Agriculture, policy and development: finding your way
This guide outlines the location numbers for books on agriculture, policy and development and basic information on finding information in this subject.
- To find books on a specific topic search the Unicorn catalogue
- To find journal articles search Databases for agriculture, policy and development
Where are the agriculture, policy and development books?
- Most of the agriculture, policy and development books are on the 2nd Floor of the Library
- Larger sized (Folio) books are shelved separately from normal sized books for practical reasons. You will find your key sections in both large (Folio) and normal sized sections.
- Pick up a floor plan from the Information Desk to help you find your way around. View the 2nd Floor plan (PDF)
Key sections for agriculture, policy and development
| 300 | Social sciences |
| 301.35 | Rural sociology |
| 330 | Economics |
| 333 | Land economics |
| 338.1 | Agricultural economics |
| 338.19 | Food policy |
| 658 | Business and marketing |
| 658.8 | Marketing |
| 570 | Biology |
| 574.5 | Ecology |
| 630 |
Agriculture |
| 630.717 | Extension work |
| 631 |
The farm |
| 631.4 | Land and soil |
| 631.5 | Crop production |
| 632 | Plant diseases and pests |
| 633 | Field crops |
| 634 | Fruit crops and orchards |
| 635 | Horticulture |
| 636 | Livestock and domestic animals |
| 637 | Dairy industry |
Call Numbers for selected topics
Agricultural economics 338.1
Agricultural extension 630.717
Agricultural meteorology 630.2515
Agroforestry 634.99
Animal welfare 636.08
Breeding: crops 631.522
Breeding: livestock 636.0824
Cattle 636.2
Cereals 633.1
Common Agricultural Policy 338.1094
Communication 001.51
Conservation (biological resources) 639.9
Cooperatives 334.683
Credit, agricultural 332.71
Dairy farming 636.2142
Development economics 338.9
Ecology: animal 591.5
Ecology: plant 581.5
Econometrics 330.18
Fertilizers 631.8
Food retailing 338.47664
Food supply 338.19
Forest economics 338.1749
Grain industry 338.1731
Irrigation 631.7
Livestock industry 338.176
Macroeconomics 330.1
Market research 658.83
Marketing: food 338.47664
Marketing: general 658.8
Microeconomics 330.1
Nutrition, animal 636.085
Organic farming 631.584
Overseas Aid 338.91
Pasture grasses 633.2
Pesticides 632.95
Plant pathology 632
Plant physiology 581.1
Poultry 636.5
Rural land use 333.76
Sheep 636.3
Soils 631.4
Statistical methods 630.015195
Sustainable agriculture 630.2745
Tropical agriculture 631.0913
Veterinary science 636.089
Weeds 632.58
Wheat 633.11
Wildlife management 639.9
Women in agriculture 331.483