Directory of Agriculture and Food Resources

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Sites and links to categories of scientific interest in both growing plants and producing food from livestock, which has involved genetic manipulation (GM), or other modification of natural sources, to aid agricultural or food production.

Subcategories

• Dairy and Red Meat Production
• Genetically Modified Animals
• Genetically Modified Corn and Maize
• Genetically Modified Plants
• Plant Tissue Culture
• Products and Services

Resources in This Category

• About GM

  http://www.food.gov.uk/gmdebate/aboutgm/
  Consumer information, including the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes, from the Food Standards Agency, UK.

• Agricultural Biotechnology Council

  http://www.abcinformation.org/
  Umbrella group for the agricultural biotechnology industry in the UK which promotes the role of biotechnology in sustainable agriculture and acts as a source of information about agricultural biotechnology.

• Belgian Biosafety Server

  http://www.biosafety.be/
  Scientific aspects related to the biological safety of human activities carried out using pathogenic and/or genetically-modified organisms. Managed by the Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels.

• Biotecnología

  http://www.farmbiocontrol.com/
  Biotechnology company devoted to the research, development and innovation of a range of biological products of benefit to farmers. Spanish and English.

• Cropgen

  http://www.cropgen.org/
  An education and information initiative for consumers and the media on the subject of crop biotechnology.

• Database of the Safety and Benefits of Biotechnology

  http://croplife.intraspin.com/
  CropLife International database of published papers and reviews demonstrating the benefits and safety implications associated with the use of agricultural biotechnology products.

• FAO: Biotechnology in Food and Agriculture

  http://www.fao.org/biotech/
  Features news articles, current projects, an electronic forum, meeting schedule and a glossary of terms.

• Genome Prairie

  http://www.genomeprairie.ca/
  Not-for-profit organization supporting and managing large-scale genomics and proteomics research projects in the provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba for applications which include agriculture, animal and human health.

• Information Systems for Biotechnology

  http://www.isb.vt.edu/
  Resources pertaining to the development, testing and regulatory review of genetically modified plants, animals and microorganisms, to support the responsible use of products. Primarily within the USA, maintained at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg.

• National Agricultural Biotechnology Council

  http://nabc.cals.cornell.edu/
  Not-for-profit consortium of agricultural research and teaching governmental agencies, institutions, universities in the USA. Sponsors meetings and forums to discuss issues, including the environment. Includes goals and contacts in Ithaca, New York.

• Seed Biotechnology Center

  http://sbc.ucdavis.edu/
  Promoting interaction between industry and the research and educational resources, in aspects such as plant breeding, genomics and regulating transgenic crops, at the University of California, Davis.

• The Agriculture Network Information Center

  http://www.agnic.org/
  A voluntary partnership providing a range of agricultural information and news.

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