Agriculture
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China Dimensions (CIESIN/SEDAC)
The China Data Management Team of SEDAC (Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center) at CIESIN has developed a large collection of data on China to be used in consort with GIS systems, such as: County-Level Data on Population and Agriculture, 1990: Keyed to 1:1M GIS Map. County-Level Data on Provincial Economic Yearbooks, 1990-91: Keyed to 1:1M GIS Map. Agricultural Statistics of the People's Republic of China, 1949-94. FAOSTAT (United Nations. Food and Agricultural Organization)
"FAOSTAT provides access to over 3 million time-series and cross sectional data relating to food and agriculture. FAOSTAT contains data for 200 countries and more than 200 primary products and inputs, just in its core." The FAOSTAT system was overhauled in 2006, with new features released gradually over the course of the year. The updated site relies on a core database which both integrates and serves as a gateway to complementary thematic databases. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI))
IFPRI is a research center of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research. In support of its mission to provide policy solutions that cut hunger and malnutrition, IFPRI conducts research and secondary analysis in collaboration with other institutions. Many of the resulting datasets are freely available on the IFPRI web site (free registration/login required). Data listed on the IFPRI site includes:
- Geospatial data, such as CIESIN’s Global Rural-Urban Mapping Project (GRUMP) in Africa and Asia
- Household and community-level surveys, from 16 countries such as Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nicaragua and the Philippines
- Institution-level surveys regarding wheat in Egypt and soil nutrient management in Uganda
- Regional data from China
- Social accounting matrices for 27 countries.
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (United States Department of Agriculture (USDA))
According to the NASS web site, the National Agricultural Statistics Service"conducts hundreds of surveys every year and prepares reports covering virtually every aspect of U.S. agriculture. Production and supplies of food and fiber, prices paid and received by farmers, farm labor and wages, farm finances, chemical use, and changes in the demographics of U.S. producers are only a few examples." Data is compiled at the national, state and county level. The highest-profile NASS survey is the Census of Agriculture, conducted every 5 years.
A Quick-Stats table generator allows online data queries; geo-spatial data, charts, maps and reports are also available. Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Statistics (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development)
This site provides a portal to free socio-economic statistics collected by the OECD. UW-Madison also subscribes to SourceOECD, OECD's premier fee-based statistics product. Statistical Accounts of Scotland (EDINA)
In celebration of its 5th anniversary, the EDINA National Datacentre has made available the Statistical Accounts of Scotland dataset. These data, collected by parish ministers in the 1790s and the 1830s, provide a rich record of topics such as: wealth, class and poverty; climate, agriculture, fishing and wildlife; population, schools, and the moral health of the people. A free login is required. The China County-Level Data on Population (Census) and Agriculture, Keyed to 1:1M GIS Map (1990) (CIESIN)
From the site: "The China County-Level Data on Population (Census) and Agriculture, Keyed to 1:1M GIS Map contains 1990 census and agricultural economic variables at the county level for the People's Republic of China, 1990. Also included are geocoded China county boundary GIS data at 1:1M for 1990. The tabular data are available in dBase IV® and ARC/INFO® export formats." U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Highlights from the USDA site include:
UNdata (United Nations)
The United Nations is undertaking to bring together many of its various statistical databases under a single interface, at UNdata. As of February 2008, UNdata carries 14 databases containing over 55 million data points, covering a range of topics including population, industry, energy, trade and national accounts. The databases are accessible either by keyword searching from a single search page, or through a menu of databases. UNdata will be replacing the UN Common Database, which is slated to be discontinued in the summer of 2008. Indicators formerly offered through the UN Common Database will be listed under Key Global Indicators, and will be searchable through the main interface as well. However, the trade information in UNdata will not be replacing UN Comtrade, which will continue to cover a deeper and more fully-featured set of merchandise statistics. US Trade Internet System (U.S. Forest and Agricultural Service)
The Forest and Agricultural Service's Internet Trade System site was introduced to the public in April 2002. The U.S. Trade Internet System features information regarding "United States Exports, Imports and Re-Exports of Agricultural, Fish, Forest, and Textile Products throughout the world." The site includes a search function for those looking for particular statistics. Information is provided in HTML table and Excel format. USDA Economics, Statistics and Market Information System (ESMIS) (Cornell University, Mann Library)
According to their site, the USDA Economics, Statistics and Market Information System (ESMIS) "contains nearly 2500 reports and datasets. These materials cover U.S. and international agriculture and related topics. Available titles include both current and historical data. Many of the current titles are available via email subscription." E-mail subscription is a free service. Most reports are text files that contain time-sensitive information, including text-based tables. Most data sets are in spreadsheet format and include time-series data.
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