| ACACIA |
Communities and Information Society in Africa |
| ADEA |
Association for the Development of Education in Africa |
| ADTAE |
Association pour le Développement des Techniques Agroécologiques |
| AEPS |
Agriculture, Environment, and Private Sector Officer's Workshop |
| AFCOM |
AFCOM International, Inc |
| AFDB |
African Development Bank |
| AFDF |
Africa Development Fund |
| AFP |
Agence France Presse |
| AFR |
Africa Bureau |
| AFRENA |
Agroforestry Research Network for East and Central Africa |
| AfricaIMPLink |
Africa Integrated Pest Management Link |
| AGOA |
Africa Growth and Opportunity Act |
| AGRHYMET |
Agrométéorologie et Hydrologie Opérationnelle |
| AHI |
African Highlands Initiative |
| AIDS |
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| AIDSCAP |
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Control and Prevention
Project |
| AIF |
Africa Internet Forum |
| AISI |
African Information Society Initiative |
| ANDDH |
Association Nationale de Défense de Droits de l'Homme |
| ANERA |
American Near East Refugee Aid |
| ANI |
African Networking Initiative |
| ANP |
Agence Nigérienne de Presse |
| ANRE |
Division for Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment |
| APAC |
AIDS Prevention and Control |
| APC |
Association for Progressive Communications |
| ARCC |
African Regional Centre for Computing |
| ARIS |
Agriculture Research Information System |
| ASARECA |
Association for Strenghtening Agricultura Research in East and Central Africa |
| ASCII |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
| ASDEC |
Association Sénégalaise pour la Défense et la Sauvegarde de l'Environment |
| ATAG |
Aid to Artisans of Ghana |
| ATP |
Agence Transcontinental de Presse |
| ATRIP |
Africa Trade and Investment Program |
| AUPELF |
Association des Universités Partiellement ou Entièrement de Langue Française |
| BAO |
Banque of Africa |
| BARNESA |
Banana Research Network for Eastern and Southern Africa |
| BCC |
Business Communication Centre |
| BIAO |
Banque Internationale pour l'Afrique de l'Ouest |
| CABI |
CAB International. Global not-for-profit organisation specialising in sustainable
solutions for agricultural and environmental problems. |
| CAFE |
Centre d'Assistance de Formation et d'Etude |
| CARPE |
Central African Regional Program for the Environment |
| CBNRMP |
Community Based Natural Resources Management Program |
| CBO |
Comunity Based Organization |
| CCAIAN |
Chambre de Commerce, d'Agriculture, d'Industrie, et d'Artisanat du Niger |
| CD-ROM |
Compac Disc-Read Only Memory |
| CDIE |
Center for Development Information and Evaluation |
| CG center |
Abreviation for CGIAR center |
| CGIAR |
Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research |
| CGNet |
Company that delivers a variety of Internet related messaging and network
services to customers worldwide |
| CIAT |
International Centre for Tropical Agriculture |
| CIFFAD |
Consortium International Francophone de Formation a Distance |
| CIMMYT |
Centro International de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo (International Maize and
Wheat Improvement Center) |
| CIP |
Centro Internacional de la Papa (International Potato Center) |
| CIRAD |
French scientific organization specializing in agricultural research for the
tropics and subtropics of the world. |
| CIS |
Consulting and Information Services Division |
| CIUEM |
Central Informatics Department of University of Eduardo Modlane |
| CNERV |
Centre National d'Elevage et de Recherche Veterinaires |
| CNRADA |
Centre National de Recherche Agronomique et de Developement Agricole |
| CODAN |
Codan is an international leader in the provision of sophisticated remote area
communication equipment and systems, with markets in more than 150 countries. |
| CORAF |
Le Conseil Ouest et Centre Africain pour la Recherche et le Développement; Secretariat
Executif de la Conference des Responsables de Recherche Agronomique Africains (Conference of
Heads of African Agronomie Research)
Agricoles |
| COSEN |
Commercialisation du Sénégal |
| CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
| CRSP |
Collaborative Research Support Program |
| CSIR |
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research |
| CTA |
Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation |
| DANIDA |
Danish Agency for Development Assistance |
| DFMS |
Deep Field Mailing System |
| DGP |
Direction Générale de la Police |
| DGRST |
Direction Generale de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique |
| DHL |
DHL Worldwide Express is the global market leader of the international air
express industry |
| DLD |
Développement, Liberté et Démocratie |
| DLL |
Dynamic Link Library |
