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Saturday, May 17, 2008

Food & Agriculture Links

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Government Agencies with Biotechnology Product Oversight
Environmental Protection Agency, Biotechnology Program Under the Toxic Substances and Control Act
Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Science Advisory Panel
Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Nutrition, Biotechnology
General Accounting Office
National Science Foundation, Plant Genome Research
Office of Science and Technology Policy
U.S. Agency for International Development
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service -- Biotechnology and U.S. Agricultural Trade
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Department of Agriculture, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyard Administration, Agricultural Biotechnology
U.S. Department of Agriculture, State Biotechnology Regulatory Officials
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
U.S. Department of State, Biotechnology
U.S. Trade Representative

Trade Associations and Commodity Groups
American Farm Bureau
American Seed Trade Association
American Soybean Association
Corn Refiners Association
Crop Life America
Grocery Manufacturers of America
National Association of Wheat Growers
National Corn Growers Association, Biotechnology
National Cotton Council
National Food Processors Association
National Grain and Feed Association
National Food Processors Association
National Grain and Feed Association
Seoul Hannong Seed co.

Outreach Organizations
AgBioForum
AG Care: Agricultural Groups Concerned About Resources and the Environment
Ag West Biotech Inc.
Council for Agricultural Science and Technology
Crop Life America
European Food Information Council
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Food Biotechnology Communications Network
Food Marketing Institute
International Food Information Council (IFIC)
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI)
National Agriculture Biotechnology Council
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
National Council for Food & Agricultural Policy

International Organizations
Asia Development Bank
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Codex Alimentarius
Convention on Biological Diversity
European Union
Food and Agriculture Organization, Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention
World Health Organization, Foods Derived from Modern Biotechnology
Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation, Biotechnology
United Nations Development Program
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
World Bank
World Organization for Animal Health
World Trade Organization

Scientific and Professional Organizations
American Dietetic Association
American Medical Association
American Phytopathological Society
American Society for Cell Biology
American Society for Microbiology
American Society of Plant Biologists
California Council on Science and Technology
Crop Science Society of America
Federation of Animal Scientific Societies (American Dairy Science Association, American Society of Animal Science, Poultry Science Association)
Genetics Society of America
International Society for Plant Molecular Biology
International Association of Plant Breeders (ASSINSEL)
International Association for Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology
International Life Sciences Institute
National Academies
National Agricultural Biotechnology Council
Nuffield Council on Bioethics (U.K.)
Pontifical Academy of Sciences
Royal Commission on Genetic Modification (New Zealand)
Royal Society
Society for In Vitro Biology

Universities and Research Organizations
AgBiosafety, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research
University of California-Berkeley, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology
University of California-Davis, Biotechnology
Columbia University, Center for Science, Policy, and Outcomes
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Biotechnology Center
Iowa State University, Biotechnology
John Innes Centre (UK)
Max-Planck-Institut füer Züechtungsforschung, Koeln (Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research) (in German)
Michigan State University, Agricultural Biotechnology Support Project, Institute for International Agriculture
University of Minnesota, College of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences
University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
National Center for Genome Resources
North Carolina Biotechnology Center
Ohio State University, Department of Plant Biology
Roslin Institute (animal biotechnology)
San Diego Center for Molecular Agriculture
Scottish Crop Research Institute
University of Texas, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, BioTech
Texas A&M University, Crop Biotechnology Center
Tuskegee University, Center for Plant Biotechnology Research, College of Agricultural, Environmental and Natural Sciences
Wageningen Agricultural University (Netherlands)
Washington State University, Department of Plant Pathology
University of Wisconsin, Biotechnology Center

Animals
Animal Biotechnology Federation of Animal Science Societies, Biotechnology Committee

