Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Guide |
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Web Links: Agricultural and Resource Statistics
For economic and trade statistics please refer to the Economic statistics subject guide. Look at the list of databases and the Internet guide that lists freely available statistical resources.
General Resources
University of Sydney Library Catalogue
Some recommended subject headings on the University of Sydney Library Catalogue are:
Australian statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics (AusStats)
Under an agreement signed in April 2000 between the ABS and the Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee (AVCC), students and staff of Australia's Universities have access to AusStats to support teaching and academic research. Full text access to statistical publications is available via this service including agricultural and resource statistics.
ABARE (Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics)
ABARE's web site provides access to a range of statistical data.
In addition, many of ABARE's publications, which include significant amounts of statistics, are now freely available from their web site (after registration).
Australian Commodity Statistics
This publication is freely available on the ABARE web site. The latest edition of Australian commodity statistics is also available in the Reserve Collection at Badham, call number 338.10994 48
Australian Commodities: forecasts and issues
Another ABARE publication, this title is not freely available on the web. It is available in Badham Serials 338.105 194
Australian Agriculture: the complete reference on rural industry
Badham Ref 630.994 31
Australian Grains Industry
Badham Ref 338.1731099 6
International statistics
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
"The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations was founded in 1945 with a mandate to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living, to improve agricultural productivity, and to better the condition of rural populations. Today, FAO is one of the largest specialized agencies in the United Nations system and the lead agency for agriculture, forestry, fisheries and rural development. An intergovernmental organization, FAO has 183 member countries plus one member organization, the European Community."
- Commodities and Trade Published by the Economic and Social Department of the FAO, the web site provides access to international statistics on a wide range of agricultural commodities.
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
- Foreign Agricultural Service
"The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) works to improve foreign market access for U.S. products... FAS bears the primary responsibility for USDA’s overseas activities - market development, international trade agreements and negotiations, and the collection and analysis of statistics and market information." - Economic Research Service
"The Economic Research Service (ERS) is the main source of economic information and research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture." - USDA Economics and statistics system
"The USDA Economics and Statistics System contains nearly 300 reports and datasets from the economics agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. These materials cover U.S. and international agriculture and related topics."
Statistical resources on the Web: Agriculture
Published by the University of Michigan Documents Center, this page provides links to various statistical sites. The focus of is United States statistics, however a number of resources for international statistics are listed.
International Trade Statistics
Published by the International Trade Centre (ITC). The ITC "is the technical cooperation agency of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) for operational, enterprise-oriented aspects of trade development." The site provided access to general trade data from 1999 - 2003.
Agricultural Statistics Information Links (ASIL)
Provides links to various statistical sites around the world.
United States Geological Survey
The minerals information section of the web site provides access to statistics and information on the worldwide supply, demand and flow of minerals and materials essential to the US economy, the National security and the protection of the environment.