What is AGRIS FAO?
What is AGRIS FAO?
The AGRIS Network is a community of organizations who collect and contribute with information about food and agricultural literature and participate in knowledge sharing activities.
What is AGRIS in library science?
AGRIS is the largest free collection of metadata on agricultural research, extension and innovation. It is a precious tool for students, researchers and librarians – especially in developing countries – to access agricultural knowledge.
Is AGRIS a journal?
AGRIS is currently indexing books, journal articles, monographs, book chapters, datasets and grey literature – including unpublished scientific and technical reports, theses, dissertations and conference papers in the area of food and agriculture.
Which one is the publication of AGRIS?
On 5 December 2013 AGRIS 2.0 was released. AGRIS 2.0 is at the same time: A collaborative network of more than 150 institutions from 65 countries, maintained by FAO of the UN, promoting free access to agricultural information.
When was AGRIS established?
AGRIS (the International System for Agricultural Science and Technology) is an initiative that was set up in 1974 by the FAO to make agricultural research information discoverable and globally available.
Where does the name AGRIS come from?
Agris is a Latvian language masculine given name….Agris (given name)
| Origin | |
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| Region of origin | Latvia |
What are the objectives of AGRIS?
AGRIS main objective is to improve access and exchange of information related to agricultural research. Its main objective is to improve access and exchange of information related to agricul- tural research.
Where is the headquarter of AGRIS?
AGRIS headquarters and office locations AGRIS is headquartered in Klidi, Greece and has 7 office locations across 4 countries.
What are the information activities of AGRIS?
AGRIS periodically organises free webinars for all interested parties on a variety of information/data/knowledge management topics including but not limited to: open access, open data, metadata, open tools and standards supporting stewardship of information and data in agricultural and other domains.