RCE: Rutgers Cooperative Extension Focuses on issues and needs relating to agriculture and the environment; management of natural resources; food safety, quality, and health; family stability; economic security; and youth development in the state of New Jersey. http://www.rce.rutgers.edu/
Extractions: Cooperating Agencies: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and County Boards of Chosen Freeholders. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Rutgers Cooperative Extension is an Equal Opportunity Program Provider and Employer.
ADAS International Consultancy and research organization for agriculture and food, rural development and environment in the United Kingdom and overseas. http://www.adas-international.com/
EEA - Agriculture Collection of indicators, reports, links, data sets and targets on topics related to European agriculture and the environment. http://themes.eea.eu.int/Sectors_and_activities/agriculture
Extractions: Glossary Agriculture With farmers managing almost half of the EUs land area, the agricultural sector is a major source of pressure on Europes environment. Over the past five decades, the European Unions Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) - accounting for around half of the EU budget - has encouraged the sector to become more and more intensive, as has the growing globalisation of the worlds economy. As a result, the agricultural sector is responsible for a large share of the pollution of surface waters and seas by nutrients, for the loss of biodiversity, and for pesticide residues in groundwater. Reforms of the CAP in the 1990s, and measures taken by the sector itself, have brought about some improvements, but more is needed to balance agricultural production, rural development, and the environment. webmaster@eea.eu.int
Topics In Kansas History: Agriculture, Environment Colonies, Land Acquisition. Corporate Farming, Livestock. Crops, Sustainable agriculture.environment, Technology. Farm Organizations, Village Farmers (1000 1200 AD). http://www.kshs.org/research/topics/agriculture/environment.htm
EMBO - Promoting Molecular Biology In Europe. Browse Points of Discussion, Food, agriculture, environment. FAO The Food and agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The http://www.embo.org/projects/scisoc/showLinks.php?id=101&parent=1
EarthTrends: The Environmental Information Portal An environmental information portal for researching global topics. Select one of a number of environment topics, such as water resources, climate and atmosphere, population and health, energy resources, or agriculture and food. http://earthtrends.wri.org/
Western Organization Of Resource Councils A network of six state grassroots organizations working for change on the environment and family agriculture. http://www.worc.org/
Extractions: Cattle Ranchers Welcome Court Review -read press release WIN! Monsanto Drops Genetically Modified Wheat! Read Monsanto's announcement Monsanto announcement is a victory for farmers Read Northern Plains' Press Release Read Dakota Resource Council's Press Release Huge victory: Read the release from the Center for
UMBI Homepage Specializing in biotechnology research in order to improve human health, marine environment, agriculture and protein development. Explains in detail about the purpose of each of the five research centers. Includes news releases and education outreach project information. http://www.umbi.umd.edu/index.html
Extractions: Findings reports on ongoing operational, economic and sector work carried out by the World Bank and its member governments in the Africa Region. It is published periodically by the Africa Technical Department on behalf of the Region. Sub-Saharan Africa's demographic, agriculture and environmental problems are closely linked in a nexus of mutually reinforcing causality chains. Key linkages are found in traditional crop production and livestock husbandry methods, traditional land tenure and land use practices, traditional responsibilities of women in rural production and household maintenance, and traditional methods of utilizing woodland and forest resources. These systems and practices, well suited to people's survival needs on Africa's fragile resource endowment when population densities were low and populations stable or growing only slowly, came under increasing strain with the rapid acceleration of population growth that began when mortality rates declined sharply in the 1950s while birth rates remained high. The pace of evolution of these systems has been inadequate in the face of dramatically intensifying pressure of more people on finite stocks of natural resources. This study, Reversing the Spiral : The Population, Agriculture and Environment Nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa
Horticultural Engineering - Rutgers University Coordinates agricultural engineering, plant science, computer science and control theory to engineer growing systems. http://www.cook.rutgers.edu/~horteng/
Extractions: Horticultural engineering blends agricultural engineering, plant science, computer science, and control theory to produce effective and efficient plant growing systems, whether in high-tech greenhouses or low-tech row cover systems. In case of greenhouse production systems, a frequently used term is Controlled Environment Agriculture. People trained in this discipline have a strong understanding of and appreciation for the engineering, biological, and environmental aspects of plant production. Horticultural engineers play a vital role in the secure, healthy, and cost-effective production of many edible and ornamental plant species on which we all depend.
