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Mgmagnesium
mg milligram (10-3 grams)
MIGAMultilateral Investment Agency
MNCmultinational corporation
MRLmaximum residue level
Nnitrogen
NAENorth America and Europe
NAFTANorth American Free Trade Agreement
NARINational agricultural research institute
NARSNational agricultural research systems
NBFNational Biosafety Frameworks
NBSAPNational Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans
ngnanogram (10-9 grams)
NGOnongovernmental organization
N2Onitrous oxide
NPKnitrogen, phosphorus, potassium
NRMNatural resource management
NTFPnon-timber forest product
NUEnitrogen use efficiency
O3ozone
OAorganic agriculture
ODAoverseas development assistance
OECDOrganization of Economic Cooperation and Development
OHhydroxyl
OIEWorld Animal Health Organization
OMCOrganización Mundial del Comercio
OPECOrganization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OSSSahel and Sahara Observatory
Pgpetagram: 1015 grams
Pphosphorus
PESPayments for environmental services
PGRFAPlant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
PIPRAPublic-Sector Intellectual Property Resource for Agriculture
PPBParticipatory plant breeding
ppmparts per million
ppmvparts per million by volume
PPPPurchasing Power Parity
PPQplant protection and quarantine
PVPplant variety protection
Rresearch and development
RNAribonucleic acid
RORrates of return
ROSELTLong Term Ecological Monitorings Observatories Network
S&T  science and technology
SAPStructural adjustment policies
SDGSustainable Development Goal
 
SIAStrategic Impact Assessment
SPSSanitary and Phytosanitary
SRESSpecial Report on Emission Scenarios
SSAub-Saharan Africa
TCPTechnical Cooperation Program
TGTechnogarden scenario
TGAthird-generation agriculture
TKtraditional knowledge
TNCtransnational corporation
tonne103 kg (metric ton)
TRIPSTrade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
T&V training and visit
TVTraditional variety
UAEUnited Arab Emirates
UNCBDUN Convention on Biodiversity
UNCCDUN Commission to Combat Desertification
UNCEDUN Conference on Environment and Development
UNCTADUN Conference on Trade and Development
UNDPUnited Nations Development Program
UNEPUnited Nations Environment Programme
UNESCOUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNFCCCUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
UNWWAPUnited Nations World Water Assessment Programme
UPOVInternational Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
USAIDUS Agency for International Development
USDAUS Department of Agriculture
VERCONVirtual Extension and Research Communication Network
WANAWest Asia and North Africa
WANANETWest Asia and North Africa Network on Plant Genetic Resources
WARDAAfrica Rice Center
WCEDWorld Commission on Environment and Development (Brundtland Commission)
WEDOWomen’s Environment and Development Organization
WHOWorld Health Organization
WIPOWorld Intellectual Property Organization
WMOWorld Meteorological Organization
WOCATWorld Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies
WPwater productivity
WRIWorld Resources Institute
WSSDWorld Summit on Sustainable Development
WTO World Trade Organization