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ACIARAustralian Centre for International Agricultural Research
AIRPOHACIAR–IDRC Research Program on One Health
AllianceAlliance for Agricultural Research and Development for Food Security – a joint initiative between ACIAR, the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture and the Crawford Fund
APAARIAsia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions
ASEANAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations
AusAIDa former Australian Government aid program, within DFAT
CAADPComprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme
CABICentre for Agricultural Biosciences International
CGIARnow identified by the initialism, but formerly the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research – a global organisation of funders and international agricultural research centres
CIMMYTInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
COP27the 27th UN Conference of the Parties on Climate Change
COVID-19a highly infectious disease, primarily affecting the lungs, caused by a new strain of coronavirus. ‘CO’ stands for corona, ‘VI’ for virus, and ‘D’ for disease. Formerly, this disease was referred to as ‘2019 novel coronavirus’ or ‘2019-nCoV’.
CSIROCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
CultiAFCultivate Africa’s Future Fund
DFATAustralian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
DFATThe Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development
FAOFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
GDPgross domestic product
GRAGlobal Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases
IDRCInternational Development Research Centre (Canada)
IMFInternational Monetary Fund
LIFELivelihood Improvement through Facilitator Extension
OECDOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
PCAARRDPhilippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development
PSMPublic Service Medal
SPCThe Pacific Community – the principal scientific and technical organisation supporting development in the Pacific region; an international organisation established by treaty (the Canberra Agreement) in 1947
TADEPTransformative Agriculture and Enterprise Development program
UNUnited Nations
WorldVegWorld Vegetable Center

 

 

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