Kipple, Kenneth F. and Kriemhild Coneè Ornelas (eds). 2000. The Cambridge World History of Food. Cambridge University Press.

Cutler Cleveland (ed.) Encyclopedia of Earth
Various sub-categories and specific entries, including Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, Soils & Fisheries and Aquaculture

Vasant Gowariker et al. 2009. The Fertilizer Encyclopedia. Wiley.

Kirk-Othmer Food and Feed Technology, 2 Volume Set. 2007. Wiley.

Ullmann's Agrochemicals, 2 Volumes. Wiley. 2007.

Keith Roberts (ed.) 2007. Handbook of Plant Science, 2 volumes. Wiley.

Jack R. Plimmer (ed.) 2002. Encyclopedia of Agrochemicals, 3 Volume.

Shelton, Anthony. Biological Control. A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America (Cornell University, Department of Entomology).
 

Academic Journals

Special Issue (open access) on "Food Security: Feeding the World in 2050." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B (Biological Sciences) 365 (1554), September 27, 2010.

Special issue on "Can Science Feed the World." Nature, July 28, 2010.

Special issue on "Food Security."Science 327 (5967), February 11, 2010.

During 2000 and 2001, the editors of Plant Physiology published a series of now freely available Editor's Choice articles devoted to biotechnology (Site maintained by the American Society of Plant Biologists).

Special issue (open access) of Social Research (Spring 1999) on "Food: Nature and Culture."

AgBioForum
Agricultural and Applied Economics Associations (Publications)
Agricultural History
Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
Electronic Journals for Agriculture
Food and Foodways
Gastronomica
Giannini Foundation Library (Journals)
Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization
Journals sponsored by the American Society of Agronomy
Taylor and Francis (Agriculture and Environmental Sciences)
Food, Culture & Society
Food & History
Food Policy
Review of Agricultural and Environmental Studies
Wiley
- Aquaculture, Fisheries & Fish Science
- Agriculture
 

UN FAO (United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization) (the best resource for this course)
- Codex Alimentarius Commission (FAO/WHO Food Standards)
- Glossary
- World Agriculture: Towards 2015/2030 (An FAO Perspective)

CABI
Environmental Literacy Council on Food
GreenFacts.org on
- Agriculture and Development
- Diet and Nutrition
- Food and Lifestyle
- Liquid Biofuels for Transport
- Water Resources
International Food Policy Institute

OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development)
Trade and Agriculture Directorate

Overseas Development Institute on Agriculture
Resources for the Future on Food and Agriculture
UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)
UNEP (United Nations Environmental Programme)
USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) Economics Research Service

World Bank on
- Agriculture and Rural Development
- Agricultural trade
- Distortions to agricultural incentives
- World Development Report 2008: Agriculture for Development

World Food Prize

World Health Organization
- Food safety
- Atlas - Life Expectancy at Birth

World Trade Organization on Agriculture

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

About.com - Agricultural Geography
- Geography of Agriculture: An Overview of Agricultural Geography
- Slash and Burn Agriculture
- Green Revolution
- Rangeland
- The Von Thunen Model

AMAD (Agricultural Market Access Database)
ASTI (Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators)
Canadian Dairy Information Centre
Farm Subsidy Database
Futures Trading Charts
Gapminder Agriculture
UN FAO on
- FAOSTAT
- FAO Socio-economic, Agricultural and Environmental Indicators
- Food Prices Index
- Statistical Yearbook
UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)
- Agricultural Products and Beverages
Statistics Canada
- Agriculture
USDA (United States Department of Agriculture)
- Economics Research Service
Ag Atlas Maps
- Crops and Plants
- Livestock and Animals

Antique and Classical Writings
Marcus Porcius Cato (Cato the Elder). Approx. 160 BCE. de Agri Cultura
Marcus Terentius Varro. Approx. 27 BCE. de Re Rustica
Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella. Approx. 65AD. de Re Rustica

General
About.com "Agriculture and Farm Innovations"
Archaeology on
- plant domestication
- animal domestication
- domestication of animal and plants

Agricultural History Society
Cambridge World History of Food (Table of contents)
Core Historical Literature of Agriculture (Cornell University)
Eh.Net Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History (various entries)
Farm, Field and Fireside: Agricultural Newspaper Collection (University of Illinois)
Food Bibliography
Food History News
Foodlinks (A selection of English web pages related to food history)
Food Museum Online
Food Timeline
History, Art and Biography
Natural History Museum (UK), Seeds of Trade
Rare book image gallery
Research Centre for the History of Food and Drink (University of Adelaide)

USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) on
- Growing a Nation (History of American Agriculture)
- History of American Agriculture timeline
- Pomological Watercolor Collection Apples

Topical (Topics, Museums and Exhibits)
Fruitlands Museum
Potato Museum
Rice (All about rice - International Year of Rice)
World Carrot Museum

News (specialized)
AgCanada.com
AgWeb (Farm Journal)
Amber Waves
ARE update (Agricultural and Resource Economics Update - UC Davis)
FAO Global Information and Early Warning News (on food and agriculture)
Farmpolicy.com (A Summary of Farm Policy News - USA)
Feedstuffs
FEWS Net (Famine Early Warning System Net - US Aid)
AgWired

News (general)
The Globe and Mail on Food and Wine
The Guardian on Food and Drink
Washington Post on Global Food Crisis

Commodity-based Research Centers
AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center

Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
(Among the most prominent CGIAR research centers are
- International Center for Tropical Agriculture
- International Food Policy Research Institute
- International Livestock Research Institute
- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
- International Rice Research Institute)

