List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
AB ecolabel (France)
AFD alternate flooding and drying
ALPS Accountability, Learning and Planning System
AOC Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée
AWD alternate wetting and drying
BMI body mass index
BPH brown planthopper (of rice)
BSE bovine spongiform encephalopathy
CAP Common Agricultural Policy
CDC Cahier des Charges
CHD coronary heart disease
CHNS China Health and Nutrition Survey
CREE Centers for the Production of Entomophages and Entomopatho-
gens
CSA community-supported agriculture
CVD cardiovascular disease
DALY disability adjusted life year
DFID Department for International Development (UK)
ENSAT École Nationale Supériere Agronomique de Toulouse
ETa actual evapotranspiration
ETp average potential evapotranspiration
EU European Union
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization (UN)
FCO Foreign and Commonwealth Office
FES Food Expenditure Survey
FFS farmer field schools
FMD foot and mouth disease
FTC Federal Trade Commission (US)
GDP gross domestic product
GMO genetically modified organism
GNAU National Urban Agriculture Group (Cuba)
GNP gross national product
HACCP Hazards Analysis Critical Control Point
HYT High-Yielding Theory
HYVs high-yielding varieties