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AAS |
Aquatic Agricultural Systems |
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ACDI-VOCA |
Agricultural Cooperative Development International and Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance |
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ACIAR |
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research |
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ADB |
Asian Development Bank |
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AGRA |
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa |
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AI |
Academic Institutions (universities, colleges, etc.) |
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APAARI |
Asia Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions |
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APEC |
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
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AR4D |
Agricultural Research for Development |
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ARDS |
Agriculture and Rural Development Strategy |
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ARIs |
Advanced Research Institutes |
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ASEAN-COST |
ASEAN-Committee on Science and Technology |
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BARC |
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council |
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BDHS |
Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey |
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BFRF |
Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum |
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CAADP |
Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program |
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CAEA |
Commune Agro-Ecosystem Analysis |
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CARDI |
Cambodian Agricultural Research & Development Institute |
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CARE |
CARE USA |
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CB |
Consortium Board (of the CGIAR) |
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CDB |
Convention on Biological Diversity |
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CDRD |
Communication & Donor Relation Department |
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CGCP |
CGIAR Challenge Program |
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CGIAR |
CGIAR is a global research partnership. |
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CIAT |
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical |
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CIFOR |
Center for International Forestry Research |
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CIMMYT |
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center |
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CIP |
Country Investment Plan, Bangladesh |
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CIP |
Centro Internacional de la Papa |
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COMESA |
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa |
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CPWF |
Challenge program on water and food |
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CRP |
CGIAR Research Program |
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CRS |
Catholic Relief Services |
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CSISA |
Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia |
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CTI-CFF |
Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security |
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CSOs |
Civil Society Organizations |
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DFID |
UK Department for International Development |
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DO |
Developing organizations |
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EC |
European Commission |
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EIARD |
European Initiative for Agricultural Research for Development |
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ESCAP |
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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FARA |
Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa |
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FI |
Financing institutions |
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FISH |
Fisheries Improved for Sustainable Harvest |
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FO |
Foundations |
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GCARD |
Global Conferences on Agricultural Research for Development |
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GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
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GFAR |
Global Forum on Agricultural Research |
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GIFT |
Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia |
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GiZ |
German Agency for Technical Cooperation |
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GNP |
Gross National Product |
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GO |
Government |
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GRiSP |
Global Rice Science Partnership |
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HARVEST |
Helping Address Rural Vulnerabilities and Ecosystem STability |
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HDI |
Human Development Index |
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HPI |
Human Poverty Index |
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HYVs |
High-Yielding Varieties |
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IAR4D |
Integrated Agricultural Research for Development |
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IARC |
International Agricultural Research Center, Cambodia |
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ICARDA |
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas |
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ICLARM |
International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management |
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ICRAF |
World Agroforestry Center |
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ICRISAT |
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics |
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ICT-KM |
Information and communications technology and knowledge management |
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ICTs |
Information and Communication Technologies |
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IEA |
Independent Evaluation Arrangement |
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IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
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IFPRI |
International Food Policy Research Institute |
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IFReDI |
Inland Fisheries Research and Development Institute |
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IIED |
International Institute for Environment and Development |
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IITA |
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
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IITA |
International Institute on Tropical Agriculture |
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ILO |
International Labour Organization |
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ILRI |
International Livestock Research Institute |
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IMPACT |
Integrated Modeling Platform for Animal and Crop Systems in the Tropics |
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INRM |
Integrated Natural Resource Management |
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IO |
International organizations |
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IP |
Intellectual Property |
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IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
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IPG |
International Public Goods |
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IPR |
Intellectual Property Rights |
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IRD |
Institut de recherche pour le développement |
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IRRI |
International Rice Research Institute |
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ISPC |
Independent Science and Partnerships Council |
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ITPGRFA |
International Treaty on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture |
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IWMI |
International Water Management Institute |
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JICA |
Japan International Cooperation Agency |
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MDGs |
Millennium Development Goals |
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MoU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
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NAROs |
National Agricultural Research Organizations |
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NARS |
National Agricultural Research Systems |
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NCCC |
National Commission on Climate Change |
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NEPAD |
New Partnership for Africa’s Development |
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NGO |
Non-governmental organization |
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NRM |
Natural Resources Management |
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OCS |
One Corporate System |
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OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
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OXFAM |
Oxfam International |
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PES |
Payments for Environmental Services |
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PESS |
Policy Economics & Social Science |
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PIPA |
Participatory Impact Pathways Analysis |
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PMCA |
Participatory Market Chain Analysis |
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PPP |
Public-private partnership |
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PRI |
Private Companies |
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PRICE-GHERS |
Greater Harvest and Economic Returns from Shrimp (GHERS) initiative under Poverty Reduction by Increasing the Competitiveness of Enterprises (PRICE) |
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PRSP |
Poverty Reduction Strategic Planning |
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R & D |
Research & Development |
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RDP |
Rural Development Project |
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REDD |
Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation |
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RinD |
Research in development |
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RO |
Regional organizations |
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RPOA/NPOA |
Regional and National Plans of Action |
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RUPES |
Rewards for, Use of and shared investment in Pro-poor Environmental Services |
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SADC |
Southern African Development Community |
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SAVE |
SAVE the Children |
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SDC |
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation |
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SEAFDEC |
Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center |
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SFFSN |
Strategic Framework for Food Security and Nutrition |
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SPC |
Secretariat of the Pacific Community |
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SRC |
Stockholm Resilience Centre |
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SRF |
Strategy & Results Framework |
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SRO |
Subregional organizations |
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SSA |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
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UN |
United Nations |
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UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
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UPOV |
International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants |
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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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WDI |
World Development Indicators |
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WDR |
World Development Report |
