Acronym
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Original Meaning
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IAALD
|
International Association of Agricultural Librarians
and Documentalists
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IAAS
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Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (Nepal)
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IABA
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Inter-American Board of Agriculture
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IAC
|
International Agricultural Centre (Netherlands)
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IACR
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Institute of Arable Crops Research (UK)
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IACW
|
Inter-American Commission of Women
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IAD
|
Instituto Agrario Dominicano
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IADB
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Inter-American Development Bank (USA)
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IADU
|
International Agricultural Development Unit
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IAEA
|
International Atomic Energy Agency
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IAHL
|
International Agricultural College Larenstein
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IAN
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Instituto Agronomico Nacional (Paraguay)
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IAO
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Instituto Agronomico per l'Oltremare (Italy)
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IAPSC
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Inter-African Phytosanitary Council
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IAR
|
Institute of Agricultural Research
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IAR&T
|
Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (Nigeria)
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IARC
|
International Agricultural Research Centre
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IARC-LARS
|
International Agricultural Research Centre - Long
Ashton Research Station (USA)
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IARI
|
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
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IAS
|
Institute of Agriculture Sciences (Vietnam)
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IASCP
|
International Association for the Study of Common
Property
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IAST
|
Institute of Applied Science and Technology (Guyana)
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IATRC
|
International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium
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IAV Hassan II
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Institut Agronomique et Veterinaire Hassan II (Rabat,
Morocco)
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IBAR
|
Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources - OAU
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IBPGR
|
International Board for Plant Genetic Resources (Italy)
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IBRA
|
International Bee Research Association (UK)
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IBRD
|
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(USA)
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IBS
|
Intermediary Biotechnology Service - ISNAR
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IBS
|
International Biometric Society
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IBSNAT
|
International Benchmark Sites Network for Agrotechnology
Transfer
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IBSRAM
|
International Board for Soil Research and Management
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IBTA
|
Instituto Boliviano de Tecnologia Agropecuaria
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ICA
|
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario (Colombia)
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ICAR
|
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
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ICAR
|
International Committee for Animal Recording
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ICARDA
|
International Center for Agricultural Research in
Dry Areas
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ICASA
|
International Consortium for Agricultural Systems
Applications
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ICCO
|
International Cocoa Organization
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ICGR
|
Institute of Crop Germplasm Resources (China)
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ICIA
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Instituto Canario de Investigaciones Agrarias (Spain)
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ICID
|
International Committee on Irrigation and Drainage
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ICIPE
|
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
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ICIS
|
International Crop Information System
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ICLARM
|
International Center for Living Aquatic Resources
Management
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ICM
|
Integrated Crop Management
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ICO
|
International Coffee Organization
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ICONTEC
|
Instituto Colombiano de Normas Tecnicas
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ICRA
|
Institut Centrafricain de Recherche Agronomique, Central
African Republic
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ICRAF
|
International Centre for Research in Agroforestry
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ICRISAT
|
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid
Tropics
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ICS
|
Information and Communications System
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ICSTM
|
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
- University of London
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ICTA
|
Agricultural Science and Technology Institute (Guatemala)
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ICTA
|
Imperial College of Tropical Agricultue
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ICTG
|
Inter-Center Training Group - CGIAR
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ICW
|
Inter-Centres Week
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ICWG-GR
|
Inter-Centre Working Group on Genetic Resources
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IDA
|
International Development Association (France)
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IDAD
|
Initiative for Domestic Animal Diversity
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IDC
|
Industrial Development Corporation (Trinidad and Tobago)
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IDEA
|
Instituto Internacional de Estudios Avanzados (Venezuela)
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IDEAS
|
Integrating Development, Environment and Sustainability
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IDECOOP
|
Instituto de Desarrollo Cooperativas
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IDEFOR
|
Institut des Forets (Cote d'Ivoire)
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IDEFOR/DPO
|
