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Acronym

Activity/Network/Org

A-AARNET

ASARECA Animal Agriculture Research Network

AABA

All-Africa Business Partnership

AAD

Agribusiness Association Dev

AARNET

Animal Agriculture Research Network

ABR

Africa Business Roundtable

ABSP

Agricultural Biotechnology for Sustainable Productivity

ACDI

Agricultural Cooperative Development International

ACEG

African Centre for Economic Growth

ACODE

Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (Kampala)

ACRI

American Cocoa Research Institute

ACRN

African Coffee Research Network

ACT

African Conservation Tillage Network

ACT

African Centre for Technology Studies (Nairobi)

ADB

African Development Bank

ADEA

Assn for the Dev of Education in Africa

ADF

African Development Fund

ADMADE

Administrative Mgmt Design for Game Mgmt Areas (Zambia)

AED

Academy for Educational Development

AELGA

Africa Emergency Locust & Grasshopper Asst Project

AF

African Fellows

AFRENA-ECA

Agroforestry Research Networks for Africa - Eastern & Central Africa

AFREPREN

African Energy Policy Research Network

AfricaLink

AfricaLink

AFSI

AFSI Financing Mechanism

AFSRE

Association for Farming Systems Research - Extention

AGERI

Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (Egypt)

AGNET

AGNET - Africa

AGREN

Agricultural Research & Extension Network

AGRIS

Agricultural Research Info System

AHI

African Highlands Initiative

AIARD

Association for Int'l Agriculture & Rural Dev

AINPPSO

Ag Impacts on Nutrition: Program, Policy & Strategy Options

AIR

American Institutes for Research (Arlington VA)

AIRD

Associates for Int'l Resource & Dev

ALPI

Africa Liaison Project Initiative

AMIS

Agricultural Marketing and Improvement Strategies Project

AMNPD

Africa Micro Nutrient Product Dev

ANEPP

Agricultural Non-Traditional Export Promotion Program

ANGAP

Association National pour la Gestion des Aires Protegees (Madagascar)

ANGAP

National Assn for the Mgmt of Protected Areas (Madagascar)

APAP

Agricultural Policy Analysis Project

APEX

Animal Productivity and Exportation

ARC

Agricultural Research Corporation (Sudan)

ARCSA

Ag Research Council of S. Africa

ARD

Associates in Rural Development

ARI

Advanced Research Institute

ARIS

Agril Research Info Services (Uganda)

ARP

African Revitalization Project

ARPAN

African Rural Policy Analysis Network (formerly ARSSRN)

ARSSRN

African Rural Social Sciences Research Network

ART

Africa Resources Trust

ARTS

Office of Analysis, Research & Technical Support

ASARECA

Association for Strengthening Ag Research in Eastern & Southern Africa

ASDG

Agriculture Sector Development Grant

ASIC

Int'l Coffee Science Assn

A-SNAPP

Agribusiness in Sust Natural African Plant Products

ASS

agriculture support services

ATI

Appropriate Technology International - now EnterpriseWorks

ATRIP

Africa Trade & Investment Policy Program

ATWAP

Ag Transformation Workshop for African Policymakers

AWF

African Wildlife Foundation

BARNESA

Banana Research for Eastern & Southern Africa

BASIS

Broadening Access & Strengthening Input Market Systems

BASIS

Broadening Access & Strengthening Input Market Systems

BCCCA

Biscuit, Cake, Chocolate & Confectionery Alliance (London)

BCN

Biodiversity Conservation Network

BEA

Basic Education Africa

BEPS

Basic Education & Policy Support (USAID)

BHR

Bureau for Humanitarian Response

BIFAD

Board for International Food & Ag' Development

BOSTID

Board on Science & Technology for Int'l Dev

BSP

Biodiversity Support Program

CABI

Center for Ag & Bio Sciences Int'l

CAER

Consulting Assistance on Economic Reform Project

CAFS

Center for African Fmily Studies

CAMPFIRE

Communal Areas Mgmt Programme for Indigenous Resources (Zimbabwe)

CAPP

Cameroon Agricultural Planning and Policy Project

CARE

CARE USA

CARIS

Current Agr'l Research Info Systems of the FAO

CARMA

Consortium for Applied Research on Market Access

CARPA

Center for Ag'l Research & Policy Analysis (Swaziland)

CARPE

Central African Regional Program for the Environment

CBD

Convention on Biological Diversity

CBNRM

Community Based NRM

CCCI

Canadian Council for International Co-operation

ccic

Canadian Council for International Co-operation

CDIE

Center for Dev Info & Eval (USAID)

CERPOD

Center for Applied Res on Pop & Dev

CFC

Common Fund for Commodities

CGAP

Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest

CGS

competitive grant system

CHPN

Center for Health, Nutrition & Population

CI

Conservation Int'l

CIAT

Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical

CICP

Consortium for Int'l Crop Protection

CIDA

Canadian aid agency

CIEL

Center for International Environmental Law (Washington)

CIFOR

Center for Int'l Forestry Research

CIID

El Centro Internacional de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo (IDRC)

CIIFAD

Cornell Int'l Inst for Food, Ag & Dev

CILSS

Comite Permanent Interetats de Lutte Contre la Secheresse Dans le Sahel

CIMMYT

Centro internacional de mejoramiento de maiz y Trigo

CIP

Centro Internacional de la Papa;International Potato Center

CIRAD

Centre de Cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement

CITES

Convention on Int'l Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna & Flora

CMA/WCA

Conference of Ministers ofAgriculture of West & Central Africa

COMBS

Collaborative Group for Maize-Based Systems Research

COMESA

Common Market for Eastern & Southern Africa

COMPASS

Community Partnerships for Sustainable Resource Management in Malawi

COMPETE

Competitive Private Enterprise and Trade Expansion

COREC

Coffee Research Centre (Uganda)

CORNET

Coffee Research Network

CRC & USAID

USAID Coooperative: Coast Resources Mgmt II

CRDI

Le Centre de Recherches Pour le Developpement International (IDRC)

CRIN

Cocoa Institute of Nigeria

CRS

Catholic Relief Services

CRSP

Collaborative Research Support Program

CSC

Commonwealth Science Council

CSIR

Food Science & Technology (South Africa)

CSIR

Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (Ghana)

CSOs

civil society organization

CSP

country strategy plan

CTA

Technical Centre for Agr'l & Rural Cooperation (Netherlands)

CTTA

Communication for Technology Transfer in Agriculture

DCHA

USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict & Humanitarian Assistance

DESFIL

Development Strategies for Fragil Lands

DFID

Department for Int'l Development (formerly ODA, England)

DG

democracy & governance

DHS

demographic & health surveys

DP

Office of Development Planning

DSE

German Foundation for Int'l Dev

DSE

German Fndt for Int'l Development

EABDN

East Africa Bean Dev Network

EAGER

Equity and Growth through Economic Research

EAMFHEP

Eastern Acr Mountains Forest health Eval Project

EAPCREN

Eastern Africa Plant Genetic Resources Network

EAPSPDN

East Africa Potato & Sweet Pot Dev Network

EARCDN

East Africa Root Crops Dev Network

EARO

Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organisation

EARO

Ethiopian Agr'l Research Organisation

EARRNET

East Africa Root Crops Research Network (cassava)

ECABREN

Eastern and Central Africa Bean Res Network

ECACLA

Education to Combat Abusive Child Labor (USAID)

ECAMAW

Eastern & Cenral Maize & Wheat Research Network

ECAPAPA

East & Central Africa Program for Ag Policy Analysis

ECARSAM

Eastern & Central Africa Regional Sorghum & Millet Network

ECART

European Consortium for Agricultural Research in the Tropics

ECSARRN

Eastern, Central and Southern Africa Rice Research Network

EGAT

USAID Bureau for Economic Growth, Ag & Trade

EHP

Environmental Health Project

EIAASI

Economic Impact Assessment of Agricultural Sector Interventions

ELI

Environmental Law Institute

EMEMP

Env'l Monitoring, Eval & Mitigation Plan

EMIS

Environmental Monitoring & Info Systems for Africa

ENCAP

building environmental capaticy

ENCAp

Env'l Mgmt Capacity Bldg Initiative

ENRIC

Environment and Natural Resources Information Center

EP3

EPA - Env'l Pollution Prevention Project

EPAT

Env'l & NR Policy & Training Project

EPI

Expanded Program of Immunization

EPIC

Environmental Policy & Institutional Stregnthening Indefinite Quantity Contract

EPTD

Environment and Production Technology Institute

ES

executive secretariat

ESAMI

Eastern & Southern African Mgmt Institute (Tanzania)

ESARC

East and South Africa Regional Center

ESDAR

Environmentally Sustainable Dev Ag Research & Extension Group, World Bank

ESS

Education Sectro Support

EWT

Endangered Wildlife Trust

FANRPAN

Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network

FANTA

Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance

FARA

Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (SPAAR)

FAWE

Forum of African Women Educators

FCND

Food Consumption and Nutrition Division

FDI

foreign direct investment

FEWS

Famine Early Warning System

FFP

Office of Food for Peace, BHR

FOA

Foundations of Success (successor to BSP)

FOFIFA

Centre National de la Reacherche Appliquee au Developpement Rural, CENDRADERU Madagascar

FOODNET

(agro-enterprises)

FPIN

Food Processing Info Network

FPSSA

Finance & Production Support Services for Ag

FQL

fundamental quality levels

FSBGS

Food Safety, Biosafety, Grades & Standards

FSP

food security & productivity unit of Africa Bureau

FSRC

Food Security Resource Center

FSSP

Farming Systems Support Project

G/DG

Center for Dem & Governance, Global Bureau

G/ENV

Center for the Env, Global Bureau

G/ENV/EET

Energy Training Program

GASGA

Group for Assistance on Systems Relating to Grain After Harvest

GBDI

Global BioDiversity Institute, Inc.

GCC

global climate change

GCCI

GCC Initiative

GEF

Global Environmental Facility (World Bank?)

GH

USAID Bureau for Global Health

GHCT

Ghana Heritage Conservation Trust

GIFAP

Groupement Int'l des Associations Nationales de Fabricants de Produits Agrochimiques (Int'l Assn of National Trade Associations for Manufacturers of Agrochemicals

GII

global information infrastructure

GreenCOM

Env'l Educ & Communication Project

GSG

Global Steering Group

GTN

Global Technology Network

GTZ

Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit GmbH (Germany)

HHRAA

Health & HR Analysis for Africa

HIID

Harvard Institute for International Development

HKI

Helen Keller International

HPI

Heifer Project International

HPN

health, population & nutrition

HRD

Human Resources and Democracy

HRF

Herb Research Foundation

IAG

International Agriculture Group

IARC

Int'l Ag'l Research Centers

IARC

International Agricultural Research Centers

IBI

International Business Initiatives

IBPGR

International Board for Plant Genetic Resources

IBS

Intermediary Biotechnology Service of ISNAR

IBSRAM

Int'l Board for Soil Res & Mgmt

IC

information and communication

ICARDA

Int'l Center for for Ag Research in the Dry Areas

ICCO

Int'l Cocoa Organization

ICCs

interagency coordinating committee

ICDP

Integrated Conservation & Dev Project (Madagascar)

ICIPE

Int'l Centre of Insect Physiology & Ecology (Nairobi)

ICLARM

Int'l Center for Living Aquatic Resources Mgmt

ICLEI

Int'l Council for Local environmental Initiatives (Toronto)

ICO

International Coffee Organisation

ICRAF

Int'l Centre for Research in Agroforestry

ICRISAT

Int'l Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

ICRW

Int'l Center for Research on Women

ICSU

International Council of Scientific Unions (Stockholm)

ICT

information & communications technology

ICT

Info & Comm Technologies

ICUC

Inr'l Centre for Underutilized Crops

IDEA

Investment in Developing Agricultural Exports

IDRC

Int'l Dev Research Centre (Canada)

IEC

information, education & communication

IEE

initial environment examination

IEHA

Initiative to End Hunger in Africa

IESC

International Executive Service Corps

IFA

International Fertilizer Industry Association

IFAD

International Fund for Agricultural Development

IFDC

International Fertilizer Development Center (Alabama)

IFPRI

Int'l Food Policy Research Institute

IFRE

Innovative Financing of Rural Enterprises

IGAD

Inter-Government Authority on Development (Djibouti)

IGCP

Int'l Gorilla Conservation Programme

IIBC

Int'l Institute of Biological Control

IIE

Institute for International Research

IIED

Int'l Institute for Environment & Dev (London)

IIMI

Int'l Irrigation Mgmt Institute - now IWMI

IITA

Int'l Institute of Tropical Ag

ILRI

Int'l Livestock Research Institute

IMAW

Integrated Mgmt of Agricultural Watersheds

IMCC

Int'l Mgmt & Communications Corporation

IMCI

integrated mgmt of childhood illnesses

IMPACT

Impact Methods to Predict & Assess Contributions fo Technology

INCN

National Institute of Nature Conservation - now National Inst of Envir & Nature Conservation

INERA

Institut National de L'Enseignement et de La Recherche Agronomique (DRC)

INIBAP

Int'l Network for the Improvement of Banana & Plantain

INIDA

Instituto nacional de Investigacao e Desenvolvimento Agraria (Cape Verde)

INRAN

Nat'l Inst for Agronomic Research, Niger

INSAH

Institut du Sahel

INTSORMIL

Int'l Sorghum & Millet CRSP

IOCCC

Int'l Office of Cocoa, Chocolate & Sugar Confectionary (Brussels)

IOCU

Int'l Organization of Consumers Unions

IOMC

Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals

IPC

Implementing Policy Change

IPED

Int'l Panel of Experts on Desertification

IPGRI

Int'l Plant Genetic Resources Institute

IPM CRSP

Integrated Pest Mgmt CRSP

IR

intermediate results (activity)

IRGL

Int'l Resources Group Ltd

IRRI

Int'l Rice Research Institute

ISA

Initiative for Southern Africa - now RCSA

ISABU

Institut des Sciences Agronomiques du Burundi

ISAR

Institut des Sciences Agronomiques du Rwanda

ISEM

International Society for Ecological Modelling

ISFM

Input Support Fund Mechanism

ISNAR

Int'l Service for Nat'l Ag Research

ISNAR

Int'l Service for Nat'l Agricultural Research (Netherlands)

ISP

integrated strategy plan

ISRIC

Int'l Soil Reference & Information Centre (Netherlands)

ISSER

Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (Ghana)

ISTRC

Int'l Society for Tropical Root Crops

ITSTC

Institutional Transactions Structure & Transaction Costs

ITTO

International Tropical Timber Organisation

IUCN

World Conservation Union

IWMI

Int'l Water Mgmt Institute (formerly IIMI)

IWRA

International Water Resources Association

JHU

Johns Hopkins University

KARD

Kenya Agr'l Research Database

KARI

Kenya Agr'l Research Institute

KELP

Knowledge Exchange and Learning Partnerships

KEPEM

Knowledge and Effective Policies for Environmental Management

LCA

Lost Crops of Africa

LDTOCAA

Leadership Dev for Transformation & Organizational Change in African Ag

LEAT

Lawyers Environmental Action Team (Tanzania)

LIFE

Living in Finite Environment

LPA

Bureau for Legislative & Public Affairs

MAP

Milliun Partnership for the Africa Recovery Program

MARIA

Maize Research Impact in Africa

MCH

maternal & child health

MCW

Making Cities Work (USAID's urban strategy)

