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