ACIAR

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

ACM

adaptive collaborative management

ADB

Asian Development Bank

AGRITEX

Agricultural Technical and Extension Services

AHI

African Highlands Initiative

ARD

agricultural research and development

BAIF

Bharatiya Agro Industries Foundation

BFRI

Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute

BMZ

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung

BRRI

Bangladesh Rice Research Institute

C&I

criteria and indicators

CADC

Catchment Area Development Committee

CARE

Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere

CBNRM

community-based natural resource management

CBO

community-based organization

CGIAR

Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

CIAL

Comité de Investigación Agrícola Local (Local Agricultural Research Committee)

CIAT

International Center for Tropical Agriculture

CIFOR

Center for International Forestry Research

CIMMYT

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

CIP

International Potato Center

CRP

collaborative research project

DFID

Department for International Development

DICTA

Dirección de Ciencia y Tecnología Agropecuaria

EARO

Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organization

EC

European Commission

EU

European Union

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization

FFS

farmer field schools

FLAC

FLORES Adaptation and Calibration

FLORES

Forest Land Oriented Resource Envisioning System

FOFIFA

Foibem-pirenena momba ny Fikarohana Ampiharina amin’ny Fampandrosoana ny eny Ambanivohitra, Madagascar

FPR

farmer participatory research

FUG

forest user group

GEF

Global Environment Facility

GFAR

Global Forum on Agricultural Research

GIS

geographic information systems

GO

governmental organization

GTZ

Gesellschaft für Techniche Zusammenarbeit

ICARDA

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas

ICIMOD

International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development

ICLARM

International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management

ICRAF

International Centre for Research in Agroforestry, or the World Agroforestry Centre

ICRISAT

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

IDRC

International Development Research Centre

IFAD

International Fund for Agricultural Development

IICA

Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación Agropecuaria

IIED

International Institute for Environment and Development

INRM

integrated natural resource management

INTA

Instituto Nicaraguense de Tecnología Agropecuaria

IPCA

Investigación Participativa en Centro America

IPGRI

International Plant Genetic Resources Institute

IPM

integrated pest management

IPRA

Investigación Participativa con Agricultores

IRE

Institute for Resources and Environment

IRRI

International Rice Research Institute

IT

information technology (or information tools)

IUCN

World Conservation Union

IWMI

International Water Management Institute

JICA

Japan International Cooperation Agency

KARI

Kenya Agricultural Research Institute

LB

late blight

LTM

long-term monitoring

M&E

monitoring and evaluation

MAG

Ministerio de Agriculturay Ganadería

NACA

Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific

NEDA

former name of the Directorate General for International Cooperation (Netherlands)

NGO

non-governmental organization

NRG

Natural Resources Group

NRI

Natural Resources Institute

NRM

natural resource management

OPEC

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

PACODET

Pallisa Community Development Trust

PAM

Participatory Agroecosystem Management

PAR

participatory action research

PARDYP

People and Resource Dynamics Project

PCI

participatory crop improvement

PGR

plant genetic resources

PIM

participatory irrigation management

PNRM

participatory natural resource management

PNRMR

participatory natural resource management research

PR NRM

participatory research on natural resource management

PR

participatory research

PRA

participatory rural appraisal

PRGA

Participatory Research and Gender Analysis

PROLINNOVA

promoting local innovation

PROSCARP

Promotion of Soil Conservation and Rural Production

QCC

quality control circle

R&D

research and development

RAM

resource allocation map

RDC

rural district council

RIA

Research Institute for Aquaculture

RMD

resource management domain

RMP

Risk Management Project

RRA

rapid rural appraisal

SANREM

Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management

SARI

Selian Agricultural Research Institute

SDC

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

SERTEDESO

Servicios Técnicos para el Desarrollo Sostenido

VASI

Vietnam Agriculture Science Institute

ViSCA

Visayas State College of Agriculture

WRI

World Resources Institute