Institut des Forets, Departement Plantes Oleagineuses
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IDRC
|
International Development and Research Centre
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IDS
|
Institute of Development Studies (UK)
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IDT
|
Instituto Dominicano de Tecnologia
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IEDES
|
Institut d'Etudes du Developpement Economique et Social
(France)
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IEE
|
Initial Environmental Evaluation
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IER
|
Institut d'Economie Rural
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IESR/INTA
|
Instituto de Economia y Sociologia Rural del INTA
(Argentina)
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IFA
|
International Fertilizer Industry Association
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IFAD
|
International Fund for Agricultural Development
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IFCPAR
|
Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research
(India)
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IFDC
|
International Fertilizer Development Center
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IFOAM
|
The International Federation of Organic Agricultural
Movements
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IFPRI
|
International Food Policy Research Institute
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IFR
|
Institute of Food Research
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IFREMER
|
Institut Francais de Recherche pour l'Exploitation
de la Mer (France)
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IGER
|
Institute for Grassland and Environmental Research
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IHCAFE
|
Instituto Hondureno del Café (Honduras)
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IHE
|
International Institute for Infrastructural, Hydraulic
and Environmental Engineering
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IIBC
|
International Institute of Biological Control (UK)
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IICA
|
Instituto Interamericano de Cooperacion para la Agricultura
(Costa Rica)
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IIE
|
International Institute of Entomology (UK)
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IIED
|
International Institute for Environment and Development
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IIMA
|
Indian Institute of Management
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IIMI
|
International Irrigation Management Institute
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IIN
|
Instituto de Investigacion Nutricional (Peru)
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IIP
|
International Institute of Parasitology
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IIRR
|
International Institute for Rural Reconstruction
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IITA
|
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
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ILCA
|
International Livestock Centre for Africa - CGIAR
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ILDIS
|
Latin American Institute for Social Research
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ILO
|
International Labour Organisation
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ILRAD
|
International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases
- CGIAR
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ILRI
|
International Institute for Land Reclamation and Improvement
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ILRI
|
International Livestock Research Institute
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ILTAB
|
International Laboratory for Tropical Biotechnology
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IMA
|
Instituto de Manejo de Agua y Medio Ambiente (Peru)
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IMA
|
Agricultural Marketing Institute (Panama)
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IMD
|
Institute for Management Development (Trinidad and
Tobago)
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IMF
|
International Monetary Fund
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IMGD
|
International Musa Germplasm Database
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IMI
|
International Mycological Institute
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IMTP
|
International Musa Testing Programme - INIBAP
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INA-PG
|
Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon (France)
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INAT
|
Institut National Agronomique de Tunisie (Tunisia)
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INBAR
|
International Network for Bamboo and Rattan
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INBio
|
National Biodiversity Institute (Costa Rica)
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INCAE
|
Central American Institute of Business Administration
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INCORA
|
Instituto Nacional de la Reforma Agraria (Colombia)
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INCV
|
Institut National des Cultures Vivrieres (Togo)
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INDAP
|
Agricultural Development Institute (Chile)
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INDHRI
|
Dominican Water Resources Institute
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INDRHI
|
Instituto Nacional de Pecursos Hibaqulicos
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INERA
|
Institut de l'Environnement et des Recherches Agricoles
(Burkina)
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INERA
|
Institut d'Etudes et de Recherches Agricoles
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INFORAT
|
Tropical American Forestry Information and Documentation
Service- CATIE
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INFORM
|
Information for Agricultural Research Managers - [ISNAR-developed
management information system]
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INFOTEP
|
Instituto Nacional de Farmacion Tecnico Properional
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INGA
|
International Network on Genetics in Aquaculture
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INGER
|
International Network for the Genetic Evaluation of
Rice
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INIA
|
Instituto Nacional de Investigacion y Tecnologia Agraria
y Alimentaria (Spain)
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INIA
|
Instituto Nacional de Investigacion Agropecuaria
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INIA
|
Instituto Nacional Investigacao Agronomica (Mozambique)
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INIAP
|
Instituto Nacional Autonomo de Investigaciones Agropecuarias
(Ecuador)
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INIAP
|
Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias
(Ecuador)
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INIBAP
|
International Network for the Improvement of Banana
and Plantain- IPGRI
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INIFAP
|
Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales y
Agropecuarias (Mexico)
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INIFAT
|
Instituto Nacional de Investigacion Fundamental en
Agricultura Tropical (Cuba)
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INIVIT
|
Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones de Viandas Tropicales
