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Acronyms and Abbreviations
CoP/CBD
CGRFA
CSC
DAAD
DSE
EU
FAL
FAa
GAIT
GCF
GCI
GDP
GEF
GRAIN
GTZ
HYV
IARCs
ICARDA
ICRAF
ICRISAT
IFAD
IGR
UTA
INIBAP
IPGRI
IPK
IPR
IRRI
ISAAA
ITCPGR
IUCN
IUPGR
MAB
Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological
Diversity
Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture,
FAa
Conservation and Service Center for PGRFA Conservation
German Academic Exchange Service
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst
German Foundation for International Development
Deutsche Stiftung fUr Internationale Entwicklung
European Union
Federal Research Center of Agriculture
Bundesforschungsanstalt fUr Landwirtschaft
Food and Agriculture Organisation
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Genetically Coded Function
Genetically Coded Information
Gross Domestic Product
Global Environment Facility
Genetic Resources Action International
German Agency for Technical Cooperation
Gesellschaft fUr Technische Zusammenarbeit
high-yielding variety
International Agricultural Research Centers
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas -
CGIAR
International Center for Research in Agroforestry - CGIAR
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
- CGIAR
International Fund for Agricultural Development
Center for Information on Genetic Resources at ZADI
Informationszentrum fUr Genetische Ressourcen
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture - CGIAR
International Network for the Improvement of Bananas and
Plantains - CGIAR
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute - CGIAR
Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research
Institut fUr Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung
Germany
Intellectual Property Rights
International Rice Research Institute - CGIAR
International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech
Applications
International Technical Conference on Plant Gentic Resources
The World Conservation Union Gland
International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources
Man and the Biosphere Programme, UNESCO