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Global Invasive Species Database
"The Global Invasive Species Database (GISD) aims to increase awareness about invasive alien species and to facilitate effective prevention and management activities." Includes plants and animals. Click on the "Site Index" tab for more information.

Saving Your Own Vegetable Seeds -- A Guide for Farmers
Written by trainers of Kasetsart University and AVRDC, this guide teaches farmers how to produce, select and save seed of all major vegetable crops grown in Asia. It is written as a training manual to be used by extension specialists. 36 pp. 1.6 Mbyt

South Pacific Seeds Pty. Ltd
Breeders of new improved quality field crop seeds in Australia.

Seedsaving and Seedsavers Resources
A useful set of links for those interested in seed production.

Seeds of Change
A beautiful website as well as a great selection of open-pollinated seeds, especially Native American varieties.

Seedquest
An information service for seed professionals. They have a directory of worldwide seed and agricultural industry suppliers.

Seed Systems Under Stress
CIAT website devoted to issues of seed security in countries affected by civil strife or environmental disasters.

Phytosanitation Agencies Listed by Country
From Purdue University. This page contains links to the agency concerned with seed imports in most countries of the world. As of May 2006 this list has not been updated since 2000.

Native Seeds
A non-profit organization, working to conserve the traditional crops, seeds, and farming methods that have sustained native peoples throughout the Southwestern U.S. and Northern Mexico. Their catalog is a wealth of dryland food species.

International Seed Saving Institute: Basic Seed Saving
"Find links to specific seed saving instructions for 27 common vegetables. This online information comes from Basic Seed Saving, a 48 page paperback book written by Bill McDorman. It was created to provide enough practical information to allow gardeners to embark on the rewarding adventure of saving their own seeds.

International Plant Protection Convention
"The IPPC is an international treaty to secure action to prevent the spread and introduction of pests of plants and plant products, and to promote appropriate measures for their control." Look here to find information about phytosanitary procedures

GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network)
Provides germplasm information about plants, animals, microbes and invertebrates within the National Genetic Resources Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's USDA Agricultural Research Service ARS.

East West Seed
"East West is a multinational vegetable seed producer with a leading market position in all major South East and South Asian vegetable seed markets. It produces, develops and sells tropical hybrid vegetable seeds under the brand logo ‘Red Arrow’"

B and T World Seeds
Available in English, French and German and has a massive list of seeds. There is a list of 25,000 plants giving common and botatical names. If they don't have what you want you can add the seed to their want list.

Sustainable Agriculture

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
Mainly for the USA. "Since 1988, the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program has helped advance farming systems that are profitable, environmentally sound and good for communities..."

Sustainable Harvest International
"Sustainable Harvest International helps farmers [in Central America] reverse rainforest destruction with sustainable land-use practices that allow them to take control of their environmental and economic destinies." Also in Spanish.

Society for Conservation Biology
ARLINGTON, VA – August 24, 2006 – The Society for Conservation Biology (SCB), in collaboration with Blackwell Publishing and Elsevier Publishing, announces ... online access to [scientific journals]for members in developing countries. Membership for individuals in developing countries is US $10 (as of 2010). Click on the "Get Involved/Become a Member" link.

The SYSTEM of RICE INTENSIFICATION
"known as SRI -- le Systéme de Riziculture Intensive in French and la Sistema Intensivo de Cultivo Arrocero (SICA) in Spanish -- is a methodology for increasing the productivity of irrigated rice by changing the management of plants, soil, water and nutrients.

Teaching Organic Farming & Gardening: Resources for Instructors
This is an excellent and well organized curriculum for teaching organic methods. The complete resource, when downloaded fills a 3 inch notebook. The course is divided into manageable chunks for downloading.

SAREP (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program)
The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SAREP) of the University of California has a database of cover crop resources which can be accessed online, links to related sites, publications listings, etc.

HOW TO CONTROL MAIZE PESTS AND STRIGA WEED USING 'PUSH-PULL'
From East Africa--a practical guide to using napier grass and other trap crops to control stem borer and striga in maize.

