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 Its content includes unique grey literature such as unpublished scientific and technical reports, theses, conference papers, government publications, and more.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 2161 - 2165 of 9579The relationship between the irrigation cannel network and water rights in the rice terraces of Kurumeki, Inasa-chou, Shizuoka Prefecture
This paper focuses on the irrigation systems necessary for conserving the rice terraces and investigates Kurumeki-no-tanada in Hikisa-chou, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka to clarify the irrigation facilities and their operation and maintenance. First, we survey irrigation channels system and record of their locates on a map. It also presents some results concerning the relation between the irrigation systems and their operation. Second, we classify water rights on irrigation facilities. Finally, we consider some arrangements for sustainable conservation on these rice terraces.
Research into the distribution of damage to farmland in Yame City, Fukuoka Prefecture, from the heavy rains in the northern part of Kyushu in 2012, and difficulties for the recovery
This research focused on the hilly and mountainous area of Yame City, Fukuoka Prefecture, which suffered damage due to the heavy rains that occurred in the northern part of Kyushu in July 2012. The objective of this research was to identify the distribution of damage to agricultural land in the Yame City area and the districts in which it was concentrated. In addition to characterizing the damage, the research was aimed at revealing the activities of aid agencies.
New strategies of green conservation and creation in the city development
Study on the recognition of the grassland landscape of volunteers for to conserve and restore in the Aso region
Vast and beautiful grassland landscapes in the Aso Kuju National Park have been maintained by human activities e.g. controlled burning, pasturage and mowing. However, the aging of local farmers and the stagnation of livestock industry make such grassland management increasingly difficult. A successful landscape management of extensive grasslands and forests requires a consensus between grassland restoration and timber forest operation, because locals' opinions vary.
LAND RESOURCES’ EFFICIENT USAGE: REGIONAL ASPEC
In the article the questions of land resources usage in the region are carried out. Land is invariable material condition, from the one side, it is the system of region population life support, from another it is the basis of agricultural branch and foodstuffs’ production development.
Рассматриваются вопросы использования земельных ресурсов в регионе. Земля является неизменным материальным условием, с одной стороны, системой жизнеобеспечения населения региона, с другой, - базой развития сельскохозяйственной отрасли и производства продуктов питания.