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Acronyms used in this publication
| AGRIS | FAO’s 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 |
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