- ADB – Asian Development Bank (Founded in 1966)
- AEC – Atomic Energy Commission
- AED – Agro-Ecosystem Director
- AESR – Agro-Eco-Sub-Region
- AFC – Agricultural Finance Corporation
- AgGDP – Agricultural Gross Domestic Product
- AGMARK – Agricultural Produce Grading and Marketing
- AICRP – All India Coordinated Research Project
- AICRPDA – All India Coordinated Research Project on Dryland Agriculture
- AIDEA – Association for Innovation Development of Entrepreneurship in Agriculture
- AKIS – Agriculture Knowledge and Information System
- AIC – Agricultural Insurance Company of India Ltd.
- AIIB – Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
- AMA – Agricultural Co-Marketing Advisor
- APC – Agricultural Price Commission
- APEDA – Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Dev. Authority
- APHNET – Animal Production and Health Informatics Network
- ARDC – Agriculture Refinance and Development Corporation
- ARIS – Agricultural Research Information System
- ARISNET – Agricultural Research Information System Network
- ARPIS – Agricultural Research Project Information System
- ARS – Agricultural Research Services
- ARYA – Attracting and Retaining Youth in Agriculture
- ASEAN – Association of South East Asian Nations
- ATMA – Agricultural Technology Management Agency
- BMC – Bulk Milk Cooler
- BOD – Biological Oxygen Demand
- Bt – Bacillus thuringiensis
- CACP – Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices
- CAD – Command Area Development
- CAPART – Council for Advancement of Peoples Actions and Rural Technology
- CASE – Commission on Alternative Sources of Energy
- CB – Co-operative Bank
- CBA – Capture Based Aquaculture
- CCEA – Cabinet Committee for Economic Affairs
- CCI – Cotton Corporation of India
- CDAC – Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
- CDD – Cattle and Dairy Development
- CDP – Community Development Programme
- CeRA – Consortium for e-Resources in Agriculture
- CFDO – Central Fodder Development Organization
- CFSPF – Central Fodder Seed Production Farm
- CGIAR – Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research
- CII – Confederation of Indian Industry
- CIRDAP – Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific
- GIS – Geographical Information System
- CITES – Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
- CIAT – International Centre for Tropical Agriculture
- CMTP – Central Minikit Testing Programme
- CRIDA – Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture
- CSC – Central Seed Committee
- CSIR – Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
- CSO – Central Statistical Organisation
- CWWG – Crop Weather Watch Group
- DAC – Department of Agriculture and Cooperation
- DADF – Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries
- DARE – Department of Agricultural Research and Extension
- DBT – Department of Biotechnology
- DDP – Desert Development Programme
- DDT – Dichloro-Diphenyl- Trichloroethane
- DMI – Directorate of Marketing and Inspection, Faridabad
- DNA – Deoxyribonucleic Acid
- DOR – Director of Research
- DPAP – Drought Prone Area Programme
- DRM – Disaster Risk Management
- DST – Department of Science and Technology
- EBRD – European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- EDP – Electronic Data Processing
- EDP – Entrepreneurship Development Programmes
- EEC – European Economic Community
- EPA – Eicosapentaenoic Acid / Environmental Protection Agency
- FAO – Food and Agricultural Organisation
- FCI – Food Corporation of India
- FICCI – Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
- FSS – Farmers Service Society
- FTC – Farmers Training Centre
- FYM – Farm Yard Manure
- FYP – Five Year Plan
- G-8 – Group of Eight (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russian Federation, United Kingdom and United States
- GAPs – Good Agricultural Practices
- GDP – Gross Domestic Product
- GHGs – Green House Gases
- GIR – Geographical Indications Registry
- GIS – Geographic Information System
- GNP – Gross National Product
- GPS – Global Positioning System
- HAD – Hill Area Development Programme
- HOFED – Horticultural Cooperative Marketing Federation
- HRD – Human resource development
- HT-Crop – Herbicide Tolerant Crop
- HYVP – High Yielding Varieties Programme
- IAAP – Intensive Agricultural Area Programme
- IADA – Intensive Agricultural District Programme
- IAEA – International Atomic Energy Agency
- IARI – Indian Agricultural Research Institute
- IARC – International agricultural research centre
- IASRI – Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute
- IBRD – International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- ICAR – Indian Council of Agricultural Research
- ICDP – Intensive Cattle Development Programme
- ICFA – Indian Council for Food and Agriculture
- ICRAF – International Council for Research in Agroforestry
- ICRISAT – International Crop Research Institute for Semi Arid and Tropics, Hyderabad
- ICT – Information and Communication Technology
- IDAD – Integrated Dryland Agricultural Development
- IDBI – Industrial Development Bank of India
- IFAD – International Fund for Agriculture Development
- IFFCO – Indian Farmers Fertilizer Co-operative Ltd.
