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This website has links to more than 1000 documents and publications related to agriculture which are available free of charge on-line. Most are published in USA. You can browse by subject, and there is also a Search function.
Languages: English
A list of the major agricultural products produced by each country in the world. From the World Factbook.
Languages: English
On-line agricultural encyclopedia, developed by the University of Kentucky for college students. It presents facts, examples and graphics about the concepts, practices, and vocabulary of agriculture.
Languages: English
BIOME offers free access to a searchable catalogue of Internet sites and resources covering agriculture (livestock and crops), as well as human health and the life sciences.
Languages: English
This site describes the Center for Agricultural Library and Technology Dissemination (Pusat Perpustakaan dan Penyebaran: PUSTAKA). It includes the full text of recent articles in leading Indonesian journals, including the Indonesian Journal of Agricultural Science and the Indonesian Journal of Crop Science.
Languages: English, Indonesian
This link is to the free publications of the College of Agriculture of the University of Hawaii at Manoa. There are dozens of free extension leaflets available for downloading (in PDF format) on Agribusiness, Animal waste management, Insect pests, Soil and Crop management, and other topics of agricultural interest.
Languages: English
E-answers (=extension answers) is a searchable Web site that provides information on a wide range of Extension subjects. The information a combined resource provided by more than 40 Land Grant universities in the United States. As well as agriculture, the information covers forestry, water resources and community development.
Languages: English
This rich information resource has more than 80 free publications on agriculture, mainly in PDF format. Some are published by FAO itself, others are published by GTZ, IITA, etc. . It is particularly strong in publications related to postharvest, including grain storage, but there are many other interesting topics as well.
Languages: English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish
IDRC is based in Canada, and has the aim of assisting scientists in developing countries to identify sustainable long-term, practical solutions to pressing development problems. The web site describes the research programs supported by IDRC programs in various countries of the world, and gives instructions in how to apply for an IDRC research grant.
The Asian IDRC regional office is in Singapore. The URL is
www.idrc.org.sg
Languages: English, French
This on-line library catalogue can be searched by topic, author etc. This is a good site for looking up references and names of journals. Some of the citations are linked to the full text of the document cited. There are also some reference photos and drawings of e.g. forest insects, and some genera of plants.
Languages: English
Interesting and informative free on-line agricultural magazine. British, but with an international outlook. It includes news of important events in world agriculture.
Languages: English
This is a rich site with hundreds of free extension publications for agriculture on tropical Pacific islands.
Languages: English
This is an interactive web site set up by UNDP to discuss technical cooperation (TC) and possible reforms. It asks the question "Is TC, as currently practised, part of the solution to underdevelopment or too often part of the problem?". There are discussion papers, and comment by email is invited.
Languages: English
This website provides resources for sustainable agriculture, including 10 "tip sheets" for farmers, available free of charge in HTML or PDF format. There are also full-text books
and bulletins about sustainable agriculture. The site also provides a series of interviews with farmers who are practicing sustainable agriculture. Most of the information is from USA, but it is likely to be of interest to many Asian readers.
Languages: English
is an on-going network project which aims at providing universal free or low-cost information access through co-operation between UN Agencies, Universities and NGOs. Its website explains in detail how it hopes to accomplish this aim, and offers many suggestions, including free software, to help countries develop their library resources without having to buy books. It also offers several libraries with free on-line publications. The “Search” function on the website includes a useful “How to …” search.
Languages: English, French, German, Spanish
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) brings together mountain scientists and farmers in the Himalayas/ Hindu Cush region, the home of 140 million people in eight countries. Website resources include a detailed introduction to the mountainous region served by the Centre, and the major causes of poverty and land degradation. The website also gives a detailed description of more than 20 technologies for mountain areas, including energy-related technologies and practices that are specifically suited to mountain conditions.
Languages: English
This is the richest of all websites related to agriculture, giving access to the vast information resources of FAO. It has a wealth of information, including several databases on e.g. food security, the state of global soil resources, and water in agriculture. It includes a large number of free publications and reports.
Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish
Includes the full text of several issues of the WSAA Newsletter, plus other free publications about sustainable agriculture.
Languages: English