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Acronyms
AEZ Agri-Ecological Zones
ANOVA Analysis of Variance
BLM Broad Leaf Mustard
CBS Central Bureau of Statistics
DADO District Agriculture Development Office/Officer
DDC District Development Committee
DEPROSC Development Project Service Center
DFID Department For International Development of UK
DLSO District Livestock Services Office/Officer
DoA Department of Agriculture
DOS Disk Operating System
FFS Farmers’ Field School
FTLW Farmers’ Traveling and Learning Workshop
H’ Shannon-Weaver Index
HARP Hill Agricultural Research Project
HG Home Garden
HGRC Home Garden Research Committee
HH House Hold
HKI Helen Keller International
IAAS Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science
ICIMOD International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
IDE International Development Enterprises
IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development
IGA Income Gnerating Activities
IK Indigenous Knowledge
INGO International Non-Governmental Organisation
J Evenness Index
KDS Kami, Damai and Sarki (ethnic group)
Kg Kilogram
KSLUB Kerala State Land Use Board of India
LI-BIRD Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development
MV Modern Varieties
NAF Nepal Agroforestry Foundation
NARC Nepal Agricultural Research Council
NEST Nucleus for Empowerment through Skill Transfer