Acronyms used in this publication
AGRIS | FAOs international bibliographic information system for the agricultural sciences and technology |
AGSI | Agro-Industries and Post-Harvest Management Service of the FAO |
APV | Extension officers in the Republic of Benin |
AROs | Advanced Research Organisations |
ASIP | Agriculture Sector Investment Programme in Zambia |
BMZ | German Ministry for Economic Co-operation |
CARDER | Regional Action Centres for Rural Development, Republic of Benin |
CGIAR | Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research |
CIAT | Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Colombia |
CIP | International Potato Centre, Peru |
CIRAD | Centre for International Co-operation in Agricultural Research and Development, France |
COSCA | Collaborative Study of Cassava in Africa |
DANIDA | Danish International Development Agency |
DPV | Division of Plant Protection in Guinea |
FAO | Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations |
FSA | Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, University of Benin |
GASGA | Support Group for Post-Harvest Grain-Related Systems |
GIS | Geographic Information Systems |
GRZ | Government of the Republic of Zambia |
GTZ | German Technical Co-operation |
IAPSC | Inter-African Phytosanitary Council |
IARC | International Agricultural Research Centre |
ICRTCR | Intercenter Committee on Root and Tuber Crop Research |
IDRC | International Development Research Centre |
IFAD | International Fund for Agricultural Development, Italy |
IFPRI | International Food Policy Research Institute, USA |
IIBC | International Institute of Biological Control, UK |
IITA | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
INCV | National Institute for Food Crops, Togo |
INERA | Institute for the Environment and Agricultural Research in Burkina Faso |
INPhO | Information Network on Post-harvest Operations of the FAO |
INRAB | National Institute for Agricultural Research, Benin |
LGB | Larger Grain Borer |
MDR | Ministry of Rural Development in Benin |
NARES | National Agricultural Research and Extension Services |
NARS | National Agricultural Research Systems |
NGO | Non Governmental Organisation |
NRI | Natural Resources Institute, UK |
OAU | Organisation for African Unity |
ODA | Overseas Development Administration, UK |
ONASA | National Organisation for Food Security, Benin |
PASDA | Agricultural Development Support Programme in Benin |
PGLB | Biological Control Programme in Guinea |
PHMD | Plant Health Management Division of IITA |
PTD | Participatory Post-harvest Technology Development Programme |
RTCBP | Root and Tuber Crops, Cooking Bananas and Plantains |
SPFP | FAO's Special Programme for Food Production for Security |
SPV | National Plant Protection Agency (e.g., in Benin) |
TAC | Technical Advisory Committee of the CGIAR |
TCP | Technical Co-operation Project of FAO |
TT & TU | Technology Testing and Transfer Unit at IITA |
UAW |
Agricultural University of Wageningen, the Netherlands |