AGROVOC is a relevant Linked Open Data set about agriculture available for public use and facilitates access and visibility of data across domains and languages. It offers a structured collection of agricultural concepts, terms, definitions and relationships which are used to unambiguously identify resources, allowing standardized indexing processes and making searches more efficient.
AGROVOC uses semantic web technologies, linking to other multilingual knowledge organization systems and building bridges between datasets.
Latest News
AGROVOC supports the International Day of Potato
25/05/2026
Did you know that 30 May is the International Day of Potato ? More than just a top four global staple food (after corn, wheat and rice), the potato...
Revitalizing Knowledge Lab Learning: A New Chapter for FAO AGRIS, AGORA and AGROVOC
19/03/2026
FAO’s KnowledgeLab is enhancing its role as a platform for accessible, self-paced learning by offering . Notably, three key courses— AGROVOC, AGORA...
AGROVOC Concepts of the Month: Navigating March’s Global Milestones
04/03/2026
The integration of standardized agricultural terminology into global datasets has been fundamental for addressing the interconnected challenges of...
New AGROVOC Online Course
The AGROVOC Online Course is available on the FAO KnowledgeLab platform. This course is tailored to cater to the needs of both individuals and institutions and is offered entirely free of charge in English. To register, please use this link.
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