1. http://www.apasseed.com/ .
Asia Paci'fic Seed Association APSA
2. http://www.aosaseed.com/.
Association of Official Seed Analysis - AOSA
3. http://www.aosa.org.
Association of Seed Certifying Agencies - AOSCA
4. http://www.seedanalysis.com/. Commercial Seed Analysts of Canada Inc. - COSCA
5. http://www.cpvo.fr/. Community Plant Variety officeCPVO
6. http://www.cgiar.org. Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research - CGIAR
7. http://www.eppo.org. European
Plant Protection Organization - EPPO
8. http://www.worldseed.org/.
Federation International Seed Trade AS
9. http://www.fao.org. Food and
Agricultural Organizatoin - FAO
10. http://www
.icarda.cgiar.org/. International Centre forAgricultural Research in
DryAreas - ICARDA
11. http://www.ciat.cgiar.org. International Centre for Tropical
Agriculture - CIA T
12. http://www.icrisat.org.
International Crop Research Institute for Semi Arid Tropics ICRISAT
13. http://www.cimmyt.org.International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre - CIMMYT
14. http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org.
International Plant Genetic Research Institue – IPGRI
15. http://www.fao.org. WAlCENTIFA OINFOI AGRICULT 1 AGPI AGPPI PQI
16. International Plant Protection Convention – ICPP
16.
http://www.cgiar.org/irri/.
International Rice Research Institue – IRRI
17.
http://www.seedtest.org.
International Seed Testing Association – 1ST A
18.
http://www.css.corneILedulISSS/.
International Society for Seed.Science – ISSS
19. http://www.iufro.boku.ac.at/. International Union of Forestry Research Organizations – IUFRO
20.
http://www.niab.com/.
National Institute of Agricultural Botany – NIAB
22. http://www.seedlab.co.nzl. New Zealand National Seed Laboratory – NZNSL
23. http://www.nappo.org.
North American Plant Protection Organization-NAPPO’
24 http://www.oec.d.org.
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OECD
25. http://www.fao.org. Seed and Plant Genetic Resources Service – AGPS ,
26. http://www. seedquestcom/. Seed Quest - any information on seed
27.
http://www. seedtechnologists.com/. Society of Commercial Seed Technologists -
SCST
28. http://www.syngenta.com.
Syngenta Seeds
29. http://www.singer2.cgiar.otil. System-Wide Information Network for Genetic Resources SINGER
30. http:// www .seedcontrol. org. The Association of American Seed Control Officials - AASCO
31. http://www.ars-grin.gov/npgs. The Germplasm Resources Information Network - GRIN
32. http://www.upov.int/eng. The International
Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants - UPOV
33. http://www.attra.orglindex.html. Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA).Comprehensive database and information service, covers almost all topics of organic farming
34. http://www.fao.orglorganic.agi. Food
and Agriculture Organisation
35. http://www.biopuglia.iamb.it.
Biopuglia
36. http://www.ecoweb.dk/english/. Danish Organic
37. http://www.bib.wau.nl/doceal.
Documentation of Ecological Agriculture (DOCEA)
38. http://www.eap.mcgill.calgeneral/homeframes.htm. Ecological Agriculture Projects (EAP)
39. http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy137701 aslarn.html. Land, Livestock and Environment
40. http://www.went./et/-mesai.
Multinational Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture (MESA)
41. http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/afsiinks.htm.
Alternative Farming System Information Center (AFSIC)
42. http://www.sp.dk/jph/AreasiOrga
nic _Farming/ organic - farming.html. Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences
43. http://www .organic-research.com. CABI
Publishing
44. http://www.cabi-bioscience.org.
CABI Bioscience
45. http://www.wye.ac.uk.
Organic Resource Database
46. http://www.ucsc.eduicas.fs.
Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
47. http://www.cid.csic.es/enof/. European
Network for Scientific Research Coordination in Organic Farming (ENOF)
48. http://www.dainet.deleiard/infosys/europal
framesechoCtopics.htm. European Initiative for Agricultural Research for
Development InfoSys
49. http://www.unibonn.de/iol/english.htm. Institute of Organic Agriculture (University of Bonn, Germany)
50. http://www.ofrf.org. Organic Farming Research
Foundation (OFRF)
51. http://www .fibl.ch/. Research Institute of
Organic Agriculture (FiBL)
52. http://www.hdra.org.uk/.
