AARINENA     Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and  North Africa (Jordan)
AAS             Agricultural Advisory Services
AATF            African Agricultural Technology Foundation (USA)
ABBPP          African Biotechnology and Biosafety Policy Platform (FARA)
ABIA            Agricultural Biodiversity Initiative in Africa (FARA)
ABNE           Africa Biosafety Network of Expertise (NEPAD)
ABNETA       Agricultural Biotechnology Network in Africa (Kenya)
ABS            Africa Biofortified Sorghum Project (Kenya)
ABSF           African Biotechnology Stakeholders Forum (Kenya)
ABSPII        Agricultural Biotechnology Support Project II (USA)
ACP            Africa, Caribbean and Pacific
ACMV         African cassava mosaic virus
AET            agricultural education and training
AFAAS        African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (Uganda)
AFTER         African Food Tradition Revisited by Research (France)
ARD            Agricultural Research and Development
AfDB           African Development Bank (Tunisia)
AfricaRice    Africa Rice Center (Benin)
AFSTA         African Seed Trade Association (Kenya)
AfT              Aid for Trade (WTO)
AGERI          Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (Egypt)
AGOA           Africa Growth Opportunity Act (USA)
AGRA           Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (Kenya)
AGRHYMET    Agriculture, Hydrology, Meteorology (Niger)
AHBFI          Africa Harvest Biotechnology Foundation International (Kenya)
AIDS           acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AIIC           Agribusiness Innovation Incubator Consortia (UniBRAIN)
AIS            agricultural innovation system
ALDE          Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (Belgium)
ANAFE             African Network for Agriculture, Agro-forestry and Natural Resources Education (Kenya)
ANB        National Biosafety Agency (Burkina Faso)
APRM        African Peer Review Mechanism (NEPAD)
AR4D        Agricultural Research for Development
ARC        Agricultural Research Council (South Africa)
ARC-IIC        Agricultural Research Council – Institute for Industrial Crops (South Africa)
ARC-ITSC    Agricultural Research Council – Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Crops (South Africa)
ARC-OVI        Agricultural Research Council – Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute (South Africa)
ARC-VOPI    Agricultural Research Council – Roodeplaat Vegetable and Ornamental Plant Institute (South Africa)
ARCN        Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria
ARD        Agricultural Research and Development
ARI         Advanced Research Institute
ASARECA        Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (Uganda)
ASFIP        Agriculture and Food Security Investment Plan
ASTI         Agricultural Science and Technology Institute (IFPRI)
AU         African Union (Ethiopia)
AUC        African Union Commission (Ethiopia)
AWP         Annual Work Plan (FARA)
BASIC        Building African Scientific and Institutional Capacities (FARA)
BBA        Burkina Biotech Association (Burkina Faso)
BBP        Biotechnology and Biosafety Program
BecA        Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa Hub (Kenya)
BIFOSEC-WeCA     Biotechnology for Food Security in West and Central Africa
BIO-EARN    Eastern African Regional Programme and Research Network for Biotechnology, Biosafety and Biotechnology Policy Development (Kenya)
BMGF        Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (USA)
BMZ        Bundesministerium für Wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit (German Federal Ministry for Economic Development Cooperation) (Germany)
BNARI        Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute (Ghana)
BOKU        University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (Austria)
BTOR        Back-to-office report (FARA)
CAADP         Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (South Africa)
CAAS        Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (China)
CARBAP        Centre Africain de Recherches sur Bananiers et Plantains (Cameroon)
CCARDESA     Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (Botswana)
CBD        Convention on Biological Diversity (Canada)
CEDEAO        Communauté économique des états d’Afrique de l’Ouest (Nigeria)
CEBIB        Centre for Biotechnology and Bioinformatics (Kenya)
CEEAC        Communauté économique des états de l'Afrique centrale (Gabon)
CERAAS        Centre d’étude régional pour l’amélioration de l’adaptation à la sécheresse (Senegal)
CEMAC        Communauté économique et monétaire de l'Afrique Centrale (Gabon)
CFT        Confined field trial
CGH        Confined greenhouse trial
CGRS        Corporate Governance Reform Stream (FARA)
CHEA         Conference of Higher Education in Agriculture (USA)
CGIAR         Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (USA)
CIARD         Coherence in Information for Agricultural Research for Development (Italy)
CIDA        Canadian International Development Agency
CILSS        Comité inter-étate pour la lutte contre la sécheresse au Sahel (Burkina Faso)
CIMMYT        International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (Mexico)
CIP        International Potato Center (Peru)
CIRAD        Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement  (France)
CIRDES         Centre international de recherche-développement sur l’élevage en zone subhumide (Burkina Faso)
CITES        Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
