Cocoa is a tropical rain-forest tree cultivated for its beans which are contained in large numbers in ovoid pods growing directly on the trunk and on the large branches. (FAO, 2024. Crops Statistics - Concepts, Definitions and Classifications https://www.fao.org/economic/the-statistics-division-ess/methodology/methodology-systems/crops-statistics-concepts-definitions-and-classifications/en/)
A therapeutic diet is a meal plan that controls the intake of certain foods or nutrients. It is part of the treatment of a medical condition and are normally prescribed by a physician and planned by a dietician. (https://www.cdss.ca.gov/agedblinddisabled/res/VPTC2/9%20Food%20Nutrition%20and%20Preparation/Types_of_Therapeutic_Diets.pdf)
Any medical intervention to cure a disease; this includes the use of medicinal products (treatment). (Adapted from ESCCAP Glossary https://www.esccap.org/glossary/ Accessed 16 May 2023)
Also known as vitamin B1,it acts as a coenzyme in the metabolism of the body. (Aydın, I., Küçük, E., Polat, H., Haşimoğlu, A. & Altuntaş, A. 2023. Black Sea turbot – A comprehensive production manual. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper, No. 693. FAO, Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc6224en)
Payments that a beneficiary makes for a water service (domestic supply, irrigation, etc.). The action of establishing the price, or tariff, on the basis of which water charges are calculated is often referred to as water pricing but is clearly very different from the formal economic ‘pricing’ of water as a natural resource, where the notion of shadow pricing applies. (FAOLEX. 2025. Glossary https://www.fao.org/faolex/ )
Heterocyclic compounds where the ring system is composed of three carbon atoms, a sulfur and nitrogen atoms. (DeCS/MESH. 2025. Thiazoles https://decs.bvsalud.org/en/ths/resource/?id=14223)
