| AAAS | American Association for the Advancement
of Science
|
| ADR | Adoption/Diffusion Research
|
| AIARD | Association of International Agriculture
and Rural Development
|
| AIT | Asian Institute of Technology
|
| ALCOM | Aquaculture for Local Community Development Programme
|
| ANDAH | Asociación Nacional de Acuicultores
de Honduras (Honduran National Association of Aquaculturists)
|
| ASAL | Arid and Semi-Arid Lands
|
| ATR | Appropriate Technology Research
|
| AU | Auburn University
|
| BASIS CRSP | Broadening Access and Strengthening
Input Market Systems CRSP
|
| BAU | Bangladesh Agricultural University
|
| BFAR | Bureau of Fisheries and Aquaculture Research
|
| BIFAD | Board for International Food and
Agricultural Development
|
| BMP | Best Management Practice
|
| BOD | Board of Directors
|
| BRAC | Bangladesh Rural Advancement
Committee, Bangladesh
|
| CARE | Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere
|
| CASA | Central American Symposium on Aquaculture
|
| CEASO | Centro de Adiestamiento de la
Agricultura Sostenible
|
| CENAIM | Centro Nacional de Acuicultura e Investigaciones Marinas (National
Center for Aquaculture and Marine Research)
|
| CGIAR | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
|
| CIASC | CRSP Impact Assessment Strategy Committee
|
| CIAT | Centro Internacional de Agricultura
Tropical (International Center of Tropical Agriculture)
|
| CIDA | Canadian International Development Agency
|
| CIESIN | Consortium of International Earth
Science Information Networks
|
| CIFAD | Consortium for International Fisheries
and Aquaculture Development
|
| CIM | Catfish Inventory Management
|
| CLAR | Central Laboratory for Aquaculture Research
|
| CLSU | Central Luzon State University
|
| CODDEFFAGOLF | Comite para la Defensa y Desarrollo de
la Flora y Fauna del Golfo de Fonseca (Committee for the Protection
and Development of the Flora and Fauna of the Gulf of Fonseca)
|
| CONAM | Consejo Nacional del Ambiente
(National Council for the Environment)
|
| CRSP | Collaborative Research Support Program
|
| CWESt | Center for Water and Environmental Sustainability
|
| DANIDA | Danish International Development Agency
|
| DFID | Department for International Development
|
| DFID | Department of International Development
|
| DM | Database Management
|
| DSSR | Decision Support System Research
|
| EAEN | East African Environmental Network
|
| EARTH | Escuela de Agricultura de la Region
Tropical Humeda (Agriculture School of the
Tropical Humid Region)
|
| EdOp Net | Educational Opportunities Network
|
| EEP | External Evaluation Panel
|
| EIFAC | European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission
|
| Embrapa | Empresa Brasileria de Pesquisa
Agropecuária (Brazilian Agricultural
Research Corporation)
|
| Epagri | Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária e
Extensão Rural de Santa Catarina (Rural
Extension and Agricultural Research Institute of
Santa Catarina)
|
| ER | Effluents and Pollution Research
|
| ESPOL | Escuela Superior Politécnica del
Litoral (Superior Polytechnical School of the Coast)
|
| FAC | Freshwater Aquaculture Center
|
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of
the United Nations
|
| FARMESA | Farm-Level Applied Research Methods
for East and Southern Africa
|
| FCR | Feed Conversion Ratio
|
| FD | Fisheries Department
|
| FDA | United States Food and Drug Administration
|
| FFR | Feeds and Fertilizers Research
|
| FIRA | Fideicomisos Institutos en Relación con
la Agricultura, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
|
| FIRI | Inland Water Resources and Aquaculture Service of the FAO
|
| FISA | Fisheries Society of Africa
|
| FIU | Florida International University
|
| FONDEPES | Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo
Pesquero (National Fund for Fishing Development)
|
| FORMAT | Forum for Organic Resource
Management, Nairobi, Kenya
|
| FPX | Federación de Agroexportadores de
Honduras (Federation of Export Producers of Honduras)
|
| GIFT | Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia
|
| GIS | Geographic Information System
|
| HBCU | Historically Black Colleges and Universities
|
| HC | Host country
|
| HCD | Human Capacity Development
|
| hCG | Human chorionic gonadotropin
|
| HD | High-Density Stocking without Water Recirculation
|
| HDR | High-Density Stocking with Water Recirculation
|
| HTML | Hypertext Markup Language
|
| IA | Impact Assessment
|
| ICLARM | International Center for Living
Aquatic Resources Management
|
| ICRAF | International Center for Research in Agroforestry
|
| IDRC | International Development Research Centre
|
| IHELP | International Higher Education
Linkages Project
|
|
