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Print Works
- Successes in African Agriculture by Steven Haggblade; Peter B. R. HazellCall Number: HD2117 S84 2010ISBN: 9780801895029Publication Date: 2010-05-12Memorial Library
- Policy research on African agriculture : trends, gaps, and challenges by Steven Were OmamoCall Number: Online AccessISBN: 9789291180653, 9291180653Publication Date: 2003
- The atlas of world hunger by Thomas J BassettCall Number: Online AccessPublication Date: 2010ProQuest Ebook Central
Journals
- L'Agricoltura coloniale by Firenze : Istituto agronomico per l'Africa italianaCall Number: Online AccessPublication Date: 1907-1911HathiTrust
- Haramata by International Institute for Environment and DevelopmentCall Number: Shelved by titlePublication Date: 1992-2010Steenbock Library
Available for in-library use only. - ILCA research report by International Livestock Centre for AfricaCall Number: INT ILCA R311Publication Date: 1982-1993Steenbock Library
Documents - African farmer: the key to Africa's futurePublication Date: 1988-1995Steenbock Library
Available for in-library use - The journal of food technology in AfricaCall Number: Online AccessPublication Date: 2001-2004Bioline International
Databases
- Agricultural and Environmental Science DatabaseThe Agricultural & Environmental Science Database is a cross-disciplinary resource of full-text content along with indexing of global literature across these fields and related disciplines. Peer-reviewed journals, trade publications, magazines, and grey literature as well as working papers, conference papers and proceedings are included. Includes Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality, Bacteriology Abstracts (Microbiology B), Ecology Abstracts, Environment Abstracts, Environmental Engineering Abstracts, Environmental Impact Statements: Digests, Health & Safety Science Abstracts, Industrial and Applied Microbiology Abstracts (Microbiology A), Pollution Abstracts, Risk Abstracts, Sustainability Science Abstracts, TOXLINE, Toxicology Abstracts, Water Resources Abstracts, and Agricola.
- JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal ArchiveJSTOR is a full-text journal database which provides access to more than 1,200 titles in the fields of African-American studies, anthropology, architecture, Asian studies, biological sciences, botany, ecology, economics, education, film, finance, folklore, history, language, literature, mathematics, middle east studies, music, philosophy, political science, population/demography, religion, sociology, and statistics. Coverage begins with volume one of each title and continues to within 3 to 5 years of the most current issue, depending on the title. The "moving wall" represents the time period between the last issue available in JSTOR and the most recently published issue of a journal; it is specified by publishers in their license agreements with JSTOR. Graphs, photographs, and other images are included. UW-Madison Libraries have acquired the following JSTOR collections: Arts & Sciences I-XIV; Biological Sciences; Business; Ecology & Botany I-II; Health & General Sciences; Ireland; Language & Literature; Music. (Updated irregularly)
Open Access Resources
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United NationsThe Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.
Their goal is to achieve food security for all and make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. With over 194 member states, FAO works in over 130 countries worldwide. - afrol News | Agricultureafrol News is an independent news agency, established in 2000. They exclusively cover the African continent, in English, Spanish, French and in Portuguese.
- Afriline | AgricultureBusiness and information directory of African countries.