There are many resources online describing the challenging ecosystem of agricultural entrepreneurship. Below, we present a variety of resources that we’ve found to be useful in framing these issues. If you have any suggestions to add to our list of resources please contact us.
USDA/ARS Publishes a list of intellectual property (IP) available for license as well as a national database of ongoing projects in relevant areas:

• http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/projects.htm
• http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/programs.htm

Additional Resources:

• Achieving food security in the face of climate change – Final report from the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change
• Agricultural Preparedness & the United States Agricultural Research Enterprise from the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology report
• Agricultural Innovation: The United States in a Changing Global Reality – Pardey and Beddow
• Building Public / Private Partnerships for Agricultural Innovation – International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
• Achieving the New Vision for Agriculture: New Models for Action – World Economic Forum
• Agriculture at a Crossroads: Global Summary for Decision Makers – International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD)
• Ecoagriculture: Agriculture, Environmental Conservation, and Poverty Reduction at a Landscape Scale – Ecoagriculture Partners
• Bringing Agriculture to the Table – The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
• Sustainable Agriculture Business Principles White Paper – United Nations Global Compact
• “Climate-Smart” Agriculture: Policies, Practices, and Financing for Food Security, Adaptation, and Mitigation – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
• The State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture: Managing Systems at Risk – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
• Toward Sustainable Agricultural Systems in the 21st Century – Committee on Twenty-First Century Systems Agriculture; National Research Council
• Sustainable Agricultural Systems Science White Paper – U.S. Department of Agriculture, Research, Education and Economics Office of the Chief Scientist
• Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems – Sustainable Development Solutions Network Thematic Group on Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems
• Solutions from the Land: Developing a New Vision for United States Agriculture, Forestry and Conservation
• Coping with Complexity: Innovative Approaches to an Emerging Issue in Agricultural Water Management – International Fund for Agricultural Development
• Agricultural Innovation Systems: An Investment Sourcebook – The World Bank
• The Future of Food and Farming – UK Foresight Report
• Institute for the Future: Global Food Outlook
• Nature Outlook: Agriculture and Drought
• The top 100 questions of importance to the future of global agriculture – J. Pretty et al.
• Planetary Boundaries: Exploring the Safe Operating Space for Humanity – J. Rockström et al.
• Solutions for a cultivated planet – J. Foley et al.