MEMP

Malawi Env'l Monitoring Project

MEO

mission environmental officers

MIAC

MidAmerica International Agricultural Consortium (Nairobi)

MINADER

Angola Ministry of Ag & Rural Dev

MOST

Micronutrient Operational Strategies and Technologies

MPRAD

Market Policy reform Analysis & Dialogue

MREAPW

US Market for Rare & exotic African Processed Wood & Wood Products

MSI

Management Systems Int'l Inc

MUCIA

Midwest Universities Consortium for Int'l Activities

NARO

Nat'l Agr'l Research Organisation (Uganda)

NARS

Nat'l Ag Research System

NCRE

National Cereals Research & Extension Project (Cameroon)

NCRS

Nat'l Coffee Resarch Stations

NEAPS

Nat'l Env'l Action Plans

NEPAD

New Partnerships for Africa's Development

NESDA

Network for Environmental & SD in Africa

NIAN

Nutrition in Agriculture Cooperative Agreement

NPD

Natural Products Dev

NPED

New Partnership for African Development

NPI

new partnership initiative

NRA

natural resources accounting

NRCHP

Natural Resource Conservation and Historic Preservation Project (Ghana)

NRI

Natural Resources Institute/ODA

OAU

Organization of African Unity

ODA

Overseas Development Administration (England)

ODA

official development assistance

OFCOR

On-Farm Client-Oriented Resarch (British?)

OFDA

Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance

ONI

Office of New Initiatives

OSS

Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel (Sahara & Sahel Observatory)

OSSREA

Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa

OTA

US Office of Technology Assessment

PABRA

Pan-Africa Bean Res Alliance

PADRES

Programs for Applied Development Research in the Sahel

PAE

program planning, analysis and evaluation

PAN

Pesticide Action Network

PANNA

Pesticides Action Network

PARTS

Policy Analysis, Res & Technical Asst Project

PATH

Programs for Appropriate Technology in Health

PCAIT

Pilot Commercialization of Ag Input Technology

PCG

Po…Consultative Group for Africa

PCRI

Pollution Control Research Institute

PCRP

Peanut Collaborative Research Project

PCRSP

Peanut Coll Res Support Program

PD/A CRSP

Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Coll Res Program

PHCASP

Post-Harvest Coll. Agribusiness Support Program

PHN

Population Health and Nutrition Center, USAID

PPC

Bureau for Program & Policy Coordination

PPC

USAID Bureau for Policy & Program Coordination

PRAPACE

Regional Potato & Sweetpotato Improvement Program in Eastern & Central Africa

PRIDE

Project in Development and the Environment (Morocco)

PRISAS

Sahel Regional Program for Strengthening Institutional Research Capacity on Food Security in the Sahel

PSGE

Productive Sector, Growth Environment (now ANRE)

PSI

Population Sciences International

PSSA

Personnel Support & Staff Agreement

PSSP

Africa Private Sector Support Project

PTC

Professional Training Consultants

RAFI

Rural Advancement Foundation International

RAIN

Regional Agricultural Information Network

RCE

Regional Commodity Exchange

RCSA

Reional Center for Southern Africa

RECOFTC

Regional Community Forestry Training Center (Bangkok)

REDABU

Reseau de Documentation et d'Information agricole Burundais

REDSO/WCA

REDSO/West & Central Africa

REDSO-ESA

Regional Econ Dev Services Office for Eastern & Southern Africa

RENACO

West Africa Cowpea Dev Network

REO

regional environmental officers

RFAT

Reg Fund for Ag Technology

ROSA

Regional Office for Southern Africa/IUCN

ROTREP

Tropical Root & Tuber Research Project (Cameroon)

RPT

results package team

RSC

Regional Steering Committee

RSSA

Resource Support & Staff Agreement

RSTCA

Regional Sugar Cane Training Centre for Africa

RTDT

research, development & technology transfer networks

SAAPN

Southern Africa Ag Policy Network

SAARFA

Strengthening African Agricultural Research & Faculties of Ag

SAATS

Sustainable African Agricultural Technology Systems

SABONET

Southern African Botanical Diversity Network

SACCAR

Southern African Centre for Coop in Ag Research & Training

SADC

Southern Africa Dev Community

SADP

Smallholder Agribusiness Development Project (Malawi)

