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  • April 2020 AGROVOC Thesaurus now with 37,013 concepts and 745,003 terms, in up to 38 languages

    The April 2020 version of the AGROVOC thesaurus has been released now boasting 37,013 concepts and 745,003 terms , in up to 38 languages . The AGROVOC team wishes to thank all of the AGROVOC editors, helping to contribute to the addition of concepts, terms and languages. Learn more information about the AGROVOC editors here . How AGROVOC is leveraging semantic technologies and linked open data to...

  • Call for Good Practices, Achievements and Lessons Learned Utilizing Scientific Information and Digital Data on Food and Agriculture via AIMS Community Assets

    The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)’ s Scientific Information and Digital Data for Innovation team through the Agricultural Information Management Standards (AIMS) is calling for submissions of good practices, success stories and lessons learned after utilizing scientific information and digital data on food and agriculture via one, or multiple of the innovative tools...

  • Learn More About The Land Portal’s collaboration with AGROVOC and why it is a Real Success Story

    On behalf of The Land Portal: It is said that the languages which we speak changes our thoughts and the way we think. What is more, is that new research shows that the many subtle differences across languages might actually change the way we experience the world around us. Sara Jani, Project Monitoring and Knowledge Management Coordinator at ICARDA says the following about the array of languages...

  • Celebrating Open Data Day

    Open Data Day , organized by the Open Knowledge Foundation , is set to take place on Saturday, March 7 . Open Data Day is an annual celebration of open data all over the world. For the tenth time, groups from around the world will create local events on the day where they will use open data in their communities. It is an opportunity to show the benefits of open data and encourage the adoption of...

  • March 2020 AGROVOC Thesaurus now with 36,995 concepts and 743,429 terms, in up to 38 languages

    The March 2020 version of the AGROVOC thesaurus has been released now boasting 36,995 concepts and 743,429 terms , in up to 38 languages . The AGROVOC team wishes to thank all of the AGROVOC editors, helping to contribute to the addition of concepts, terms and languages. Learn more information about the AGROVOC editors here . How AGROVOC is leveraging semantic technologies and linked open data to...