ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
ASCU Agricultural Sales Cooperative Unions (Turkey)
COMCEC Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation
ECA Europe and Central Asia
EEC European Economic Community
EU European Union
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization
FDI Foreign direct investment
FOB Free on board
GAP Good Agricultural Practice
GDP Gross domestic product
GES Growth Enhancement Scheme (Nigeria)
GMP Good Manufacturing Practice
GNI Gross national income
ha Hectare
HACCP Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point
HIV-AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus – Acquired Immunodeficiency
Syndrome
INCAJU Instituto Nacional do Caju (National Cashew Institute)
Int. $ International dollars
ISO International Organization for Standardization
JFDA Jordan Food and Drug Administration’
KCA Kyrgyz Center of Accreditation
kcal Kilocalories
KGS Kyrgyzstani som
MENA Middle East and North Africa
MFO Microfinance organization
MT Mozambican metical
nes Not elsewhere specified
NGO Non-governmental organization
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development
OIC Organization of Islamic Cooperation
PSE Percentage support estimate
R&D Research and development
SACCO Savings and credit cooperative
SSA Sub-Saharan Africa
UAE United Arab Emirates
US$/USD United States dollar
USA United States of America
VCF Value chain financing
WTO World Trade Organization