| AES | Agri-environmental scheme |
| AKIS | Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System |
| AWU | Annual working unit |
| BERD | Business expenditure on research and development |
| CAP | European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy |
| CfS | Candidate for substitution |
| CPVO | Community Plant Variety Office |
| CPVR | Community Plant Variety Rights |
| CSP | Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan |
| DG | Directorate-General |
| DG AGRI | Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development |
| DIGITAL | Digital Europe Programme |
| EAFRD | European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development |
| EAGF | European Agricultural Guarantee Fund |
| EBA | Everything but Arms |
| EC | European Commission |
| EFA | Ecological focus area |
| EGD | European Green Deal |
| EIC | European Innovation Council |
| Eionet | European Environment Information and Observation Network |
| EIP-AGRI | European Innovation Partnership for Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability |
| EIT | European Institute of Innovation and Technology |
| EJP Cofund | European Joint Programme Cofund |
| EJP SOIL | European Joint Programme Cofund: Towards climate-smart sustainable management of agricultural soils |
| EPO | European Patent Office |
| ERA | European research area |
| ERA-NET | European Research Area Network |
| ERDF | European Regional Development Fund |
| ESF | European Social Fund |
| ESIF | European Structural and Investment Funds |
| ESR | Effort Sharing Regulation |
| ETS | Emissions Trading System |
| EU | European Union |
| F2F | Farm to Fork Strategy |
| FADN | Farm Accountancy Data Network |
| FAS | Farm advisory service |
| FI | Financial instrument |
| FLAN | Farm-Level Analysis Network |
| FSDN | Farm Sustainability Data Network |
| 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 |
| GMO | Genetically modified organism |
| GSP | Generalised Scheme/System of Preferences |
| GSSE | General Services Support Estimate |
| ha | Hectare |
| IACS | Integrated Administration and Control System |
| ICT | Information and communications technology |
| IPM | Integrated pest management |
| IPR | Intellectual property right |
| ISCO | International Standard Classification of Occupations |
| JPI | Joint Programming Initiative |
| kg | Kilogramme |
| LDC | Least developed country |
| LFS | Labour Force Survey |
| LIFE | EU Programme for Environment and Climate Action |
| LULUCF | Land use, land-use change and forestry |
| MFF | Multiannual Financial Framework |
| MPS | Market price support |
| Mt | Million tonnes |
| Mt CO2 | Million tonnes carbon dioxide |
| Mt CO2-eq | Million tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent |
| N | Nitrogen |
| NAP | Nutrient action plan |
| ND | Nitrates Directive |
| NRL | Nature Restoration Law |
| OG | Operational group |
| P | Phosphorous |
| %PSE | Producer Support Estimate transfers as a share of gross farm receipts |
| PAT | Precision agricultural technology |
| PBR | Plant breeder’s rights |
| PES | Payments for environmental services |
| PoM | Programme of Measures |
| PSE | Producer Support Estimate |
| PSR | OECD Productivity, Sustainability and Resilience Framework |
| R&D&I | Research, development and innovation |
| R&I | Research and innovation |
| RBMP | River basin management plan |
| RDP | EU Rural Development Programme |
| SCAR | Standing Committee on Agricultural Research |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goal |
| SMR | Statutory management requirement |
| SUD | Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive |
| TFP | Total factor productivity |
| TRQ | Tariff rate quota |
| UAA | Utlised agricultural area |
| VET | Vocational education and training |
| Water JPI | Joint Programming Initiative: Water challenges for a changing world |
| WFD | EU Water Framework Directive |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
| YEI | Youth Employment Initiative |