GEOG 271: Geography of Food & Eating - Autumn 2025: Commodity Chain research

Commodity Chain Research: Start Here!

ImportGenius
International import and export shipment records, including factory, product, arrival dates and port-of-entry details. Husky OnNet is required for off-campus access.

CAB Direct
Scholarly journal articles from the international agricultural literature
PAIS Index
Covers international social and public policy literature from thousands of journals, U.S. and U.N. government documents, books, and other sources

World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (OKR)
The World Bank's official open access repository. It provides access to 34,000+ WBG publications, research outputs and knowledge products (no project documents) since the year 2000. Also see Open Data, Documents & Reports, and World Bank Group Archives.

World Development Indicators
Data from the World Bank. Indicators include: agricultural development, economic policy, education, health & more
UN Data
Includes UN statistical databases in education, employment, energy, environment, food and agriculture, health, human development, industry, information and communication technology, national accounts, population, refugees, trade and tourism.
CIA World Factbook
information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.

Gale Virtual Reference
Search full-text encyclopedias written by scholars to find background information on a company or industry

Labor, Share Prices & Academic Articles

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Corporate Monitors:

Labor Sources for a TNC's U.S. labor force: