AGRIS - International Information System for the Agricultural Sciences and Technology

AGRIS, the international information system for the agricultural sciences and technology, became operational in 1975 as an international initiative created by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to build a common information system for science and technology in agriculture and related subjects, based on a collaborative network of institutions.

FAO has organized consultations to consider the underlying strategy of the AGRIS initiative, to review its progress and to identify ways of improving its effectiveness and outreach, ensuring that it remains a dynamic process which adapts to the evolving conditions of the information society.

Please visit the AGRIS page for further information.

Papers presented at the COAIM 2002 session

• AGRIS side event at COAIM 2002 session
• AGRIS: Guidelines for Description of Information Objects for International Information Systems on Agricultural Sciences and Technology
• AGRIS - A Strategy for an International Network for Information in Agricultural Sciences and Technology within the WAICENT Framework

Reports from other AGRIS & CARIS meetings

• AGRIS - CARIS Advisory Committee, March 1999 Report
• Fourth Technical Consultation of AGRIS and CARIS participating Centres, June 1998 Report
• Expert Consultation on the Redesign of AGRIS and CARIS, January 1998 Report