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We present practical Crop and Livestock knowledge banks that curate and structure information for farm-level use, along with selected credible technical resources (e.g., CGSpace). These repositories illustrate the importance of credible, validated agricultural content, which is increasingly important as AI tools use existing knowledge to generate advice.

(Let us know if there are any we have missed.)

(Links last checked September 2026)
Online Knowledge Banks - Crops
Global
  Farmer-oriented
  • Crop health and diagnosis: PlantwisePlus Knowledge Bank (CABI) – practical identification and management of crop pests and diseases, including country-specific resources.
  • Rice: Rice Knowledge Bank (IRRI) – practical rice production and problem-solving information.
  • Integrated Pest Management: UC IPM (University of California) – extensive, technically credible pest identification and management information.
  • Vegetables: World Vegetable Center – production guides and manuals for vegetable crops. Its current resource collection still includes production guides and manuals.
  • Farmer training videos: Access Agriculture – practical farmer-to-farmer training videos covering cereals, vegetables, legumes, fruits, plant health and other topics, in many local languages.
  • Postharvest: UC Postharvest Research and Extension Center – commodity-specific postharvest information.
​​  Technically-oriented
  • CGSpace (CGIAR) – extensive open repository of CGIAR research and knowledge products covering crops, livestock, natural resources, climate, food systems and related topics.
Africa
  • Crops and plant health: Infonet-Biovision – practical Africa-focused information on crops, pests, diseases and sustainable production.
India
  • Crop production: TNAU Agritech Portal – extensive practical crop and agricultural production information from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.​
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Online Knowledge Banks - Livestock
Global
  Farmer-oriented
  • Feeds and feeding: Feedipedia (INRAE, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO) – probably your strongest livestock example. It covers nearly 1,400 feeds, including composition, nutritional value, safe use and feeding recommendations for major livestock species, with particular attention to tropical and subtropical feeds. It explicitly targets extension/development workers and livestock farmers.
  • Practical livestock videos: Access Agriculture – livestock training videos in numerous languages, including animal feeding and husbandry topics. Its platform currently includes livestock as a major category.
  Technically-oriented
  • Dairy: FAO Gateway to Dairy Production and Products – practical background on feeding, breeding, health, husbandry and dairy production, with considerable LMIC relevance.
  • Livestock production and health: FAO Animal Production and Health – broad livestock resources covering production, feeding, genetics, animal health and pastoral systems.
  • Animal diseases: WOAH Animal Diseases – highly authoritative disease information, although more technical/reference-oriented than farmer-oriented.
  • CGSpace (CGIAR) – extensive open repository of CGIAR research and knowledge products covering crops, livestock, natural resources, climate, food systems and related topics.
Africa
  • Animal husbandry: Infonet-Biovision – practical Africa-focused livestock husbandry, health, and production information.