AGROPOLIS

International Graduate Research Awards Program in Urban Agriculture (IDRC)

AGUILA

Agricultura Urbana Investigaciones – Latinoamerica (Latin American Regional Network for Urban Agriculture)

ALDEP

Arable Lands Development Programme (Botswana)

ASDA

Abidjan Urban Master Plan

BOD

Biochemical Oxygen Demand

CBUA

Community Based Urban Agriculture

CEAH

Centre for Human Environment Studies (Argentina)

CEDA

Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (Botswana)

CEPAR

Centre for Agro-Ecological Production Studies (Argentina)

CEPIS

Centro Panamericano de Ingenieria Sanitaria y Ciencias Ambientales (Pan American Centre for Sanitary Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Peru)

CFF

Cites Farming for the Future Programme (RUAF)

CFP

Cities Feeding People Program Initiative (IDRC)

CGIAR

Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research

CIDA

Canadian International Development Agency

CIP

Centro Internacional de la Papa (International Potato Center,Peru)

CIRAD

Centre de Cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement (Centre for international cooperation in agronomic research for development, France)

COD

Chemical Oxygen Demand

CSA

Community Supported Agriculture

CTA

Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (The Netherlands)

DFID

Department for International Development (United Kingdom)

ECODESS

Ecology and Development with Sustainable Sanitation

EMATER

Empresa de Assistencia Tecnica e Extensao Rural do Estado (State Rural Technical Assistance and Extension Service, Brazil)

ENDA

Environnement et Développement du Tiers Monde (Environment and Development for the Third World, Senegal, Zimbabwe)

ETC

ETC Foundation

EU

European Union

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FAP

Financial Assistance Programme (Botswana)

FFS

Farmer Field Schools

FTG

Friends of Troy Gardens

FS

FS Farming System(s)

FSA

Farming Systems Analysis

GIS

Geographic Information System

GMO

Genetically modified organism

GNI

Gross National Income

HYOG

High Yielding Organoponiic Gardens

IAGU

Institut Africain de Gestion Urbaine (African Urban Management Institute, Senegal)

IBGE

Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estadística (Brazilian Institute for Geographical and Statistical Information)

ICRAF

World Agroforestry Centre (formerly International Council for Research in AgroForestry)

IDRC

International Development Research Centre (Canada)

IFAN

Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire (Basic Institute of Black Africa, Senegal)

IFPRI

International Food Policy Research Institute

IITA

International Institute

ILRI

International Livestock Research Institute

INWRDAM

Inter-Islamic Network on Water Resources and Development and Management (Jordan)

IPES

Instituto Peruano de Promoción del Desarrollo Sostenible (Peruvian Institute for the Promotion of Sustainable Development)

IPM

Integrated Pest Management

IRDAS

Institute of Resource Development and Social Management

ITDG

Practical Action (formerly the Intermediate Technology Development Group)

IWMI

International Water Management Institute

KMA

Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly

LAC

Latin America and the Caribbean region

MACLT

Madison Area Community Land Trust

MDG

Millennium Development Goal

MDP

Municipal Development Partnership for Eastern and Southern Africa (Zimbabwe)

MENA

Middle Eastern and North African

MOVE

Market Oriented Value Enhancement (India)

MPAP

Multi-stakeholder Policy making and Action Planning

MPN

Maximum permissible number

MPSACCO

Mahila Prayas Savings and Credit Co-operative Ltd (Nepal)

MSPs

Multi-Stakeholder Processes

NGO

Non-governmental organization

NRI

Natural Resources Institute (United Kingdom)

PAIA

Priority Area for Interdisciplinary Action (FAO)

PB

Participatory Budget

POG

Popular Organoponic Gardens

PRA

Participatory Rapid Appraisal

PROVE

Programmea de Verticalisaãço da Pequena Produãço Familiar

PTD

Participatory Technology Development

REDE

Resources for Development Association (Peru)

RUAF

International Network of Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security

SARS

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

SCAGA

Siyazama Community Allotment Garden Association

SGUA

Support Group on Urban Agriculture

SIUPA

Strategic Initiative on Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture (now Urban Harvest)

SL

Sustainable Livelihoods

SMIC

Secretaria Municipal da Produãço, Indústria e Comércio (Municipal Secretary for Industry, Production and Commerce)

SPFS

Special Action Programme on Food Security (FAO)

SSA

Sub Saharan Africa

SSACCO

Samudayik Savings and Credit Co-operative Ltd (Nepal)

SUSPER

Sustainable Development of Peri-Urban Agriculture in South East Asia

SW

Solid Waste

TLV

Traditional Leafy Vegetables

UA

Urban Agriculture

UK

United Kingdom

UMP

Urban Management Programme (UN-HABITAT)

UNCHS

United Nations Centre for Human Settlements

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UN-HABITAT

United Nations Human Settlements Programme

UNEP

United Nations Environment Programme

UNR

Universidad Nacional de Rosario (Argentina)

UPA

Urban and peri-urban agriculture includes both intra and peri-urban agriculture (UPA and UA are used interchangeably in this book)

UPE

Urban Poverty and Environment Programme Initiative (IDRC)

UPH

Urban and Peri-urban Horticulture

UVPP

Urban Vegetable Promotion Project (Tanzania)

VFPC

Vancouver Food Policy Council

VUFA

Vukuzenzela Urban Farmers Association

WHO

World Health Organization

WTP

Willingness to Pay

WWTR

Wastewater Treatment and Reuse