FAO AGRIS, an initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), will participate in the webinar: “AGRIS: Promoting Access to Scientific and Technical Information on Food and Agriculture within the Framework of Open Science”, organized by the Faculty of Agronomy of the University of the Republic of Uruguay.

• Date: Tuesday, October 14
• Time: 09:00 (GMT-3)
• Format: Virtual
• Register here 

The session will feature Maidelyn Díaz, information management specialist from FAO, who will provide a comprehensive overview of the FAO AGRIS system, its functionalities, and its evolution as a platform for open access to agricultural scientific information.

Recognized as a Digital Public Good by the Digital Public Goods Alliance, FAO AGRIS adheres to the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) for scientific data management, positioning itself as a strategic tool to enhance the visibility and accessibility of local and regional scientific output.

• Topics to be covered include:
• Introduction to FAO AGRIS and its 50-year trajectory
• Key components and evolution of FAO AGRIS records
• FAO AGRISs role in promoting Open Science
• Key features: construction of search equations, use of different operators, semantic standardization with AGROVOC, and advanced search.

This webinar is aimed at researchers, faculty, students, librarians, and repository managers interested in understanding how publishing in open-access platforms contributes to reuse, impact, and international visibility.