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 Its content includes unique grey literature such as unpublished scientific and technical reports, theses, conference papers, government publications, and more.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 8771 - 8775 of 9579Quantitative Land Suitability Evaluation for Wheat, Barley, Maize and Rice Cultivation in Northern Baraan (Isfahan)
In quantitative land suitability evaluation, economic aspects land evaluation such as impact of environmental physical factors on crop production and the amount of yield per surface unit are considered. The purpose of this research was to study quantitative land suitability of northern Baraan area located in eastern Isfahan. The study was a continuation of the previously accomplished qualitative land suitability evaluation of the area. The economic studies include economic data collection, matching inputs and outputs and gross margins analysis.
Eugene : Aquatic and riparian habitat assessment for the Eugene-Springfield areaAquatic and riparian habitat assessment for the Eugene-Springfield area : Final draft
The purposes of this assessment are to:inform local government staff, elected officials and interested citizens about the currentcondition of key aquatic and riparian indicators relative to historic conditions; assist MECT agencies with preparation of an action plan for habitat conservation,enhancement, and restoration planning for aquatic and riparian resources, and fisheslisted under the federal Endangered Species Act; provide preliminary site-specific recommendations for protection, restoration, andenhancement of habitat; [and] identify key gaps in information and monitoring related to t
Clackamas County : Tri-City water pollution control plant site master planTri-City water pollution control plant site master plan
14 pp. OCR and bookmarks supplied by UO. Maps, charts, figures. Published August, 2002. Captured February 4, 2009.
Portland downtown riverfront habitat opportunities : fish and wildlife habitat enhancement opportunities along the Willamette River, between the Ross Island and Steel BridgesPortland : Downtown riverfront habitat opportunities report
24 pp. OCR and bookmarks supplied by UO. Maps, figures, illus. Published August, 2002. Captured February 19, 2009.
EFFECTS OF OWNERSHIP RESTRICTIONS ON FARMLAND VALUES IN SASKATCHEWAN
Restrictions on the ownership of farmland by nonresidents of Saskatchewan were imposed by the Farmland Security Act (FSA) in 1974. The FSA has been blamed by some observers for depressed provincial land values. An adaptive expectations present value model is developed to estimate the effects of the FSA, with the province of Alberta included as a control. Results of seemingly unrelated regressions and generalized autoregressive conditional hetereoscedasticity estimates find no statistically significant effect of the FSA on the value of land in Saskatchewan.