Food Security for Tropical Farmers, Swahili
Many of their documents are from ECHO. The real value of this site is that there is a complete Swahili section containing many of the ECHO Technical Notes translated into Kiswahili. " This site guides farmers and their advisers on how to grow more food.

Food & Fertilizer Technology Center
This is an international information center for farmers in the Asia Pacific Region. This site contains much practical information in the database, extension leaflets, technical bulletins and other on-line publications.

Exploring Sustainability in Agriculture: An Online Sustainable Agriculture Instructional Resource
This resource, from The Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS), is organized as a class outline. For each topic there is a document listing key resources (books and articles) for that subject. This resource complements two other courses.

ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service, funded by the US Department of Agriculture, is managed by the National Center for Appropriate Technology. It provides information and other technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, extension agents, educators, and others involved in sustainable agriculture in the United States.

African Conservation Tillage Network
The African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT) promotes and facilitates sharing of information and experiences across sectors, disciplines and geographical boundaries among players and stakeholders involved in promoting adaptation and adoption of conservation agriculture.

Agricultural Improvement in the Sahel
Best Development Techniques and Approaches for Agricultural Improvement in the Sahel. From the Drylands Coordination Group funded by Norway.

Alternative Field Crops Manual
This manual is a collection of information on 49 different alternative crops for the midwest US. These same crops can be grown in many other countries, including tropical highlands.

Tropical and Underexploited Food Resources

South Pacific Foods
This resource is in the FAO document repository and covers many of the most important tropical crops. It is composed of 18 "Leaflets" on specific subjects including 2 on seafood.

Amaranth:Future-Food
"The AMARANTH:FUTURE-FOOD project is a joint project financed by the European Commission" "The immediate objective of this project is to provide the tools for an extensive and sustainable exploitation of amaranth."

Alternative Field Crops Manual
From the Univ. of Wisconsin -- "This Alternative Field Crops Manual addresses the need for detailed information on the production of a number of agronomic crops adapted to the upper Midwest." Includes 49 tropical and temperate crops.

Lost Crops of Africa: Vegetables
This book is now available to purchase or read online. "The volume describes the characteristics of 18 little-known indigenous African vegetables" Also see Volumes I and III, Grains and Fruits

The International Centre for Underutilized Crops
Now known as "Crops for the Future" and combined with the The Global Facilitation Unit for Underutilized Species. Established in 1992, the International Centre for Underutilized Crops (ICUC) is an autonomous, nonprofit, scientific research and training center. The Center addresses ways of increasing the use of underutilized crops for food, medicinal and industrial uses.

Neglected & Underutilized Crop Species
This Web site intends to draw attention to those species of plants which have been neglected in a varying degree by researchers or have been underutilized economically. There are detailed descriptions (monographs) of many species.

Leaf for Life
The Leaf for Life web site (they also have a cd-rom) provides information on leafy vegetables- the most nutritious leaves, how to prepare and preserve them etc. They have documents in English and Spanish, a leaf library and slideshows showing different ways leaves can be used.

Mush World Mushroom Information Center
Mush World is a Korean organization dedicated to promoting mushroom production for poverty alleviation. They have excellent information and production handbooks free of charge for developing countries and for those who register with the organization.

EDIS (Extension Digital Information Service )
The Extension Digital Information Service (EDIS) is one of the best examples of on-line agriculture information that exists (formerly known as FAIRS). Many tropical fruits are covered in fact sheets.

Plants for a Future
Plants for a Future is a resource centre for rare and unusual plants, particularly those which have edible, medicinal or other uses. It is available in Spanish as well.

Beans for Health Alliance
The Beans for Health Alliance (BHA) is uniting bean enthusiasts and supporters of food-based interventions around the world to fund research and to promote the health benefits of beans and other pulses.

Golden Rice Home Page
The Golden Rice Project is an effort to produce rice varieties with higher levels of beta-carotene and subsequently vitamin A in the grain. The home website gives information about the project and also addresses issues raised by this genetic modification.

Cucurbitaceae
This link is to a website for the plant family Cucurbitaceae & home of the Cucurbit Network. Provides useful information on many different cucubits and their uses, includes news and other internet links.

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