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Mg               magnesium
mg              milligram (10-3 grams)
MIGA          Multilateral Investment Agency
MNC           multinational corporation
MRL            maximum residue level
N                 nitrogen
NAE           North America and Europe
NAFTA      North American Free Trade Agreement
NARI          National agricultural research institute
NARS        national agricultural research systems
NBF           National Biosafety Frameworks
NBSAP     National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans
ng              nanogram (10-9 grams)
NGO         nongovernmental organization
N2O          nitrous oxide
NPK          nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium
NRM         Natural resource management
NTFP       non-timber forest product
NUE         nitrogen use efficiency
O3            ozone
OA            organic agriculture
ODA         overseas development assistance
OECD      Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development
OH            hydroxyl
OIE           World Animal Health Organization
OMC         Organización Mundial del Comercio
OPEC       Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OSS          Sahel and Sahara Observatory
Pg              petagram: 1015 grams
P                 phosphorus
PES           Payments for environmental services
PGRFA      Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
PIPRA       Public-Sector Intellectual Property Resource for Agriculture
PPB           Participatory plant breeding
ppm           parts per million
ppmv         parts per million by volume
PPP           Purchasing Power Parity
PPQ           plant protection and quarantine
PVP           plant variety protection
R&D           research and development
RNA           ribonucleic acid
ROR          rates of return
ROSELT   Long Term Ecological Monitorings Observatories Network
S&T            science and technology
SAP            Structural adjustment policies
SDG           sSustainable Development Goal
 

SIA              Strategic Impact Assessment
SPS             Sanitary and Phytosanitary
SRES          Special Report on Emission Scenarios
SSA              sub-Saharan Africa
TCP              Technical Cooperation Program
TG                 Technogarden scenario
TGA               third-generation agriculture
TK                  traditional knowledge
TNC              transnational corporation
tonne            103 kg (metric ton)
TRIPS           Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
T&V                training and visit
TV                  Traditional variety
UAE               United Arab Emirates
UNCBD         UN Convention on Biodiversity
UNCCD         UN Commission to Combat Desertification
UNCED          UN Conference on Environment and Development
UNCTAD        UN Conference on Trade and Development
UNDP              United Nations Development Program
UNEP               United Nations Environment Programme
UNESCO         United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural                            Organization
UNFCCC         United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
UNWWAP       United Nations World Water Assessment Programme
UPOV               International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of                           Plants
USAID              US Agency for International Development
USDA               US Department of Agriculture
VERCON          Virtual Extension and Research Communication Network
WANA               West Asia and North Africa
WANANET       West Asia and North Africa Network on Plant Genetic                            Resources
WARDA             Africa Rice Center
WCED                World Commission on Environment and Development                             (Brundtland Commission)
WEDO               Women’s Environment and Development Organization
WHO                 World Health Organization
WIPO                World Intellectual Property Organization
WMO                 World Meteorological Organization
WOCAT           World Overview of Conservation Approaches and                           Technologies
WP                   water productivity
WRI                 World Resources Institute
WSSD             World Summit on Sustainable Development
WTO                World Trade Organization