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 Its content includes unique grey literature such as unpublished scientific and technical reports, theses, conference papers, government publications, and more.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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Resources
Displaying 7016 - 7020 of 9579Role of intensively managed forests in future timber supply.CAB Reviews
Much is reported about the destruction of natural forests and the consequences for global warming, while on the other hand, exotic plantations in some regions struggle to gain public acceptance. The earth's population is projected to rise to around 9 billion by 2050, with a concomitant increase in demand for forest products. Inevitably, forests in general, and managed forest in particular, will be called on to provide an ever-increasing proportion of local supplies and the international wood trade.
Amelioration and nutrient management strategies for sodic and alkali soils.CAB Reviews
Sodic and alkali soils are characterized by the occurrence of excess sodium (Nasup+/sup) to levels that can adversely affect soil structure and disturb the availability of nutrients for plant growth. Structural problems in these soils are created by certain physical processes (slaking, swelling and dispersion of clay minerals) and specific conditions (surface crusting and hardsetting), which affect water and air movement, seedling emergence, root penetration, runoff and erosion, as well as tillage and sowing operations.
[Genetic characterization of Monchina cattle breed]
La denominada "vaca Monchina" raza en peligro de extinción se encuentra distribuida en la Comunidad Autónoma de Cantabria y zonas limítrofes. En ella se engloban un conjunto de animales que manifiestan variabilidad según la capa: Morena (Castaña y Avellana), Marina y Barrida, contando además con un censo muy reducido de animales y con un porcentaje de hibridación con otras razas variable, lo que dada la variabilidad antes aludida hace en ocasiones difícil la asignación de un individuo a la raza.
[Programme of conservation and improvement of the Spanish beef horse breeds: Jaca Navarra, Burguete, Hispano Bretón, Pyrenean Hypermetric Grouping]
En el marco del Proyecto INIA RZ2004-00023-00-00, titulado: "Evaluación de los Recursos Genéticos Equinos de aptitud cárnica en peligro de extinción: caracterización, desarrollo de estrategias que minimicen el parentesco y la erosión genética y diseño y creación de un banco de germoplasma", se contempla como objetivo principal, conocer la situación real censo, estructura de la población, caracterización morfo-estructural, sistema de cría, variabilidad genética, etc.
Abandonment of agricultural land: an overview of drivers and consequences.CAB Reviews
Agricultural activities and their complex effects on nature conservation, and the services that ecosystems deliver to humans are controversial. We present an overview of land abandonment, its driving forces and its consequences for landscape, biodiversity and humans. A descriptive metaanalysis of independently published studies highlighted the fact that the abandonment of agricultural land is a phenomenon mostly driven by socio-economic factors such as immigration into areas where new economic opportunities are offered to rural people.