List of Abbreviations

ACP	African Caribbean Pacific Countries
ADB	Asian Development Bank
AEA	Agro-ecosystem Analysis
AH&P	Animal Health and Production
AKIS	Agricultural Knowledge and Information System
AKS	Agricultural Knowledge System
ALTA	Agricultural Landlords and Tenants Act
APR	Activist Participatory Research
APSA	Asia and Pacific Seed Association
ATO	Agricultural Technical Officer
CDF	Commodity Development Framework
CIM	Zentrum für internationale Migration
DED	Deutscher Entwicklungs Dienst
ED	Extension Division
EP&S	Economic Planning and Statistics Section
EU	European Union
FAO	Food and Agriculture Organisation (UN)
FCA	Fiji College of Agriculture
FFMH	Fiji Farm Management Handbook
FJD	Fiji Dollar
FSR	Farming Systems Research
GATT	General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GTZ	Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit
IBSRAM	International Board for Soil Research and Management
IRETA	Institute for Research, Extension, Training in Agriculture
KIS	Knowledge Information System
M.o.I.	Ministry of Information
MAFF	Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forests
MAFFA	Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forests and Alta
MPI	Ministry of Primary Industries
NAES	National Agricultural Extension Systems
NARES	National Agricultural Research and Extension Systems

NARS	National Agricultural Research Systems
ODI	Overseas Development Institute
PAO	Principal Agricultural Officer
PICs	Pacific Island Countries
PLA	Participatory Learning Approaches
PRA	Participatory Rural Appraisal
PRAP	Pacific Regional Agricultural Programme
PS	Permanent Secretary
RAB	Regional Advisory Board
RD	Research Division
RRA	Rapid Rural Appraisal
(S)AA	(Senior) Agricultural Assistant
(S)AO	(Senior) Agricultural Officer
(S)RO	(Senior) Research Officer
(S)TA	(Senior) Technical Assistant
SCEP	Soil and Crop Evaluation Project
SMS	Subject Matter Specialist
SPC	South Pacific Commission
SSM	Soft Systems Methodology
SVRDP	Sigatoka Valley Rural Development Programme
T&V	Training and Visit System
TC&S	Training and Communication Section
TOT	Transfer of Technology
USP	University of the South Pacific

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