What is AGRIS?
AGRIS (International System for Agricultural Science and Technology) is a global public database providing access to bibliographic information on agricultural science and technology. The database is maintained by CIARD, and its content is provided by participating institutions from all around the globe that form the network of AGRIS centers (find out more here). One of the main objectives of AGRIS is to improve the access and exchange of information serving the information-related needs of developed and developing countries on a partnership basis.
AGRIS contains over 8 million bibliographic references on agricultural research and technology & links to related data resources on the Web, like DBPedia, World Bank, Nature, FAO Fisheries and FAO Country profiles.
More specifically
AGRIS 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.
A multilingual bibliographic database for agricultural science, fuelled by the AGRIS network, containing records largely enhanced with AGROVOC, FAO’s multilingual thesaurus covering all areas of interest to FAO, including food, nutrition, agriculture, fisheries, forestry, environment etc.
A mash-up Web application that links the AGRIS knowledge to related Web resources using the Linked Open Data methodology to provide as much information as possible about a topic within the agricultural domain.
Opening up & enriching information on agricultural research
AGRIS’ mission is to improve the accessibility of agricultural information available on the Web by:
- Maintaining and enhancing AGRIS, a bibliographic repository for repositories related to agricultural research.
- Promoting the exchange of common standards and methodologies for bibliographic information.
- Enriching the AGRIS knowledge by linking it to other relevant resources on the Web.
AGRIS is also part of the CIARD initiative, in which CGIAR, GFAR and FAO collaborate in order to create a community for efficient knowledge sharing in agricultural research and development.
AGRIS covers the wide range of subjects related to agriculture, including forestry, animal husbandry, aquatic sciences and fisheries, human nutrition, and extension. Its content includes unique grey literature such as unpublished scientific and technical reports, theses, conference papers, government publications, and more. A growing number (around 20%) of bibliographical records have a corresponding full text document on the Web which can easily be retrieved by Google.
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Displaying 5141 - 5145 of 9579A model to accompany the combined management of livestock farming systems and woodlands on the Causse du Larzac (Aveyron, France)
Once the conditions that led to the creation of the Société Civile des Terres du Larzac (SCTL) have been introduced, the companion modelling approach used with this group of farmers is presented. The agent-based model co-constructed with a group of researchers and technicians is then described, as well as the way it was used to confront scenarios developed by the SCTL to envision management options of the forest massif, with scenarios developed by the farmers to improve the current functioning of their farms
Determination of optimal crop pattern for the irrigation project area of Demirdöven
This study was carried out to determine optimal crop pattern in sustainable irrigation project area of 8328 hectare in the Demirdöven Irrigation Project Area for the arid, normal and rainy years by taking into consideration seasonal water requirements, irrigation area size, water sources, maximum or minimum cropped area sizes and total and net income per unit area by using a linear programming method. In order to determine optimal crop pattern, QSBWIN packed program was used.
Can the Federal Reserve Bank’s Survey of Agricultural Credit Conditions Forecast Land Values?
The value of land dominates the financial structure of most American agriculturalproduction firms, and land values are an important factor in long-term agricultural planning andrisk management. As the primary source of collateral for farm loans, farmland values havesignificant implications for both producers as well as bankers financing agricultural loans. TheFederal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s Survey of Agricultural Credit Conditions is an expertopinion survey in which agricultural bankers provide land value forecasts.
Reaching Far into the Woods: Impact of Roads on Forest Structure in China