ADM: Administrative procedures
AFD: Agence Française de Développement (French Development Agency)
NO: No objection from the AFD
ARIA: Alliance of RCBDIA and Inter Aide
AS: Accounting System procedures
BoA: Bureau of Agriculture (Region)
BoF: Bureau of Finance (Region)
BoQ: Bill of Quantity
BoW: Bureau of Water, irrigation and mines (Region)
CBO: Community Based Organisation
CMS: Communal Multiplication Site at kebele level
DA: Development agent (agriculture extension agent in the Kebele)
EOI: Expression of Interest
ESMP: Environmental and Social management Plan
ETB: Ethiopian Birr
EUR: Euro
FTC: Farmer Training Centre (agriculture)
GOV: Governance procedure
HR: Human Resources
IA: Inter Aide
KAH: Kebele agriculture head (head of DA)
KPI: Key Performance Indicator
LB: Limat Budun MoA: Ministry of Agriculture (federal)
MoF : Ministry of Finance (federal)
MoP : Manual of Procedures
MoU: Memorendum of Understanding
MoW: Minister of Water and Energy (federal)
NRM: Natural resource management – The sector of the MoA dealing with Watershed management, erosion control and tree plantation
PE: Peer Educator
PROCEED: Public Result Oriented Cooperation in Ethiopia for Effective Development
QBS: Quality-based selection
QCBS: Quality and cost-based selection
RCBDIA: Rural Community Based Development Initiative Association
RTF: Regional Task force
STEERCO: Steering Committee
SWC: Soil and Water conservation
TIN: Tax indentification Number
ToR: Terms of Reference
VAT: Value Added Tax
WAO: Woreda Agriculture Office
WFO: Woreda Finance Office
WLB: Women Limat Budun (Women development group)
WP: Water Point
WS: Water Service (includes management of maintenance and durable construction)
WUA: Water Users Association
WUAF: Water Users Associations Federation
WWO: Woreda Water Office
ZAD: Zone Agriculture Department
ZFD: Zonal Finance Department
ZTF: Zone Task Force
ZWD: Zone Water Department