IIAP | Instituto de Investigaciones de la
Amazonia Peruana (Research Institute of the
Peruvian Amazon)
|
| IIFET | International Institute of Fisheries
Economics and Trade
|
| IMARPE | Instituto del Mar del Perú (Marine Institute
of Peru)
|
| IMNC | Information Management and Networking Component
|
| INTSORMIL CRSP | International Sorghum and Millet CRSP
|
| IPB | Institut Pertanian Bogor (Agricultural
Institute of Bogor)
|
| ISNAR | International Service for National
Agricultural Research, Honduras
|
| ISTA | International Symposium on Tilapia Aquaculture
|
| IUCN | World Conservation Union
|
| JCARD | Joint Committee on Agricultural Research
and Development
|
| JICA | Japan International Cooperation Agency
|
| KEMRI | Kenya Medical Research Institute
|
| KUL | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
(Catholic University of Leuven)
|
| LD | Low-Density Stocking without Water Recirculation
|
| LHRHa | Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone analog
|
| LVEMP | Lake Victoria Environmental
Management Programme
|
| MDHT | 17 -methyldihydrotestosterone
|
| ME | Management Entity
|
| MEAR | Marketing and Economic Analysis Research
|
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding
|
| MSU | Michigan State University
|
| MT | 17-methyltestosterone
|
| NACA | Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific
|
| NASULGC | National Association of State Universities
and Land-Grant Colleges
|
| NCRAC | North Central Regional Aquaculture Center
|
| NGO | Nongovernmental Organization
|
| NIFI | National Inland Fisheries Institute
|
| NPH | Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (Our
Little Brothers)
|
| NS | New Aquaculture Systems/New Species Research
|
| NTIS | National Technical Information Services
|
| ODBC | Open Database Connectivity
|
| OLEDB | Object Linking and Embedding Database
|
| OSU | Oregon State University
|
| PD/A CRSP | Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture CRSP
|
| PDF | Portable Document Format
|
| PDR | Pond Dynamics Research
|
| PI | Principal Investigator
|
| PMO | Program Management Office
|
| PPEC | Proposal Planning Executive Committee
|
| PRADEPESCA | Programa Regional de Apoyo al Desarollo
de la Pesca en el Istmo Centroamericano (Regional Development Support
Program for Fisheries in the Central American Isthmus)
|
| PROCITROPICS | Programa Cooperativo de Investigacion
y Transferencia de Tecnologia Agropecuaria para los Tropicos, Peru
|
| PROSEAL | Programa de Seguridad Alimentaria
(Food Security Program)
|
| PVO | Private volunteer organization
|
| RA | Regional Analysis
|
| RCR | Reproduction Control Research
|
| RDS–HN | Red de Desarrollo
Sostenible–Honduras (Network for Sustainable
Agriculture–Honduras)
|
| Red-COMAL | Red para Comercialización
Comunitaria Alternativa (Alternative Community Marketing Network)
|
| RFP | Request for Proposals
|
| SACRED | Sustainable Agricultural Centre for
Research and Development
|
| SADC | Southern African Development Community
|
| SANREM CRSP | Sustainable Agriculture and Natural
Resources Management CRSP
|
| SAO | Southeast Asian Outreach
|
| SAS | Statistical Analysis System
|
| SCALE | SAO Cambodia Aquaculture at Low Expenditure Project
|
| SEAFDEC | Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center
|
| SEDEC | Socio-Economic Development Centre
|
| SIDA | Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
|
| SIUC | Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
|
| SPAAR | Special Program for African
Agricultural Research
|
| T | Testosterone
|
| TA | Trenbolone Acetate
|
| TAN | Total Ammonia Nitrogen
|
| TBA | Trenbolone Acetate
|
| TC | Technical Committee
|
| TN | Total Nitrogen
|
| TSP | Triple Superphosphate
|
| UA | University of Arizona
|
| UAPB | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
|
| UCD | University of California, Davis
|
| UG | University of Georgia
|
| UH | University of Hawaii
|
| UJAT | Universidad Juárez Autónoma de
Tabasco (University of Tabasco)
|
| UM | The University of Michigan
|
| UNAP | Universidad Nacional de la Amazonia Peruana (National University of
the Peruvian Amazon)
|
| US | United States
|
| USA | United States of America
|
| USAID | United States Agency for
International Development
|
| USD | United States Dollar
|
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture
|
| USFWS | United States Fish and Wildlife Service
|
| UWRCA | Uganda Wetlands and Resource
Conservation Association
|
| V CASA | Fifth Central American Symposium on Aquaculture
|
| WARDA | West African Rice Development Association
|
| WAS | World Aquaculture Society
|
| WIDeST | Web-based Information Delivery System
for Tilapia
|
| WRAC | Western Regional Aquaculture Consortium |
