AFF An Forás Forbatha
AWU Annual Work Units
CAP Common Agricultural Policy
CFP Control of Farmyard Pollution
CSO Central Statistics Office
CSF Community Support Framework
CSS Countryside Stewardship Scheme (UK)
DA Disadvantaged Area
DAF Dept. of Agriculture and Food
DANI Dept. of Agriculture (NI)
ECU European Currency Unit
(now the euro)
EIA Environmental Impact Assessment
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
ERS Early Retirement Scheme
ESA Environmentally Sensitive Area (NI)
ESRI Economic and Social Research Institute
ESU European Size Units
FDS Farm Development Service
(Dept. of Agritulture and Food)
FIP Farm Improvement Programme
FMS Farm Modernisation Scheme
GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GIS Geographic Information System
ha hectare
IAE Intensive Agricultural Enterprise
IFA Irish Farmers Association
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IOFGA Irish Organic Farmers and Growers Association
IPCL Integrated Pollution Control Licence
IWC Irish Wildbird Conservancy (since 1996 called Bird Watch Ireland)
LFA Less Favoured Area
LU Livestock Unit
MAFF Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (UK)
NGO Non Governmental Organisation
NHA Natural Heritage Area
NPWS National Parks and Wildlife Service (Since 1997 called Dúchas)
OGA Other Gainful Activities
OPARDF Operational Plan for Agriculture, Rural Development and Forestry
P Phosphorous
REPS Rural Environmental Protection Scheme
SAC Special Area of Conservation
SGM Standard Gross Margins
SM Supplementary Measure
(refers to the REPS)
STP Soil Test Phosphorous
SPA Special Protection Area |
