List of Abbreviations

Acronyms used in Sub-Regional Summaries (excludes country-related acronyms cited in text)

AFAAS African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services. http://www.afaas-africa.org/
CAADP Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Program. www.caadp.net a program of the New Partnership for African Development, NEPAD, which itself is a program of the African Union.
CINS Cooperazione Italiana Nord Sud. http://www.kampala.cooperazione.esteri.it/utlkampala/EN/partner/ONG/cins.html
CGIAR Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research. http://www.cgiar.org/
Danida Development organization under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.
FARA Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa, www.fara-africa.org
FTA Farming and Technology for Africa, http://123fta.com/
GTZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit. (German technical cooperation)
IBIS A Danish member-based development (non-governmental) organization
ICARDA International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, one of 15
CGIAR system. http://www.icarda.org/Facelift.htm
ICT Information and Communication Technology.
IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development. http://www.ifad.org/
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome. http://www.fao.org/
GFRAS Global Fund for Rural Advisory Services. http://www.g-fras.org/en/
IGAD Intergovernmental Authority on Agricultural Development. http://www.africa-union.org/root/au/recs/igad.htm
MEAS Modernizing Extension Advisory Systems http://www.prgaprogram.org/Newsletter/Newsletter%202011/February%202011/MEAS%20Newsletter%20Feb%202011.pdf
NEPAD The New Partnership for Africa's Development. www.nepad.org/
NGO Non-governmental organization. Usually these organizations are international.
PSE Producer Support Estimates.
PNDHD National Programme for Sustainable Human Development. http://operations.ifad.org/web/ifad/operations/country/project/tags/comoros/1241/project%20overview
RAS Rural Advisory Services.
SAFE Sasakawa Africa Fund for Extension Education. http://safe-africa.net/index.htm
SAP Structural Adjustment Program
SIDA Swedish International Development Agency
T&V Training and Visit. A World Bank instituted agricultural extension approach.
UNSTAT United Nations Statistics Division. http://unstats.un.org/unsd/default.htm
USAID United States Agency for International Development. Washington, DC. www.usaid.gov/
WWES Worldwide Extension Study (2011). /

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