Henry Doubleday Research Association
53. http://sac004.ed.sac.ac.uk/cropsci/external/ORGANIC/dfault.htm.
Scottish Agricultural College (SAC)
54. http://www.wirs.aber.ac.uk/research/organic.shtml.
Welsh Institute of Rural Studies
55. http://www.organicts.com/For weekly international
news on organic farming
56. http://www.demeter-usa.org/The Demeter
Association, Inc.-Certifying agency
57. http://www.scs1.com/organic1.html
Scientific certification system verfies that a farming operation adheres to strict
organic standards
58. http://www.organiccertifies.com/Organic
Certfiers- A licencesed company devoted to promptly assisting you to became a
certified organic produce
59. http://www.ics-intl.com/fvo.htmlFarm
Verified Organic- An internationally recognized organic certification agency.
60. http://www.organic.org/Details
of Organic Certification and Standards
61 http://www.coab.ca/orgcert.htmlThe
COAB-Organic Product Certification System
62. http://www.ams.usda.gov/nap/orgact.htmlFederal
Organic Food Production Act of 1990
63. http://www.attra.org/
ATTRA-Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas
64. http://www.agri-synthesis.com/Agri-Synthesis
65. http://www.biodynamics.org/ American Biodynamics
Association
66. http://www.biodynamics.com/Biodynamic Farming and
Gardening Associations
67. http://www.biodynamic.net
Biodynamic and Organic Gardening Resource Site
68. http://www.igg.com/bdnow/jpi
Jasephine Portes Institute for Applied Biodynamics
69. http://www.allorganiclinks.com
Business Portal (Export-Import)
70. http://www.indiamart.com
Business Portal (Export-Import)
71. http://www.organicpathways.co.nr Business Portal
(Export-Import)
72. http://www.newscientist.com Business Portal
(Export-Import)
73. http://www.intracen.org/mds/sectors/organics
Business Portal (Export-Import)
74. http://www.webfoodpros.com
Business Portal (Export-Import)
75. http://www.organicsnewszealand.org
Business Portal (Export-Import)
76. http://www.fas.usda.gov/info/agexporter
Business Portal (Export-Import)
77. http://www.agr.ca
Business Portal (Export-Import)
78. http://www.foodcontact.com
Business Portal (Export-Import)
79. http://www.nre.vic.gov.av Business Portal
(Export-Import)
80. http://www.ecomall.com
Business Portal (Export-Import)
81. http://www.ocia.org Business Portal (Export-Import)
82. http://www.linksorganic.com
83. http://www.gepa.org.ge Business Portal (Export-Import)
Web Sites on Marketing and Trade
1. http://www.betapure.com/Beta Pure Foods
2. http://www.biofach.de/englishlinde x.html
BioFach - The World Organic Trade Fair
3. http://www.biofoodnet.com BioFood.Net Business /
4. http://www.green-tradenet.de Green Trade Net
5 http://www.sources.delinfop/Information Network For Organic
Produce.
6.
http://www.organicfood.com/Organic
Trading and Information Centre
7. http://web.iquesLnetlofmai Organic Farmers Marketing Association
(OFMA)
8. http://www.ota.com. Organic Trade
Association (OTA)
9. http://www.sana.it SANA - The Fair of Qualities
10. http://www.setrabio.com/setrab/default.htm.
Syndicat European des transformateurs et distributeurs de I'agriculture
biologique (SETRAB)
Web Sites of International Non Government
Organisations
1. http://www.biodynamics.com/Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association (BDA)
2. http://www .netspeed.com.aulcogs/ cogsabt.htm. Canberra Organic Growers Society (COGS)
3. http://www.gks.com/cog. Canadian Organic Growers (COG)
4. http://www.hawiaa.org. Henry
A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture
5. http://www.organicconsumers.org. Organic Consumers Association (OCA)
6. http://www.soilassociation.org.
Soil Association
Web Sites of International Organisations of Standards
and Regulations
1. http://www.bfa.com.aulframes/nati
onal.htm. Australian National Standards
2. http://www.ccof.org!certification_standards.htm.
California Certification Standards
3 http://www.fao.org/WAICENTIFAOINFOIECON0MICIESNIcodex/STANDARD
/standard.htm. Codex Alimentariu_ Commission.