SAFGRAD

Semi-Arid Food Grain Res & Dev Program

SAFPEND

Strengthening African Food Product & Enterprise Network Dev

SAFPP

Strengthening African Food Processing Project

SANREM CRSP

Sust Ag & NR CRSP

SARFA

S

SARP

Southern Africa Regional Program

SARRNET

Southern Africa Root Crops Research Network

SAVDN

Southern Africa Vegetable Dev Network

SAVE

Save the Children US

SAVEM

Sustainable Approach for Viable Environment Management (Madagascar)

SCAA

Specialty Coffee Association of America

SD

Office of Sustainable Development

SDC

Swiss Agency for Dev & Coop

SEGIR

Support for Economic Growth & Institutional Reform-Privatization and Financial markets Development

SEPM

Sector Impr. Pro Mon

SF

Sustainable Financing

SFAISSD

Strategic Framework for Ag Input Supply System Dev

SFEP

Social Forestry, Education, and Participation

SFI

Soil Fertility Initiative

SFI

Sustainable Financing Initiative

Shea Project

USAID Uganda

SIUPA

CGIAR Initiative on Urban Ag?

SMCRSP

Soil Mgmt Collaborative Research Support Program

SMIP

Sorghum and Millet Improvement Program

SOILCONNET

Soil & Water Conservation Network

SOT

strategic objective team

SPAAR

SpecialProgram for African Agricultural Research

SR-CRSP

Small Ruminant/Global Livestock CRSP

SR-CRSP

Global Livestock Coll Res Support Program

SRO

Sub-Regional Organizations

SSN

SPAAR Strengthening NARS

SSO

strategic support objective

STAD

Subregional TDT Association Dev

STCD

Sustainable Tree Crop Dev

SUI

Sustainable Use Initiative

SUSTAIN

Sharing US Technology to Aid in the Improvement of Nutrition

SWMNet

Soil, Water Management…

SWNM

Soil Water & Nutrient Mgmt Initiative

TAC

technical advisory committee

TAFIRI

Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute

TAMPA

Tegemeo Agricultural Monitoring & Policy Analysis Project

TAMU

Texas A&M Univ

TANAPA

Tanzania National Parks

TDT

Technology Development & Transfer

TIPS

Trade & Investment Promotion Support

TNC

The Nature Conservancy

TR

Office of Technical Resources

TRD

Tropical Research & Dev Inc (Florida)

TRG

Training Resources Group Inc

TSBF

Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility of CIAT (Kenya)

TSG

The Services Group, Inc.

TTP

Technology Transfer Project (CIP)

UFRO

Int'l Union of Forestry Research Organizations

UNCHS

UN Centre for Human Settlements

UNEP

United Nations Environment Programme

UNIDO

UN Industrial Development Organisation

UNSO

UN Office to Combat Desertification & Drought

USF&WS

US Fish & Wildlife Service

USGS

US Geological Survey

UWA

Uganda Wildlife Authority

WAICENT

World Agr'l Info Centre, FAO

WANRMDN

West Africa Natural Resource Mgmt Dev Network

WARDA

West Africa Rice Dev Assn

WARDN

West Africa Rice Dev Network

WARF

West Africa Rural Foundation

WASDN

West Africa Sorghum Dev Network

WASGP

West Africa Small Grants Program

WASH

Water & Sanitation for Health Project

WCASRN

West and Central Africa Sorghum Research Network

WCS

Wildlife Conservation Society

WECAMAN

West Africa Maize Development Network

WECARD/CORAF

West & Central African Council for Ag'l R&D

WLI

World Learning Inc.

WRI

World Resources Institute

WWF

World Wildlife Fund

ZEL

Food & Agriculture Dev Centre of the German DSE