Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research CGIAR's mission is to contribute to food security and poverty eradication in developing countries through research, partnership, capacity building, and policy support, and promoting sustainable agricultural development based on the environmentally sound management of natural resources. http://www.cgiar.org/

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Homepage Agricultural and related information. http://www.usda.gov

Agriculture 21 Food and Agriculture Organization's agriculture website. Includes a news magazine plus guides and links to information on livestock, biotechnology, land/water development, crop production, plant protection, agricultural support systems. http://www.fao.org/ag

Resource Centre on Urban Agriculture and Forestry Provides resources for the integration of agriculture into urban planning. Website holds a number of papers and links to related sites. http://www.ruaf.org/

National Institute of Agricultural Botany Independent body specialising in agriculture, horticulture and food. It supplies a number of services including consultancy, training, and technical advice to governments, supra-governmental agencies, agribusiness and farmers. http://www.niab.com/

CABI Commodities Information and services for growers of coffee and cocoa. http://www.cabi-commodities.org

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Provides information, research and technology, and policies and programs to achieve security of the food system, health of the environment and innovation for growth. http://www.agr.gc.ca/

Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, NAS/NRC Part of U.S. National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council. Topics on site include animal nutrition, pesticides, and federal funding of agricultural research. http://dels.nas.edu/banr/

California Institute of Technology Science, Ethics and Society. http://www.hss.caltech.edu/humanities/ses/seminars/