4. http://europa.eu.intlcommlsg!consoIidlen/391r2092/aitm.htm. EU Organic Regulation.
5. http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/index.htm.
US National Organic Program.
Web Sites of
Organic Farming General
1. http://www.mother.com/agaccess. Includes comprehensive directory of US Organic Certification, organizations, "Internships, Apprenticeships, and Working Farms Programs in the US" from ATTRA, in addition to their publications catalog/information.
2. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu. Aggie Horticulture (Texas A&M
Cooperative Extension information on crop production, etc. plus
"Sustainable Practices for the South", IPM Network, and related
topics.
3.
http://www.agnic.org.
Agricultural Network Information Center (AgNIC
The
National Agricultural Library's cooperative effort to
1. http://www.isgnet.com/ogwa Organic Grapes into
Wine Alliance (OGW A)
2. http://www.sustainabIe.org Organic Cotton
3. http://www.biogene.org Organic Seed compile and link agricultural
databases (AgDB), Directories of Expertise, and more.
4. http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic .Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (NAUARSIUSDA): Full text AFSIC bibliographic and reference publications, links.
5. http://www.shef.ac.uk/-ec/aetec/index.html Aquatic Ecology at the
Earth Centre:
One of the few places to find information on
"Sustainable Freshwater Aquaculture" and "Sustainable Wetland
Production".
6. http://www .cfarm.com Cascadian Farm: Commercial site with a Health food Store database and a National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) update section.
7. http://ianrwww.unl.edulianr/csas Center for Sustainable Agricultural Systems (University of Nebraska, Lincoln): Newsletters, research reports, .curriculum materials, etc.
8. http://www.ctic.purdue.edu/ctic.html Conservation Technology Information Center: National Crop Residue Survey database and map, National watershed Network, newsletters.
9. http://www.esusda.gov/partners/ce s-Iocs.htm. Cooperative Extension System Information Serves:Linked directory of US and Canadian Extension On-line resources, including publications, by state/province.
10. http://wwwjgc.apc.org/gc/. EcoNet's Agriculture & Trade Directory: www.a gritrade.html
11. http://ecoweb.dk/english/ifoam/conf96/index.html.IFOAM
'96 Book of Abstracts:
Hundreds of abstracts of papers, posters, etc.
presented at the International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements
Conference in Denmark, August 1996. Author and subject indexes included.
12. http://gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov/ Global Entomology Agriculture Research Server (ARSIUSDA): Text, pictures, and sounds of insects, especially bees.
13. http://www.midwestorganic.org Midwest Organic Alliance: Background information for consumers, producers and marketers.
14. http://www.reeusda.gov/ipmlipmhome.htm National Integrated Pest Management Network:
15. http://www.reeusda.gov/ipm/ipm-home.htm National Integrated Pest Management Network:
16. http://newcrop.hort. purdue .edu New Crops Information System: Searchable databases CropSEARCH, CropExpert, CropREFERENCE, plus a U.S. FarmMARKET directory , newsletters, and calendar.
17. http://devel.newhope.comlpublic/Home_page.html. New Hope Group On-line:
Commercial site, full-text articles from their
publications, commercial links, etc.
18. http://www.rain.org/sals/my.html.
Noah's Ark: An Organic Farmer's Homepage
19. http://www.snymor.eduf-drewwe/njc/njcbeta/njcmain.htm.
Not Just Cows
A Guide to Internet / Bitnet Resources in Agriculture
and Related Sciences by Wilfred DrewJust what it says; especially good for
listing of agriculture-related Libraries.
20. http://sunsite.unc.edu/London/index.html.
Organic Agriculture and Permaculture at Sunsite (University of North Carolina):
Very useful page of links: composting, biodynamic, permaculture, vermiculture,
community supported agriculture, livestock, and more.
21. http://www.iquest.net/ofma/ Organic Farming
Marketing Association (OFMA): Organic laws including NOSB documents, and text
of National Organic Marketing Cooperative Feasibility Study.
22. http:// www.organicfood.com/welcome.html.
Organic Trading and Information Center: Legislative issues, resource groups,
certifying organization as well as consumer and commercial information and
links.
23. http://nornet.nor.com.au/environment/perma/.
Permaculture International: Global directory, mail order resources, more.
24. http://net.indra.com/~topsoi/lCompost_Menu.html.