Biotechnology and Developing Countries
A Harvest Foundation International
AfricaBio
Biotechnology Information Centre, Malaysia
Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développemen (in French)
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
CGIAR Research Centers:
Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture, and Development
Federation of Farmers Associations Andhra Pradesh (India)
Future Harvest
Gene Conserve-An electronic journal devoted to conservation of crop genetic resources with emphasis on cassava
Harvard University, Center for International Development, Science, Technology and Innovation Program, Biotechnology and Globalization
Institute for Plant Biotechnology for Developing Countries at the University of Ghent
International Association of African Scientists
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
International Food Policy Research Institute
International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Development Centre
Rockefeller Foundation, Food Security Program
SciDevNet, News, views and information about science, technology and development
The African Agricultural Technology Foundation
Virtual Center of Biotechnology for the Americas
Dr. Florence Wambugu, Modifying Africa

Other Resources
AgBioForum, University of Missouri
Agbioforum University of Missouri
AgBioWorld
AGCare
AgBiotechNet: Safety of Genetically Modified Foods
Agriculture Network Information Center
Ag Day "America's Largest Classroom on Agriculture"
Organized by the Agriculture Council of America (ACA) Ag Day is designed to reach the general public and provide the opportunity for year-round visibility for both National Ag Day and American agriculture.
American Council on Science and Health
American Dietetic Association
Biotechfind
Biotech Basics This site is dedicated to promoting education about biotechnology and its benefits. Aspects include a primer which provides a basic outline of what biotechnology is, its history, and how it can benfit mankind; a glossary of biotechnology-related terms; and product information.
Biotech Knowledge Center, Monsanto
BioTech Indiana University¹s interactive life sciences educational resource and biotechnology reference tool
Biotechnology Good to Grow, Monsanto
The Biotechnology Information Center (BIC) National Agricultural Library, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research
Canadian Agricultural New Uses Council
Checkbiotech.org. Syngenta
Colorado State University, Transgenic Crops: An Introduction and Resource Guide
         In English
         In Spanish
The Center for International Development at Harvard University
The College of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences (COAFES) University of Minnesota
Competitive Enterprise Institute
Conservation Technology Information Center, Purdue University
Consumer Freedom, Biotechnology
Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST)
Council for Biotechnology Information
CropGen
CropLife America
CSIRO Entomology (Australia)
Crop Life America
CSIRO ENTOMOLOGY
CSIRO Entomology is a centre of excellence in entomological research. We are interested in working with industry partners through licensing, collaboration, joint venture or other suitable business models to commercialise our biotechnology portfolio. Our current focuses cover:
Agricultural applications (functional genomics, biopesticides and bioremediation) Pharmaceutical applications (insect extract library and novel compounds) Chemical and plastic industrial application (bioprocessing).
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
EUROPA-BIO
European Federation of Biotechnology, Task Group on Public Perceptions of Biotechnology
European Food Information Council
European Initiative for Biotechnology Education (in English, German, French, Italian, and Dutch)
European Union, E.C.-Sponsored Research on the Safety of Genetically Modified Organisms: A Review of Results
Foodfuture
Food Marketing Institute
Food Policy Institute, Rutgers University
Food Safety Network
Fumento.com
George Morris Centre (Canada)
Hudson Institute Center for Global Food Issues
Information Systems for Biotechnology
Information Systems for Biotechnology (ISB)
Institute of Food Science and Technology
Institute of Food Technologists
Integrated Pest Management Newsletter - Monarch/Bt Corn Q & A
International Food Information Council
International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications-ISAAA
ISO 9000 Compliance: ISO 9000 & CE Marking & Medical Devices
Junk Science
Michigan State University Agricultural Biotechnology for Sustainable Productivity (ABSP)
National Academy of Sciences' "Beyond Discovery: The Path from Research to Human Benefit"--page on bioengineered crops
National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy
National Library for the Environment - Congressional Research Service Reports
OECD's overview page of the Internal Coordination Group for Biotechnology
Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology
Scientific Alliance
Truth About Trade and Technology
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
National Agriculture Library
USDA -- Agricultural Biotechnology page
We Back Biotech


Alternative Views
Ag BioTech InfoNet
Campaign to Label Genetically Engineered Foods
Center for Science in the Public Interest, Biotechnology Project
Consumers International
Farming Solutions
Food First
Friends of the Earth
Greenpeace International
Institute of Science in Society
International Center for Technology Assessment, Center for Food Safety
Third World Network
Union of Concerned Scientists

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