Organic Business Guide/Abbreviations

Abbreviations

 * AELBI	Agro Eco - Louis Bolk Institute
 * BDS	Business Development Services
 * CAD	Cash Against Documents
 * CB	Certification body
 * CIF	Carrier, insurance, freight
 * CFR	Cost and Freight
 * FLO	Fair trade Labelling Organisations
 * FOB	Free on board
 * GMO	Genetically modified organism
 * GPS	Geographic Positioning System
 * ha	Hectare
 * HACCP	Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point
 * ICS	Internal Control System
 * IFOAM	International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements
 * ISO	International Organisation for Standardisation
 * JAS	Japanese Agricultural Standards
 * NGO	Non Governmental Organisation
 * NOP	National Organic Programme (US)
 * OFT	Organic & Fair trade
 * PO	Producer organisation
 * PGS	Participatory Guarantee System
 * SPS	Sanitary and Phytosanitary
 * SWOT	Method to analyze Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
 * USP	Unique Selling Point