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ELDIS
ELDIS, hosted by the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, U.K., is a development information gateway providing up-to-date information on trade and environmental issues. The Site Content includes links to new materials, Country Profiles, Resource Guides to key documents, organisations and research topics; news, newsletters and events; key development web links and major international press services.
ELDIS

Subject guides include Agriculture, Biodiversity, Food Security, Trade Policy, Forest Policy, Globalisation, Intellectual Property Rights, World Bank and IMF and Corporate Social Responsibility.

Agriculture Resource Guide
The Agriculture Resource Guide includes Research Themes on IPR/TRIPS, Food Security, Food marketing and pricing, Biotechnology, Gender roles in Agriculture, Forestry, Irrigation and Water. Key websites include the International Institute for Environment Development (IIED) which focuses on sustainable agriculture and Agrostat/Faostat, FAO's database on agriculture and forest products.

Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI)
The Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) is a dual-university research programme established with a grant from the US congress. FAPRI prepares baseline projections each year for the US agricultural sector and international commodity markets. Main duties are: evaluating supply, demand, and policy factors that influence short-term and long-term trade prospects and patterns; increasing the public's understanding of agricultural trade-related issues; for example, those involving the European Union, China, and India; providing information for the legislative process regarding US Farm Bills and trade agreements. The website provides publications on trade and WTO issues in pdf format.
FAPRI

Institute for Agricultural and Trade Policy (IATP)
IATP is a research and education organisation with the aim of developing environmentally and economically sustainable communities through, inter alia, monitoring, research, education, science, technology and advocacy.
IATP

IATP's Observatories include:

Agriculture observatory
Since 1999, Ag Observatory has been covering US policy, food-safety issues, the bio-economy, and agribusiness market concentration.

Trade observatory
Since 1999, Trade Observatory (formerly WTO Watch) has been documenting the World Trade Organisation, the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Free Trade Area of the Americas and other international trade agreements and institutions. Additionally, Trade Observatory posts the work of IATP and other organisations working toward fairer trade systems and alternative approaches to globalisation.

Geneva update
Geneva Update covers activities related to the World Trade Organisation

IATP's Programmes include Trade and global governance, Agriculture and environment, Food and health.

International Agricultural Trade Reseach Consortium (IATRC)

IATRC is a consortium of several research institutes working on international agricultural trade issues.
IATRC

Publications
It provides information via various materials as Trade policy issues papers, Proceeding Issues (Workshops), Commissioned papers (documents demanded by the executive Committee) Working papers.

IDEAS centre
IDEAS Centre is an independent, non-profit organisation dedicated to helping low-income countries to integrate into the world trading system - in a way that supports their national poverty reduction and economic development efforts. The Centre offers practical, results-oriented advisory services and executes projects aimed at strengthening the capacities of developing/transition country governments to shape both their domestic economic policies as well as the international policies that affect them.
IDEAS

IDEAS publishes informations on WTO cotton negotiations and its implications in the African countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali): Cotton/WTO project.

Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex, UK
The Institute of Development Studies is a well-known centre for research on international development. Its research programmes have their own websites where up-to-date research subjects, events, publications and links to other relevant sites are available.
IDS

Bookshop
The IDS Bookshop, click on "Search", gives access to IDS publications, many of which can be downloaded free of charge in pdf format. Publications include the IDS Bulletin and IDS Research.

Globalisation research- Trade
IDS Trade Briefings include Agricultural Trade, Regional Trade Agreements, Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs, IPRs), Trade and Environmental Standards and Trade in Services.

Agricultural Economics research Institute (LEI)
LEI is one of the research institutes at the Wageningen University and Research Centre in the Netherlands. It does economic research in the field of agriculture, horticulture and fisheries, the management of rural areas, agribusiness and the production and consumption of foodstuffs. Information about their research and publications is available on their website.
LEI

Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
ODI's research centres on development and humanitarian issues. The website has fast links to Research Groups on International Economic Development; Forest Policy & Environment; Rural Policy & Environment; Poverty & Public Policy and Humanitarian Policy.
ODI

ODI's Publications Catalogue
Network Papers include Agricultural Research & Extension and Rural Development Forestry. Books focus on Trade and Industry, Development Aid, Economic Policy, Environmental Economics, Forestry, Natural Resources and Non-Governmental Organisations. Other publications include journals, briefing papers and specialised papers.

ODI Opinions, which is being launched, will contain a new series of signed articles by ODI researchers on development and humanitarian matters.

IEDG

A sub-site is the International Economic Development Group (IEDG). The research areas under Trade and Trade Policy include the following:

Publications
IEDG contributes to a wide range of ODI publications which include books, online books and papers, briefing papers and working papers.

Trade law centre for South Africa (TRALAC)
Tralac is a not-for-profit organisation, building trade law capacity in the southern Africa region; in governments, the private sector and civil society. Develop trade law intellectual capital: monitors trade negotiations, interprets agreements, contributes to debates and stimulates discussion on international law matters, researches developments in international trade law tralac prepares and disseminates a weekly electronic newsletter, Trade Briefs Working Papers, news articles; contributes to discussions in media, collects and makes available an extensive collection of Trade Agreements and related legislation.
TRALAC

Trade & Development Studies Centre (TRUST)
TRUST is a non-profit, independent research, training and advocacy Centre supporting Southern African development through research, training, and advocacy. It provides information on ACP-EU trade, regional integration, and WTO issues.
TRUST