LIST OF ACRONYMS
AAGDS Accelerated Agriculture Growth and Development Policy
AEA Agricultural Extension Agent
AESD Agricultural Engineering Services Directorate
AGOA African Growth and Opportunity Act
AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AT Animal Attraction
AU African Union
CAADP Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme
CBOs Community Based Organisations
CEPS Custom Excise and Preventive Services
CIF Cost Insurance and Freight
COCOBOD Cocoa Board
CPI Customer Price Index
CFSVA Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis
CSIR Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
DAs District Assemblies
DPs Development Partners
ECOWAP ECOWAS Agricultural Policy
ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States
EDF Extension Development Fund
EIA Environmental Impact Assessment
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
EU-ACP European Union-African Caribbean Pacific
FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation
FASSDEP Food and Agriculture Sector Development Policy
FBO Farmer Based Organisation
FBODF Farmer Based Organisation Development Fund
GADS Gender and Agriculture Development Strategy
GAP Good Agriculture Practices
GDHS Ghana Demographic and Health Survey
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GIDA Ghana Irrigation Development Authority
GMP Good Manufacturing Practices
GOG Government of Ghana
GPRS Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy
GPRS II Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy II
HACCP Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points
HIV Human Immune Virus
HRD Human Resource Development
ICT Information Communication Technology
IFPRI International Food Policy Research Institute
IMT Intermediate Means of Transport
IPM Integrated Pest Management
LACOSREP Land Conservation and Smallholder Rehabilitation Project
M & E Monitoring and Evaluation
MCA Millennium Challenge Account
MDAs Ministries, Departments and Agencies
MDBs Multi-Donor Budget Support
MDG Millennium Development Goals
MLGRDE Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Environment
MoFA Ministry of Food and Agriculture
MOH Ministry of Health
NDPC National Development Planning Commission
NEPAD New Partnership for Africa’s Development
PLWHA People Living with HIV/AIDS
PPMED Policy Planning Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate
PPRSD Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate
PRA Pest Risk Analysis
PSDS Private Sector Development Strategy
PSI President’s Special Initiative
PSIA Poverty and Social Impact Assessment
