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Organic Business Guide/Abbreviations
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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