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ABC |
Applied Biotechnology Centre |
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AFLP |
Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphisms |
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ARI |
Advanced Research Institute |
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ASI |
Anthesis Silking Interval |
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BoT |
Board of Trustees |
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BYDV |
Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus |
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CATIE |
Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigaciòn y Enseñanza (Costa Rica) |
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CCER |
Centre-Commissioned External Review |
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CGIAR |
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
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CIAT |
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical |
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CIDA |
Canadian International Development Agency |
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CIMMYT |
Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo |
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CIRAD |
Centre de Cooperation International en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement |
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CMR |
Crop Management Research |
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CNPMS |
Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Milho e Sorgo |
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CRC |
Cooperative Research Centre |
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DH |
Dihaploid |
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EP |
Economics Programme |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization |
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FIRBS |
Furrow Irrigation and Raised Bed Systems |
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FP |
Frontier Project |
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GCA |
General Combining Ability |
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GIS |
Geographical Information Services |
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GP |
Global Project |
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GPA |
Global Plan of Action |
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GRIP |
Genetic Resources Information Package |
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ha |
hectare |
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HRM |
Human Resources Management |
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IARC |
International Agricultural Research Centre |
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ICARDA |
International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas |
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ICER |
Internally Commissioned External Review |
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ICIS |
International Crop Information System |
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ICRAF |
International Centre for Research in Agroforestry |
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ICRISAT |
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics |
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IER |
Interim External Review |
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IFPRI |
International Food Policy Research Institute |
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IIMI |
International Irrigation Management Institute |
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IITA |
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
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ILRI |
International Livestock Research Institute |
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INIFAP |
National Institute of Forestry, Agriculture and Livestock (Mexico) |
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IPM |
Integrated Pest Management |
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IPR |
Intellectual Property Rights |
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IQ |
Industrial Quality |
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IRRI |
International Rice Research Institute |
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IRS |
Internationally Recruited Staff |
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IWIS |
International Wheat Information System |
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LAMP |
Latin America Maize Regeneration Project |
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MAC |
Management Advisory Committee |
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MAS |
Marker Assisted Selection |
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ME |
Mega-environment |
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MGB |
Maize Germplasm Bank |
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MTP |
Medium-Term Plan |
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MWIRNET |
Maize and Wheat Improvement Research Network |
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NARS |
National Agricultural Research System |
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NGO |
Non-Governmental Organization |
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NRG |
Natural Resources Group |
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NRM |
Natural Resources Management |
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NRR |
Natural Resources Research |
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ODBC |
Open Database Connectivity |
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OFR |
On-Farm Research |
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OPV |
Open Pollinated Varieties |
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ORSTOM |
French National Research Institute for Development Cooperation |
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PRAM |
Regional Maize Programme |
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QPM |
Quality Protein Maize |
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RCC |
Research Coordinating Committee |
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SACCAR |
Southern African Centre for Cooperation in Agricultural Research |
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SADC |
South African Development Community |
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SSA |
sub-Saharan Africa |
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SSR |
Simple Sequence Repeats |
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SSY |
Senior Staff Years |
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TAC |
Technical Advisory Committee |
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TAMNET |
Tropical Asian Maize Network |
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UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
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USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
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WANA |
West Asia and North Africa |
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WP |
Wheat Programme |
