Organic Business Guide/Abbreviations
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- 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
