1G
First-generation ethanol
2G
Second-generation ethanol
3D
Three dimensions/dimensional
AATF
African Agricultural Technology Foundation
AGRA
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa
AgTech
Agricultural technologies
AI
Artificial intelligence
AR
Augmented reality
ASTI
Agricultural Science and Technology Indicator
AV
Autonomous vehicles
B2B
Business-to-business
CD
Compact disc
CD-ROM
Compact disc – read-only memory
CGIAR
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
CIFOR-ICRAF
Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry
CIMMYT
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019
CRF
Coffee Research Foundation
EA
Electronic arts
e-bicycle
electric bicycle
ECI
Economic complexity indicator
EMBRAPA
Empresa Brasiliera de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation)
EPO
European Patent Office
EU
European Union
EUR
Euro
EV
Electric vehicles
FAME
Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles schemes in India
FAO
United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization
FAPESP
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (São Paulo Research Foundation)
FDI
Foreign direct investment
Gamedev
Game development
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GE
Genetically-engineered
GHG
Greenhouse gas
HHI
Herfindahl–Hirschman index
IAC
Instituto Agronômico de Campinas (University of Agronomy in Campinas)
ICE
Internal combustion engine
ICT
Information and communication technology
IITA
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
ILRI
International Livestock Research Institute
IP
Intellectual property
IPC
International patent classification
IPR
Intellectual property right
ISAAA
International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications
IT
Information technology
JETRO
Japan External Trade Organization
J-LOD
Japan Content Localization and Distribution
KALRO
Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization
KARI
Kenya Agricultural Research Institute
KESREF
Kenya Sugar Research Foundation
MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MITI
MITI Japan’s Ministry of International Trade and Industry
MLN
Maize lethal necrosis
NES
Nintendo Entertainment System
NGO
Non-governmental organization
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
OBM
OBM Original brand manufacturers
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OEM
Original equipment manufacturers
PATSTAT EPO
Worldwide Patent Statistical Database
PC
Personal Computer
PLANALSUCAR
Programa Nacional de Melhoramento da Cana-de-Açúcar (National Sugarcane Improvement Program)
PPP
Purchasing power parity
PSP
PlayStation Portable
R&D
Research and development
RCA
Relative comparative advantage
RIDESA
Rede Interuniversitária para o Desenvolvimento do Setor Sucroenergético (Interuniversity Network for the Development of the Sugar-Energy Sector)
SDG
Sustainable Development Goal
SEUL
Finnish E-Sports Federation
SMS
Short messaging services
STI
Science, technology and innovation
TRFK
Tea Research Foundation of Kenya
UK
United Kingdom
UN
United Nations
UN COMTRADE
United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database
UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UPOV
International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plantsce Citation Index Expanded
US
United States of America
USD
USD United States’ Dollar
USDA
United States’ Department of Agriculture
VR
Virtual reality
WDI
World Bank World Development Indicators
WIPO
World Intellectual Property Organization
WoS SCIE
Web of Science, Science Citation Index Expanded