> LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

AEZ Agro-ecological zone

AGROSTAT FAO Information System for Agricultural Statistics

ASIA Asia (excl. Near East)

CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

CIS Commonwealth of Independent States

CSA Central and South America

DM Dry Matter

E.EUROPE Eastern Europe

EU European Union

FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

GDP Gross Domestic Product

LDC Least Developed Countries

LGA Livestock Grassland Arid Semi-Arid Tropics and Subtropics

LGH Livestock Grassland Humid/Sub-humid Tropics

LGP Length of Growing Period

LGT Livestock Grassland Temperate and Tropical Highlands

LLM Livestock Landless Monogastric

LLR Livestock Landless Ruminant

LPS Livestock Production System

LU Livestock Unit

MIA Mixed Farm Irrigated Arid Semi-Arid Tropics and Subtropics

MIH Mixed Farm Irrigated Humid/Sub-humid Tropics

MRA Mixed Farm Rainfed Arid Semi-Arid Tropics and Subtropics

MRH Mixed Farm Rainfed Humid/Sub-humid Tropics

MRT Mixed Farm Rainfed Temperate and Tropical Highlands

MT Metric Tonnes
OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development - member countries
(excluding Turkey)
OTHER DEVELOPED Other Developed Countries (Israel and Republic of South Africa)

SSA sub-Saharan Africa

TAC Technical Advisory Committee

USAID United States Agency for International Development
WANA West Asia and North Africa

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