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| Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | ||
| The FAO is the UN's lead agency for agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and rural development. The site has tons of resources, reports, and links. ( http://www.fao.org ) | ||
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| Agriculture 21: FAO Agriculture Department | ||
| The agriculture department of the UN's FAO. This is a nice site with a lot of content on the issues relevant to farmers around the world. ( http://www.fao.org/ag/ ) | ||
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| United States Department of Agriculture | ||
| A very large site from the U.S. Government. Suggest clicking on the "Subject" button to get a full list of the topics addressed by the agency and the site. ( http://www.usda.gov/ ) | ||
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| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | ||
| The Canadian Government agency that oversees agriculture maintains a large and useful site. ( http://www.agr.gc.ca/index_e.phtml ) | ||
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| Iowa State Department of Agriculture's Extensive Links | ||
| This is a nice collection of ag links from Iowa State University's College of Agriculture. ( http://www.ag.iastate.edu/other.html ) | ||
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| Yahoo Science: Agriculture | ||
| Several bushels of links here. ( http://www.yahoo.com/science/agriculture/ ) | ||
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| FAO Fisheries | ||
| The FAO's fishery site, this site has a lot of useful information. Click on the Fisheries Information Center icon for more information. ( http://www.fao.org/fi/default_all.asp ) | ||
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| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | ||
| As with most Canadian Government sites, this one is well organized and offers a lot of nice information. Canada's fishing industry is important and this site makes that clear. ( http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/home-accueil_e.htm ) | ||
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| National Marine Fisheries Service | ||
| Dedicated to stewardship of ocean resources through science-based conservation, this NOAA site provides a lot of information for the average reader. Check out the media center or sign up for "Fish News." ( http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ ) | ||
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| Canadian Forest Service | ||
| A nice government site. Recommend checking out the State of Canada's Forests report for a lot of current information. ( http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/cfs-scf/index_e.html ) | ||
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| USDA Forest Service | ||
| The Forest Service site has a lot of publications available for free and a growing collection of photos and video. ( http://www.fs.fed.us/ ) | ||
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| Mineral Information | ||
| Not the most exciting site, but there's a lot of information. This is the homepage of the U.S. Minerals Information Team. ( http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals ) | ||
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| Natural Resources Canada: Minerals and Metals Sector | ||
| A government site. Click on the Students and Teachers link to go to a link that will take you to some maps. ( http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/mms/hm_e.htm ) | ||
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| Energy Information Administration | ||
| This U.S. Government site allows you to find information on common energy sources by geography, fuel, sector, or price. There's also some good information about energy production procesess. ( http://www.eia.doe.gov/index.html ) | ||
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| The BUBL Information Service | ||
| Hundreds, maybe thousands, of links here about all aspects of agriculture. ( http://link.bubl.ac.uk/agriculture/ ) | ||
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| Resources for the Future | ||
| An independent organization dedicated to researching environment, energy, and natural resources issues. The site offers a lot of very technical reports that might be good sources of information for projects. ( http://www.rff.org/ ) | ||
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| World Resources Institute | ||
| WRI is an independent organization and charity that seeks answers to global environmental issues. They generously offer many of their reports online for free. ( http://www.wri.org/wrisites.html ) | ||
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| World Trade Organization | ||
| The WTO is a international organization that deals with global trade issues. Their agreements are the basis for much of world trade. Click the "Trade Topics" link on the home page for links about agriculture. ( http://www.wto.org/ ) | ||
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| The World Bank | ||
| The World Bank site has a lot of free data. The "Data & Statistics" link is a good place to start. ( http://www.worldbank.org/ ) | ||
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| International Trade Administration | ||
| A trade site from the U.S. Department of Commerce. ( http://www.ita.doc.gov/ ) | ||
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| @griculture Online | ||
| A site aimed at working North American farmers, this site requires membership, but offers a lot of practical information for American farmers. ( http://www.agriculture.com/ ) | ||
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| International Rice Research Institute | ||
| Rice is arguably the most important crop on the planet. This is a nice site. If you want to know more about rice, this is the place. ( http://www.irri.org/ ) | ||
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| BP Statistical Review of World Energy | ||
| An interactive database on world energy from the British petrochemical giant. ( http://www.bp.com/centres/energy/ ) | ||
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| FedStats Agriculture | ||
| Links to U.S. Government sites about agriculture. ( http://www.fedstats.gov/programs/agriculture.html ) | ||
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| 1997 Agricultural Atlas of the United States | ||
| Great maps of major crops grown in the United States. ( http://www.nass.usda.gov/census/census97/atlas97/menu.htm ) | ||
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