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RSOC 3190: Recommended Resources

Class guide for ROSC 3190: Food, Agriculture & Society.

Use the resources on this page to find scholarly books and articles.

Databases

US Department of Agriculture Resources

USDA Food Enivronment Atlas
Assemblage of food environment factors such as food prices, food assistance programs, and community characteristics that influence food choices and diet quality.
Food Access Research Atlas
Overview of food access indicators for low-income and other census tracts using different measures of supermarket accessibility.

For more information from the USDA Agricultural Research Service, check out these research programs and datasets.

FoodData Central
Expanded nutrient profile data and links to related agricultural and experimental research.
USDA Economics, Statistics, and Market Information System
Contains >2500 reports and statistical data on agricultural topics.

Government and NGO Reports

National Technical Reports Library (NTRL)
A library of over 800,000 reports of U.S. government-sponsored research.
National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP)
Index to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publications. Includes full text links.
ROSA P
ROSA P contains full-text electronic publications, datasets, and other resources from the National Transportation Library

Additional Websites, Databases & Search Engines

AGRIS
FAO's AGRIS contains journal and extension report literature in agriculture, forestry, animal sciences, fisheries and aquatic sciences and human nutrition, from over 100 participating countries.
Ag Econ Search
Full-text reports of scholarly research in agricultural and applied economics.
National Agricultural Law Center
The NCALRI provides current information concerning the complex legal issues that affect American agriculture today

Company and Industry Information

For additional information, take a look at the resources on the Company Research Subject Guide: https://libguides.auburn.edu/companyresearch