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A netsounder is merely an echosounder with a transducer mounted on the headline of the net rather than on the bottom of the vessel. (https://www.fao.org/fishery/en/equipment/netsounder/en)

Raw material used in biological, chemical or industrial processing, and converted to other products. (https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/192679)

Rhenium is a chemical element with the symbol Re and atomic number 75. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhenium)

The branch of genetics that studies organisms in terms of their metabolomes, that is, the complete set of metabolites and endogenous small molecules involved in metabolism of whole cells. (https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/17412)

A symbiotic relationship where one organism lives inside the other is known as endosymbiosis. (https://doi.org/10.1016/C2009-0-01986-2)

A reform is a modification of an existing law or institution, either by the revision of an existing law or by the enactment of a new law. (Multilingual thesaurus on land tenure (English version) ISBN 92-5-104283-7 http://www.fao.org/3/a-x2038e.pdf)

Aclonifen is a primary amino compound that is aniline in which the phenyl group has been substituted at positions 2, 3, and 6 by chlorine, phenoxy, and nitro groups, respectively. It is used as a herbicide against a broad range of weeds in a wide range of crops. CAS No. 74070-46-5, (https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/92389)

Underwater gliders are autonomous underwater vehicles that propel themselves with changes in buoyancy, ascending and descending through the water column. (https://imos.org.au/facilities/oceangliders)

The fluid inside the coelom is known as coelomic fluid. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coelom#Coelomic_fluid)

Oceanic features of the order of the Rossby deformation radius, which may be dubbed oceanic ‘weather’, are nevertheless referred to as mesoscale features. Examples of such features are upwelling jets, eddies and filaments. (Røed, L.P. (1996). Modelling Mesoscale Features in the Ocean. In: Grue, J., Gjevik, B., Weber, J.E. (eds) Waves and Nonlinear Processes in Hydrodynamics. Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications, vol 34. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0253-4_31)

A neap tide—seven days after a spring tide—refers to a period of moderate tides when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other. (https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/springtide.html)

Agastache foeniculum (blue giant hyssop syn. Agastache anethiodora (Nutt.) Britton), commonly called anise hyssop, blue giant hyssop, fragrant giant hyssop, or the lavender giant hyssop. (https://en.wikipedia.org)

New or improved financial mechanisms, instruments, or services, such as microcredit, index-based insurance, social impact bonds, carbon credits or fintech solutions, that increase access to finance and manage risks for actors, for example in agrifood systems. (Adapted from FAO. 2026. Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Portal. Financial. https://sti-portal.fao.org/taxonomy/term/1058)

A small, one-seeded fruit with dry, thin walls that does not open (e.g. strawberry pip). (http://www.fao.org/pollination/resources/glossary/en/)

Commodity Chain Analysis (CCA): a technique applied to analyzing existing marketing chains for agricultural commodities assessing how public policies, investments and institutions affect local production systems. It consists of a quantitative analysis of inputs and outputs, prices and value added along a commodity chain through agent accounts. (http://www.fao.org/docs/up/easypol/330/value_chain_analysis_flow_charts_043en.pdf)

Water used to clean equipment, machinery, products, food etc. (AGROVOC team)