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Abbreviations

AVRDC:

The World Vegetable Center

BNI:

Biological Nitrification Inhibition

CIAT:

International Center for Tropical Agriculture

CGIAR:

Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

CGRP:

Canadian Genetic Resources Programme

DNA:

Deoxyribonucleic acid

FAO:

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

GBIF:

Global Biodiversity Information Facility

GCDT:

Global Crop Diversity Trust

GEF:

Global Environment Facility

GHG:

Greenhouse gas

GM:

Genetically modified

GMO:

Genetically modified organism

IBPGR:

International Board for Plant Genetic Resources

ICRISAT:

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

IFAD:

International Fund for Agricultural Development

ILRI:

International Livestock Research Institute

IRD:

Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

ITPGRFA:

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

IUCN:

International Union for Conservation of Nature

JIRCAS:

Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences

MLS:

Multilateral system

NBPGR:

National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (India)

NUS:

Neglected and underutilized species

ORSTOM:

Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique d’Outre-Mer

SINGER:

System-wide Information Network for Genetic Resources

SMTA:

Standard Material Transfer Agreement

T-DNA:

Transfer-deoxyribonucleic acid

TALENs:

Transcription activator-like effector nucleases

UNEP:

United Nations Environment Programme

UNU:

United Nations University

USDA-ARS:

United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service

WEMA:

Water Efficient Maize for Africa

WHO:

World Health Organization

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