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 Its content includes unique grey literature such as unpublished scientific and technical reports, theses, conference papers, government publications, and more.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 7121 - 7125 of 9579DEVELOPMENT OF THE UTILIZATION OF PASTORAL LAND IN THE EU 25 AFTER 2003
Farming systems based on products of roughage feeders are a vital part of the EU agricultural production. Up to the CAP reform in 2003 the EU promoted these systems via a wide variety of measures. This paper highlights the different impacts European, national and regional support measures have on the utilization of pastoral resources across the EU-25. Based on an expert survey and a literature review the paper summarizes the expected developments of pastoral farming systems across the EU.
Land cover change 2002-2005 in Borneo and the role of fire derived from MODIS imagery
Borneo has experienced heavy deforestation and forest degradation during the past two decades. In this study the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer was used to monitor land cover change in Borneo between 2002 and 2005 in order to assess the current extent of the forest cover, the deforestation rate and the role of fire. Using Landsat and ground observation for validation it was possible to discriminate 11 land cover classes. In 2002 57% of the land surface of Borneo was covered with forest of which 74% was dipterocarp and more than 23% peat swamp forest.
Land Privatisation and Farm Restructuring in Ukraine: The Political Economy Perspective
Upon request this paper is available from the author.
temporal change of driving factors during the course of land desertification in arid region of North China: the case of Minqin County
Taking the key research area in the arid region of North China--Minqin County--as a case, this paper analyzes the main factors impacting land desertification. Based on factor analysis method and the collection of data in the last 50 years, this paper researches the spatial changes of driving factors during the course of land desertification in Minqin, Gansu Province.
ÜLTETVÉNYERDŐK SZEREPE A TÁVLATI FÖLDHASZNÁLATBANTHE ROLE OF FOREST PLANTATIONS IN LONG-TERM LAND USAGE
Az ültetvényerdők elterjedését az erdők szociális, jóléti szolgáltatásai iránti igények idézték elő. Ma világszerte elterjedt a fenyők, nyárak, Eucalyptus minő-sített fajtáinak mezőgazdasági földeken agronómiai módszerekkel való termelé-se. A világ hengeresfa ellátásának egyharmada az összes erdőterület 3-5%-át ki-tevő ilyen ültetvényekből származik. Hazánk klímája kedvező az akác és a nyárak telepítésére. A tanulmányban közölt kísérleti eredmények meggyőzőek az eljárás hazai bevezetéséhez. Az évi fanövedék hektáronként azonos 4-5 t búza árával, a belső kamatláb 7,4-8,7%.