USDA-APHIS
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture
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USDA-ARS
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Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture
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ARO
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Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Israel)
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BARD
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United States – Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund
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BCR
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Benefit-Cost Ratio
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BGU
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Ben Gurion University (Israel)
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BIRD
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Israel – US Binational Industrial Research and Development
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BSF
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US – Israel Binational Science Foundation
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Committee
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BARD External 40 Year Review Steering Committee
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CPI
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Consumer Price Index
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FAO
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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FCR
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Feed Conversion Ratio
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GDP
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Gross Domestic Product
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HUJI
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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel)
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IRR
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Internal Rate of Return
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LIBOR
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The London Inter-bank Offered Rate
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MARD
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Multinational Agricultural R&D
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MIF
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Ministry of Finance (Israel)
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NIFA USDA
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National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
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NPV
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Net Present Value
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NSF
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National Science Foundation (US)
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OECD
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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
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PI, Co-PI
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Principal Investigator, Co-Principal Investigator in BARD Collaborative Research Projects
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RIA/ ARIA
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Research Impact Assessment / Agricultural Research Impact Assessment
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TAC
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BARD’s Technical Advisory Committee
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TAU
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Tel Aviv University (Israel)
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WHO
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World Health Organization of the United Nations
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