Information resources for Agricultural and Rural Development
Bibliographic Databases (Literature Search)
- ERRC Publication Search(Free)
- A Climatic Database For Cropwat
- Agnic (plant Science-plant Protection) database
- Agrícola
- CISTI-Canadá
- Farmers Almanac
- Irrigation Equipment Supply Database
- INFORMS online Bibliographic Database
- Rice Market Analysis
- Usda Nutrient Database
- Biological & Agricultural Index Plus
- BIOSIS
Statistical Databases
- India Statistics (Sub)
- FAOStat (Free)
- National Agricultural Statistics Service (NAAS)
Full Text Databases (Free)
- Strategian.com (Free)
The magazines and journals listed below allow free access to the complete text of some or all of the articles in selected issues--usually issues published fairly recently. The publications below do not require any sort of registration in order to access the full text; journals and other services that do require registration in order to access full text content--even if the registration is free--are not listed.
- HighWire Press (StanfordUniversity)
Includes the complete or partial full text of 150+ journals in Biology, Chemistry, Medicine, Neuroscience, Plant Science, Psychiatry, etc.; coverage varies by title but is generally from mid to late 1990's until the last 1-2 years.
- Life Sciences and Agricultural Journals
- DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) : Agriculture and Food Sciences(Free)
DOAJ covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. It aims to cover all subjects and languages. There are now 3906 journals in the directory.
- AgZines (AgZines: A Harvest of Free Agricultural Journals): United States Agricultural Information Network (Free)
- Cogprints (Agri. & Horticulture related Journals)(Free)
- J-Stage (Japan Science and Technology Information Aggregator, Electronic) (Free)
- AgEcon Search(Free)
- International Information System for the Agricultural Sciences and Technology (AGRIS) Central Database
- National AG SAFETY Database (Free)
- Biotechnologies in Use in Developing Countries (FAO-BioDeC) (Free)
Print Journals subscribed by RC
- Agricultural Research Magazine (12/Y) [Available Online]
US Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, US
ISSN: 0002-161X
- Agricultural Situation in India (12/Y)
Ministry of Agriculture, GOI, New Delhi, IN
ISSN: 0002-1679
- Agriculture Today (12/Y)
Centre for Agriculture and Rural Development, New Delhi, India
ISSN: 2000-1638
- Current Opinion in Genetics & Development (06/Y) {New}
Elsevier Science, New York, US
ISSN: 0959-437X
- Current Opinion in Structural Biology (6/Y) [Available Online]
Current Opinion / Elsevier Science, New York, US
ISSN: 0959-440X
- Current Science (24/Y) [Available Online]
Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, IN
ISSN: 0011-3891
- Development and Change (6/Y) {New}
Wiley-Blackwell, Singapore
ISSN: 0012-155X
- Down to Earth (24/Y)
Society for Environmental Communications, New Delhi, IN
ISSN: 1000-1230
- Ecologist (10/Y)
Tyler Moorehead, London, UK
ISSN: 0261-3131
- Economic and Political Weekly (52/Y) online access Available Online
Economic and Political Weekly, Mumbai, IN
ISSN: 0012-9976
- Financing Agriculture (6/Y) [Available Online]
Agricultural Finance Corporation Ltd., Mumbai, IN
ISSN: 0015-2110
- Geospatial Today (12/Y)
Spatial Networks Pvt. Ltd. Hyderabad, IN
ISSN: 0972-6810
- i4D: information for development (12/Y) [Available Online]
Centre for Spatial Database Management and Solutions, New Delhi, IN
ISSN: 0972-804X
- Indian Agriculturist (4/Y)
Agricultural Society of India, Calcutta, IN
ISSN: 0019-4336
- Indian Farming (12/ Y)
Indian Council of Agriculture Research, New Delhi, IN
ISSN: 0019-4786
- Indian Horticulture (4/Y)
Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, IN
ISSN: 0019-4875
- Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics (4/Y)
Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, Mumbai, IN
ISSN: 0019-5014
- Indian Journal of Agricultural Research (4/Y)
Agricultural Research Communication Centre, Haryana, IN
ISSN: 0367-8245
- Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences (12/Y)
Indian Council of Agriculture Research, New Delhi, IN
ISSN: 0019-5022
- Indian Journal of Dryland Agricultural Research & Development
Centre Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad, IN
- Journal of Geomatics (2/Y)
Indian Society of Geomatics, Ahmedabad, IN
- Journal of Rural Development (4/Y)
National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad, IN
ISSN: 0970-3357
- Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research (12/Y)
National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources, New Delhi, IN
ISSN 0022-4456
- Nature (52/Y)
Nature Publishing Group, UK
ISSN: 0028-0836
- Sanctuary Asia (6/Y)
Sanctuary Asia, Mumbai, IN
- Yojana (12/Y)
Ministry of Inf. & Broadcasting Govt. of India, New Delhi, IN
ISSN: 0971-8400
Electronic Journals (Subscribed by RC)
- Agricultural Systems {SciDirect}
- Agriculture and Human Values{Springer}
- Agricultural History {JSTOR}
- American Journal of Agricultural Economics {JSTOR}
- Computers and Electronics in Agriculture {SciDirect}
- Illinois Agricultural Economics {JSTOR}
- International Journal of Plant Sciences {JSTOR}
- Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics{Springer}
- Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics {JSTOR}
- Journal of Land & Public Utility Economics {JSTOR}
- Journal of Farm Economics {JSTOR}
- Journal of Plant Research {Springer}
- Land Economics {JSTOR}
- North Central Journal of Agricultural Economics {JSTOR}
- Plant Biotechnology Reports {Springer}
- Plant Cell {JSTOR}
- Plant Cell Reports {Springer}
- Plant Ecology {JSTOR}
- Plant Physiology {JSTOR}
- Precision Agriculture{Springer}
- Review of Agricultural Economics {JSTOR}
- Russian Agricultural Sciences {Springer}
- Russian Journal of Plant Physiology {Springer}
- Systematics and Geography of Plants {JSTOR}
Wetlands Ecology and Management {Springer}
RC’s Reference Book Collection
- Lewis, Robert Alan.,
CRC dictionary of agricultural sciences,
630.3 REF LEW
012717
- Indian Council of Agricultural Research,
Handbook of agriculture : facts and figures for farmers, students and all engaged or interested in farming,
630.202 REF IND
013096
- Chadha, K. L.,
Handbook of horticulture,
635.0202 REF CHA
013103
- Sumner, Malcolm E., ed.
