Useful Resources

1. Access Agriculture:

Learn more about Cereals, Roots, Tubers & Bananas, Vegetables, Legumes, Fruits & Nuts, Other Crops, Livestock, Aquaculture, Sustainable Land Management, Plant Health, Equipment, Business Skills, Approaches and Other
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2. Merck Veterinary Manual:

Merck Veterinary Manual The best first place to go for veterinary information
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3. AGRI FARMING:

Resources on Poultry farming, Dairy farming, Goat farming, Bee keeping, Fish farming, Pig farming, Vegetable farming Fruit farming etc.
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4. NAADS:

This website give you knowledge on various crops and livestock farming such as piggery, poultry, fisheries, goat, dairy farming, etc and crops like pineapple, tea, banana, cocoa, passion fruit, ginger, garlic, etc
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5. FARMERS AND TREND:

Knowledge on almost all high value crops like pineapple, tomato, onion etc including livestock
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6. OXFARM ORGANIC LTD:

Farming knowledge on arrowroot (Mayune), passion fruit, mango, avocado, pawpaw, etc
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7. RICH FARM KENYA:

Farmers’ resources on Hass avocado, Kiwi fruit farming, Strawberry farming, Pawpaw farming, Passion fruit farming, Tree tomato farming, Garlic farming, etc
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8. WIKIFARMER:

Wikifarmer is a global platform with the mission of empowering farmers through educating them and offering them access to the open market to sell their products at fair prices.
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9. GET BUSY GARDENING:

Reading latest Gardening Posts
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10. GRADUATE FARMER:

Agribusiness made possible here
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11. INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL FRUITS NETWORK:

Linking People, Technology & Market
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12. GREENLIFE:

Crop protection Africa
Know-how for your Agribusiness
Achieve more when farming with us!
Here at Greenlife Crop Protection Africa, we offer farmers of Africa support to grow their know-how, market, and capital bases.
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13. FARMERS’ WEEKLY:

Farming news made possible
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14. Compost Guide:

All that you need to know about compost manure
  1. Nathan McClintock’s Thesis
    from North Carolina State University:
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  2. City Farmer
    Canada’s Office of Urban Agriculture; composting with Red Wiggler Worms
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  3. The U.S Environmental Protection agency
    From The U.S Environmental Protection agency page
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  4. Journey to Forever
    From the Journey to Forever Composting Page
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15. Beginning Farmers

Read from the Beginning Farmers Page

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16. Colorado State University Extension External

This may be geared to more rural agriculture but it presents information that may be useful to urban farmers on the following topics:
  • Ag Business Management
  • Sustainable Agriculture
  • Small Farms
  • Water
  • Irrigation
  • Weeds
  • Agriculture Fact Sheets
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17. Community Gardening (National Agricultural Library, USDA)

This is a collection of links from the USDA that pertain to community gardens and includes everything from soil testing/maintenance sources to establishing/running a community garden.

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18. Green Business: Sources of Information (Library of Congress)

This guide from Business Reference offers related resources, specifically those looking at consumers and some of the more general titles.

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19. Master Gardening Programs (American Horticultural Society) External

Master Gardener program typically provides intensive horticultural training to individuals who then volunteer as Master Gardeners in their communities by giving lectures, creating gardens, conducting research, and many other projects. This site can also assist you in finding resources on sustainable gardening, creating container gardens, etc.

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20. RUAF Global Partnership on Sustainable Urban Agriculture and Food System External

Established in 1999 by UNDP, FAO, IDRC, GTZ and CIRAD, this is a consortium of expert institutions and individuals that includes cities, research institutes and NGOs, with a recognized track record in urban and peri-urban agriculture and urban food system solutions. Focus is predominantly non western countries but their resources section do have a few titles that may still be helpful including: "Assessment of retail food environments and green spaces for healthy cities," issues of Urban Agriculture Magazine, "Urban and peri-urban agriculture sourcebook," etc.

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21. Raised Bed Gardening (Alabama Cooperative Extension System) External

This page from the Alabama Cooperative Extension System offers how-to information on building raised beds that includes Frame Expenses and Comparisons as well as cost estimates for soils. It was created in 2019 so prices will change.

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22. Indiana High Tunnel Handbook (Purdue University Extension) External

This handbook is from Purdue and is a resource for those who are considering high tunnel production or are relative beginners. This resource describes: selecting the right size and type of high tunnel for your operation, choosing a site location, constructing a high tunnel, determining planting dates, laying out beds, spacing plants, understanding environmental factors, monitoring soil health, and managing pests and diseases.

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23. High Tunnel System Initiative (Natural Resources Conservation Service | USDA)

A High Tunnel System, commonly called a “hoop house,” is an increasingly popular conservation practice for farmers, and is available with financial assistance through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) through the USDA.

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24. High Tunnels - Low Cost Seasonal Growth Space (Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment | University of Massachusetts) External

This is a factsheet from the UMass Extension Greenhouse Crops and Floriculture Program.

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