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  • FAO is looking for Information Management Specialists to work on AGROVOC

    The Partnerships and UN Collaboration Division (PSU) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is looking for Consultants or PSAs to provide technical support for content development and enhancement of the AGROVOC multilingual agricultural thesaurus. Tasks and responsibilities The assigned tasks and responsibilities related to technical support in the area of information...

  • New concepts added to AGROVOC. September 2023

    37 new concepts have been added to the AGROVOC multilingual thesaurus which now contains 41 053 concepts. To consult the list of new or updated labels per language you can visit the FAO CKAN Repository . The AGROVOC Editorial Community thanks those who contributed to this release. New AGROVOC concepts aggregate fruits Akabane disease allelic exclusion allelism asci basic reproduction number...

  • September 2023: New release of the AGROVOC Thesaurus

    The September 2023 version of the AGROVOC thesaurus has been released. It now contains 41 053 concepts and 990 572 terms, in up to 42 languages. AGROVOC thanks all the editors who have contributed to the addition of concepts, terms and other content. Learn more about the AGROVOC editors here .

  • The Sixth Annual AGROVOC Editorial Community Meeting 2023

    The sixth Annual AGROVOC Editorial Community Meeting took place on July 13-14, 2023, in Freising, Germany. The main goal of the meeting was to enhance interaction with the editorial communities and establish priorities for the upcoming year. The two-day agenda encompassed crucial discussions on 2023/2024 priorities, usage statistics services for editors, outreach activities and online courses, and...

  • AGROVOC Latin America distribution list

    The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is pleased to announce the creation of a dedicated distribution list for "AGROVOC in Latin America". This initiative aims to establish a communication channel with users and stakeholders interested in utilizing this valuable tool in Spanish. By joining this distribution list, you will receive regular updates about new concepts and...