CMA/WCA        Conference of Ministers of Agriculture for West and Central Africa (Senegal)
CMAP        change management action plan
CNBIOS        National Biosafety Commission (Côte d’Ivoire)
CNRA        Centre national de recherche agronomique (Côte d’Ivoire)
CO2e        carbon dioxide equivalent
COMESA        Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Zambia)
CORAF/WECARD      Conseil Ouest et Centre Africain pour la Recherche et le Développement Agricole / West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research (Senegal)
COSTECH        Commission for Science and Technology (Tanzania)
CPB        Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
CQS        consultant-qualification selection
CRAL        Centre de recherches agronomiques de Loudima (Republic of Congo)
CRST        core research support team
CSIR        Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (Ghana)
CSIR-CRI    Council for Scientific and Industrial Research–Crop Research Institute (Ghana)
CSIR-FRI    Council for Scientific and Industrial Research–Food Research Institute (Ghana)
CSIR-SARI    Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Savannah Agricultural Research Institute (Ghana)
CSIRO        Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation (Australia)
CSNB        Comité scientifique nationale de biosécurité (Burkina Faso)
CSO        Civil Society Organisation
CTA        Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (Netherlands)
CTHA        Centre Technique Horticole d'Antananarivo (Madagascar)
DANIDA        Danish International Development Agency
DAR        Department of Agricultural Research (MoA, Lesotho)
DARS        Department of Agriculture Research Services (Malawi)
DEAT        Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (South Africa)
DED        Deputy Executive Director (FARA)
DELPHE        Development Program for Higher Education (British Council)
DFID        Department for International Development (UK)
DFS        Department of Field Services (Lesotho)
DGRST        Délégation générale à la recherche scientifique et technologique (France)
DIVA        Diffusion and Impact of Improved Varieties in Africa (CGIAR)
DONATA        Dissemination of New Agricultural Technologies in Africa (FARA)
DP        Development Partner
DREA        Department for Rural Economy and Agriculture (AUC)
DRC        Democratic Republic of Congo
DSA        Daily Subsistence Allowance
DST/SA        Department of Science and Technology, South Africa
DVOIWB        Department of Viticulture and Oenology, Institute for Wine Biotechnology (South Africa)
EAAPP         East African Agricultural Productivity Program (ASARECA)
EAFF        East African Farmers Federation (Kenya)
EC         European Commission (Belgium)
ECCAS        Economic Community of Central African States (Gabon)
ECDPM        European Center for Development Policy Management (Belgium)
ECOWAS         Economic Community of West African States (Nigeria)
ED        Executive Director (FARA)
EFARD         European Forum on Agricultural Research for Development (Italy)
EIAR        Ethiopian Institute for Agricultural Research
EMBRAPA        Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária
ENDA-TM        Environment and Development in the Third World (Senegal)
EPA        Economic Partnership Agreement
ERG        Expert Reference Group
EPMR        External Programme Management Review
ESA        Eastern and Southern Africa
EU        European Union (Belgium)
EUCORD        European Cooperative for Rural Development (Belgium)
FAAP         Framework for African Agricultural Productivity (FARA)
FANRPAN        Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network (South Africa)
FAO        Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Italy)
FARA         Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (Ghana)
FAS        Foreign Agricultural Service (USA)
FBS        Fixed-Budget Selection
FDA        Foundation for Democracy in Africa (USA)
FoA        Faculty of Agriculture (NUL)
FO         Farmer Organisation
FOFIFA        Foibem-pirenena Fikarohana ampiharina amin’ny Fampandrosoana ny Ambanivohitra (National Centre of the Applied Research to Rural Development) (Madagascar)
FORAGRO     Forum for the Americas on Agricultural Research and Technology Development (IICA)
FSTP         Food Security Thematic Programme (EC)
GA         General Assembly
GAEC-BNARI    Ghana Atomic Energy Commission – Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute
GAFSP        Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme (World Bank)
GCARD        Global Conference on Agricultural Research and Development
GCLA        Government Chemist Laboratory Agency (Tanzania)
GCP        Generation Challenge Program (Mexico)
GDP        Gross Domestic Product
GDP-RD        Global Platform for Rural Development (FAO)
GEF        Global Environment Facility (USA)
GFAR         Global Forum on Agricultural Research (Italy)
GFRAS         Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (Switzerland)
GMO        Genetically Modified Organism
GHG        Greenhouse Gas
GIZ        Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (German Society for International Cooperation) (formerly GTZ)
GRiSP         Global Rice Science Partnership (IRRI)
GSS        General Support Staff (FARA)
GTZ        Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (German Agency for Technical Cooperation) (now GIZ)
GVC        Global Value Chain
GWG        Gender Working Group
HACCP        hazard analysis and critical control point
HE        His/Her Excellency
HRIS        Human Resources Information System
