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AB  Aktiebolag      (see      ) (Aktiebolag (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈâktsɪɛbʊˌlɑːɡ], "stock company") is the Swedish term for "limited company" or "corporation". When used in company names, it is abbreviated AB (in Sweden), Ab (in Finland), or, rarely, A/B (dated), roughly equivalent to the abbreviations Ltd. and PLC. The state authority responsible for registration of aktiebolag in Sweden is called the Swedish Companies Registration Office)

ABGC  Australian Banana Growers' Council (en)

ABPM  Associação Brasileira de Produtores de Maçã (pt) = Brazilian Association of Apple Producers (en) = Бразильская ассоциация производителей яблок (ru)

ACN  Agricultural Cooperative Naoussa (see ACN, Agricultural Cooperative Naoussa entry in Greece section of COBRAS catalog)

ACOPAEX  Agrupacion de Cooperativas Agrarias de Extremadura (es) (see ACOPAEX, Agrupacion de Cooperativas Agrarias de Extremadura entry in Spain section of COBRAS catalog)

ACP  Agricola Cerro Prieto (es) (see ACP, Agricola Cerro Prieto S.A. in Peru section of COBRAS catalog)

ADR  Agricola Don Ricardo (pe) (see Agricola Don Ricardo SAC  in Peru section of COBRAS catalog)

Α.Ε.  Ανωνυμη Εταιρια (gr) = A.S., Anonymous Society (en) = S.A., Sociedad Anonima (es) = S.A., Societe Anonyme (fr)  

AE  Agricultura y Exportación (see AE, Agricultura y Exportación S.A.T. Nº9836-MU entry in Spain section of COBRAS catalog)

AEP  Anadolu Etap Penkon (tr) (see AEP, Anadolu Etap Penkon Gıda ve Tarım ÜrünleriSanayi ve Tic. A.Ş. in Turkey section of COBRAS catalog)  

af  Afrikaans  (Wikipedia)

AFC₁  Afrikanische Frucht-Compagnie (de) (see AFC, Afrikanische Frucht-Compagnie GmbH in Germany section of COBRAS catalog)

AFC₂  Auvil Fruit Company (see AFC, Auvil Fruit Co, Inc. entry in USA section of COBRAS catalog)

AFC₃ Awan Fruit Company (see Pakistan Fruit Company & Awan Fruit Company aka Pakistan Awan Kinnow Factory entry in Pakistan section of COBRAS catalog)

A.F.E. Associazione Frutticoltori Estense (it) (see Salvi-UNACOA S.p.A. aka Società Agricola Salvi Vivai S.S. and FINSIPO S.R.L.  in Italy section of COBRAS catalog)

AFS  Assured Food Standards (en) (see Assured Food Standards - Red Tractor Assurance in United Kingdom section of COBRAS catalog)

AG  Aktiengesellschaft (de) = АО, Акционерное Общество (ru) = JSC, Joint-Stock Company (en)

AGRIVICSA  Agricola Victoriosa S.A. (see AGRIVICSA, Agricola Victoriosa S.A. in Ecuador section of COBRAS catalog)

AGROEXDEL  Agroexportadora Don Eloy (see AGROEXDEL, Agroexportadora Don Eloy SAC entry in Peru section of COBRAS catalog)

AIOSA  Agroindustria Ocoena SA  (see AIOSA, Agroindustria Ocoeña, S.A. entry in Dominican Republic section of COBRAS catalog)  

AMA Alta Montaña de Aragón (es) = High Mountain of Aragon (en) (see Lázaro Group in Spain section of COBRAS catalog)

AMAG Australian Made, Australian Grown (en) (see AMAG, Australian Made, Australian Grown in Australia section of COBRAS catalog)

AMS Agricultural Marketing Service (us) (see USDA, AMS in USA section of COBRAS catalog)

AMT Al Makkah Traders (pk) (see AMT, Al Makkah Traders in Pakistan section of COBRAS catalog)

AMG  Al-Mahmood Group (see  Al Mahmood Establishment  in Pakistan section of COBRAS catalog)

ANABP Australian National Apple Breeding Program (en) (see  Fruit West Co-operative Ltd in Australia section of COBRAS catalog)

ANELA (the initial letters of three girl names (ANna + ELisabet + LAia = ANELA; for details see Anela Fruits in Spain section of COBRAS catalog)

АО Акционерное Общество (ru) = Aktiengesellschaft (de) = JSC, Joint-Stock Company (en) =  S.p.A., Società per Azioni (it) = KK, Kabushiki Kaisha (jp)

