LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
ABARE Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics
ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics
ACCC Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
ADFB Australian Dried Fruits Board
AFC Australian Food Council
AMLC Australian Meat and Livestock Corporation
APC Australian Pork Corporation
APMUR Agricultural Product Marketing Research Unit
ARMCANZ Agriculture and Resource Management Council of Australia and
New Zealand
AWB Australian Wheat Board
BARA Business Advice for Rural Areas
BDU Business Development Units
BIA Beef Improvement Association of Australia
CEPA Commonwealth Environment protection Agency
CPRIC Commonwealth Programs Impact Committee
DBIRD Department of Business, Industry and Regional Development
DEST Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories
DITAC Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce
DITRAD Department of Industry, Technology and Regional Development
DPIE Department of Primary Industries and Energy
DVF Dried Vine Fruit Working Group
EC European Community
EFIC Export Finance and Insurance Corporation
EMDG Export Market Development Grants Scheme
ESP Early Stage Processing
FBT Food, Beverage and Tobacco
FILLIP Food Industry Language and Literacy Initiative Program
FINA Food Industries Networking for Asia
FWP Further Wool Processing Program
GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GOBIS Queensland Business Information Service
GRDC Grains Research and Development Corporation
GVP Gross Value of Agricultural Production
HRDC Horticulture Research and Development Corporation
IAMP Innovative Agricultural Marketing Program
IDS Industries Development Strategy
IIC Incentives for International Competitiveness
IKB Industry Knowledge Base
IPP Investment Promotion Program
IWS International Wool Secretariat
ITES International Trade Enhancement Scheme
LEDI Local Enterprise Development Initiatives
LEI Local Employment Initiatives
LLCS Local Leaf Content Scheme
LSP later stage processing
MOU Memorandum of Understanding on Workplace Reform for the Processed
Food Industry
NFF National Farmers' Federation
NIES National Industry Extension Service
PFMAA Pet Food Manufacturers Association of Australia Ltd
QBLIC Queensland Business Licence Information Centre
QINDIS Queensland Industry Information Service
QSBC Queensland Small Business Corporation
RAS Rural Adjustment Scheme
RCL Ricegrowers' Co-operative Ltd
R&D Research and Development
RDO Regional Development Organisation
RDP Regional Development Program
REV Rural Enterprise Victoria
RFC Rural Finance Corporation of Victoria
RIRDC Rural Industry Research and Development Corporation
RMP Raw Materials Processing
SBC Small Business Corporation
SBDC Regional Offices of the Department of Business and Employment
and the Small Business Development Corporation
SCARM Standing Committee on Agriculture and Resource Management
SMA Statutory Marketing Authorities
SME Small and Medium Enterprises
TCF Textile Clothing and Footwear
TCFDA Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Development Authority
TDR Small Business Corporation
TISP Tobacco Industry Stabilisation Plan
UMT United Milk Tasmania
WAISS Western Australian Innovation and Support Scheme
WGDRA Working Group on Development in Rural Areas
WST Wholesale Sales Tax