ACIAR | Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research |
CGIAR | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
CIPR | Community Intellectual Property Rights |
COMMUTECH | Community Technology Development Association |
DGIS | Directorate General for International Cooperation |
DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
EPC | European Patent Convention |
FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
GATT | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
GIFTS | Germplasm, Information, Funds, Technologies, and Systems |
GNP | gross national product |
GRAIN | Genetic Resources Action International |
IARCs | international agricultural research centres |
IBPGR | International Board for Plant Genetic Resources |
ICI | Imperial Chemical Industries |
IDRC | International Development Research Centre |
IP | intellectual property |
IPGRI | International Plant Genetics Resources Institute |
IUPGR | International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources |
MTA | Material Transfer Agreement |
NGO | nongovernmental organization |
NIH | National Institutes of Health (United States) |
OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
PBR | Plant Breeders' Rights |
PGR | plant genetic resources |
PVP | Plant Variety Protection |
R&D | research and development |
RAFI | Rural Advancement Foundation International |
SAREC | Swedish Agency for Research Cooperation with Developing Countries |
SDC | Swiss Development Corporation |
TRIPS | Trade-Related Intellectual Property |
UNCED | United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (also known as the Earth Summit) |
Unesco | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation |
UPOV | Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants |
USAID | United States Agency for International Development |
WIPO | World Intellectual Property Organization |
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