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Asian Rural Life Development
Foundation - A
training center for sustainable agriculture
in the uplands, located in the southern
Philippines.
- ATTRA - National Sustainable
Agriculture Information Service
- A sustainable agriculture information
center that provides technical assistance to
farmers, market gardeners and extension
agents on farming topics: sustainable,
organic, alternative, crops, livestock, and
pest control.
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The Beginning Farmer
- Blog about a novice farmer's experiences.
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Biodynamic Farming and
Gardening Association
- U.S. non-profit organization formed to
foster knowledge of biodynamic methods of
agriculture, horticulture and forestry and
undertake educational activities. Produces a
journal and promotes CSA.
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Biologicals Report
- A study to see, if using trace elements or
microbes as replacements for chemicals in
feed, pest control, and fertilizer would be
financially profitable. Includes summary
report. Some pages in PDF format only.
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Bureau of Rural Sciences (BRS)
- Australia -
Provides scientific advice for the
sustainable development of Australia's
agricultural, fisheries and forestry
industries.
- Center for Agroecology and
Sustainable Food Systems
- Organization dedicated to increasing
ecological sustainability and social justice
in the food and agriculture system. Situated
at the University of California, Santa Cruz,
it undertakes research, education and
community outreach and runs an organic
garden and farm.
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Center for Integrated
Agricultural Systems
- A sustainable agriculture research center
at the University of Wisconsin. Details of
research, local involvement.
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Center for Micro Eco-Farming
- Promotes earth-regenerating and socially
just mini-farming, with news, articles and
resources for the micro eco-farming
community.
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Centre for Information on Low
External Input and Sustainable Agriculture
- Aims for poverty alleviation through the
promotion of agro-ecological approaches.
Includes a collection of links, book
reviews, and other information.
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Centre for Sustainable
Agriculture -
Organization that works with small and
marginal farmers in India. Provides details
of projects, sustainable technologies and
major areas of work being undertaken.
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Centre for Sustainable
Development Initiatives
- The CSDI is a non-governmental
organization dealing with sustainable
natural resource development in the drylands
of Kenya, concentrating on the three main
themes of water, livelihoods and health.
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CGIAR Systemwide Program on
Participatory Research & Gender Analysis (PRGA)
- Develops and promotes methods and
organizational approaches for
gender-sensitive participatory research on
plant breeding and on management of crops
and natural resources.
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Cholderton Estate
- An exercise in sustainable agriculture and
farming in Hampshire, UK. Estate and family
history, estate map, wildlife, crops,
organic farming, livestock including
Hampshire Down sheep, and Cleveland Bay
horses.
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Consultative Group on
International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
- 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.
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The Contribution of Soil and
Water Conservation to Sustainable
Livelihoods in Semi-arid Areas of
Sub-Saharan Africa
- Study discusses the positive influences
and constraints for farmers to use soil and
water conservation within Uganda and
Tanzania. [PDF]
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Digital Green
- A research project that uses participatory
videos to promote sustainable agricultural
practices in small and marginal farming
communities.
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Donald Danforth Plant Science
Center - Mission
is to increase understanding of plant
biology; apply new knowledge to help sustain
productivity in agriculture, forestry and
allied fields; facilitate the rapid
development and commercialization of
promising technologies and products;
contribute to the education and training of
students, scientists and technicians from
around the world.
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Earthwise Resources
Development Australasia
- A demonstration site for sustainable
agriculture. Details of the site, courses in
permaculture, location.
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Farmer Bert
- Blog by a farmer in Tennessee about his
experiences of sustainable agriculture and
taking care of the land.
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Grace Factory Farm Project
- Information, ideas, and strategies for
activists opposed to factory farming. Topics
cover the environmental, health, economic,
social and animal welfare costs of
large-scale animal production, as well as
trends toward sustainable alternatives to
factory farms.
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Grazing Management - An
Ecological Perspective
- Publication edited by Rodney Heitschmidt
and Jerry Stuth. Out of print.
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GSC Sustainable Agriculture
and Food Security Program in Tanzania
- Project for volunteers to participate in
developing sustainable farming methods in
Tanzania.
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Guelph Seminar Series in
Agricultural and Rural Development
- Communication and collaboration across
disciplines and institutions on agricultural
and rural development issues through remote
international seminars involving researchers
from Canada, Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania.
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IIED: Food and Agriculture
- The International Institute for
Environment and Development is a research
organization aiming to develop more
effective and equitable forms of agriculture
and natural resource management.
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Iowa State University -
Sustainable Agriculture Extension Program
- Provides information on events, research,
education, links, funding sources, relevant
to Iowa.
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Key to Success in Value-added
Agriculture - This
article describes, in farmers' own words,
important lessons learned by them in adding
value to their farm products and marketing
directly to consumers. [PDF]
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The Land Institute
- Aims to develop an agricultural system
with the ecological stability of natural
grasslands, as well as a high grain yield.
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Leopold Center for
Sustainable Agriculture
- The center's objectives are to reduce
negative impacts of agriculture on natural
resources and rural communities, to develop
profitable farming systems that conserve
natural resources, and to inform the public
of new research findings.
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Long-Term Research on
Agricultural Systems
- Based at UC Davis, LTRAS is a long-term
comparison of 10 conventional, organic and
alternative cropping systems, both irrigated
and nonirrigated.
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Michael Fields Agricultural
Institute - A
research and education institute for
biodynamic, sustainable, and organic
agriculture. Staff directory, newsletter,
reports, workshop schedule, and news.
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Minnesota Institute for
Sustainable Agriculture
- Partnership between the College of
Agricultural, Food, and Environmental
Sciences at the University of Minnesota and
the Sustainers' Coalition. Cooperative
effort to develop and promote sustainable
agriculture.
