1,3-D 1,3-dichloropropene
A5 Article 5
ACIAR Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
BMZ Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung - German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
C Celsius
CFCs chlorofluorocarbons
CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
CIRAD Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
CIS Commonwealth of Independent States
CO2 carbon dioxide
CS2 carbon bisulphide
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid
DP dustable powder
DSE-ZEL Deutsche Stiftung für Internationale Entwicklung - Zentralstelle für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft
EC European Community
EDB ethylene dibromide
EEP Environmental Effects Panel
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
GTZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH
Gy Gray
HACCP Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points
ICIPE International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
IGRs insect growth regulators
IITA International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
IPM integrated pest management
ITC isothiocyanate
K potassium
KN3 potassium nitrate
M&E monitoring and evaluation
MB methyl bromide
MBTOC Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee
MF Multilateral Fund
MITC methylisothiocyanate
MP Montreal Protocol
N2 nitrogen
Na sodium
NaN3 sodium nitrate
NAPIAP National Pesticide Impact Assessment Program
NH3 ammonia
NOX oxides of nitrogen
NRI Natural Resources Institute
O2 oxygen
O3 ozone
ODP ozone-depleting potential
OE GTZ organizational unit
PAN Pesticide Action Network
PN Project number
ppm parts per million
r.h. relative humidity
SO2 sulphur dioxide
TEAP Technology and Economic Assessment Panel
UK United Kingdom
UNCED United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNEP United Nations Environmental Programme
UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organisation
USA United States of America
USD United States Dollar
USDA United States Department of Agriculture
UV-B ultraviolet-B
WHO World Health Organisation
WMO World Meteorological Organisation