IAALD        International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists
IAEA CRP    International Atomic Energy Agency (Austria)
IAPSC        Inter-African Phyto-Sanitary Council (AU)
IAR        Institute for Agricultural Research (Nigeria)
IAR4D         integrated agricultural research for development
IARC          international agricultural research centres
IBAR        Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU)
ICB        international competitive bidding
ICGEB        International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (India)
ICPAC        IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (Kenya)
ICRAF         World Agroforestry Centre (Kenya)
ICRISAT     International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (India)
ICT         information and communication technology
IDRC         International Development Research Centre (Canada)
IDS        Institute of Development Studies (University of Sussex, UK)
IER        Institut d’Economie Rurale (Mali)
IFAD        International Fund for Agricultural Development (Italy)
IFPRI        International Food Policy Research Institute (USA)
IGAD        Inter Governmental Authority on Development (Djibouti)
IGC        Independent Grants Committee
IIAM        National Institute for Agricultural Research (Mozambique)
IICA        Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (Costa Rica)
IITA        International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (Nigeria)
ILRI         International Livestock Research Institute (Nairobi, Kenya)
INERA         Institut national de l’environnement et de recherches agricoles (Burkina Faso)
INERA        Institut national de recherches agricoles (DRC)
INGER-Africa    International Network for Genetic Evaluation – Africa (IRRI)
IP        innovation platform
IP        investment plan
IPCC        Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Switzerland)
IPSAS        International Public Sector Accounting Standards (USA)
IPTA        Innovation Platform for Technology Adoption
IRAZ        lnstitut de recherche agronomique et zootechnique (Burundi)
IRD        Institut de recherche pour le développement (France)
IRRI         International Rice Research Institute (Philippines)
IRS        internationally recruited staff
IRSAT        Institut de recherche en sciences appliquées et technologies (Burkina Faso)
ISAR        Rwanda Agricultural Research Institute
ISRA        Institut senegalais de recherches agricoles
ITRA        Togolese Agricultural Research Institute
IWBSU        Institute for Wine Biotechnology at Stellenbosch University (South Africa)
JEE        joint external evaluation
JFA        joint funding arrangement
JICA        Japan International Cooperation Agency
JIRCAS         Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
KACE        Kenya Agricultural Commodity Exchange
KARI        Kenya Agricultural Research Institute
KARZADI        Kachwekano Zonal Agricultural Research & Development Institute (Uganda)
KBBE         knowledge-based bio-economy
KEBS        Kenya Bureau of Standards
KEPHIS        Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service
KKM        Kano-Katsina-Maradi (SSA CP pilot learning site)
KM        knowledge management
KNUST        Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Ghana)
KT        Kirkhouse Trust (UK)
LCM        Laboratoire commun de microbiologie IRD-ISRA-UCAD (Senegal)
LCS        least-cost selection
LDC        least-developed country
LDCF        Adaptation to Climate Change for the Least Developed Countries Fund (GEF)
LECARD        Lesotho Centre for Agricultural Research for Development
M&E         monitoring and evaluation
MAFC        Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives (Tanzania)
MAF        Mutual Accountability Framework (CAADP)
MARI        Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute (Tanzania)
MARKETS        Maximising Agricultural Revenues and Key Enterprises in Targeted Sites (USAID-funded programme in Nigeria)
MDTF         Multi-donor Trust Fund
MESSRS        Ministère des enseignements secondaire, supérieur et de la recherche scientifique (Burkina Faso)
MIPOBS        Ministerial Policy Briefs Series (FARA)
MMM        Maize Marketing Movement (Kenya)
MOSTIS         Mozambique Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy
MoU        memorandum of understanding
MTOP         medium-term operational plan
MTR        mid-term review
NACRRI        National Crop Resources Research Institute (Uganda)
NAPA         National Adaptation Programme of Action
NARES        national agricultural research and extension system
NARI         national agricultural research institute
NARL        National Agricultural Research Labratories (Uganda)
NARO        National Agriculture Research Organization (Uganda)
NARS         national agricultural research system
NaSARRI        National Semi-arid Resources Research Institute (Uganda)
NASRO        North African Sub-Regional Organisation
NBF        National Biosafety Framework (UNEP)
NCB        national competitive bidding
NCST        National Council for Science and Technology (Kenya)
NEMA        National Environment Management Authority (Kenya)
NEPAD         New Partnership for Africa’s Development (South Africa)
NERICA         New Rice for Africa
NGICA        Network for the Genetic Improvement of Cowpea (USA)
NGO        non-governmental organisation
NIFOR        National Institute for Oil Palm Research (Nigeria)
NPCA        NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency (South Africa)
NRCM        National Research Council of Malawi
