Abbreviations and acronyms

ACP

African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States

AfDB

African Development Bank

ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

CAADP

Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme

CADA

Commodity Apex Development Associations

CDD

community-driven development

COMESA

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

CTA

Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

CUMA

co-operatives for sharing mechanisation tools

EAC

East African Community

EC

European Commission

EU

European Union

FAB

food and agriculture business

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization

FDI

foreign direct investment

GDP

gross domestic product

GI

geographical indications

ICA

integrated country approach

ICT

information and communications technology

IDRC

International Development Research Centre

IFAD

International Fund for Agricultural Development

IFOAM

International Foundation for Organic Agriculture

ISCED

International Standard Classification of Education

ISCO

International Standard Classification of Occupations

ISIC

International Standard Industry Classification

JFFLS

Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools

NEPAD

New Partnership for Africa’s Development

NGO

non-governmental organisation

ODA

official development assistance

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PAFA

Agricultural Value Chains Development Project

SACCO

local savings union co-operatives

SADC

Southern African Development Community

SEWA

Self Employed Women’s Association

SIGI

Social Institutions and Gender Index

SME

small and medium enterprise

SWTS

School-to-Work Transition Survey

TVET

technical and vocational education and training

UNCTAD

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UN DESA

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

UNSD

United Nations Statistics Division