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List of Abbreviations
AD Anti-Dumping
ANRP Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy (Gambia)
APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations
AVE Ad Valorem Equivalent
BACI Base pour L’Analyse du Commerce International
Database for International Trade Analyzes
C-4 Cotton Four (Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali)
CAGR Compound Annual Growth Rate
CAP Common Agricultural Policy
CE Conformité Européenne
CET Common External Tariff
COMCEC Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the
Organization of the Islamic Cooperation
COPAG Coopérative Agricole (Morocco)
CR Coverage Ratio (NTMs)
CU Customs Union
EAC East African Community
ECO Economic Cooperation Organization
ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States
EEC European Economic Community
EFTA European Free Trade Association
EIF Enhanced Integrated Framework (Gambia)
EMENA Eastern Europe, Middle East, North Africa
EU European Union
EU-28 European Union with its 28 members
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization
FAPDA Food and Agriculture Policy Decision Analysis
FR Frequency Ratio (NTMs)
FTA Free Trade Area
GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GCCI Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GIEPA Gambia Investment and Export Promotion Agency
GMP Green Morocco Plan
GNAIP Gambia National Agricultural Investment Program
GSP Generalized System of Preferences
GSTP Global System of Trade Preferences
HDI Human Development Index
HS Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System
ICPCEM Islamic Countries Products Common Exchange Market
ITC International Trade Center
ITC Macmap International Trade Center Market Access Map
LDC Least Developed Country
MED-AMIN Mediterranean Agriculture Market Information Network
MERCOSUR Mercado Común del Sur- Southern Common Market
MFN Most-Favoured-Nation
MoASP Ministry of Agriculture Strategic Plan (Gambia)
NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement