Acronyms

ABIC

Agri-Food Business Innovation Center

AEI

Agro-Environmental Indicators

AEM

Agro-Environmental Monitoring

AFFRC

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council

A-FIVE

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Fund Corporation for Innovation Value-Chain and Expansion Japan

AI

Artificial Intelligence

AIS

Agricultural Innovation System

ALA

Agricultural Land Act

AMA

Anti-Monopoly Act

APC

Agricultural Production Corporation

API

Application Programming Interface

ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

ASTI

Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators

BERD

Business Expenditures on R&D

BoJ

Bank of Japan

BRAIN

Bio-Oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution

CAP

Common Agricultural Policy

CGIAR

Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

CH4

Methane

CIAT

International Center for Tropical Agriculture

CO2

Carbon Dioxide

CPI

Consumer Price Index

CPTPP

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

CSTI

Council for Science, Technology and Innovation

EAPVP Forum

East Asia Plant Variety Protection Forum

EPA

Economic Partnership Agreement

ESA

Endangered Species Act

ESI

Essential Science Indicators

EU

European Union

EU15

15 European Union countries prior to 1 May 2004

EUR

Euro

FDI

Foreign Direct Investment

FKII

Field for Knowledge Integration and Innovation

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization

FAS

Farm Advisory System

GAEC

Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition

GAP

Good Agricultural Practice

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GERD

Gross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Development

GHG

Greenhouse Gas

GI

Geographical Indication

GIO

Greenhouse Gas Inventory Office of Japan

GSSE

General Services Support Estimate

GVC

Global Value Chain

ICT

Information and Communication Technology

IoT

Internet of Things

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

IPR

Intellectual Property Right

IPSS

National Institute of Population and Social Security Research

IRRI

International Rice Research Institute

IT

Information Technology

IITA

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

JA

Japan Agricultural Co-operative

JAS

Japanese Agricultural Standards

JFC

Japan Financial Corporation

JICA

Japan International Cooperation Agency

JIRCAS

Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences

JISNAS

Japan Intellectual Support Network in Agricultural Sciences

JMA

Japan Meteorological Agency

JPY

Japanese Yen

JSPS

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

JST

Japan Science & Technology Agency

LID

Land Improvement District

LRF

Federation of Swedish Farmers

MACS

Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists

MAFF

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

MEXT

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

METI

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

MFN

Most Favoured Nation

MHLW

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

MIC

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

MLIT

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

MOE

Ministry of Environment

MOF

Ministry of Finance

MoU

Memorandum of Understanding

MPS

Market Price Support

MRL

Maximum Residue Limit

N2

Nitrogen

N2O

Nitrate Oxide

NARO

National Agriculture and Food Research Organization

NH3

Ammonia

NO

Nitric Oxide

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OMA

Ordinary Minimum Access

PPP

Public-Private Partnership

PRIMAFF

Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

PSE

Producer Support Estimate

RCA

Revealed Comparative Advantage

RCEP

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership

R&D

Research and Development

RDC

Australian Research and Development Corporation

RIETI

Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry

SBS

Simultaneous Buy and Sell

S&T

Science and Technology

SCT

Single Commodity Transfers

SEK

Swedish krona

SIP

Strategic Innovation Promotion Program

SME

Small and Medium Sized Enterprise

SNG

Subnational government

STI

Science, Technologies and Innovation

TFP

Total Factor Productivity

TPP

Trans-Pacific Partnership

TSE

Total Support Estimate

UN

United Nations

UNCTAD

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UPOV

International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants

URAA

Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture

US EPA

United States Environmental Protection Agency

USD

United States Dollar

USDA

United States Department of Agriculture

WAGRI

Agricultural Data Collaboration Platform Council

WEF

World Economic Forum

WGI

Worldwide Governance Indicators

WTO

World Trade Organization

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