Global Partnership Initiative for Plant Breeding Capacity Building
(see the list of partners:global | regional | national | societies and associations | web initiatives)

International Trade Associations and Societies
Crop Life International (Plant Science Industry)
European Fertilizer Manufacturers Association
IFA: International Fertilizer Industry Association
International Food Information Council Foundation - Food Insight
International Seed Federation
International Union of Nutritional Sciences
International Union of Food Science and Technology
International Union of Soil Science
International Union of Toxicology
Snack Food Association - An International Trade Association

Canada
Government of Canada
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Food Safety
- Public Health Agency of Canada on Food Safety
- Statistics Canada, Canadian Agriculture at a Glance
Health Canada
- Food Safety
- Agricultural Food Crops
- Codes Alimentarius in Canada
- Pesticides and Pest Management
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
- Agriculture

Beef Information Centre
Food Secure Canada
Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance
Canadian Canola Growers' Association
Canola Council of Canada
Canadian Encyclopedia on Agriculture
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers
Canadian Grain Commission
Canadian Organic Growers
Canadian Organic Livestock Association
Canadian Seed Growers Association (CSGA)
Canadian Seed Institute (CSI)
Canadian Seed Trade Association (CSTA)
Canadian Soybean Exporters' Association
CD Howe Institute on agricultural policy
Farmers Feed Cities
Food and Consumer Product Manufacturers of Canada
Grain Growers of Canada (GGC)
Healthy Canadians website
Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) on Agriculture
Nourrir notre monde
People's Food Policy Project
Seeds of Diversity
Slow Food Canada
Union des producteurs agricoles (Quebec)
Vegetable Oil Producer of Canada

Ontario
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs on:
- agriculture
- crops
- environment
- food safety and traceability
- livestock
- organic agriculture
- urban agriculture
- on food
- food safety and traceability
- food inspection programs
- animal health and welfare
- on food safety

Ontario Ministry of Environment
- Agriculture & Farming
- Nutrient Management
- Pesticides

- Varia
- Ontario agricultural and agri-business statistics
- Foodland Ontario

Agricultural producers, agri-business and other organizations
List of Agriculture, Food and Rural Organizations
Grain Producers of Ontario (corn, wheat and soybeans)
Ontario Agri-Business Association (OABA)
Ontario Farmland Trust
Ontario Federation of Agriculture
Ontario Wheat Producers' Marking Board
Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada - Ontario
Organic Council of Ontario

USA
American Dietetic Association
American Frozen Food Institute
American Phytopathological Society
American Seed Trade Association
American Society of Agronomy
American Society for Plasticulture
Center for Disease Control and Prevention on nutrition and food safety
Council on Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics
Food and Drugs Administration on food
Grocery Manufacturers Association
Institute of Food Technologists
National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy
Partnership for Food Safety Education
Slow Food USA

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on
- Food and Nutrition Information Center
- Food Safety Research Information Office
- National Agricultural Library
- Nutrition
- Food Atlas

USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
-Food Safety Education


Others
Center for Strategic and International Studies' Global Food Security Project
The Danish Environmental Institute's Green Roads to Growth Project - Case Study Area #5: Agriculture
German Institute of Food Technologies
Global Food Security (UK) (Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council)
OXFAM on Agriculture
UK Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) on Food

Canada
Agricultural Policy Research Networks
Canadian Agricultural Innovation and Regulation Network
Canadian Agricultural and Trade Policy Network (CATPRN)
Canadian Association for Food Studies
Ecological Agriculture Projects
National Food Strategy
Ryerson Center for Study on Food Security

USA
Agrarian Studies (Yale University)
Agile Agriculture (University of Arkansas)
California Agriculture (University of California)
Food Policy Institute (Rutgers University)
Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics (University of California)
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture (Iowa State University)
University of California Sustainable Agriculture and Education Program

United Kingdom
Cultures of Consumption Project on
- Alternative Food Networks
- History of Italian Style Coffee
- Chewing Gum
- Water Politics in the UK (History)
- Global Supply Chains and Consumer Confidence
Leverhulme Centre for Integrative Research on Agriculture and Health

- Pro modern agri-business and trade liberalization
Organizations
AgBioWorld.org
American Council on Science and Health
Cato Institute on agricultural trade and "downsizing the federal government" (agriculture)
Center for Consumer Freedom
Center for Global Food Issues
Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT) on Agriculture
Heritage Foundation on Agriculture
Hudson Institute on Agriculture and Biotechnology
Independent Institute on agriculture
International Food and Agricultural Trade Policy Council
Rob Lyons - Panic on a Plate
Safe Food Inc

Individuals
Kym Anderson (University of Adelaide, formerly at the World Bank)
Dennis Avery (Hudson Institute, CFACT and Center for Global Food Issues) 
Ronald Bailey
Thomas R DeGregori (University of Houston)
Indur Goklany on Food Security and Agriculture
Sallie James (Cato Institute)
Robert Paalberg
Vaclav Smil (University of Manitoba)

- Critics of modern agri-business and globalization
Organizations
Center for Food Safety
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Institute for Food Policy and Development
Land Institute
La Via Campesina (International PeasantMovement)
Montana Food System Council
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
Oakland Institute
Seed Savers Exchange
Slow Food International
Sustainable Agriculture (resources on)
Sustainable Agriculture Network
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
Sustainable Food
WhyHunger

Individuals
Tim Lang
Matt Liebman (Iowa State University)
Marion Nestle (Food Politics)
Michael Pollan
Nicola Twilley (Edible Geography)
Paul Roberts (The End of Food)
Sara Rich
Joel Salatin (Polyface)
Eric Schlosser

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