(Cuba)
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INM
|
Integrated Nutrient Management
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INRA
|
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (France)
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INRAB
|
Institut National de Recherche Agronomique du Benin
(Benin)
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INRAN
|
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger
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INRAT
|
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique de Tunisie
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INRENARE
|
Institute of Renewable Natural Resources (Panama)
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INRIA
|
Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et
en Automatique (France)
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INSA
|
Institut National des Sciences Appliquees (France)
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INSA
|
National Institute of Agricultural Sciences (Vietnam)
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INSA
|
National Root and Tuber Crop Improvement Institute
(Vietnam)
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INSURF
|
International Network for Sustainable Rice Farming
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INTA
|
Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria
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INTERPAKS
|
International Program for Agricultural Knowledge Systems
(USA)
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IOC
|
Indian Ocean Commission
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IOPRI
|
Indonesian Oil Palm Research Institute (Indonesia)
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IP
|
Information Product
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IPD / AC
|
Institut Panafricain pour le Developpement / Afrique
Centrale
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IPGRI
|
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
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IPM
|
Integrated Pest Management
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IPMN
|
Integrated Pest Management Network
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IPMSA
|
Integrated Pest Management Strategy Area
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IPO-DLO
|
Institute for Plant Protection-Agriculture Research
Department (Netherlands)
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IPPC
|
International Plant Protection Convention
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IPR
|
Institute for Potato Research (Poland)
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IPRA
|
Investigacion Participativa en Agricultura - CIAT
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IPTRID
|
International Program for Technology Research in Irrigation
and Drainage
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IR
|
Irrigated Rice Ecosystem
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IR1
|
Inter-Regional Potato Introduction Project (USA)
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IRA
|
Institut de Recherche Agronomique (Cameroon)
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IRAD
|
Institut de Recherche Agricole pour le Developpement
(Cameroon)
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IRAT
|
Institut de Recherches Agronomiques Tropicales (Madagascar)
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IRAZ
|
Institut de Recherches Agronomique et Zootechnique
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IRESA
|
Institution de la Recherche et de l'Enseignement Superieur
Agricoles (Tunisia)
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IRETA
|
Institute for Research, Extension and Training in
Agriculture (Pacific)
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IRFA
|
Institut de Recherche sur les Fruits et Agrumes (France)
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IRG
|
International Rice Genebank
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IRGC
|
International Rice Germplasm Center
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IRGCIS
|
International Rice Genebank Collection Information
System
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IRHO
|
Institut de Recherche pour les Huiles et Oleagineux
(France)
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IRM
|
Integrated Resistance Management
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IRMU
|
Irrigation Research Management Unit (Sri Lanka)
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IRRI
|
International Rice Research Institute
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ISA
|
Instituto Superior de Agricultura
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ISAASP
|
Integrated Agriculture Aquaculture Systems Program
- ICLARM
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ISABU
|
Institut des Sciences Agronomiques du Burundi
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ISCN
|
International Society of Citrus Nurserymen
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ISCO
|
International Soil Conservation Organization
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ISF
|
Institute of Soil Fertility (Netherlands)
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ISHS
|
International Society for Horticultural Science
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ISMP
|
Irrigation Systems Management Project
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ISNAR
|
International Service for National Agricultural Research
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ISO
|
International Standards Organization
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ISRA
|
Institut Senegalais de Recherches Agricoles
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ISSS
|
International Soil Science Society
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ISTRC
|
International Society for Tropical Root Crops
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ITC
|
INIBAP's Transit Center
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ITC
|
International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth
Sciences
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ITC
|
International Technical Conference on Plant Genetic
Resources
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ITCR
|
Technological Institute of Costa Rica
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ITDG
|
Intermediate Technology Development Group
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ITE
|
Institute of Terrestrial Ecology
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ITP
|
Institut Technique du Porc (France)
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ITRAD
|
Institut Tchadien de Recherche Agronomique pour le
Developpement (Chad)
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IUCN
|
International Union for Conservation of Nature and
Natural Resources (Switzerland)
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IUFRO
|
International Union of Forest Research Organisations
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IVDN
|
Integrated Voice and Data Network
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IVIA
|
Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (Spain)
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IWASARI
|
International Waterlogging and Salinity Research Institute
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IWIS
|
International Wheat Information System
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IWRA
|
International Water Resources Association
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