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ACIAR: |
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (GASGA member). |
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AGPP: |
Plant Protection Service, FAO, Rome. |
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ACGIC: |
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists. |
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CABI: |
Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau International. |
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CEPGL: |
Francophone Economic Community of lake countries comprising of BURUNDI, RWANDA, ZAIRE. |
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CGIAR: |
Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research. |
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CSIRO: |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, AUSTRALIA. |
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CTA: |
Centre for Technical Cooperation in Agriculture and Rural Development (EEC/ACP Lome Convention Institute), Ede, the Netherlands. |
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CIRAD: |
Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, Montpellier, France (GASGA member). |
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C+F: |
Clearing and Forwarding Agent. |
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DESA: |
Drought Emergency in Southern Africa. The consolidated UN/SADC Global Appeal. |
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DANIDA: |
Danish International Development Agency. |
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DUMUZI: |
Larger Grain Borer (LGB in Swahili). |
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EAPQN: |
Eastern Africa Plant Quarantine Network. |
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EC: |
European Community. |
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FAO: |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. |
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FSTAU: |
Food Security Technical and Administrative Unit (SADC). |
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FFGI/KSU: |
Food and Feedgrain Institute/Kansas State University, USA (GASGA member). |
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GASGA: |
Group for Assistance to Systems relating to Grains After Harvest. |
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GIFAP: |
International Group of National Associations of Manufacturers of Agrochemical Products. |
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GTZ: |
Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit, Eschbom, Germany (GASGA member) |
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IAPSC: |
Inter-African Phytosanitary Council of the Organization for African Unity (OAU). |
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IITA: |
International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (CGIAR member). |
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IGADD: |
Intergovernmental Agency for Drought and Development. |
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IIBC: |
International Institute for Biological Control. |
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IMO: |
International Maritime Organization, London, UK. |
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IPPC: |
International Plant Protection Convention (FAO). |
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IPM: |
Integrated Pest Management. |
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IDRC: |
International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada (GASGA member). |
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KARI: |
Kenya Agricultural Research Institute. |
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LGB: |
Larger (Greater) Grain Borer: Prostephanus truncatus. |
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LAC: |
Logistical Advisory Centre (SADC). |
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NRI: |
Natural Resources Institute, UK. (GASGA member). |
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NACI: |
National Coordinating Institute (Plant Quarantine Networks). |
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NECI: |
Network Coordinating Institute (Plant Quarantine Networks). |
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NC: |
National Coordinator. |
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NGO: |
Non-governmental Organization. |
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NPPS: |
National Plant Protection Service. |
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NPQO: |
National Plant Quarantine Organization. |
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ODA: |
Overseas Development Administration, UK. |
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OES: |
Occupational Exposure Standard. |
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OAU: |
Organization of African Unity. |
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PTA: |
Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African member states. |
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PQ: |
Plant Quarantine. |
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PPD/MA: |
Plant Protection Division, Ministry of Agriculture. TANZANIA. |
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PHYTO-EXPLOR: |
Registered and patented fumigation process by La Déesinsectisation Moderne (DM), France, and in the UK under IGROX Limited. |
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PPS: |
Plant Protection Service (national = NPPS) |
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PFL: |
Special Action Programme for the Prevention of Food Losses. FAO, Rome (GASGA member). |
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RPPO'S: |
Regional Plant Protection Organizations. |
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SADC: |
Southern African Development Community. |
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SGS: |
Societe General de Surveillence, Switzerland (independent Cargo Surveyors). |
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SPQN: |
SADC Plant Quarantine Network. |
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TCN: |
Technical Cooperation Network. |
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TN: |
Histirid beetle predator of LGB: Teretriosoma nigriscens. |
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TCP: |
Technical Cooperation Programme, FAO. |
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TLV: |
Threshold Level Value. |
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TLV-TWA: |
TLV - Time Weighted Average. |
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TLV-STEL: |
TLV - Short Term Exposure Limit. |
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UNCTAD: |
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. |
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UNDP: |
United Nations Development Programme. |
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USDA/APHIS: |
United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. |
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USDA/FGIS: |
USDA Federal Grain Inspection Service. |
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USAID: |
United States Agency for International Development. |
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WFP: |
World Food Programme. |
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WHO: |
World Health Organization. |
