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Abbreviations and acronyms
AET actual evapotranspiration BS Black Sigatoka
CO2 carbon dioxide
oC degree Centigrade
CBI Chiquita Banana, Inc.
CCAFS Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
CRU Climate Research Unit (University of East Anglia, UK) ENSO El Niño Southern Oscillation
ERain effective rainfall
ET evapotranspiration
EU European Union
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAOSTAT Statistics Division of the FAO
FOB free on board
GHG Greenhouse gas
GMP Green Morocco Plan
GNP gross national product
GDD growing degree days
GSP Generalized System of Preferences
ha hectare
ILCYM Insect Life Cycle Modeling
IMO International Maritime Organization
INAMHI National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology
INIAP Instituto Nacional Autónomo de Investigaciones Agropecuarias IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPM Integrated Pest Management
kg Kilo, kilogram
km kilometre
kWh kilowatt hour
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