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.
Abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear
The impact of abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear, also known as ghost gear, is gaining more attention as fishing activities have expanded offshore and to deep sea marine environments. Abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear not only threatens aquatic life and fragile marine ecosystems, it also contributes to marine...
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New concepts added to AGROVOC. June 2024
Twenty-seven new concepts have been added to the AGROVOC multilingual thesaurus which now contains 41 366 concepts. To consult the list of new or updated labels per language you can visit the FAO CKAN Repository . The AGROVOC Editorial Community thanks those who contributed to this release. New AGROVOC concepts adaptive management AGROVOC amalgamations BBNJ Agreement digital imagery fishing...
June 2024: New release of the AGROVOC Thesaurus
The June 2024 version of the AGROVOC thesaurus has been released. It now contains 41 366 concepts and 1 157 933 terms, in up to 42 languages. AGROVOC thanks all the editors who have contributed to the addition of concepts, terms and other content. Learn more about the AGROVOC editors here .
New concepts added to AGROVOC. May 2024
Forty-four new concepts have been added to the AGROVOC multilingual thesaurus which now contains 41 339 concepts. To consult the list of new or updated labels per language you can visit the FAO CKAN Repository . The AGROVOC Editorial Community thanks those who contributed to this release. New AGROVOC concepts biological invasions aquifer-fed water bodies perfluoroalkyl acids pronephros earthen...
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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