Scottish Rural Development Programme 2014-2020: Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund evaluation

List of Abbreviations

AHDB – Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board

AIR – Annual Implementation Report

ANM – Producer owned cooperative in Scotland

ARP – Agricultural Reform Programme

CAP – Common Agricultural Policy

EAFRD - European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.

EC – The European Commission

EIP – European Innovation Partnership

ENRA – Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture

EU – European Union

FAS – Farm Advisory Service

INN – Innovation

ISD – Digital and Information Services Division

JHI – James Hutton Institute

KE – Knowledge Exchange

KT – Knowledge Transfer

KTIF – Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund

NFUS – National Farmers Union Scotland

NGO – Non-Governmental Organisation

PAC – Project Assessment Committee

RDP – Rural Development Programme

RPID – Rural Payments and Inspections Division

SME – Small or Medium Sized Enterprise

SAOS – Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society

SCF – Scottish Crofting Federation

SRDP – Scottish Rural Development Programme

SRUC – Scotland’s Rural College

QMS – Quality Meat Scotland

QPL – Quality Pork Limited

RESAS – Rural and Environmental Science and Analytical Services

RISS – Rural Innovation Support Service

VAT – Value Added Tax

VfM – Value for Money