB |
Alternatives to Slash-and-Burn Initiative |
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ATFGRC |
Australian Tropical Forages Genetic Resources Centre |
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BARN |
Phaseolus Beans Advanced Biotechnology Research Network |
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BGMV |
Bean Golden Mosaic Virus |
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BMZ |
Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung |
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BRU |
Biotechnology Research Unit |
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CAMBIA |
Centre for the Application of Molecular Biology in Agriculture |
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CATIE |
Centre Agrónomico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (para América Central) |
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CARDI |
Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute |
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CBN |
Cassava Biotechnology Network |
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CCMV |
Cassava Common Mosaic Virus |
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CENARGEN |
Centro Nacional de Recursos Genéticos |
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CGIAR |
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
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CIAT |
Centro Internacional de Agricultural Tropical |
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CIFOR |
Centre for International Forest Research |
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CIDA |
Centro de Información y Documentación Agropecuaria (Cuba) |
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CIP |
Centro Internacional de la Papa |
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CIPASLA |
Consorcio Interinstitucional para una Agricultura Sostenible en Laderas |
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CIRAD |
Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Montpellier, France) |
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CIRAD-CA |
Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - Département des Cultures Annuelles |
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CIRAD-SAR |
Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - Département de Systèmes Agro-alimentaires et Ruraux |
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CIMMYT |
Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo |
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CONDESAN |
Andean Ecoregion Consortium |
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CORAF |
Conférence des Responsables de Recherche Agronomique Africains |
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CORPOICA |
Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria |
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CPAC |
Centro de Pesquisa Agropecuária dos Cerrados |
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CRIN |
Caribbean Rice Improvement Network |
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CSIRO |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization |
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CTA |
Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation |
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CTARROZ |
Comissao Técnica de Arroz |
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CVMV |
Cassava Vein Mosaic Virus |
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DENR |
Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Philippines |
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DG |
Director General |
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DGIS |
Netherlands Agency for International Cooperation |
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DDG |
Deputy Director General |
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DDGR |
Deputy Director General Research |
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DNA |
deoxyribonucleic acid |
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EABRN |
Eastern Africa Regional Bean Network |
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EMBRAPA |
Empresa Brasilera de Pesquisa Agropecuaria |
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EMR |
External Management Review |
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EO |
Executive Officer |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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FEDEARROZ |
Federation of Rice Growers |
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FLAR |
Fondo Latinoamericano para el Arroz de Riego |
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FONAIAP |
Fondo Nacional de Asistencia e Investigación Agropecuaria |
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FSV |
Frog Skin Virus |
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GIS |
Geographic Information Systems |
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GRU |
Genetic Resources Unit |
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GTZ |
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (Germany) |
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HRD |
Human Resources Department |
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IARC |
International Agricultural Research Centre |
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IBSRAM |
International Board for Soil Research and Management |
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IBTA |
Instituto Boliviano de Tecnología Agropecuaria |
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ICARDA |
International Centre for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas |
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ICID |
International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage |
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ICLARM |
International Centre for Living Aquatic Resources Management |
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ICM |
Integrated Crop Management |
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ICPM |
Integrated Crop and Pest Management of cassava |
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ICRAF |
International Centre for Research in Agroforestry |
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ICSM |
Integrated Crop and Soil Management |
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ICRDP |
Integrated Cassava Research and Development Projects |
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ICRISAT |
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics |
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ICWG-GR |
Inter-Centre Working Group on Genetic Resources |
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ICW |
Inter-Centres Week |
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IDB |
Inter-American Development Bank |
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IDRC |
International Development Research Centre, Canada |
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IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development (Rome, Italy) |
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IFDC |
International Fertilizer Development Center, Mussel Shoals (Alabama, USA) |
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IFPRI |
International Food Policy Research Institute |
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IICA |
Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura |
