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FAMA Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority, Indonesia
FARMAF Farm Risk Management for Africa
FCPO Crude Palm Oil Futures
FELDA Federal Land Development Authority, Indonesia
FOB Free on board
GAIN Global Agricultural Information Network
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GFARD, Egypt General Authority for Fish Resource Development
KEF Knowledge Economy Foundation
HEIA Horticulture Export Improvement Association
ICT Information and communications technology
IVR Interactive voice response
JSE Johannesburg Stock Exchange
KES Kenya Shilling
LAPAN National Institute of Aeronautics and Space, Indonesia
MACE Malawi Agricultural Commodity Exchange
MALR Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Egypt
MANOBI Name of MIS service provider in West Africa
MED-AMIN Mediterranean Agriculture Market Information Network
MIP, Egypt Market Information Project
MIS Market Information System
1GMIS First Generation Market Information System
2GMIS Second Generation Market Information System
MAMIS MVIWATA Agricultural Market Information System
MoA, Indonesia Ministry of Agriculture, Indonesia
MoD, Turkey Ministry of Development, Turkey
MoT, Indonesia Ministry of Trade, Indonesia
MPESA M for mobile and PESA (Swahili for money)
NAADS, Uganda National Agricultural Advisory Service
NAMBOARD, Zambia National Agricultural Marketing Board
OdR Rice Observatory
OIC Organisation for Islamic Cooperation
OMA, Mali Agricultural Markets Observatory