Introducing AGROVOC: Workshop Held at the Institute for Literature and Linguistic in Cuba

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) held an interesting capacity-building initiative about its multilingual thesaurus AGROVOC at the Institute for Literature and Linguistic (ILL) of the Social and Humanistic Sciences Agency (AXIS) of the Ministry of Agriculture (MINAG) in Cuba. 

The Linguistics Department of the Institute has vast experience in developing language and specialized dictionaries, with researchers who are experts in linguistic studies, such as computational linguistics and digital humanities.

During the event, a presentation highlighted AGROVOC – its services, functionalities, and benefits for lexicological research. Given its extensive competencies and expertise in the field, the institute will explore potential areas for collaboration with the AGROVOC community of editors.