ABC Agricultural Bank of China

ADBC Agricultural Development Bank of China

AusAID Australian Agency for International Development

CASS Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

CFPA China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation

CICETE China International Centre for Economic and Technology Ex-change

FPC Funding the Poor Co-operative

GB Grameen Bank

IFAD International Funds for Agricultural Development

ILO International Labour Organisation

PADO Poverty Alleviation and Development Office

MCA Ministry of Civil Affairs

MFI Microfinance Institution

MIS Management Information System

MOST Ministry of Sciences and Technologies

NGO Non-governmental Organisation

PBC People's Bank of China

RDA Rural Development Association

RCC Rural Credit Co-operative

SLP Subsidised Loan Program

SMAP Sustainable Microfinance for Poverty Alleviation

SSB State Statistical Bureau

TVE Township and Village Enterprise

UNDP United Nations Development Programme

WTO World Trade Organisation