Agribusiness search tips:
In our databases Agribusiness may be classified under narrower sectors such as Crop production, Agricultural chemicals, Farm machinery etc..
Company databases may use SIC codes or NAIC codes and in the field of finance the GICS codes may be used (or an ICB for the UK). More information.
See also our guide to Commodities for relevant information.
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Researching a company in this sector? |
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Provides detailed market research reports for UK, US, China and (some) global reports. |
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| Marketline Advantage | Basic industry and company profiles, covering sectors such as cereal crops, oil crops, dairy and agricultural products. |
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Good for reports on topics such as feedstuffs, irrigation and logistics. |
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Bloomberg |
Go to > Function <BI> and selection sectors and sub-sectors. |
| MergentOnline | Use Mergent to find, company financials, short industry reports and analyst research reports on this sector. |
| Statista | Statistics and some company dossiers on this sector |
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A free, open access repository of full-text scholarly literature in agricultural and applied economics |
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Has an Agribusiness development programme. See the website for further information and relevant statistics and publications. Includes the 2021 report The State of Food and Agriculture |
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International Food and Agribusiness Management Association Some articles from their journal the International Food and Agribusiness Management Review are free to download. |
National Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS) Data and reports from the NASS (Part of the US Department of Agriculture). |
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Digitization of Agribusiness payments in Africa 2020 World Bank report looking at the case for digitizing Agribusiness payments in Sub-Saharan Africa. |
| Science Direct |
Covers business and sci/tech. Numerous articles on the topic of Agribusiness |
| Factiva | Our global news database with news wires, newspapers, websites and trade and professional titles. Contains content in multiple languages. Can limit search to just look at sources relevant to the agriculture industry. |
| FT.Com | Prior registration required. Click here for registration. (It is included when searching Factiva) |
| Economist | Full personalised access to the Economist. Must register first using LBS email address |