FAO Launches Spanish Version of AGROVOC Thesaurus

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched the Spanish version of the AGROVOC Thesaurus, making all terms available to the Spanish-speaking community in their language. This enhancement responds to user needs and promotes using semantic tools, such as AGROVOC, to strengthen linguistic coverage.

The AGROVOC Thesaurus now includes more than 41,000 concepts and over 1,150,000 terms in Spanish, available for public use by individuals and computer systems. This availability will enable indexing data and resources through library catalogs, institutional repositories, and scientific journal platforms, thus facilitating data access and interoperability. This development marks a significant stride in advancing a more accessible and efficient agricultural information environment.

With this update, new terms proposed by users in all available languages will be evaluated more quickly by the AGROVOC editorial community. This continuous review ensures that AGROVOC remains a dynamic tool, reflecting the latest trends and discoveries in the agricultural field.

Actively Participate in AGROVOC

FAO invites librarians, editors, specialists, academics, and researchers in agricultural sciences to propose new terms and actively participate as contributors to this initiative. Those interested in proposing new terms can do so through the following link: Propose a new concept. For more information on this initiative or to become part of the editorial community, please contact [email protected]. 

This objective is supported by FAO's Agricultural Science and Technology International System (AGRIS), which has been actively promoting these FAO information systems in Latin America since 2022.

This new stage in the development of AGROVOC in Spanish marks a milestone in accessibility and scientific collaboration, bringing the Spanish-speaking community even closer to the resources needed to drive knowledge and innovation in the field of nutrition and agriculture. It also reaffirms FAO's commitment to the development and promotion of digital public goods, which are fundamental to achieving sustainable agrifood systems and contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).