| DNRA |
Direction Nationale de la Recherche Agronomique |
| DOS |
Disc Operating System |
| DRC |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
| DRTA |
Direction de la Recherche et de la Technoogie Agricoles |
| EAHD |
East Africa Help Desk |
| EAIA |
East African Internet Association |
| ECABRN |
Eastern and Central Africa Bean Research Network |
| ECARSAM |
Eastern and Central Africa Regional Sorghum and Millet Research Network |
| ECOWsAS |
Economic Community of West African States |
| EIS |
Environmental Information Systems |
| ELCI |
Environmental Liason Center International |
| ENA |
Ecole Nationale d'Administration Publique |
| ENDA |
Environmental Development Action |
| ENSA |
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Agriculture |
| ENSP |
Ecole National de Santé Publique |
| ESA |
Ecole Supérieure d'Agronomie; East and Southern Africa |
| ETA |
Ethiopian Telecommunications Authority |
| EWAN |
EWAN Technology Solutions is private company providing email services in Eritrea. |
| FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| FED |
Fonds Européens de Développement |
| FEWS |
Famine Early Warning System |
| FRC |
Food Research Centre |
| FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
| GIS |
Geographic Information System |
| HF |
High Frequency |
| HIV |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HQ |
Headquarters |
| HTML |
HyperText Markup Language |
| HTTP |
HyperText Transfer Protocol |
| HTTPD |
HTTP Daemon |
| IAR |
Institute for Agriculture Research |
| IARC |
International Agricultural Research Center |
| ICARDA |
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas |
| ICIPE |
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology |
| ICRA |
Institut Centraafricain de la Recherche Agronomique |
| IDEFOR |
Institut des Foret |
| IDESSA |
Institut des Savanes |
| IDRC |
International Development Research Centre |
| IDS |
Internet Data Services |
| ICRAF |
International Center for Research on Agroforestry |
| ICRISAT |
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics |
| IER |
Institut d'Economie Rurale (Rural Economics Institute) |
| IFTIC |
Institut de Formation en Techniques de l'Information et la Communication |
| IITA |
International Institute for Tropical Agriculture |
| ILRI |
International Livestock Research Institute |
| INERA |
Institut de l'Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (Institute for Environment
and Agricultural Research |
| INMARSAT |
The world's first global mobile satellite communications operator. It offers a
mature range of modern communications services to maritime, land-mobile, aeronautical
and other users. |
| INRAB |
Institut National de Recherche Agricole du Bénin (National Institute of
Agricultural Research in Benin) |
| INRAN |
Institut National de Recherches Agronomiques du Niger |
| INTSORMIL CRSP |
International Sorghum and Millet Collaborative Research Support Program |
| IP |
Internet Protocol |
| IPDR |
Institut Pratique de Développement Rural |
| IPM |
Integrated Pest Management |
| IRA |
Institut de la Recherche Agronomique |
| IRAF |
Institut de Recherches Agronomiques et Forestieres |
| IRAG |
Institut de Recherche Agronomique de Guinee |
| IRM |
Information Resources Management Office |
| IRRI |
International Rice Research Institute |
| ISNAR |
International Service for National Agricultural Research |
| ISP |
Internet Service Provider |
| ISRA |
Institut Sénégalais de Recherche Agricole |
| ITRA |
Institut Togolais de Recherche Agronomique |
| IUCN-ROSA |
World Conservation Union - Regional Office for Souther Africa |
| IVC |
Inland Valley Consortium |
| KARI |
Kenya Agricultural Research Institute |
| KeFRI |
Kenya Forestry Research Institute |
| KPTC |
Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation |
| LAN |
Local Area Network |
| LCB |
Ligue des Consommateours du Burkina |
| LCD |
Liquid Crystal Display |
| LEAP |
Local Environmental Action Plan |
| MANGO |
Micro Access for Non-governmental Organization |
| MELISSA |
Managing the Environment Locally in Sub Saharan Africa |
| MS |
Microsoft |
| MUKLA |
Academic Network at the Institute of Computer Science at Makerere University
in Uganda |
| MWRNET |
Maize and Wheat Researchers' Network |
| NAARI |
National Agriculture and Animal Production Research Institute; Namulonge
Agriculture and Animal Production Research Institute |
| NARCC |
National Agricultural Research Co-ordiantion Council |
| NARI |
National Agricultural Research Institute |
| NARO |
National Agricultural Research Organisation |
| NARP |
National Agriculture Research Project |
| NCRI |
National Cereals Research Institute |
| NESDA |
Network for the Environment and Sustainable Development in Africa |