UF/IFAS EDIS Homepage Printable handbooks from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences on production agriculture, natural resources and the environment, forestry, veterinary medicine, and rural development. Topics include crops, animals, organics, pest control, food safety, beekeeping, ornamental horticulture, lawns and home gardening. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/index.html
Extractions: EDIS is the Florida Cooperative Extension's Electronic Data Information Source: Information and educational materials on issues such as sustainable agriculture, competitiveness in world markets, natural resource conservation, energy conservation, food safety, child and family development, consumer credit counseling, and youth development. Find information by searching or browsing the database, or learn more by asking or linking to other resources. These functions are available from the Online Publications page, which is highlighted in orange in the navigation bars. Frequent EDIS users may find the tools and resources gathered on the Frequent Users page to be useful. The current issues listed below have more in-depth articles on the Current Issues page.
CESP Publication - Agriculture, Environment And Biosafety Publications. Media. Support CESP. agriculture, environment and BiosafetyRegulation. Book chapter. Authors Donald Kennedy Henry Miller. http://cesp.stanford.edu/publications/10561/
SUSTAIN : Home Sustain The alliance for better food and farming advocates food and agriculture policies and practices that enhance the health and welfare of people and animals, improve the working and living environment, promote equity and enrich society and culture. http://www.sustainweb.org/
Agro Consulting S.A. - Agrobusiness And Organic Farming A Uruguayan company with an office in Spain offering advice in China, Mediterranean countries, Latin America and Europe on agriculture, environment and agroprocessing, including organic production and project evaluation and management. http://www.agro-sa.com
Extractions: The CEAC is an interdisciplinary research and training facility located on the University of Arizona's Campus Agriculture Center (a.k.a. the Farm). Students and faculty from the College of Ag and Life Sciences, including Agricultural Education , and Plant Sciences currently participate within its programs. It is our hope to advance the current state of controlled environment technology, to assist the rapidly growing CEA industry in Arizona, and to train the future generations of CEA scientists, growers, and entrepreneurs. Learn more about us , our , our facilities , and employment opportunities by following these links.
Home Page Of The Research Foundation Site provides information on the Foundation's work on agricultural biodiversity conservation and protection of people's rights, livelihoods and environment from centralised systems of monoculture in forestry, agriculture and fisheries. Links to many national and global movements. http://www.vshiva.net/
Extractions: TECHNOLOGY AND ECOLOGY (RFSTE) RFSTE was founded in Dehra Dun, Uttar Pradesh (INDIA) in 1982 by Dr. Vandana Shiva. It works on biodiversity conservation and protecting people's rights from threats to their livelihoods and environment by centralised systems of monoculture in forestry, agriculture and fisheries. What is new in Navdanya / RFSTE Navdanya's Nature Bazaar - 16th - 30th November at Dilli Haat Peoples Struggle against Coca Cola RFSTE / Navdanya / DWD events at WSF 2004 (Mumbai) Peoples World Water Forum 12 - 14 Jan New Delhi Global Water Warrior Gathering 10th Jan Plachimada, Palakkad, Kerala Water March (Jal Yatra) to Tehri / Ganges and Narmada after the WSF. Living Demo cracy Convention (Jaiv Panchayat Adhiveshan) on 17 th th November 2003 at Indian Social Institute, 10 Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi.
Sustainable Animal Production - Visions For The 21th Century Download the proceedings of a series of conferences (held October 1999 through October 2000) on future supply and quality of food for humans and animals, animal welfare and health, the effects of animal production on the environment, the influences of new technologies, future animal production sites and global trade. http://www.agriculture.de
Extractions: Sustainable animal production is a system which preserves the basis of life of future generations. The foundations, conditions and perspectives for animal production are exceedingly variable in different parts of the world. This project focusses on the future supply and quality of food for humans and animals, animal welfare and health, the effects of animal production on the environment, the influences of new technologies, future animal production sites and global trade. These pages contain the Conference Sustainable Animal Production , the documentation of a multidisciplinary project to develop a global vision for the future of the production of food of animal origin. This site is also intended as a forum to continue the dialogue begun in the virtual conference and workshop series "Sustainable Animal Production". The project was realized by a consortium of scientists from four research institutions in northern Germany and includes a virtual conference launched in October, 1999, and followed by a series of
Agriculture, Agribusiness & Environment Consultants / Consultants & Experts En A An international network of professional agriculture, agribusiness and environment consultants. Web site is designed to enable visitors find a consultant from the network database or post an anonymous contract opportunity. http://www.agriversal.com