Handbook of soil science. Boca Raton,
631.4 REF SUM
012723
- Achaya, K. T.,
Historical Dictionary of Indian Food,
641.3954REF ACH
001655
- Hancock, Paul L.,
Oxford Companion to the Earth,
550 REF HAN
002400
- Allaby, Michael. ed.
Oxford Dictionary of Plant Sciences,
581.7 REF ALL
001082
- Alagh, Yoginder K.,
State of the Indian farmer: a millennium study : an overview,
(Volumes: 1- 27 and CD-ROM : 27),
630.954 REF ALA
011456 – 0011482
- Fierro, Pedro, ed. & Nyer, Evan K.,
Water encyclopedia : hydrologic data and Internet resources, 3rd ed
553.703 REF FIE
017162
- Westcott, Cynthia & Horst, R. Kenneth, ed.
Westcott's plant disease handbook, 6th ed.
632.3 REF WES
015716
Free e-Books,
ICT in Agriculture: Perspectives of Technological Innovation (e-book)
Domesticating forests: how farmers manage forest resources.
Life after logging: Reconciling wildlife conservation and production forestry in Indonesian Borneo.
Recent Advances in Wheat Head Scab Research in China
E-Books-Online Publications from icrisat
Agriculture Courseware
Top 100 Open Courseware Projects
Tufts OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Undergraduate Agriculture OpenCourseWare
Open Courseware Consortium
MIT Open Courseware
Virtual Libraries: Agriculture
- WWW VL for Agriculture
- Anancy
- CGVLibrary
- Australian Farming Virtual Library
- Intute: Agriculture, food, and forestry
News Services
Annual report
Wheat Yearbook: Report
Agricultural News & Bulletin
FAO Corporate Document Repository (Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations)
Indian Agricultural News
Agrichemical And Environmental News
Botanical Electronic News (1995 - )
Gypsy Moth News
U.s. Water News
Wastewater News
Weekly Weather And Crop Bulletin
Agricultural Bulletin
Agricultural Electronic Bulletin Board
World Agriculture Trade Flows
Agriculture Gateway to India
Agriculture Gateway to India
Agriculture Gateway to India : small map to get State-wise Information
AG Info Gateway : Agriculture Gateway to India
Gateway to International Agriculture
Hawaii's Agricultural Gateway
Agricultural Directory
Comprehensive directory of Agricultural Business web sites
Worldwide Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Directory (WAMED)
Search Engine
Ag Search Engines and Indexes
AGFIND: an agricultural search engine like no udder
AGRI-FIND
Agricultural Register
Agricultural Sciences Search Engines
AgriFor
Agriscape
AgriSurf
FruitSearch.com
HydroponicSearch.com: Agriculture, Hydroponics, Greehouse, Farming Search Engine
ProduceLinks.com
Web-Agri
Other Resources
Agripedia - Internet Accessible Interactive Multimedia Instructional Resource
Agripedia isdeveloped by the University of Kentucky's College of Agriculture created with a USDA Higher Education Program Grant. Agripedia has been created to allow students to use resources across the country in an integrated, interactive learning resource on the Internet. As an "encyclopedia of agriculture", Agripedia presents facts, figures, demonstrations, examples, graphics, and more regarding the concepts, practices, and vocabulary of agriculture in a multimedia format using audio clips, graphics, text and animation.
Indian Agricultural centre
Bioresources and Biotechnology Division
Department of Agriculture & Co-operation
Department of Food Processing Industries
Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)
Indian Institute of Science (IIS)
M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation on Sustainable Agricultural Research and Rural Development (MSSRF)
National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE)
Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI)
PN Agricultural Science Foundation PNASF
Research Institutes
Vasantdada Sugar Institute (VSI)
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
NationalAcademy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Central Avian Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh
Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Central Institute of Brakishwater Aquaculture, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar, Orissa
Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering & Technology, Ludhiana, Punjab
Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod, Kerala
Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Darjeeling Tea Research and DevelopmentCenter
Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut, Kerala
Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Indian Lac Research Institute, Namkum, Ranchi
Mumbai Product Market Committee
National Research Centre for Agroforestry, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
National Research Centre for Coldwater Fisheries, Bhimtal, Uttaranchal
National Research Centre for Integrated Pest Management, New Delhi
National Research Centre for Mushroom, Solan, Himachal Pradesh
National Research Centre for Oilpalm, Pedavegi, Andhra Pradesh
National Research Centre for Onion and Garlic, Rajgurunagar, Pune, Maharashtra
National Research Centre for Yak, Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh
National Research Centre on Camel, Bikaner, Rajasthan
National Research Centre on Equines, Hissar, Haryana
National Sugar Institute, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh (NSI)
Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Tocklai Tea Research Centre
Ag Resources
Biotechnology Information Resource, Biotechnology Patents
Farm and farming System, Rural and Agricultural Sociology, Economics, Business and Industry
Fertilizers, Floriculture, Forestry Fruits, Government Agencies, Harvesting, Horticulture, Regulation and policies
Nbiap (Nat'l Biol. Impact Assessment Program)
Newspapers and Magazines india Agronet
Government Department
Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE)
Department of Agriculture and Co-operation
Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying
Research on Agriculture
A Bibliography on Computational Gene Recognition
Germplasm
Nuclear DNA content of a number of important plant species as determined by flow cytometry (Table)
Plant DNA Library Files
Agricultural Machinery in India
Plant Genome Experimental Concepts
Plant Genome Mapping Projects
Sequence Analysis References (EXPASY)
Web Cutter (A free, on-line program to help restriction map DNA sequences)
WWW DNA & Protein Analysis Toolkit (RockefellerUniversity Computing Services)
Agricultural & Farm Development Consultancy Services (Indian)
Agricultural & Farm Development Consultancy Services
Farmwealth Bio Tech
Green Agri Biotech
Gujarat Chemicals And Fertilizer Trading Company
Indian Agribusiness Systems Pvt. Ltd.
Jeevan Herbs and Agro Farms
Protecting Peanuts from Aflatoxin
Other Organization
Action For Agricultural Renewal in Maharashtra
Agricultural Credit Bureau
Baif Development Research Foundation (BAIF)
Bharatiya Agro Industries Foundation (BAIF)
Centro International de Agriculture Tropical
Janarth
Myrada
S.M. Sehgal Foundation
Sampda
Agriculture NGO Database
International Agricultural Research Organizations
Agricultural Research Organizations on the Web
AfricaRiceCenter (WARDA)
Centro International de Agricultura Tropical
Center for International Forestry Research
Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo
Centro Internacional de la Papa
InternationalCenter for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
International Food Policy Research Institute
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
International Livestock Research Institute
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
International Rice Research Institute
IWMI - International Water Management Institute
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
WorldFishCenter
Agricultural Technology Centre: Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Canadian Soil Information System
Farm Business Survey
Farmchina
Find the Expert at the Agricultural Research Service
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture (GIEWS)
Institute of Arable Crops Research
International Centre for Research in Agroforestry
Rural Europe
Biotechnology Information Directory - A Public Service of Cato Research
Manuals / Guides /Tools
- Management of agricultural research: A training manual. Introductory module
This practical manual includes case studies and covers the following areas: research planning, organizational principles and design, leadership, motivation, team building and conflict management, managing human resources, management information systems, computers and network techniques, financial management, research-extension linkage, information services and documentation and institute evaluation. (On-line)
- The community's toolbox: The idea, methods and tools for participatory assessment, monitoring and evaluation in community forestry
Community Environmental Assessment is used to gather information in order to analyse the environmental effects of planned and/or completed activities. The tool provides a framework in which insiders can make observations and judge the value of the change. The value is determined by giving a number value to each environmental factor. In this way an environmental score is established.
- Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) Inventory of Innovative Farmer Advisory Services using ICTs
International Organizations
Associations/Groups
- Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI)
- Central Asia and the Caucasus Association of Agricultural Research Institution (CACAARI)
- Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
- Global Forum of Agricultural Research (GFAR)
- Agricultural Research and Extension Network (AgREN)
- Agricultural Research for Developing Countries (CIRAD)
- International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM)
Research Centers
- AfricaRiceCenter (WARDA)
- Bioversity International
- International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
- Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
- Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo (CIMMYT)
- International Potato Center CIP
- InternationalCenter for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas ICARDA
- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics ICRISAT
- International Food Policy Research Institute IFPRI
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture IITA
- International Livestock Research Institute ILRI
- International Rice Research Institute IRRI
- International Water Management Institute IWMI
- World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
- WorldFishCenter
Indian Research Centres
- Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research
- National Institute Of Rural Development
- Indian Agricultural Research Institute