RotWeb:Composting how-to and links.
25. http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/san/index .html
Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN): SARE research and grant information, SAN
Directory of Expertise, sanet-mg archives, more.
26. http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/ Sustainable
Agriculture Research and Education Program (SAREP) (University of California,
Davis):
Two downloadable databases: Cover Crop (PC & Mac)
and Dairy Debate (Mac only).
27. http://www.cityfarmer.org/ Urban
Agritulture Notes (City Farmer, Canada Office of Urban Agriculture): '
28. http://www.nal.usda.gov/wqic. Water
Quality Information Center (ARSIUSDAlNAL):Full text bibliographic publications,
searchable WQ databases including Agricultural Waste Database from Auburn
University.
Web Sites of Jounals & Newsletters
1. http://www.interaccess.comlconsultinglagpubs.html.
FuJI-text publications, selected articles, and abstracts of many periodicals
are available. You may also subscribe to hard copy publications via the
Internet. Two good directories: Online Agricultural Journals and Magazines: and
Oxbridge Communication's Media Finder Directory of Newsletters, Directory of
Catalogs
http://www.oxbridge.comlindex.html.
Directory of Magazines
2. http://www.envirolink.org/pubs/index.html .A selection of current and back issues of environment-related journals, including several on alternative/sustainable agriculture is available via the Sustainable Earth Electronic Library (SEEL),
1.
Venaura Farm
7119 Old
Greensboro Rd. Chapel Hill, N.c. 27516 E-mail: london@sunsite.unc.edu gopher
and www : " gopher://sunsit.unc.edu:70/11/. pub/academic/
agricuIture/sustainable_ agriculture/vermiculture Description: This gopher site
contains information about sustainable agriculture and vermicomposting.
2. Unco
Industries
7802 Old
Spring Street Racine, WI 53406
USA
Phone:
(414) 886-2665 Description: Unco Industries sells earthworms and vermicompost.
They have a network of 32 producers around the united States and have worked
with groups is Israel, Belgium and Mauritius.
3. The Worm
Connection
581
CaminoManzanas Thousand Oaks
CA 91360
USA
Phone:
(805) 496-2872 Description: The Worm Connection promotes sustainable
agriculture and organic gardening. Morhar has 19 years experience in recycling
organic materials. The Worm Connection diverts landfill waste for vermiculture.
The vermicompost is sold by the pail or truckload. They also sell vermiculture
materials.
Receive
newsletters and calendar; converse interactively with others. To subscribe
generally requires a request to a computer listserv or listproc or majordomo
address. For example, to subscribe to Graze-I, below, you would send in the
message portion of an e-mail message the phrase "subscribe graze-l your
first name your last name" to the subscription address. Use only these
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marks. Subsequent message to the group are addressed to the list name and
address.
There are
several directions discussion lists on the Internet:
Try Clark
Consulting International, Inc. for a good one on agriculture:
http://wwwjnteraccess.com/consulting/ maillist.htm/. Here is a sampling.
1. CSA-l (Community Supported Agriculture networking): Subscriptions to: listproc@prairienet.org Discussion mailings to: csa1@prairienet.org
2. Forage-mg(Forage production/management) : Subscriptions to: almanac@oes.orst.edu Discussion.messages to: foragemg@oes.orst.edu
3. Graze-l (Rotational grazing and seasonal
dairying): Subscriptions
E.mail
niels.halberg@agrsci.dk
4. Pennaculture-mg (US pennaculture discussion): Subscriptions to: almanac@ces.ncsu.edu Discussion messages to: pennaculture- m g@ces.ncsu.edu
5. Smallfruit-mg (berries, grapes, etc. for growers and researchers}: Subscriptions to: almanac@esusda.gov. Discussion messages to: smallfruitmg@esusda.gov
6. Sanet-mg (Sustainable Agriculture Network-SAN): Subscriptions to: almanac@ces.ncsu.edu Discussion messages to: sanet. mg@ces.ncsu.edu (An infonnational pamphlet, *Getting Started Electronically with the . Sustainable Agriculture Network is available through SAN's NAL office.
(Contact:
SAN Coordinator, National Agricultural Library, 10301 Baltimore Ave., Room 304,
Baltimore Ave., Room 304, Beltsville MD 20705-2331, phone 301-504-6425, e-mail
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