Abbreviations

AAY

Antyodaya Anna Yojana (Poorest households category)

ACA

Additional central assistance

ADB

Asian Development Bank

ADWDRS

Agricultural Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme

AEZ

Agri-export zones

AGEI

Agricultural Growth Enabling Index

AIC

Agriculture Insurance Company of India Ltd

APEDA

Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority

APL

Above the Poverty Line

APLM

Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing

APMC

Agricultural Produce Market Committee

APMR

Agricultural Produce Marketing Regulations

ASEAN

Association of South East Asian Nations

ATMA

Agriculture Technology Management Agencies

BCD

Basic Customs Duty

BIS

Bureau of Indian Standards

BOP

Balance of payments

BPL

Below the Poverty Line

CACP

Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices

CCEA

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs

CCI

Cotton Corporation of India

CHC

Custom Hiring Centre

CIP

Central Issue Price

Central Schemes

CSE

Consumer Support Estimate

CSS

Centrally Sponsored Schemes

CWC

Central Warehousing Corporation

DACFW

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers’ Welfare

DAHDF

Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying, and Fisheries

DAP

Di-ammonia phosphate

DBT

Direct Benefit Transfer

DFPD

Department of Food and Public Distribution

DGFT

Directorate General of Foreign Trade

DPPQS

Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage

ECA

Essential Commodities Act

E-NAM

Electronic National Agricultural Market

European Union

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FCI

Food Corporation of India

FDI

Foreign Direct Investment

FPC

Farmer producer companies

FPO

Farmer Producer Organization

FPS

Fair Price Shops

FRP

Fair and Remunerative Price

FSSAI

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

FSSR

Food Safety and Standards Regulations

FTP

Foreign Trade Policy

GAO

Gross Agricultural Output

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GEAC

Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee

GHG

Greenhouse gas

Genetically Modified

GNI

Gross National Income

GSSE

General Services Support Estimate

GST

Goods and Services Tax

GVC

Global Value Chain

HLC

High Level Committee on Restructuring the FCI

Harmonised System

ICAR

Indian Council of Agricultural Research

IFPRI

International Food Policy Research Institute

IIM

Indian Institute of Management

ILO

International Labour Organization

IMF

International Monetary Fund

INR

Indian Rupee

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

IPPC

International Plant Protection Convention

ISAC

Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Cooperation

ISAM

Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing

ISS

Interest Subvention Scheme

JCI

Jute Corporation of India

KCC

Kisan Credit Card

KGK

Krishi Gyan Kendra (Agricultural knowledge centres)

KVK

Krishi Vigyan Kendra (Agricultural science centres)

LHS

Land and Livestock Holdings

MAFW

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare

MBRT

Multi-Brand Retail Trading

MCAFPD

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

MEIS

Merchandise Exports from India Scheme

MEP

Minimum Export Price

MFN

Most Favoured Nation

MHFW

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

MIDH

Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture

MIP

Market Intervention Price

MNRE

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

MOFPI

Ministry of Food Processing Industries

MOSPI

Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation

MPD

Market Price Differential

MPS

Market Price Support

MRP

Maximum Retail Price

MSP

Minimum Support Price

NABARD

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

NAC

Nominal Assistance Coefficient

NAFED

National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd

NAIS

National Agricultural Insurance Scheme

NAP

National Agricultural Policy

NAM

National agriculture market

NARS

National Agricultural Research System

NBS

Nutrient-Based Subsidy

NCCF

National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India Ltd

NCDC

National Cooperative Development Corporation

NCIP

National Crop Insurance Program

NDDB

National Dairy Development Board

NDP

National Dairy Plan

NFSA

National Food Security Act

NFSM

National Food Security Mission

NHB

National Horticulture Board

NHM

National Horticulture Mission

NITI

National Institution for Transforming India

NLM

National Livestock Mission

NMAET

National Mission on Agricultural Extension and Technology

NMMI

National Mission on Micro-Irrigation

NMOOP

National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm

NMSA

National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture

NPBD

National Programme on Biogas Development

NPC

Nominal Production Coefficient

NPF

National Policy for Farmers

NPS

New Pricing Scheme

NSS

National Sample Survey

NSSO

National Sample Survey Office

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OIE

World Organisation for Animal Health

OMSS

Open Market Sales Scheme

OWS

Other Welfare Schemes

PDS

Public Distribution System

PPP

Purchasing Power Parity

PSE

Producer Support Estimate

PSF

Price Stabilization Fund

PSS

Price Support Scheme

RBI

Reserve Bank of India

RCEP

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership

RKVY

Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (National Agricultural Development Plan)

RPM

Rural periodical market

RWBCIS

Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme

State Agricultural Universities

SBRT

Single Brand Retail Trading

Scheduled caste

SCT

Single Commodity Transfers

SEB

State electricity board

SFAC

Small Farmers' Agri-Business Consortium

SIP

Sanitary import permits

SMAM

Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization

SMP

Skimmed milk powder

SPS

Sanitary and Phytosanitary

Scheduled tribe

STC

State Trading Corporation of India Ltd

STE

State trading enterprise

TFP

Total Factor Productivity

TPDS

Targeted Public Distribution System

TRIFED

Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Ltd

TRP

Tariff Reform Programme

TRQ

Tariff Rate Quota

TSE

Total Support Estimate

United Nations

UNFCCC

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

United States

USAID

United States Agency for International Development

USD

United States Dollar

USDA

United States Department for Agriculture

Union Territory

VAT

Value Added Tax

VKGUY

Vishesh Krishi Gram Udyog Yojana (Special Agricultural and Village Industry Scheme)

World Bank

WBCIS

Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme

WBNP

Wheat Based Nutrition Program

WDI

World Development Indicators

WEF

World Economic Forum

WFP

World Food Programme

WTO

World Trade Organization