IWMI

International Water Management Institute

PA

precision agriculture

IWRM

Integrated water resources management

PCR

Polymerase chain reaction

IWSR

irrigation water supply reliability

PE

partial equilibrium

K

potassium

PES

Payments for environmental services

kcal

kilocalorie

PGRFA

Plant Genetic Resources for Food and

kg

kilogram, 103 grams

Agriculture

km

kilometer

PIPRA

Public-Sector Intellectual Property Resource

kWh

kilowatt hour

for Agriculture

LAC

Latin America and the Caribbean

PPB

Participatory plant breeding

LDC

least developed countries

ppm

parts per million

LEISA

Low-External Input Sustainable Agriculture

ppmv

parts per million by volume

LIC

low income countries

PPP

Purchasing Power Parity

LFS

local food system

PPQ

plant protection and quarantine

LLMA

Locally Managed Marine Area

PVP

plant variety protection

LTE

long-term cropping system experiments

QPM

quality protein maize

LUC

land use change

QTL

Quantitative Trait Loci

m

102cm

R&D

research and development

MA

Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

RCT

Resource-conserving technologies

MAB/S

marker assisted breeding/selection

RISE

Response Inducing Sustainability Evaluation

MASIPAG

Farmer-Scientist Partnership for Development,

RNA

ribonucleic acid

Inc

ROPPA

Réseau des organisations paysannes et des

MDG

Millennium Development Goals

producteurs d'Afrique de l'Ouest

Mg

magnesium

ROR

rates of return

mg

milligram (10-3 grams)

RRA

rapid rural appraisal

MIGA

Multilateral Investment Agency

RS

remote sensing

MLS

multilateral system

S&T

science and technology

MRL

maximum residue level

SAP

Structural adjustment policies

MSA

mean species abundance

SEARICE

South East Asian Regional Initiatives for

MV

Modern variety

Community Empowerment

N

nitrogen

SIA

Strategic Impact Assessment

NAE

North America and Europe

SODP

Seeds of Development Program

NAFTA

North American Free Trade Agreement

SPIA

Standing Panel on Impact Assessment

NARI

National agricultural research institute

SPLT

Substantive Patent Law Treaty

NARS

national agricultural research systems

SPS

Sanitary and Phytosanitary

NBF

National Biosafety Frameworks

SRES

Special Report on Emission Scenarios

NEPAD

New Partnership for Africa's Development

SSA

Sub-Saharan Africa

ng

nanogram (10-9 grams)

SSNM

site specific nutrient management

NGO

nongovernmental organization

STE

state trading enterprise

N2O

nitrous oxide

TFP

Total Factor Productivity

NPK

nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium

TG

Technogarden scenario

NPV

net present value of benefits

TGA

third generation agriculture

NRM

Natural resource management

TK

traditional knowledge

NTFP

non-timber forest product

tonne

103 kg (metric ton)

NUE

nitrogen use efficiency

ToT

Transfer of Technology

ozone

TRIPS

Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property

OA

organic agriculture

Rights

ODA

overseas development assistance

T&V

training and visit

OECD

Organization of Economic Cooperation and

TV

Traditional variety

Development

UEMOA

Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest-

OH

hydroxyl

Africaine

OIE

World Animal Health Organization

UNCBD

UN Convention on Biodiversity

P

phosphorus

UNCCD

UN Commission to Combat Desertification