Dominion Web Directory : Science : Agriculture

» Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog
Luigi Guarino and Jeremy Cherfas aim to include on this blog, nuggets of information on anything that relates to agrobiodiversity, and welcome contributions from others.
http://agro.biodiver.se/

» Agriculture 21
Food and Agriculture Organization's agriculture website. Includes a news magazine plus guides and links to information on livestock, biotechnology, land/water development, crop production, plant protection, agricultural support systems.
http://www.fao.org/ag

» Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Provides information, research and technology, and policies and programs to achieve security of the food system, health of the environment and innovation for growth.
http://www.agr.gc.ca/

http://afsic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=2&tax_level=1&tax_subject=299

» Alternative Agriculture Marketing and Business Practices
AFSIC's overview of marketing and business options for small-scale agricultural producers covers direct marketing, value-added expertise, commodity data, regulatory programs, business planning tools, subject guides and web sites.
http://afsic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=2&tax_level=1&tax_subject=299

» Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, NAS/NRC
Part of U.S. National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council. Topics on site include animal nutrition, pesticides, and federal funding of agricultural research.
http://dels.nas.edu/banr/

» CIAT: International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Carries out research into agriculture and crops. Details of projects, regional activities, educational information, project databases.
http://www.ciat.cgiar.org

» COST Action 866: Green Care in Agriculture
International co-operative project to increase scientific knowledge on the best way to implement green care in agriculture, through research and working groups.
http://www.umb.no/?avd=128

» EARD InfoSys
European Information System on Agricultural Research website. Links and information on research on crops, agricultural, and fisheries topics.
http://www.infosysplus.org/

» EliteFarmer
Collection of PDF files and links, grouped by sector, providing an agricultural portal for products, services and information.
http://www.elitefarmer.com/

» FieldRobotEvent
The use of autonomous, small robots in agriculture is expected to revolutionize field work. Professional, university or school teams are invited to enter their robots for an open-air field contest.
http://www.fieldrobotevent.de/

» FoodSHIELD
Web-based food defence network designed to enable departments of agriculture and health, as well as laboratories, to communicate and coordinate with their peers in the US and Canada.
http://www.foodshield.org

» GARDEN-InfoSys+
Maps the German landscape of agricultural research for development (ARD) and offers access to German web resources in ARD.
http://www.garden-infosys.de/

» National Institute of Agricultural Botany
Independent UK body specialising in agriculture, horticulture and food. It supplies a number of services including consultancy, training, and technical advice to governments, supra-governmental agencies, agribusiness and farmers.
http://www.niab.com/

» Resource Centre on Urban Agriculture and Forestry
Provides resources for the integration of agriculture into urban planning. Website holds a number of papers and links to related sites.
http://www.ruaf.org/

» The Earth's Carrying Capacity - Some Literature Reviews
A review spread over hundreds of pages, of the global literature on degradation of soils, crop, grazing and forest lands, and fisheries.
http://home.alltel.net/bsundquist1

» The Small Farm Resource
Aims to disseminate information of use to people with small farms or rural property. Topics include aquaculture, beekeeping, livestock, orchard and forage crops, and pests.
http://www.farminfo.org/

» U.S. Department of Agriculture
Describes its main functions, and with a collection of links on current agricultural news and research.
http://www.usda.gov/

» Urban Agriculture News
News service that provides a review of daily news and publishes monthly newsletters serving the community of practitioners, developers and theorists that are planning and practicing agriculture within cities.
http://www.urbanagriculture-news.com/

» World Agricultural Group
Publishes articles on agriculture and related topics as part of a program for agricultural and environmental education intended to provide basic knowledge about the agro-ecosystem and its management.
http://www.world-agriculture.com/

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