Since the 1980s, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) manages and publishes the AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus, which thematically covers FAO’s areas of interest with more than 39 000 concepts and 800 000 terms organized hierarchically. When launched, AGROVOC was made available in three languages – English, Spanish and French – and its purpose was to serve as a...

The March 2021 version of the AGROVOC thesaurus has been released. It now contains 38 600 concepts and 806 000 terms, in up to 40 languages. The AGROVOC team thanks all of the AGROVOC editors who have contributed to the addition of concepts, terms and other content. Learn more about the AGROVOC editors here .

The February 2021 version of the AGROVOC thesaurus has been released. It now contains 38 400 concepts and 803 800 terms, in up to 40 languages. The AGROVOC team wishes to thank all of the AGROVOC editors who have contributed to the addition of concepts, terms and languages. Learn more about the AGROVOC editors here .

AGRIS increased the collection to more than 12 million records from 450 data providers from 150 countries, and the number of visits reached 25% more than 2019 . The new website has also become a key element for the promotion and accessibility of AGROVOC at http://www.fao.org/agris/ . Publications FAO. 2020. AGRIS, the International System for Agricultural Science and Technology . Rome AGRIS has...

This year has been an important one for AGROVOC. With over 38,100 concepts and 800,000 terms in 40 languages, AGROVOC continues being the most popular thesaurus in food and agriculture, but also covering all FAO’s areas of interest. AGROVOC has received over 34 million visits in 2020, 60% more than 2019. I am also delighted to announce a list of new publications related to AGROVOC. Special thanks...