Agriculture and Food

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

National Agricultural Biotechnology Council - 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.
http://nabc.cals.cornell.edu/

USDA: Agricultural Biotechnology - One of three Federal Agencies, along with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), primarily responsible for regulating biotechnology in the USA.
http://www.usda.gov/agencies/biotech/

Belgian Biosafety Server - 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.
http://www.biosafety.be/

Information Systems for Biotechnology - 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.
http://www.isb.vt.edu/

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

Ag Bio tech Info Net - Resource for herbicide tolerance, disease and insect resistance, other traits and applications, including teachers educational resource and links to programs. Includes news of gene flow, contamination, industry mergers, cost and benefits discussion, maintained by Ecologic Inc, Sandpoint, Idaho.
http://www.biotech-info.net/

Agricultural Biotechnology Support Project II - Supports the development of expertise in Africa, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia and the Philippines in the areas of research, policy development, licensing, and outreach, to help reduce poverty and hunger through agricultural biotechnology.
http://www.absp2.cornell.edu/

USDA: Economic Research Service - Overview, background and current issues on adoption and economics of biotechnology in farming systems, marketing, labeling, and segregation issues associated with trade in GM-foods, including public-private partnerships and IP rights in the USA.
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/Biotechnology

Seed Biotechnology Center - 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.
http://sbc.ucdavis.edu/

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

The Agriculture Network Information Center - A voluntary partnership providing a range of agricultural information and news.
http://www.agnic.org/

Agricultural Biotechnology Council - 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.
http://www.abcinformation.org/

Genome Prairie - 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.
http://www.genomeprairie.ca/

AgBioForum - Articles on the economics and management, public policy, and private strategies maintained at University of Missouri-Columbia, Missouri.
http://www.agbioforum.missouri.edu/

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

Food and Environment: Genetic Engineering - Articles and FAQ from the Union of Concerned Scientists.
http://www.ucsusa.org/food_and_environment/genetic_engineering/

Biotech Basics - Provides information about the benefits of food biotechnology and genetically modified agricultural products, and presents genetically altered plants as a possible solution to reducing famine.
http://www.biotechknowledge.com/biotech/bbasics.nsf/

AgBioResources - Offers access to related resources from Bangalore, India.
http://www.agbioresources.com/

Agri-Biotechnology Section - Resource for public debate on plant-made pharmaceuticals and GM foods. Includes news, activities, board membership based at the European Federation of Biotechnology, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
http://www.agbiotech.org/