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	Elements of the Global Agro-Food Industry

	GLOBAL AGROFOOD INDUSTRY ELEMENTS Prepared by Bob Davis, GKMS, Inc. Copyright2000
Main Heading		Sub-elements	Related Components
Farming/Growing		Input/Suppliers – Food – Labor – Prices – Produce –Cereal Grains – Precision Ag – Forestry – Fisheries – Fiber – Minerals – Meat Products – PMA – AFBF -	Row Crops - Chemicals – Seed - Equipment – Livestock – Weather – Trade/support Orgs. – Events/Periodicals – Livestock/Dairy/Poultry – Specialty Crops – FPA
Processing		Transport – Conglomerates – Capital Goods –Manufacturing – Containers & Packaging – NFPA – - HACCP – Nutrition – Pathogens – Labeling - Waste	Trucking – Security – Unions – Trade Orgs. – Equipment – Nutrition & Consumer affairs – Post-Harvest Production – Process Control - Product Specifications
Distribution*		Wholesaling* – Retailing - Trade Relations – Restaurants – Supermarkets – Fast Food Industry – Web-based Systems - Disintermediation	Forecasting – Market Research – Food Safety – Product Flow – JIT Inventory Systems – Int’l Agribusiness – ATN -
Import & Export		Customs – Trade Leads – Strategic Planning - Trade Laws - Foreign Exchange – Collaborative Marketing - NAFTA - WTO	General Reference Material – International Shipping – Trade Partners & Channels – Trade Organizations
Government		USDA – NAL - Regulations – Market/trade Information – FDA – Natural Resources – Food Safety – Agricola	Taxes – Labor Relations – Employee Safety - Chemical use – Education – Economics – International Commerce
Universities & Training		Land Grant Universities – Cooperative Extension – Ag Colleges – Industry Training – Programs -	Information Resources Management – Conferences – Alumni Associations – Ag Leadership – Ag Degrees
Financial & Legal		Capital Services - Banking – Antitrust Competition - Real Estate – Insurance – Stocks – Risk management – Acquisitions – Consumer Law – IBRD – IMF	Rental & Leasing – Farm Loans – Equity Financing - Venture Capital - Business Mgmt. – Planning Advise – Liability Issues -
Human Resources		Labor Unions – Administrative Law – Civil Rights – Recruitment – Planning – Budgeting – Wages Data	Conflict Prevention – Housing – Transportation – Medical – Training – Interviewing – Outsourcing - Contracting
Consulting & Research		Agribusiness Statistics – Strategic Business Development – Project Management – Training – Industry Consolidation	Ag Research, New Market Development – Supply Chain Management – Restructuring – Expansion - Mergers
Transportation & Logistics		Motor Carriers – Rail – Air –Sea – Statistics – Strategies for Profit - Commodity Flow – Safety – Transport Studies – Theft Prevention/Security	Brokerage Services – Insurance – Customs Services – Warehousing & Staging – Freight Forwarding – Tracking Systems – Airline Info – Weights & Measures
Quality Control		Phytosanitary – Environmental – Food Safety – Inspection Programs – Statistical Process Control	Food Quality Programs – Process Control – Sensory Testing – Control Charts – Vendor QA - Sampling
Marketing*		Sales - General Resources* - Advertising – TV – Radio – WWW – Printed Media – PR – Trade Shows - FMI	Industry Events – Trade Development Organizations - CRM – Demographics -
Knowledge Management		Corporate Knowledge – Epistemology - Argot - Etymology – Morphology – Ontology – Taxonomy -	Business Processes – Intelligent Systems – Analysis – Planning – Knowledge Technology & Assets - CSWS
Bio-Technology		Genetically Modified Organisms – Integrated Pest Management – Organics – Mycology - Ocean Studies - Genomics – Transgenics –Hybrids - Irradiation	Organics –Sustainable – Microorganisms – Bacteriology – Food Science – Biochemistry – Aquaculture – Biopharmaceuticals – Gene Expression – Separation Sys.
Information Technology		EDI – E-Commerce - E-Business - Computer Software – Satellite Systems – GPS – Emerging Technologies	Programming Services – WWW – Support Systems – Production Surveillance – Expert Systems – Networking – Computers & Services -
Other (Misc.)		Energy & Water Issues - Construction - Facilities – Land – Weather – Architectural - Pharmaceuticals	Raw Materials – Supplies & Fixtures – Rural Development – New Trade Channels
Industry Associations*		AFBF – PMA – FMI - FAO - Etc.	For major list see below.

Industry Associations* Agribusiness, Food Industry and Forest Industry Associations on the Internet :

URL:http://www.nal.usda.gov/atmic/pubs/agriassn.htm#IR

Lowest level examples:

Distribution/Wholesaling*

Marketing /General Resources*

Colleges/Universities with Agriculture Related Web Sites:

A	Auburn University College of Agriculture	Tuskegee University School of Agriculture and Home Economics
	University of Arkansas College of Agriculture	University of Arizona College of Agriculture
C	University of California at Berkeley College of Natural Resources	California Polytechnic State University College of Agriculture
	University of California at DAVIS College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences	Colorado State University College of Agricultural Sciences
	University of California at Riverside College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences	University of Connecticut College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
D	University of Delaware College of Agricultural Sciences
F	University of Florida College of Agriculture	Florida A and M University College of Engineering Sciences, Technology, and Agriculture
G	University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences	Fort Valley State University College of Agriculture
H	University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
I	University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences	Illinois State University College of Applied Science and Technology Department of Agriculture
	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale College of Agriculture	University of Idaho College of Agriculture
	University of Idaho College of Forestry, Wildlife and Range Sciences	Hawkeye Community. College Agriculture and Food Tech
K	Kansas State University College of Agriculture	University of Kentucky College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
L	Louisiana State University College of Agriculture	Southern University
M	University of Maine College of Natural Resources, Forestry and Agriculture	University of Massachusetts College of Food and Natural Resources
	Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources	University of Minnesota College of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Sciences
	Mississippi State University College of Agriculture and Home Economics	University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
	Montana State University College of Agriculture
N	Lincoln University Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources	University of Nebraska College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
	University of Nevada Biological Resources Research Center	University of New Hampshire College of Life Sciences and Agriculture
	Rutgers University Cook College/New Jersey Agriculture Experiment Station	New Mexico State University College of Agriculture and Home Economics
	Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences	State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
	North Carolina Agriculture and Technology State University School of Agriculture	North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
	North Dakota State University College of Agriculture
O	Langston University Research and Extension	Oklahoma State University Division of Agricultural Sciences And Natural Resources
	Oregon State University College of Agricultural Sciences	Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
P	Penn State University College of Agriculture Sciences	University of Puerto Rico Academic Colleges
	Purdue University College of Agriculture
R	Rice University Agriculture and Forestry	Ridgetown College of Agricultural Technology
	University of Rhode Island College of Resource Development
S	Clemson University College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences	South Dakota State University College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences
T	University of Tennessee College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources	Tennessee State University Colleges
	Texas A and M University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences	Texas Tech University College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
V	University of Vermont College of Agriculture and Life Sciences	University of Virgin Island Department of Agriculture
	Virginia State University School of Agriculture, Science and Technology	Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
W	Washington State University College of Agriculture and Home Economics	West Virginia University College of Agriculture and Forestry
	University of Wisconsin College of Agricultural and Life Sciences	University of Wisconsin-Platteville School of Agriculture