List of acronyms and abbreviations

AFRENA :  Agroforestry Research Networks for Africa (of ICRAF)

BAIF :  Bharatiya Agro Industries Foundation (India)

CARE :  Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere

CATIE :  Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigation y Ensenanza

CAZRI :  Central Arid Zone Research Institute (Jodhpur, India)

CGIAR :  Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

CIDA :  Canadian International Development Agency

CILSS :  Comite Permanent Inter-etats de Lutte Contre la Secheresse dans le Sahel

CNRS :  Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France)

COLLPRO :  Collaborative Programmes (of ICRAF)

CSE :  Centre for Science and Environment (New Delhi, India)

CSIRO :  Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Australia)

CTFT :  Centre Technique Forestier Tropical (France)

D & D :  Diagnosis and design

FAO :  Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations)

IARC :  International Agricultural Research Centre

IBPGR :  International Board for Plant Genetic Resources

ICAR :  Indian Council of Agricultural Research

ICRAF :  International Council for Research in Agroforestry

ICRISAT :  International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

IDRC :  International Development Research Centre

IITA :  International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

ILCA :  International Livestock Centre for Africa

IRRI :  International Rice Research Institute

IPI :  International Potash Institute

IUCN :  International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

IUFRO :  International Union of Forestry Research Organizations

MPT :  Multipurpose tree

NAS :  National Academy of Sciences (USA)

NEH :  North-Eastern Hill (Region, of India)

NFTA :  Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association

OAU :  Organization of African Unity

OFI :  Oxford Forestry Institute

ORSTOM :  Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique Outre-Mer (France)

PCARR :  Philippine Council of Agriculture and Resources Research

PICOP :  Paper Industries Corporation of the Philippines

R & D :  Research and development

SIDA :  Swedish International Development Authority

T & V :  Training and visit

TAC :  Technical Advisory Committee (of the CGIAR)

UN :  United Nations

UNDP :  United Nations Development Programme

UNU :  United Nations University

USAID :  United States Agency for International Development

USDA :  United States Department of Agriculture

WRI :  World Resources Institute (Washington, D.C.)