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Unlocking the Power of Metadata: AGRIS Webinar Empowers Global Data Providers
03/06/2025
On 27 May 2025, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through its platform AGRIS, hosted an insightful webinar titled “Enhancing Metadata Standards & OAI-PMH Compliance”, gathering librarians, repository managers, IT specialists, and researchers. Designed for current and...
Science for Peatlands: How AGRIS Supports Innovation to Conserve Vital Carbon Sinks
02/06/2025
On International Peatland Day, the world turns its attention to one of the planet's most overlooked yet crucial ecosystems. Peatlands cover just 3% of the Earth’s land surface, but they store over 30% of the world’s soil organic carbon. As FAO works globally to protect, restore, and manage peatlands...
How AGRIS Contributes to the Future of the Potato
30/05/2025
As the world marks the International Day of Potato under the theme “Shaping history, feeding the future", the call to invest in potato research and development has never been more urgent. The potato feeds over a billion people every day and is cultivated in 159 countries; its future depends not only...
Webinar: Improve Your Metadata and Expand Your Impact with AGRIS
27/05/2025
Are you managing an institutional repository, or looking to make your agricultural research more visible globally? Don’t miss the upcoming FAO AGRIS webinar on 27 May 2025 at 14:00 CEST, designed for current and prospective AGRIS data providers eager to boost the reach and quality of their research...
Harmony with Nature Begins with Knowledge: How AGRIS Supports Biodiversity
22/05/2025
This 22 May, the world celebrates the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB 2025) under the theme “Harmony with Nature and Sustainable Development.” It is a call to recognize biodiversity not just as a collection of species, but as the foundation for human well-being, sustainable economies...
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