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Agriculture

The science and technology of growing living things (plants and animals) for human consumption or use as pets, ornament, food, fiber, or construction material. Includes Forestry, Horticulture and Soil Science.

Please submit sites that belong to the science and practice of agriculture.

Do not submit company websites that sell agricultural products. Please submit these to the appropriate Business or Shopping category.

If the topic is more focused on a local area of the world, such as farming techniques in Malaysia, please submit your site to the appropriate Regional category.

This category is for English language sites. Please submit non-English sites to the most appropriate World category.

Academic Departments

This category covers sites about organizations doing research into agricultural topics and providing agricultural courses and training.

Sites in languages other than English should be submitted to the appropriate category of World

Animals

Websites concerned with the science and practices involved in raising animals under agricultural conditions for meat, dairy, eggs, fibre or draft.

Sites in languages other than English should be submitted to the appropriate category of World

Aquaculture

This category contains scientific information on aquaculture. This includes the hatching and rearing of finfish, shellfish and other marine and freshwater organisms and their cultivation in a restricted or controlled environment.

Sites in languages other than English should be submitted to the appropriate category of World

Conferences

Websites of planned, current and past conferences and events concerning study and research in agriculture and allied fields.

Sites in languages other than English should be submitted to the appropriate category of World

Crop Plants

Websites for information on the cultivation of any plants or plant groups grown as an agricultural or horticultural crop.

This category is intended for websites on the cultivation of named crops.
Websites concerned with farming or horticultural practices should be submitted in other categories, including those for Field Crops, Horticulture, or Practices and Systems. Sites in languages other than English should be submitted to the appropriate category of World

Databases

Listings of websites that provide online databases and reference information.

Sites in languages other than English should be submitted to the appropriate category of World.

Directories

This category contains websites that list scientific and educational resources pertaining to agriculture and related topics. It does not contain business directories. These will be found in the business part of the directory.

Education

This category contains sites relating to agricultural education.

Sites in languages other than English should be submitted to the appropriate category of World.

Field Crops

Websites concerning agricultural science relevant to crops grown in the field by the practices of arable farming.

Please submit links related to the topics of the category. Sites in languages other than English should be submitted to the appropriate category of World

Fisheries

A Fishery is a geographical area within which non-captive fish are caught. The term may also be applied to the catching of such fish. This category concerns the science of fisheries and their management.

Sites in languages other than English should be submitted to the appropriate category of World

Forestry

This category is for websites concerned with the science and practice of growing forestry crops.

Commercial websites and those offering forestry services, products and equipment, should be submitted to the Commercial Forestry category.

Sites in languages other than English should be submitted to the appropriate category of World

History

Websites concerned with the history of crop cultivation, past agricultural practices and methods, the development of agricultural machinery and past practices in livestock husbandry.

Sites in languages other than English should be submitted to the appropriate category of World.

Horticulture

This category contains websites concerned with the science and technology of growing plants on an intensive or on a small scale basis, as opposed to the extensive cultivation of arable cultivation. It includes turf science, arboriculture, and nursery science.

Much related material regarding domestic gardens will be found in the related category Home: Gardening.

Submit sites that explains the cultivation of ornamental plants.

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Sites in languages other than English should be submitted to the appropriate category of World

Organizations

Listings of websites concerned with scientific and professional organizations and associations.

Sites in languages other than English should be submitted to the appropriate category of World

Pests and Diseases

This category is for websites with information on the management and control of pests, weeds and diseases in crops.

Please submit only those sites that relate to the science of managing unwanted plant, insect and wildlife.
Please submit pest control businesses to the appropriate category of Regional

Sites in languages other than English should be submitted to the appropriate category of World

Practices and Systems

This category is for sites concerned with the theory and practical application of farming systems and methods suitable to particular climatological or geographical locations. It is not for business sites.

Please submit business sites to the appropriate category of Business/Agriculture and Forestry.

Sites in languages other than English should be submitted to the appropriate category of World

Products and Services

This category and its subcategories are for listings of scientific equipment suppliers, laboratories, and research products.

Please submit sites that deal with laboratory, technical information or research products for agriculture.

Common agricultural products and services should be submitted to an appropriate subcategory of Business or Shopping. Submitting them here is likely to result in a delay in listing. Sites in languages other than English should be submitted to the appropriate category of World

Publications

Publications and journals concerned with the science, techniques, and practices of agriculture.

The publications listed in "Agriculture: Publications: Journals" category are those which cover the sciences of agriculture, agricultural systems, livestock production, agronomy and related areas. The publication listed in the main are those of multidisciplinary approach (a broad range of fields). Journals and magazines in the specific sciences are listed in topical subcategories.

Sites in languages other than English should be submitted to the appropriate category of World

Research Groups and Centers

Websites of institutions and organisations that undertake research into agricultural science.

Sites in languages other than English should be submitted to the appropriate category of World

Soils

Information about soils in agriculture and forestry, as well as soil science in general. Potential topics include soil genesis and morphology, soil classification and mapping, soil fertility, soil conservation (including erosion), soil management and modifications, and interpretation of soil characteristics.

Sites advertising products to be applied in soils in order to improve its chemical, physical or physical-chemical characteristics should be submitted to appropriate categories in Business or Shopping. Sites oriented exclusively to the home gardener should go to Homes/Gardens.

Sites in languages other than English should be submitted to the appropriate category of World

Sustainable Agriculture

Sustainable agriculture implies use of renewable or reusable resources rather than consumption and exhaustion of finite resources. Sustainable agriculture means a system of food production that over many years, is environmentally neutral or beneficial, is economically viable, and produces good quality food and other goods in large quantities to meet world needs.

Sites in languages other than English should be submitted to the appropriate category of World