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CountrySTAT

Access: Publicly available resource

Description: Country FAOSTAT provides statistical data on food and agriculture for countries. The resource gathers and harmonises scattered institutional statistical data and metadata so that information tables from different sources become compatible with each other at the country and international levels.

Also try Bibliography of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations publications covering:

  • Crop production systems management
  • Livestock production systems management
  • Diseases and pests of animals and plants, including the use of pesticides
  • Nutrition and consumer protection
  • Forestry management and conservation
  • Fisheries and aquaculture management and conservation
  • Sustainable natural resources management
  • Rural infrastructure and agro-industries
  • Food and agriculture policy
  • Trade and marketing
  • Gender and equity in rural societies
  • Rural livelihood and food security


Coverage: Various Dates

Subject(s):
Area Studies
Publicly Available Resources
Science & Technology
Statistics (numeric data)

Related DatabasesOn-Site Access Only
Biological and Agricultural Index Plus
Encyclopedia of Agricultural, Food, & Biological Engineering
Encyclopedia of Plant and Crop Science
SourceOECD

Related Links
AgEcon Search: Research in Agricultural and Applied Economics
AgNIC: Agriculture Network Information Center ** http://www.agnic.org/ **
Agricultural Baseline Database ** http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/baseline/ **
FAOSTAT ** http://faostat.fao.org/default.aspx **
Organic Eprints ** http://orgprints.org/ **
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