- Crop Science Society of America - http://www.crops.org/
An educational and scientific organization comprised of more than 4,700 members dedicated to the advancement of crop science. Members in more than 100 countries.
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - http://www.fao.org
Site has many information resources and links on agricultural topics, as well as hunger, sustainable development, and related matters.
- American Society of Agronomy - http://www.agronomy.org/
Dedicated to the development of agriculture enabled by science, in harmony with environmental and human values.
- American Society of Agricultural Engineers - http://ASAE.org/
Professional and technical organization of members worldwide interested in engineering knowledge and technology for food and agriculture and associated industries.
- CAB International - http://www.cabi.org/
Collects and shares knowledge about organic pesticides, biodiversity and genetics. Publisher of books and journals.
- Alpha Zeta Fraternity - http://www.alphazeta.org/
A professional fraternity of men and women whose educational objectives and/or careers fall within the broadly defined field of agriculture. United States.
- Independent agricultural research - http://www.agrisearch.co.uk/
Agrisearch is Europe's leading independent agricultural research organisation, conducting regulatory trials for many of the world's major agricultural input businesses.
- Swiss Center for International Agriculture - http://www.zil.ethz.ch
Promotes and supports projects in international agricultural research, especially for the sustainable use of natural resources in agriculture and forestry in non-OECD countries.
- Research Institute of Animal Nutrition, Ltd. - http://www.vuvz.cz/
Pohorelice, Czech Republic. Cattle nutrition, pig nutrition, animal nutrition physiology and feed biotechnologies research. Research is the company's main activity.
- International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage - http://www.icid.org
News, profile and publications of the non-profit organisation working to improve water and land management by the application of irrigation, drainage and flood management techniques, in English and French.
- Institute of Arable Crops Research - http://www.iacr.bbsrc.ac.uk/iacr/tiacrhome.html
Gives research results, information for growers, calendar of events and training and education offered.
- Doyle Foundation - http://www.doylefoundation.org
Providing advocacy and support for the role of science in international development
- Council for Agricultural Science and Technology - http://www.cast-science.org/
Assembles, interprets, and communicates science-based information regionally, nationally, and internationally on food, fiber, agricultural, natural resource, and related societal and environmental issues. Topics include animal science, food science, agricultural technology, education, plant and soil sciences, and plant protection.
- Society for Range Management - http://www.rangelands.org/
For the scientific study, protection and management of rangeland resources, mainly grazing lands managed by ecological principles.
- Hyb Tech - http://www.hybtech.org/
Project set up to develop F1 breeding technology for crops. Plants being tested are rice, tomato, chicory and tobacco. Funded by a commission of six European countries. techniques.
- American Agri Women (AAW) - http://americanagriwomen.org/
National coalition works on areas of interest, such as governmental economic policy and environmental issues. Page lists the mission statement, affiliate organizations, meetings, committee chairpersons and executive officers.
- Future Harvest - http://www.futureharvest.org/
Details of this charitable organisation which aims to improve access to food. Site includes information on world food problems, what can be done about them and the organization's programs.
- The Triazine Network - http://www.ksgrains.com/triazine
Organisation that challenges the US restrictions on the use of these herbicides.
- Society for Economic Botany - http://www.econbot.org/
Fosters scientific research, education, and related activities on the past, present, and future uses of plants, and the relationship between plants and people.
- ESA - European Society for Agronomy - http://www.esagr.org/structure/
For agronomists, researchers and teachers who are concerned with basic and applied science in agronomy: the relationships between crops, soils, climates and agricultural practices, and between agriculture and the environment.
- Agricultural Drainage Management Coalition - http://www.admcoalition.com/
Organization promoting controlled outlet land drainage as an environmental best management practice, improving water quality by reducing nutrient runoff through plastic field tile.
- Agronomic Science Foundation - http://www.a-s-f.org/index.html
Conducts scholarship and grant programs and issues awards intended to help further the role of the agronomic, crop, and soil sciences in global crop production, and to promote human welfare within a sustainable environment.
- Industrial Agricultural Products Center (IAPC) - http://agproducts.unl.edu/
Created by the University of Nebraska's governing board. Purpose of group is to promote the development of new industrial products that are made totally or partly from agricultural commodities, such as renewable energy and biodegradable plastics. Page includes list of current research projects and staff.
- Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation - http://www.cta.int/
International agency advancing agricultural and rural development in African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries by promoting the transfer, exchange and utilisation of information. Features publications, news, and departments.
- Praktijkonderzoek Plant & Omgeving B.V. - http://www.ppo.dlo.nl/
Dutch center for advice and research at the interface between science and practice in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, and the environment.
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