List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
ACIARAustralian Centre for International
Agricultural Research
CIFORCenter for International Forestry
Research (Indonesia)
ADB
CIMMYTInternational Maize and Wheat
Improvement Center (Mexico)
Asian Development Bank
AIPRDAustralia–Indonesia Partnership
for Reconstruction and
Development
CIPInternational Potato Centre (Peru)
ANAO Australian National Audit Office
CPGsCommonwealth Procurement
Guidelines
AOP
Annual Operational Plan (of ACIAR)
CSF
APEC
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
APS
Australian Public Service
CSIROCommonwealth Scientific and
Industrial Research Organisation
(Australia)
classical swine fever
ASLPAustralia–Pakistan Agriculture
Linkages Program
DAFFDepartment of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Forestry (Australia)
ATSEAcademy of Technological Sciences
and Engineering (Australia)
DFATDepartment of Foreign Affairs
and Trade (Australia)
ATSIAboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander peoples
DNAdeoxyribonucleic acid (genetic
material)
AusAIDAustralian Agency for
International Development
EEO
equal employment opportunity
ELISA
enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
AVRDCAsian Vegetable Research and
Development Center (Taiwan)
CABICentre for Agriculture and
Biosciences International (UK)
CARDCollaboration for Agriculture and
Rural Development (Vietnam)
CARDICambodian Agricultural Research
and Development Institute
CATPCommunity Agricultural
Technologies Program (Philippines)
EPBCEnvironment Protection and
Biodiversity Conservation (Act)
ESDEcologically Sustainable
Development
FAOFood and Agriculture Organisation
(of the United Nations)
FMA (Act)Financial Management and
Accountability (Act 1997)
FMD
foot-and-mouth disease
CDS
Commonwealth Disability Strategy
FOI Freedom of Information
CEO
Chief Executive Officer
FTE
full time equivalent (staff )
CGIARConsultative Group on
International Agricultural Research
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GMO
Genetically Modified Organism
GST
Goods and Services Tax (Australia)
CIATInternational Center for Tropical
Agriculture (Colombia)
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HPAI
Highly pathogenic avian influenza
IARCsInternational Agricultural
Research Centres
IAS
Impact Assessment Series (of ACIAR)
IAUImpact Assessment Unit (ACIAR
Program)
ICARIndian Council of Agricultural
Research
ICARDAInternational Centre for
Agricultural Research in the Dry
Areas (Syria)
ICM
Integrated Crop Management
ICRAF
World Agroforestry Centre
ICRISATInternational Crops Research
Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics
(India)
IDM
Integrated Disease Management
IFPRIInternational Food Policy
Research Institute (USA)
IHR
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In-House Review (ACIAR)
IWMIInternational Water Management
Institute
KPI
key performance indicator
MP
micro-project
NESB
non-English speaking background
NGO
Non-government organisation
NPV
Net Present Value
NRP
National Research Priorities (Australia)
OHS
Occupational health and safety
PGR
Plant Genetic Resources
PIC
Pacific Island countries
PM&CDepartment of the Prime Minister
and Cabinet (Australia)
PWDPeople with disabilities (EEO
classification)
PNG Papua New Guinea
R&D
Research and Development
RPM
Research Program Manager (ACIAR)
RSA
Republic of South Africa
ILRIInternational Livestock Research
Institute (Kenya)
SADISmallholder Agribusiness
Development Initiative (Indonesia)
IPGRIInternational Plant Genetic
Resources Institute (Italy)
SES
Senior Executive Service (of APS)
IPM
Integrated Pest Management
SMARSupport for Market-Driven
Adaptive Research (Indonesia)
IRR
Internal Rate of Return
SPC
Secretariat of the Pacific Community
IRRIInternational Rice Research
Institute (Philippines)
SPS
Sanitary and Phytosanitary
USP
University of the South Pacific
IUUIllegal, unreported and
unregulated (fishing)
WTO
World Trade Organization
ACIAR Research Program
Acronyms
FIS
Fisheries
FST
Forestry
ADP
Agricultural Development Policy
HORT
Horticulture
AGB
Agribusiness
LPS
Livestock Production Systems
LWR
Land and Water Resources
ASEMAgricultural Systems Economics
and Management
AH
Animal Health
CIM
Crop Improvement and Management
CP
Crop Protection
PLIAPolicy Linkages and Impact
Assessment
SMCNSoil Management and Crop
Nutrition
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