| AAAPD |
Association of African Agricultural Professionals in the Diaspora |
| AGOA |
African Growth and Opportunity Act |
| AMC |
Advanced Market Commitment |
| ASAL |
Arid and Semi-arid Lands |
| CAADP |
Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program |
| CCM |
Country Coordinating Mechanism |
| CFS |
Committee on Food Security |
| CONSEA |
Brazilian National Council for Food Security and Nutrition |
| CPM |
Country Program Manager |
| DAC |
Development Assistance Committee |
| FAA |
Foreign Assistance Act |
| FAC |
Food Aid Convention |
| FAO |
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization |
| G8 |
Group of 8 |
| G20 |
Group of 20 |
| GAFSP |
Global Agriculture and Food Security Program |
| GAO |
U.S. Government Accountability Organization |
| GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
| GHG |
Greenhouse Gas |
| GHI |
Global Health Initiative |
| GMO |
Genetically Modified Organism |
| HKI |
Helen Keller International |
| HLPE |
High Level Panel of Experts |
| HLTF |
United Nations High Level Task Force of Experts on the Global Food Security Crisis |
| IAASTD |
International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development |
| ICTSD |
International Center for Trade and Sustainable Development |
| IFAD |
United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development |
| IFPRI |
International Food Policy Research Institute |
| IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
| IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| KMDP |
Kenya Maize Development Program |
| LDC |
Least Developed Country |
| MCA |
Millennium Challenge Account |
| MCC |
Millennium Challenge Corporation |
| MDGs |
Millennium Development Goals |
| NEPAD |
New Partnership for Africa’s Development |
| NGO |
Nongovernmental Organization |
| OECD |
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| ODA |
Official Development Assistance |
| PEPFAR |
U.S. President’s Emergency Program for Aids Relief |
| PRSP |
Poverty Reduction Strategy Plan |
| PVO |
Private Voluntary Organization |
| SNAP |
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program |
| SUN Framework |
Scaling Up Nutrition: A Framework for Action |
| UN |
United Nations |
| UNICEF |
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund |
| UNIFEM |
United Nations Development Fund for Women |
| USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
| USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
| WFP |
United Nations World Food Program |
| WHO |
United Nations World Health Organization |
| WIC |
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children |
| WTO |
World Trade Organization |
