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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS<br />

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS<br />

2G, 3G, 4G second-, third-, and fourth-generation [developments <strong>in</strong> mobile wireless technology]<br />

ACDI/VICA Agricultural Cooperative Development International/Volunteers <strong>in</strong> Overseas Cooperative Assistance<br />

AIS agricultural <strong>in</strong>novation system<br />

B2B bus<strong>in</strong>ess-to-bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />

BSE bov<strong>in</strong>e spongiform encephalopathy<br />

C Celsius<br />

CaFAN Caribbean Farmers Network<br />

CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research<br />

CIAT Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (International Center for Tropical Agriculture)<br />

CIC community <strong>in</strong>formation center (Bhutan)<br />

CIMMYT Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center)<br />

CKW community knowledge worker<br />

DIT Department of Information Technology (Bhutan)<br />

DFID Department for International Development (UK)<br />

DNE Dairy Network Enterprise<br />

DOQ digital orthophoto quad<br />

e- electronic<br />

EAP East Asia and Pacific<br />

ECA Europe and Central Asia<br />

ERP enterprise resource plann<strong>in</strong>g<br />

EU European Union<br />

FAPRI Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute<br />

FEPASSI Fédération Prov<strong>in</strong>ciale des Professionnels Agricoles de la Sissili (Federation of Agricultural Producers of Sissili<br />

Prov<strong>in</strong>ce)<br />

FINO F<strong>in</strong>ancial Inclusion Network and Operations<br />

G2P government-to-person (cash transfer)<br />

GAP good agricultural practice<br />

Gbps gigabit per second<br />

GDP gross domestic product<br />

Ghz gigahertz<br />

GigE gigabit Ethernet<br />

GIS geographical <strong>in</strong>formation systems<br />

GLN global location number<br />

GM genetically modified<br />

GNSS global navigation satellite systems<br />

GPRS general packet radio service<br />

ECONOMIC AND SECTOR WORK<br />

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