| NGO |
Non-governmental Organization |
| NIGELEC |
Société Nigérienne d'Electricité |
| NIGERAL |
Niger Aluminium |
| NITRA |
Société Nigérienne de Transit |
| NMS |
New Management System |
| OBEPAB |
Organisation pour la Promotion de l'Agriculture Biologique au Benin |
| ODC |
Other Direct Costs |
| ONAREM |
Office National des Ressources Minières |
| ONATEL |
Office National de Telecommunications |
| ONEP |
Office Nigérien d'Edition et de Presse |
| ONERSOL |
Office National d'Energie Solaire |
| ONPPC |
Office National des Produits Pharmaceutiques et Chimiques du Niger |
| OPT |
Office des Postes et Télécommunication |
| OPVN |
Office des Produits Vivriers du Niger |
| ORSTOM |
Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique Outre-Mer |
| ORTN |
Office de Radio et de Télévision du Niger |
| PADIS |
Pan-African Development Information System |
| PASPII |
Projet Agro-Sylvo-Pastoral |
| PC |
Personal Computer |
| PEDUME |
Integrated Management of Legume Pests and Diseases |
| POP3 |
Post Office Protocol 3 |
| PPP |
Point-to-Point Protocol |
| PRAPACE |
Programme Regional d'Amelioration de la Pomme de Terre at de la Patate Douce
an Afrique Centrale at de l'Est(Regional Potato and Sweetpotato Improvement Network
in Eastern and Central Africa) |
| PSGE |
Productive Sector Growth and the Environment Division |
| PTT |
Program Technology Transfer |
| PVO |
Private and Voluntary Organization |
| RAIN |
Regional Agriculture Information Network |
| RAM |
Random Access Memory |
| RCSA |
Regional Center for Southern Africa |
| REDAD |
Réseau de Développement de l'Agriculture Durable |
| REDSO |
Regional Economic Development Support Office |
| REIMP |
Regional Environment Information Management Program |
| RIO |
Reseau Intertropical des Ordinateurs |
| RRS |
Rice Research Station |
| SAANet |
Southern African Agriculture Information Network |
| SACCAR |
Southern African Centre for Cooperation in Agriculture and Natural Resources
and Training |
| SADC |
Southern African Development Community |
| SADC NRMP |
Southern African Development Community Natural Resources Management Programme
and Training |
| SANGONeT |
Southern African NGO Network |
| SAP |
Système d'Alerte précoce |
| SARI |
Savannah Agricultural Research Institute |
| SARRNet |
Southern Africa Root Crop Research Network |
| SD |
Office of Sustainable Development |
| SDNP |
Sustainable Development Networking Programme |
| SETA |
World-class creator of innovative enterprise solutions for
Federal and commercial clients |
| SMIP |
Sarghum/Millet Improvement Programme |
| SNAR-LEYMA |
Société Nigérienne d'Assurance et Réassurance |
| SNIS |
Ministère de la Santé Publique |
| SNTN |
Société Nationale des Transports Nigériens |
| SO |
Strategic Objective |
| SOCATEL |
Telecommunications company in Central African Republic |
| SOMAÏR |
Société des Mines de l'Aïr |
| SONIBANK |
Société Nigérienne de Banque |
| SONIDEP |
Société Nigérienne des Produits Pétroliers |
| SoTelMa |
Société de Télécommunications de Mali |
| SPCN |
Société des Produits Chimiques du Niger |
| STIN |
Société des Télécommunications Internationales du Niger |
| STIN/OPT |
Société des Télécommunications Internationales du Niger/Office des
Postes et Télécommunications |
| SWL |
Sistems Worldwide Limited |
| SWRC |
Social Work and Research Centre |
| TCP |
Transmission Control Protocol |
| TDM |
Telecommunications de Mozambique |
| TDY |
Temporary Duty |
| TIG |
Télécommunications Internationales Gabonaises |
| UEM |
University of Eduardo Modlane |
| UGAN |
Union Générale des Assurances du Niger |
| UHF |
Ultra High Frequency |
| UIA |
Uganda Investment Authority |
| UK |
United Kingdom |
| UN-ECA |
United Nations-Economic Comission for Africa |
| UNCTAD |
United Nations Conference on Trade Development |
| UNECA |
United Nations-Economic Comission for Africa |
| UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
| UPS |
Uninterruptible Power Supply |
| URL |
Uniform Resource Locator |
| USA |
United States of America |
| USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
| USAID/W |
United States Agency for International Development/Washington |
| USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
| UUCP |
Unix-to-Unix Copy |
| UWCA |
Upper West Commerce Association |
| VHF |
Very High Frequency |
| VSAT |
Very Small Aperture Terminal |
| WAME |
West African Association for Marine Environment |
| WARDA |
West African Rice Development Association |
| WARP |
West African Regional Program |
| WCA |
West and Central Africas |
| WECAMAN |
West and Central Africa Maize Network |
| WFP |
World Food Program |
| WLL |
Wireless Local Loop |
| WRI |
World Resources Institute |
| WWW |
World Wide Web |
