Open access to agricultural knowledge has never been more critical to addressing the complex challenges facing today’s agri-food systems. As climate change, food insecurity, and environmental degradation increasingly transcend national borders, ensuring that research is visible, accessible, and reusable becomes a strategic component of global solutions. In support of the mandate of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to eliminate hunger and promote sustainable agriculture, FAO AGRIS has, for over 50 years, served  as a global bridge, connecting researchers, institutions and decision-makers through a shared, searchable knowledge infrastructure.

Among its contributors, the University of Granada (UGR), Spain, stands out. Founded in the sixteenth century, UGR carries a long and rich academic tradition. With more than 2,000 records indexed in FAO AGRIS, its contribution is both  substantial and sustained. Its research spans diverse disciplines: from climate change, biodiversity and eutrophication to nutrition, obesity and bioactive compounds. Nearly all records are available in full text through the University's institutional repository Digibug, ensuring that access extends beyond metadata to the research itself.

The relevance of UGR’s research extends far beyond Spain, driven by a firm commitment to open access through its Institutional Repository. By providing full-text access, its FAO AGRIS collection advances the global sharing of knowledge, effectively dismantling the economic and licensing barriers that often restrict the dissemination and impact of vital research.

UGR actively promotes the global exchange of knowledge, helping to remove the economic and licensing barriers that too often limit the dissemination, visibility, and real-world impact of essential research.

When this research is harvested by FAO AGRIS through the OAI-PMH protocol for metadata exchange, it gains  more than visibility. It becomes part of a global system where knowledge is organized, interconnected and discoverable across languages and regions. In this way, UGR ensures that scientific insight—wherever it originates—can inform solutions wherever they are needed.

About FAO AGRIS

The FAO AGRIS database serves as a global digital public good, providing access to over 16 million bibliographic records in more than 250 languages across agricultural science and related disciplines. By connecting institutions worldwide through standardized, interoperable metadata and AGROVOC indexing, FAO AGRIS enhances the visibility, accessibility and reuse of research that supports sustainable food systems, climate resilience and rural development.

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