| ADHD | Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| AEWR | Adverse Effect Wage Rate |
| AgJOBS | Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits and Security bill |
| ARRA | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act |
| ARRM | Aggregate Risk and Revenue Management Act of 2011 |
| ASD | Appalachian Sustainable Development |
| CAADP | Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program |
| CACFP | Child and Adult Care Feeding Program |
| CGIAR | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
| CITA | Independent Agricultural Workers’ Center (Centro Independiente de Trabajadores Agrícolas) |
| CIW | Coalition of Immokalee Workers |
| CSB | Corn Soy Blend |
| CSBs | Calorically sweetened beverages |
| CSFP | Commodity Supplemental Food Program |
| DOL | U.S. Department of Labor |
| EBT | Electronic benefit transfer |
| EFNEP | Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| EITC | Earned Income Tax Credit |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| FAC | Food Aid Convention |
| FAO | United Nations Food and AgricultureOrganization |
| FLOC | Farm Labor Organizing Committee |
| FSA | Farm Service Agency |
| GAO | U.S. Government Accountability Office |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GHGs | Greenhouse gases |
| GPS | Global positioning system |
| GWDC | Greater Dwight Development Corporation |
| HIP | Healthy Incentives Pilot |
| ICE | Immigration, Customs and Enforcement |
| LNS | Lipid-based nutritional supplements |
| LRP | Local and regional purchase |
| MDGs | Millennium Development Goals |
| NCGA | North Carolina Growers Association |
| NGO | Nongovernmental Organization |
| NSLP | National School Lunch Program |
| RDAs | Recommended daily allowances |
| SFSP | Summer Food Service Program |
| SNAP | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program |
| SUN | Scaling Up Nutrition |
| TAFAD | Trans Atlantic Food Assistance Dialogue |
| TANF | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families |
| TEFAP | The Emergency Food AssistanceProgram |
| USDA | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| VEDCO | Volunteer Efforts for Development Concerns |
| WIC | Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |

