| 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 |
Innovation, Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability in Japan
