Policies for the Future of Farming and Food in Spain

Acronyms and abbreviations

AC	Autonomous Community
AECID	Spanish Agency of International Co-operation for Development
AEI	Spanish State Research Agency
AI	Artificial Intelligence
AIS	Agricultural Insurance System
AKIS	Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System
ARCA	Spanish National Livestock Breed Information System
ASAJA	Agricultural Association of Young Farmers
ASF	African swine fever
AWU	Annual Work Units
BAT	Best Available Techniques
BERD	Business Expenditure on Research and Development
CAP	Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union
CBGP	Biotechnology and Plant Genomics Centre
CDTI	Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology
CENCA	National Centre for Agricultural Training
CENTER	National Centre for Irrigation Technologies
CGAP	Code of Good Agricultural Practice
CH4	Methane
CIDIHUB	Canary Islands Digital Innovation Hub
CIHEAM	International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies
CISA	Animal Health Research Centre
CLUSAGA	Food cluster of Galicia
CO2	Carbon dioxide
COAG	Co-ordinator of Organizations of Farmers and Stockbreeders
CPVO	EU Community Plant Variety Office
CPVR	Community Plant Variety Right
CRF	Plant Genetic Resources and Sustainable Agriculture Centre
CRIDA	Regional Centres for Agricultural Research and Development
CSIC	Spanish National Research Council
CSP	CAP Strategic Plan
DIH	Digital Innovation Hub
DNSH	“Do No Significant Harm” principle
DUS	Distinctness, uniformity, and stability of plant varieties
EAFRD	European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development
EAGF	European Agricultural Guarantee Fund
EC	European Commission
ECOGAN	Spanish General Registry of Best Available Techniques in Livestock Farms
EECTI	Spanish Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation
EIA	Environmental impact assessment
EIP-AGRI	European Innovation Partnership for Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability
ELP 2050	Spanish Long Term Decarbonisation Strategy
ENISA	Empresa Nacional de Investigación S.A., Spanish state-owned company
EPO	European Patent Organisation
ERDF	European Regional Development Fund
ETS	Emissions Trading System
EU	European Union
EUR	Euro
FECYT	Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology
FEGA	Spanish Agrarian Guarantee Fund
FIAB	Spanish Federation of Food and Beverages Industries
FNVA	Farm net value added
FRMP	Flood Risk Management Plan
FTTH	Fibre to the Home
FTTP	Fibre to the Premises
GACSA	Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture
GAEC	Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions
GBARD	Government budget allocation for Research and Development
GDP	Gross domestic product
GERD	Gross domestic expenditure on research and development
GHG	Greenhouse gas
GII	Global Innovation Index
GPS	Global Positioning System
GRA	Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases
HIBA	Hub Iberia Agrotech project
HNVS	High Nature Value Systems
HPC	High Performance Computing
ICIFOR	Forest Science Institute
ICT	Information and Communication Technology
IEC	Innovative Enterprise Clusters
INIA	National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology
INNDIH	Valencia Region Digital Innovation Hub
INTIA	Navarrese Institute for Agro-food Technology and Infrastructure
IP	Intellectual property
IPFL	Non-profit private enterprises
IPR	Intellectual property rights
IRIS	European Digital Innovation Hub Navarra
IRTA	Catalonian Institute for Research and Technology in Food and Agriculture
ISCO	International Standard Classification of Occupations
LIFE	EU funding instrument for the environment and climate action
LUCAS	EU Land Use and Land Cover survey
LULUCF	Land use, land-use change and forestry
MAPA	Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
MEFP	Ministry of Education and Vocational Training
MCIN	Ministry of Science and Innovation
MINCOTUR	Ministry for Industry, Commerce and Tourism
MINECO	Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation
MITERD	Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge
MNE	Multinational enterprise
N	Nitrogen
N2O	Nitrous oxide
NABIA	Spanish national water quality database
NAPCP	National Air Pollution Control Programme
NEC	National emission ceilings
NECP	National Energy and Climate Plan
NGA	Next Generation Access
NGO	Non-governmental organization
NH3	Ammonia
NOx	Nitric oxide
NRDP	National Rural Development Program
NVZ	Nitrate Vulnerable Zone
P	Phosphorus
PAF	Prioritised Action Framework for Natura 2000
PBR	Plant breeder's rights
PCT	Patent Co-operation Treaty
PEICTI	Spanish State Scientific, Technical and Innovation Research Plan
PERTE	Strategic projects for economic recovery and transformation
PGE	Spanish State Public Budget
PGI	Protected Geographical Indication
PM2.5	Fine particulate matter
PPS	Purchasing power standard
RBA	River Basin Authority
RBD	River Basin District
RBMP	River Basin Management Plan
RDP	Rural Development Program
RRF	EU Recovery and Resilience Facility
RTRP	Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan
SCAR	Standing Committee on Agricultural Research
SDG	Sustainable Development Goals
SEA	Strategic environmental assessment
SEIASA	State Agricultural Infrastructure Company
SIAR	Agroclimatic Information System for Irrigation
SIEX	Spanish Farm Information System (Sistema de Información de Explotaciones Agrícolas)
SIIU	Integrated System of University Information
SME	Small and medium enterprise
SMR	Statutory Management Requirements
SO2	Sulfur dioxide
SOC	Soil organic carbon content
SOx	Sulfur oxide
STI	Science, technology, and innovation
SWOT	Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
TFP	Total factor productivity
TRIPS	Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
UAA	Utilised agricultural area
UK	United Kingdom
UN	United Nations
UNCCD	United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
UPA	Union of Small Farmers
UPOV	International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
USD	US Dollar
USDA	United States Department of Agriculture
VAT	Value added tax
VITARTIS	Association of the Food Industry of Castile and León
VOC	Volatile organic compounds
WFD	EU Water Framework Directive
WTO	World Trade Organization