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The National Campaign for
Sustainable Agriculture
- Dedicated to educating the US public on
the importance of a sustainable food and
agriculture system that is economically
viable, environmentally sound, socially
just, and humane.
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National Sustainable
Agriculture Information Service
- ATTRA provides an on-line resource for
sustainable agriculture and organic farming
news, publications, events and funding
opportunities. Extensive library of articles
and studies, with links to related sites.
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Nature Farming Research &
Development Foundation
- NFRDF is undertaking research into new
sustainable technologies in the
agro-industrial processes, livestock health
and the reclamation and management of
inferior soil and water resources.
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Pistache Paulownia Project
- This project aims to turn 4 acres of
unused agricultural land in France into a
sustainable Paulownia plantation.
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Principles of Sustainable
Weed Management for Croplands
- This publication discusses several
alternatives to conventional tillage
systems, such as allelopathy, intercropping,
crop rotations, and a weedfree cropping
design and includes a list of further
resources. [PDF]
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Protected Harvest
- Independently certifies and labels
farmers' use of stringent environmental and
sustainable growing standards.
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Regional Information Service
Center for Southeast Asia on Appropriate
Technology -
Resource on appropriate technologies in the
fields of sustainable agriculture, waste
management, textiles and renewable energy,
primarily in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand,
Vietnam and Yunnan.
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Resilience in Prairie
Agriculture -
Information on research into the challenges
facing agriculture on the Canadian Prairies
provided by the International Institute for
Sustainable Development.
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The Rodale Institute
- Details of research and promotion of
sustainable farming practices.
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Roundtable on Sustainable
Palm Oil -
International organization of producers,
distributors, conservationists and other
stakeholders. Includes details of current
projects, and resources to download. Based
in Switzerland and Malaysia.
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Small Farmer's Journal -
Practical Horse Farming
- A journal in support of independent family
farmers. Offering information on the use of
animal-power, organics and sustainable
agriculture. Lynn Miller is editor and
publisher
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Social Accountability in
Sustainable Agriculture
- Describes objectives, which are to improve
social auditing processes in agriculture.
Also organisational details and partner
information.
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Southern Africa Development
Community: Agricultural Information
Management Systems
- Aims to provide planners and policy makers
easy access to information necessary for
revitalizing agricultural, enhancing food
security and promoting rural development.
Provides information on news, events, and
programs for land, water, livestock, remote
sensing and GIS.
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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.
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Sustainability Institute
- Provides information on projects on
sustainable food production and
environmental issues, and offers courses,
workshops and consultation services.
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Sustainable Agriculture
Coalition -
National alliance of farm, rural development
and conservation groups. Provides
information on the organization, its work,
publications, getting involved and the blog.
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Sustainable Agriculture
Educational Project
- Description on how to maintain soil
fertility and how to reduce pH, soil
erosion, pesticide use and salt levels.
Links to other sustainable agriculture
pages.
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Sustainable Agriculture:
Information Access Tools
- AFSIC's directory of contacts, research
sources, databases, Web sites and
educational programs related to sustainable
agriculture.
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Sustainable Agriculture
Network -
Information on sustainable agriculture for
producers. Grants available for sustainable
agriculture projects.
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Sustainable Agriculture,
Policy Research Centre for - Steunpunt
Duurzame Landbouw
- A policy supporting research partnership
between Ghent University and K.U.Leuven
concerning sustainable agriculture.
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Sustainable Animal
Production: Workshops, Discussion, Resources
- 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.
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Sustainable Corn and Soybean
Production - This
publication discusses the relationship of
these crops to overall farm sustainability
and suggests ways to improve the
sustainability of their production,
including using diversification options that
are more sustainable than annual row crops.
[PDF]
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Sustainable Nutrient
Management in Agriculture
- Advisory software for consultants and
extension workers to provide farmers with
sustainable nutrition advice for their crops
and cropping systems (organic and ecological
farming).
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Sustainable Soil and Water
Ltd - Provider of
sustainable farming and environmental
solutions using beneficial microorganisms
that exist freely in nature.
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Sustainet
- Cooperates with projects and organisations
in Africa, Latin America and Asia that focus
on sustainable agriculture and their
wide-scale application.
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Syngenta Foundation for
Sustainable Agriculture
- Promotes improved and sustainable farming
through better cultivation methods and crop
diversification.
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Tarwyn Park
- Peter Andrews developed Natural Sequence
Farming to regenerate the Bylong horse stud
that was dry, barren, salty and eroded. Now
Tarwyn Park is green, has water and is frost
tolerant.
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Tilth Producers
- A Chapter of Washington Tilth Association,
fosters and promotes ecologically sound
sustainable agriculture in the interest of
environmental preservation, human health and
social equity.
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University of California
Sustainable Agriculture Research and
Education Program
- Searchable site with topics including
"what is sustainable agriculture?",
biologically integrated farming systems,
cover crops, earthworms, soil quality, and
sustainable agriculture courses, workshops,
and events.
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Vanashree
- Provides information on this small farm in
India including the low cost, organic and
natural integrated farming methods used, the
alternate energy utilization and the water
conservation techniques.
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Vineyard Agroecology
- Provides information about research being
conducted by the Altieri Lab at UC Berkeley
on the management of non-crop vegetation for
the enhancement of natural pest regulation
in vineyard agroecosystems.
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Washington Sustainable Food
and Farming Network
- A grassroots, statewide advocacy
organization for sustainable agriculture and
family farms in Washington State. Mission,
programs, links.
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What is Sustainable
Agriculture? - A
detailed account of how sustainable
agriculture integrates environmental health,
economic profitability, and social and
economic equity. From UC Davis.
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