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