- IFOAM – International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movement
- IFPRI – International Food Policy Research Institute
- IFS – Integrated Farming System
- IMD – Indian Meteorological Department
- IMF – International Monetary Fund
- INM – Integrated nutrient management
- INTA – Institute National de Tecnologia Agropecuaria (Argentina)
- IODP – Intensive Oil Seed Development Programme
- IPCC – Intergovernal Panel on Climate Change
- IPGRI – International Plant Genetic Resource Institute, Rome, Italy
- IPM – Integrated Pest Management
- IPR – Intellectual Property Rights
- IRDP – Integrated Rural Development Programme
- IRR – Internal Rate of Return
- ISNAR – International Service for National Agricultural Research
- ISO – International Standards Organisation
- ITK – Indigenous technology knowledge
- IUCN – International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
- IVLP – Institute Village Link Programme
- JRY – Jawahar Rozgar Yojana
- KCC – Kissan Call Centre
- KCCS – Kishan Credit Card Scheme
- KVK – Krishi Vigyan Kendra
- LBS – Lead Bank Scheme
- LDB – Land Development Bank
- LISNET – Land Information System Network
- MCP – Multiple Cropping Programme
- MFAL – Marginal Farmers and Agricultural Labour Programme
- MIS – Management information system
- MMT – Mean Monthly Temperature
- MNAIS – Modified National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (2010)
- MNCs – Multinational companies
- MOU – Memorandum of understanding
- MSP – Minimum Support Price/Minimum Standard Protocol
- MSY – Mahila Samridhi Yojana
- NAARM – National Academy of Agricultural Research Management
- NABARD – National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (1982)
- NADAMS – National Agriculture Drought Advisory and Management Systems
- NADRS – National Animal Disease Reporting System
- NAEP – National Agriculture Extension Project
- NAFED – National Agriculture Co-operative Marketing Federation
- NAIP – National Agricultural Innovative Project
- NAIS – National Agricultural Insurance Scheme
- NAMA – Non Agricultural Market Access
- NAPCC – National Action Plan on Climate Change
- NARP – National Agricultural Research Project
- NARS – National Agricultural Research System
- NASA – National Aeronautics & Space Administration (USA)
- NATP – National Agricultural Technology Project
- NBAGR – National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources
- NBPGR – National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources
- NBSSLUP – National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning
- NCA – National Commission on Agriculture
- NCAER – National Council for Agricultural Economics and Research.
- NCAP – National Centre for Agricultural Planning
- NCDC – National Co-operative Development Corporation
- NCF – National Commission on Farmers
- NCIPM – National Center for Integrated Pest Management
- NDDB – National Dairy Development Board
- NES – National Extension Service
- NFSM – National Food Security Mission
- NGO – Non-governmental organization
- NHB – National Horticulture Board
- NHM – National Horticulture Mission
- NIAM – National Institute of Agricultural Marketing National Institute of Agricultural Management
- NIN – National Institute of Nutrition
- NIPGR – National Institute of Plant Genome Research New Delhi
- NISAGENET – National Information System on Agricultural Education Network in India
- NIC– National Informatics Centre
- NITI – National Institute for Transforming India
- NOAA – National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (USA)
- NOVOD – National Oilseeds and Vegetable Oils Development Board.
- NPV – Net present value
- NRC – National Research Centre
- NRDWP – National Rural Drinking Water Supply Programme
- NREGA – (Mahatma Ghandhi) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
- NSAP – National Social Assistance Programme
- NSC – National Seed Corporation
- NSRTC – National Seeds Research and Training Centre
- OECD – Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- OPDP – Oil Palm Development Programme
- PCAARD – Philippines Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development
- PD – Poultry Development
- PDS – Public Distribution System
- PI – Principal investigator
- PIU – Project Implementation Unit (of NATP)
- PKVY – Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana
- PME – Prioritisation, monitoring and evaluation
- PPS – Principal Production System Scientist
- PPTD – Pilot Project for Tribal Development
- PPV&FR – Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights
- PQSs – Plant Quarantine Stations
- PRA – Participatory Rural Appraisal
- PRAP – Participatory Action Research Programme
- PURA – Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas
- PVP – Plant variety protection
- R&D – Research and development
- RAC – Research Advisory Committee
- RADP – Rainfed Area Development Programme
- READY – Rural and Entrepreneurship Awareness Development Yojana
- RFC – Research Programme Committee
- RKVY – Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
- RLEGP – Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme
- RMK – Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
- RPF – Research Project File
- RRB – Regional Rural Banks
- RUCHI – Rural Centre for Human Interests
- SAARC – South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
- SAP – Scientific Advisory Panel (of Agro-Ecosystem)
- SAREP – Strategic adaptive research and extension plan
- SAU – State Agricultural University
- SDGs – Sustainable Development Goals (United Nations)
- SEBI – Security and Exchange Board of India
- SFAC – Small Farmers Agri-Business Consortium
- SFDA – Small Farmers Development Agency
- SGSY – Swaran Jyanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana
- SMS – Short Message Service
- SRC – Staff Research Council
- SRI – System of Rice Intensification.
- TAD – Tribal Area Development
- TAR – Technology assessment and refinement
- TERI – Tata Energy Research Institute
- TOT – Transfer of Technology
- TRIFED – Tribal Co-operative Marketing Federation of India
- TRYSEM – Training of Rural Youth for Self Employment
- TTC – Trainer’s Training Centre
- UGC – University Grants Commission
- UNCTAD – United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
- UNDP – United Nations Development Programme
- UNEP – United Nations Environment Programme
- UNESCO – United Nations Economic Social and Cultural Organization
- UNFPA – United Nations Fund for Population Activities
- USDA – United States Department of Agriculture
- UTI – Unit Trust of India
- VAT – Value Added Tax
- VOIP – Voice Over Internet Protocol
- WADA – World Anti-Doping Agency
- WBCIS – Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme
- WEF – World Economic Forum
- WFC – World Food Council
- WFP – World Food Programme
- WHO – World Health Organization
- WSIS – World Summit on Information Society
- WTO – World Trade Organisation
- WVDP – Whole Village Development Programme
- ZSI – Zoological Survey of India
