Here are some commonly used acronyms and terms at the Organic Trade Association (OTA). This list is not complete, but we will update it with additional items regularly.
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Acronyms
| ACA | Accredited Certifiers Associations |
| ACB | Accredited Certification Body |
| AHP | American Herbal Products Association |
| AMS | Agricultural Marketing Service |
| ANPR | Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| APEDA | Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (India) |
| APHIS | Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service |
| ARS | Agricultural Research Service |
| BE | Bioengineered |
| CCOF | California Certified Organic Farmers |
| CDFA | California Department of Food and Agriculture |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CIAO | Continuous Improvement and Accountability in Organic |
| COTA | Canada Organic Trade Association |
| CRC | OTA's Board Community Relations Committee |
| CSR | Corporate Social Responsibility |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| ERS | Economic Research Service |
| FAC | OTA's Farmers Advisory Council |
| FAS | Foreign Agricultural Service |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FOG | Florida Organic Growers |
| FSA | Farm Service Agency |
| FSIS | Food Safety and Inspection Service |
| FSMA | Food Safety Modernization Act |
| FSSC | Food Safety System Certification |
| GATS | USDA's Global Agricultural Trade System |
| GMO | Genetically-modified organism |
| GORP | Good Organic Retail Practices |
| GOTS | Global Organic Textile Standard |
| HACCP | Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point |
| HPAI | Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza |
| IBS | IFOAM Basic Standards |
| IFAD | International Fund for Agricultural Development |
| IFOAM | International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements |
| IOAS | International Organic Accreditation Service |
| ISEAL | International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labelling Alliance |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| ITC | International Trade Centre |
| JEDI | Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion |
| LPO | Mexico Organic Law (Ley de Productos Organicos) |
| MAP | Market Access Program |
| MOA | Montana Organic Association |
| MOSA | Midwest Organic Services Association |
| MRO | Material Review Organizations |
| MRP | Marketing and Regulatory Programs |
| NAL | National Agricultural Library |
| NASS | National Agricultural Statistics Service |
| NFC | National Finance Center |
| NGO | Non-governmental organization |
| NHPA | National Historic Preservation Act |
| NIFA | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
| NOFA | Northeast Organic Farming Association |
| NOP | National Organic Program |
| NOSB | National Organic Standards Board |
| NPOP | National Programme for Organic Production (India) |
| NRCS | Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| NRE | Natural Resources and the Environment |
| OAK | Organic Association of Kentucky |
| OATS | Organic Agronomy Training Service |
| OCCP | Organic Critical Control Points |
| ODMAP | Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program |
| OEFFA | Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association |
| OFA | Organic Farmers Association |
| OFIS | Olam Farmer Information System |
| OFP | Organic Fraud Prevention |
| OFRF | Organic Farming Research Foundation |
| OID | Organic Integrity Database |
| OIG | Office of Inspector General |
| OILC | Organic Integrity Learning Center |
| OIS | Organic Industry Survey |
| OLPS | Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards |
| OMD | Organic Market Development Act |
| OMDG | Organic Market Development Grant |
| OMRI | Organic Materials Review Institute |
| OPTA | Organic Processing and Trade Association (Europe) |
| OREI | Organic Research and Extension Initiative |
| OSA | Organic Seed Alliance |
| OSP | Organic System Plan |
| OSRI | Organic Science and Research Investment Act |
| OTCO | Oregon Tilth Certifed Organic |
| OTI | Organic Transition Initiative |
| PAC | Organic Political Action Committee |
| PCO | Pennsylvania Certified Organic |
| PMO | Produce Marketing Organization |
| PPM | Production and Processing Method |
| QAI | Quality Assurance International |
| QMS | Organic Integrity Quality Management System |
| RAPP | Regional Agricultural Promotion Program |
| SENASICA | Mexico National Service of Health, Food Safety, and Food Quality (Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria) |
| SOAR | Strengthening Organic Agriculture Research Act |
| SOE | Strengthening Organic Enforcement |
| SOP | Standard Operating Procedure |
| TASC | Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops |
| TFAA | Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs |
| TOPP | Transition to Organic Partnership Program |
| TPP | Transitional Production Plan |
| TRQ | Tariff Rate Quota |
| UCANR | University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
| VACCP | Vulnerability Assessment Critical Control Points |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
Other Resources
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Terminology and Acronyms Report
- International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) | List of Acronyms
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | Most Frequently Used USDA Acronyms