AOP₁  Association d'Organisations de Producteurs (fr)

AOP₂ Appellation d’Origine Protégée (fr) = PDO Protected Designation of Origin (en) (Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) is the name, in English, of an identification form used by the European Union and the United Kingdom aimed at preserving the designations of origin of food-related products. The designation was created in 1992 and its main purpose is to designate products that have been produced, processed and developed in a specific geographical area, using the recognized know-how of local producers and ingredients from the region concerned) [Wikipedia]

APAL  Apple & Pear Australia Ltd (see APAL, Apple & Pear Australia Ltd entry in Australia section of COBRAS catalog)

АПК  Агропромышленный комплекс  (see АПК Юг aka Агропромышленный комплекс Юг  entry in Russia section of COBRAS catalog)

APMS  Advance Packing & Marketing Services (see Advance Packing & Marketing Services Pty Ltd (APMS) aka The Avocado Collective Pty Ltd entry in Australia section of COBRAS catalog)

APPC  Associaçào Paulista de Productores de Caqui (see APPC, Associaçào Paulista de Productores de Caqui aka Cooperativa Agroindustrial APPC entry in Brasil section of COBRAS catalog)

APROBANEC  Asociación de Productores Bananeros del Ecuador (see APROBANEC, Asociación de Productores Bananeros del Ecuador in Ecuador section of COBRAS catalog)

APT or Apt  Apartment

ARISA   Agricultural Resources In South Africa (see  ARISA (Pty) Ltd aka ARISA, Agricultural Resources In South Africa entry in South Africa section of COBRAS catalog)

A.R.M.  Arthur Robert Mansell (named after Arthur Robert Mansell, this is the main brand that Mansell Farms Colignan puts into the market) (see Mansell Farms Colignan  in Australia section of COBRAS catalog)

ASC Açıq Səhmdar Cəmiyyəti (az) = OJSC, Open Joint Stock Company (en) = ОАО, Открытое Акционерное Общество (ru) (see Az-Rus Dostluq ASC in Azerbaijan section of COBRAS catalog)

ASE Al Shareed Enterprises (pk) (see ASE, Al Shareed Enterprises in Pakistan section of COBRAS catalog)

ASEPOP  the Latin acronym for the abbreviation Α.Σ.Ε.Π.Ο.Π. in the Greek alphabet (see e.g. ASEPOP Velventos Cooperative and Α.Σ.Ε.Π.Ο.Π. Τυρνάβου (ASEPOP Tirnavos) in Greece section of COBRAS catalog)

Α.Σ.  Αγροτικός Συνεταιρισμός (gr) = Agricultural Cooperative (en) = Сельскохозяйственный Кооператив (ru) (see Tirnavos Fruit COOP aka Tirnavos Fruit A.Σ. entry in Greece section of COBRAS catalog)

Α.Σ.Ε.Π.Ο.Π. Αγροτικός Συνεταιρισμός Επεξεργασίας και Πώλησης Οπωροκηπευτικών Προιόντων (gr) = Agricultural Cooperative for the Processing and Sale of Fruit and Vegetable Products (en) = Сельскохозяйственный Кооператив [по] Переработке и Продаже Фруктов [и] Овощей (ru) (see Α.Σ.Ε.Π.Ο.Π. Τυρνάβου (ASEPOP Tirnavos) in Greece section of COBRAS catalog)

ASF  Agro Selections Fruits (see   Agro Sélections Fruits (ASF) and ASF Edition, SARL entry in France section of COBRAS catalog)

ASISBANE  La Asociación de la Industria Bananera del Ecuador (see ASISBANE, La Asociación de la Industria Bananera del Ecuador in Ecuador section of COBRAS catalog)

ASOAGRIBAL  Asociación de Agricultores Bananeros del Litoral (see  ASOAGRIBAL, Asociación de Agricultores Bananeros del Litoral  in Ecuador section of COBRAS catalog)

ΑΣΟΠ  Αγροτικός Συνεταιρισμός Οπωροκηπευτικών Παραγωγών (gr) = Agricultural Cooperative of Horticultural Producers (en) (see ΑΣΟΠ in Greece section of COBRAS catalog)

Avda  Avenida (es, pt) = Ave, Avenue (en) = rue (fr) = проспект (ru)

AVE or Ave  Avenue (en) = Avda, Avenida (es, pt) = rue (fr) = проспект (ru)