List of acronyms and abbreviations XXI
WB World Bank
WTO World Trade Organization
XOF African Financial Community francs
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CIG Common Initiative Groups
ACP African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States
ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States
CEMAC Monetary and Economic Community of Central Africa
CILSS Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel
ECOWAP Economic Community of West African Agricultural Policy
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FARM Foundation for World Agriculture and Rurality
NEPAD New Partnership for Africa’s Development
OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
WTO World Trade Organization
FO Farmer Organization
WFP World Food Program
CAADP Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Programme
NAIP National Agriculture Investment Program – In French we have plan, but the
official name contains program
RAIP Regional Agriculture Investment Program – In French we have plan, but the
official name contains program
RESOGEST Regional network of food security stocks
SONAGES National Management Company
EU European Union
WAEMU West African Economic and Monetary Union
POU Producers Organization Union
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ACP Africa, Caribbean, Pacific countries
AfDB African Development Bank
C2D Contracts for Debt Relief and Development Agreement
CAADP Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme
CAPEF Chamber of Agriculture, Fisheries, Livestock and Forestry of Cameroon
CAR Central African Republic
CEMAC Central African Economic and Monetary Community
CICC National Cocoa and Coffee Board
CIG Common Initiative Group
EU European Union