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IIMI |
International Irrigation Management Institute |
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IITA |
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
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ILRAD |
International Laboratory for Research of Animal Diseases |
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ILRI |
International Livestock Research Institute |
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INGER-LAC |
International Network for Genetic Evaluation of Rice, Latin America and the Caribbean |
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IPGRI |
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute |
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IPM |
Integrated Pest Management |
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IRTP |
International Rice Testing Program (Philippines - CIAT) |
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IRRI |
International Rice Research Institute |
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ISNAR |
International Service for National Agricultural Research |
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ISAR |
Institut des Sciences Agronomiques du Rwanda |
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IUCN |
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Switzerland |
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IWRA |
International Water Resources Association |
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JIRCAS |
Japan International Research Centre for Agricultural Science |
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LAC |
Latin American and the Caribbean |
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MCAC |
Mexico Central America and Caribbean Countries |
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MAS |
Management of Acid Soils |
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MGR-DNA |
Magnaporta grisea repeat-Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
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MGRN |
Manihot Genetic Resources Network |
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MT |
Metric Ton |
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MTP |
Medium Term Plan |
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NARDS |
National Agricultural Research and Development Systems |
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NARS |
National Agricultural Research Systems |
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NGO |
Non-Governmental Organization |
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NRI |
National Resources Institute, U.K. |
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NRM |
Natural Resources Management |
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OAS |
Organization of American States |
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ODA |
Overseas Development Administration, U.K. |
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ORSTOM |
Institut Français de Recherche Scientifique et Technique d'Outre-Mer |
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PROCIANDINO |
Programa Cooperativo de Investigación Agrícola para la Subregión Andina |
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PROCI |
Programa Cooperativo en Investigación |
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PROCISUR |
Programa Cooperativo de Investigación Agrícola del Cono Sur |
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PROCITROPICOS |
Programa Cooperativo de Investigación y Transferencia de Tecnología para los Trópicos Suramericanos |
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PRODAR |
Programa de Desarrollo de la Agroindustria Rural |
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PROFRIJOL |
Programa Cooperativo Regional de Frijol de Centroamérica, Mexico y el Caribe |
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PROFRIZA |
Proyecto Regional de Frijol para la Zona Andina |
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PSSM |
Production Systems and Soils Management |
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QTL |
quantitative trait loci |
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RAPD |
Randomly amplified polimorphic DNA |
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R&D |
research and development |
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RESAPAC |
Réseau pour l'Amélioration du haricot (Phaseolae) dans la région de l'Afrique Centrale |
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RESEPAC |
Great Lakes Regional Network |
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RFLP |
restriction fragment length polymorphism |
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RIEPT |
Red Internacional de Evaluación de Pastos Tropicales |
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RHBV |
rice hoja blanca virus |
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RNA |
ribonucleic acid |
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RMR |
Resource Management Research |
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RP |
Rice Programme |
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SACCAR |
Southern African Centre for Cooperation in Agricultural Research (Gaborone, Botswana) |
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SABN |
Southern Africa (SADC) Bean Network |
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SCARS RAPD |
Sequence characterized amplified regions - Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA |
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SALLSSA |
Strategies for Sustainable Agricultural Land Use in the Lowland Savannas of South America |
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SEAFRAD |
South-East Asia Forage Research and Development Network |
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SDC |
Swiss Development Cooperation |
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SGRP |
Systemwide Genetic Resources Programme |
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SRF |
Senior Research Fellow |
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SRG |
Scientific Resource Group |
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SSR |
Simple Sequence Repeat |
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SWNM |
Soil, Water and Nutrient Management |
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TAC |
Technical Advisory Committee |
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TPF |
Tropical Forage Programme |
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TSBF |
Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Programme (Kenya) |
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UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
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UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
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USAID |
U.S. Agency for International Development |
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VRU |
Virology Research Unit |
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WARDA |
West Africa Rice Development Association |
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WB |
World Bank |
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WMO |
World Meteorological Organization |
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WRI |
World Resources Institute (USA) |
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