University Library: Agribusiness: Find Industry Information

Agriculture Industry Codes

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS): the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector is 11. According to the 2017 NAICS manual activities of this sector include "growing crops, raising animals, harvesting timber, and harvesting fish and other animals from farms, ranches or the animals' natural habitats." Check here for the full listing of industry codes for this sector. For a complete list of Agriculture codes, check here.

Business and Agriculture Databases

Below are databases covering all aspects of business, including agriculture. For the full list of business databases, check here.

ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window A comprehensive business database providing full-text access to scholarly journal articles, newspapers, books, conference papers, industry and company profiles, and more.
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AGRICOLA (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window Citations covering every major agricultural subject. Journal articles, book chapters, monographs, conference proceedings, and more. Links to some full text.
Business Source Ultimate (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Provides access to all areas of business, national and international, and includes full text articles from scholarly journals, trade publications, case studies, industry profiles, SWOT analyses, market research and country reports, news videos, and detailed company profiles.
CABI: CAB Abstracts and Global Health This link opens in a new window Provides authoritative research information on agriculture, environment, and related applied life sciences. Includes data from journals, books, proceedings, monographs, technical reports, and more.
GreenFILE (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment.
IBISWorld This link opens in a new window Search four databases within IBISWorld. Industry Market Research Reports provide strategic insight and analysis on over 700 industries in the United States as categorized by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The Industry Risk Ratings measure and predict short-term financial risk for each U.S. industry. The Business Environment Reports provide an understanding of the key drivers and influencing factors of industry performance. The iExpert reports provide a summary of the key data discussed in the longer reports of each industry.
ProQuest Science & Technology Database Collection This link opens in a new window Search all Proquest Science & Technology module databases at once, or make your own selections.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window Access peer-reviewed Elsevier journals in engineering, life, physical, medical, technical, and social sciences.
Scopus This link opens in a new window Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Delivers a comprehensive overview of the world's research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities.
Web of Science (All Databases) This link opens in a new window Search across all subscribed WOS products simultaneously using a common set of search fields for the most comprehensive results.

AgBusiness Industry Research

Industry Research--

If you are researching a particular company, check the company profile for the primary industry code and use that code and description to find the appropriate industry report or profile. OR-- Identify your industry by description--keywords that describe it. Example: micro brewery, craft beer, micro beer. Remember, some terms may be more widely used than others. Check a thesaurus to help identify additional terms.
Industry codes. These four- and six-digit numeric identifiers classify and describe business activities. The United States employs two primary classification systems for this purpose and it is typical for companies to use both.

Online sources for industry codes:
North American Industry Classification (NAICS)
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)

Company profiles include primary and secondary NAICS and SIC codes. The primary code describes the main business activity. Secondary codes describe activities that are engaged in to a lesser degree.
Locate industry surveys, overviews and profiles. Search the library’s databases (IBISWorld, ABI/Inform Collection, Mergent Online), using the keywords you identified earlier and the industry codes.
Use your list of keywords to search for current news and In-depth articles about your Industry
Visit industry and trade association websites\ Review market share data and other industry statistics
Compare company/industry norms and financial ratios

Agribusiness

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Agriculture Industry Codes

Business and Agriculture Databases

AgBusiness Industry Research

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