AARINENA - Association of Agricultural Research Institutes in Near East and North Africa
APAARI - Asia Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions
ARD - agricultural research and development
ARI - advance research institutions
CAACARI - Central Asia and Caucasus Agricultural Research Institutions
CAPRI - System-Wide Program on Collective Action and Property Rights
CGIAR - Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
CGS - competitive grants scheme
CIAT - Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (International Center for Tropical Agriculture)
CIFOR - Center for International Forestry Research
CIP - Centro Internacional de la Papa (International Potato Center)
CIRAD - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development)
CSO - civil service organisation
DSG - Donor Support Group
EC - Executive Committee
ECART - European Consortium for Agricultural Research for the Tropics
EEIG - European Economic Interest Group
EFARD - European Forum for Agricultural Research for Development
EGFAR - electronic GFAR
EIARD - European Initiative for Agricultural Research for Development
ERA - European Research Area
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations
FARA - Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa
FFPE - Swiss Commission for Research Partnership with Developing Countries
FO - farmers’ organisation
FORAGRO - Foro Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnologico Agropecuario
GFAR - Global Forum on Agricultural Research
GPP - Global Partnership Programmme
IARC - International Agricultural Research Centers
ICM - information and communication management
ICM4ARD - Information and Communication Management for Agricultural Research for Development
ICRAF - International Center for Research in Agroforestry
IDRC - International Development Research Centre
IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development
IFAP - International Federation of Agriculture Producers
IICA - Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
IPGRI - International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
KFPE - Kommission für Forschungspartnerschaften mit Entwicklungsländern (Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries)
MDGs - millennium development goals
MIS - management information system
NARIs - National Agricultural Research Institutions
NARs - national agricultural research systems
NGO - non-governmental organisation
PROLINNOVA - PROmoting Local INNOVAtion
RAIS - regional agricultural information system
RF - regional fora
SRF - sub-regional fora
SRO - sub-regional organisation
SSPC - Selection and Scientific Partnership Committee
UPWARD - Users' Perspectives with Agricultural Research and Development
USMEFAN - Union of Small and Medium Scale Farmers Association of Nigeria
UUS - underutilised species
YPARD - Young Professionals’ Platform for Agricultural Research for Development