NRCRI        National Root Crops Research Institute (Nigeria)
NRI        Natural Resources Institute (UK)
NSDC        National Sugar Development Council (Nigeria)
NSF        networking support function
NUL        National University of Lesotho
OECD        Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (Belgium)
PAEPARD     Platform for African-European Partnership on Agricultural Research and Development (FARA)
PAFFO         Pan-African Farmers Forum (Kenya)
PanAAC         Pan-African Agrobusiness and Agro-Industry Consortium (Kenya and Senegal)
PANGOC        Pan Africa NGO Consortium (Kenya)
PASS        private agricultural sector support
PBS        Program for Biosafety Systems (IFPRI)
PES        payment for ecosystem services
PGRRI        Plant Genetic Resource Research Institute (Ghana)
PIPRA        Public Intellectual Property Resource for Agriculture (USA)
PLS        pilot learning site
PMF        performance monitoring framework
PMP         performance monitoring plan
PMT         project management team
PPP        public-private partnership
PSTAD        Promotion of Science and Technology for Agricultural Development in Africa (FARA)
QPM        Quality Protein Maize
QUT        Queensland University of Technology (Australia)
R&D        research and development
RAB        Rwanda Agricultural Board
RAEIN-Africa    Regional Agricultural and Environment Initiatives Network – Africa (Namibia)
RAILS         Regional Agricultural Information and Learning System (FARA)
RBD        report-based disbursement
REC        regional economic community
REDD        Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (Norway)
ReSAKSS        Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (Kenya)
RIEAM        Mozambican Network for Ecological and Environmental Research
ROPPA         Réseau des organisations paysannes et de producteurs de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (Burkina Faso)
RPMII        Regional Policies and Markets Intelligence Information (FARA)
RUFORUM        Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (Uganda)
SABIMA         Strengthening Capacity for Safe Biotechnology Management in Sub-Saharan Africa (FARA)
SACRED         Africa Centre    Sustainable Agriculture Center for Research, Extension and Development in Africa (Kenya)
SADC         Southern African Development Community (Botswana)
SADC-FANR     Southern African Development Community – Food, Agriculture and
NRD        Natural Resources Directorate (Botswana)
SADC MAPP    SADC Multi-country Country Agricultural Productivity Programme (Botswana)
SAIIA        South African Institute of International Affairs
SAKSS        Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (IFPRI)
SARFA        Strategy for Agricultural and Rural Finance in Africa (FARA)
SASRI        South Africa Sugarcane Research Institute
SCAIN        Strengthening Capacity for Agricultural Research for Innovation Initiative (FARA)
SCARDA         Strengthening Capacity for Agricultural Research and Development in Africa (FARA)
SCCF        Special Climate Change Fund (GEF)
SDC        Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
SFSA        Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (Switzerland)
SHESTCO        Sheda Science and Technology Complex (Nigeria)
SIDA        Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
SLARI         Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute
SLU        Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
SMC        Secretariat Management Committee (FARA)
SMEs        small and medium enterprises
SOFITEX        Société burkinabé des fibres textiles (Burkina Faso)
SPAAR        Special Program for African Agricultural Research (FARA)
SPS         sanitary and phyto-sanitary
SRO         sub-regional research organisation
SSA        sub-Saharan Africa
SSA CP         Sub-Saharan Africa Challenge Programme (FARA/CGIAR)
TAHA        Tanzania Horticulture Authority
TBA        time-bound activity
TBT        technical barrier to trade
TFDA        Tanzania Food and Drug Authority
TIA        Technology Innovation Agency (South Africa)
TOSCO        The Oil Shale Corporation (USA)
TPRI        Tropical Pesticides Research Institute (Tanzania)
UCC        University of Cape Coast (Ghana)
UDS        University for Development Studies (Ghana)
UEMOA         Union Économique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine (Senegal)
UNBS        Uganda National Bureau of Standards
UNCST        Uganda National Council for Science and Technology
UNEP        United Nations Environment Programme (Kenya)
UNESCO        United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (France)
UNFCCC        United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Germany)
UniBRAIN     Universities, Business and Research in Agricultural Innovation (FARA)
UNPCB        Union nationale des producteurs de coton du Burkina (Burkina Faso)
UPOV        International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (Switzerland)
URCI-ISRA    Department of Research on in vitro Cultivation (Senegal)
USAID         United States Agency for International Development
USDA        United States Department of Agriculture
VIRCA        virus-resistant cassava for Africa
WAAPP        West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (World Bank)
WASA        West Africa Seed Alliance (Mali)
WCA         West and Central Africa
WEMA        Water Efficient Maize for Africa project (AATF)
WTO         World Trade Organization (Switzerland)
ZAR4DIN        Zambia Agricultural Research for Development Information Network