Subject Guides: Hot Topics: Sustainable Food Systems: Extend Your Research

Finding Scholarly Articles

Use our databases to find scholarly articles addressing the food supply, sustainable agriculture, food security, and more. To learn more about searching for and citing sources, visit our guide Library Research 101: How to Get Started.

Pro Tips:

Check the "scholarly" or "peer reviewed" box to get academic articles
Change the sorting method so the newest articles appear first
Try variations on these keywords: food supply, food security, sustainability, sustainable agriculture, organic farming, agricultural ecology, sustainable fisheries, and urban agriculture.

Databases to explore:

Statista
Statista integrates data on over 80,000 topics from over 18,000 sources onto a single platform. Categorized into 21 market sectors, Statista.com provides direct access to quantitative data on media, business, finance, politics, and a wide variety of other areas of interest or markets. Data sources include market research reports, such as the Ipsos Affluent Survey published annually by Ipsos Media, Simmons National Consumer Studies and Consumer Insights from Scarborough Research, as well as trade publications, scientific journals, and government databases. For each statistic, Statista provides available metadata including but not limited to source, release date, number of respondents, and any other relevant details, to facilitate verification of all statistical information available on Statista.com.
Locations: UM, UMM
Remote Access: Available

Finding Books and Government Documents

Search the library catalog for books and government documents about sustainable agriculture, the food supply, and the environment. In addition to the books that we've suggested in this guide, there are many books in our collection that address the many subtopics and issues associated with sustainable food systems.

The links below are subject searches in URSUS (the online catalog). Change the "System Sorted" drop-down box to "Newest First" to find the most recent publication.

If the book you want is not at Fogler Library or available electronically, use the "Request" link to ask for it from another library - we'll quickly ship it here and you can check it out!

Some Subject Headings to explore: