| AEZ | Agro-ecological zone |
| AGROSTAT | FAO Information System for Agricultural Statistics |
| ASIA | Asia (excl. Near East) |
| CGIAR | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
| CIS | Commonwealth of Independent States |
| CSA | Central and South America |
| DM | Dry Matter |
| E.EUROPE | Eastern Europe |
| EU | European Union |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| GATT | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| LDC | Least Developed Countries |
| LGA | Livestock Grassland Arid Semi-Arid Tropics and Subtropics |
| LGH | Livestock Grassland Humid/Sub-humid Tropics |
| LGP | Length of Growing Period |
| LGT | Livestock Grassland Temperate and Tropical Highlands |
| LLM | Livestock Landless Monogastric |
| LLR | Livestock Landless Ruminant |
| LPS | Livestock Production System |
| LU | Livestock Unit |
| MIA | Mixed Farm Irrigated Arid Semi-Arid Tropics and Subtropics |
| MIH | Mixed Farm Irrigated Humid/Sub-humid Tropics |
| MRA | Mixed Farm Rainfed Arid Semi-Arid Tropics and Subtropics |
| MRH | Mixed Farm Rainfed Humid/Sub-humid Tropics |
| MRT | Mixed Farm Rainfed Temperate and Tropical Highlands |
| MT | Metric Tonnes |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development - member countries
(excluding Turkey) |
| OTHER DEVELOPED | Other Developed Countries (Israel and Republic of South Africa) |
| SSA | sub-Saharan Africa |
| TAC | Technical Advisory Committee |
| USAID | United States Agency for International Development |
| WANA | West Asia and North Africa |
