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AGROVOC

The linked data concept hub for food and agriculture

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Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 3p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Category Brochure

Synopsis (short abstract) This brochure presents AGROVOC, a controlled vocabulary and thesaurus which covers all areas of FAO’s work, helps to standardize such data and make it more easily discoverable.

Last updated 07/04/2023

Language English

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