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AGROVOC
AGROVOC is a thesaurus of 41,000+ agricultural concepts and relationships in up to 42 languages, available for public use to facilitate access and interoperability of data across institutions and languages. It is maintained by several institutions coordinated by FAO.

Owner
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Type
text
Licence
CC-BY-4.0
Last evaluated
14.04.2025
Origin country
Italy
contact
agrovoc@fao.orgRelease date
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DPG since
15.01.2024
The following repositories were submitted by the solution and included in our evaluation. Any repositories, add-ons, features not included in here were not reviewed by us.
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Italian, Swahili, Czech (Czechia), Turkish, Ukrainian, Hindi, Portuguese, French, Arabic, German, Spanish, Danish, Chinese (Simplified), (China), Russian, English
Many governmental bodies in FAO's areas of interest use AGROVOC. We do not have a list of all the governmental institutions in the world that use it, but an example are the institutions that are part…
* This information is self-reported and updated annually








AGROVOC facilitates the exchange and consolidation of knowledge, information, and data in the domains covered by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Consistent use of relevant concepts to index data and resources across repositories and institutions is essential to monitor progress on the SDGs: in the case of AGROVOC, particularly the SDGs that have indicators for which FAO is the custodian UN agency. FAO is the custodian UN agency for 21 indicators and is a contributing agency to 5 more, spanning SDGs 1, 2, 5, 6, 12, 14, and 15. Not only does AGROVOC cover all domains related to the SDGs for whose indicators FAO is custodian, but it also includes a dedicated concept for the SDGs and individual sub-concepts for each SDG, with official definitions (https://agrovoc.fao.org/browse/agrovoc/en/page/?uri=http%3A%2F%2Faims.fao.org%2Faos%2Fagrovoc%2Fc_013b16cd). This helps information and data managers correctly classify resources against the SDGs, and researchers and the general public easily find and browse SDG-related resources and data. AGROVOC is used to index content and data in many information systems relevant to SDGs 1, 2, 5, 6, 12, 14, and 15: library catalogs of agriculture/fisheries/nutrition/land research institutions and Ministries, repositories of the CGIAR centers, the FAO AGRIS database and various other FAO resources. Being a resource managed in partnership with several institutions all over the world, and being coordinated by FAO under the Partnerships and UN Collaboration Division, AGROVOC is particularly relevant to SDG 17.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Multilateral
Copyright noticeNo mandatory proprietary dependencies
Yes
Open Data, Linked Open Data, Open Standards and File Formats
PII data is NOT collected NOT stored and NOT distributed.
Content is collected stored and distributed.
Content in AGROVOC is contributed by a network of editors who work for partner organizations and are screened and approved. Content submission is further moderated in an approval pipeline that ensures that any inappropriate content is detected and removed before publication. The tool used to guarantee an appropriate moderation workflow is the VocBench: https://vocbench.uniroma2.it/.
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2026-02-27 09:23:20
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Na (Applicant) submitted application for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (13803)
2026-02-13 01:30:04
System created a refresher application for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2026-02-13 01:30:04
System created an autofill refresher application for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (13803)
2025-04-14 03:22:55
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) submitted their review of AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (152) and found it to be a DPG
2025-04-14 03:22:54
System moved AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091) to expired because parent application is now DPG.
2025-04-14 03:22:54
System unmarked AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091) as a nominee
2025-04-14 03:22:50
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2025-04-14 03:22:47
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2025-04-14 03:22:44
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2025-04-14 03:22:40
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2025-04-14 03:22:38
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 8. Standards & Best Practices for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2025-04-14 03:22:36
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2025-04-14 03:22:33
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 6. Mechanism for Extracting Data for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2025-04-14 03:22:31
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2025-04-14 03:22:28
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2025-04-14 03:22:26
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2025-04-14 03:22:24
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2025-04-14 03:22:22
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) edited 2. Open Licensing for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2025-04-14 03:20:50
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2025-04-14 03:20:43
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed General Information for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2025-04-14 03:20:34
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) pulled AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091) under review
2025-04-09 16:53:54
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) submitted their review of AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2025-04-09 16:53:43
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2025-04-09 16:53:37
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2025-04-09 16:53:28
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) failed 2. Open Licensing for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2025-04-09 16:51:13
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on 2. Open Licensing for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2025-04-09 16:49:15
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2025-04-09 16:49:07
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2025-04-09 16:48:58
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 8. Standards & Best Practices for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2025-04-09 16:47:23
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2025-04-09 16:46:24
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 6. Mechanism for Extracting Data for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2025-04-09 16:46:09
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2025-04-09 16:45:22
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2025-04-09 16:44:53
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2025-04-09 16:44:39
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2025-04-09 16:44:37
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on 2. Open Licensing for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2025-04-09 16:43:46
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited 2. Open Licensing for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2025-04-09 16:40:02
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2025-04-09 16:39:24
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on General Information for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2025-04-09 16:38:50
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed General Information for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2025-04-09 16:37:41
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) pulled AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091) under review
2025-01-31 12:56:44
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Na (Applicant) submitted application for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091)
2024-11-22 23:15:41
System created a refresher application for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077) (B)
2024-11-22 23:15:40
System created an autofill refresher application for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (12091) (B)
2024-01-15 10:56:09
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) submitted their review of AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (1051) and found it to be a DPG
2024-01-15 10:56:08
System unmarked AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077) as a nominee
2024-01-15 10:53:29
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-15 10:53:21
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-15 10:53:09
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-15 10:49:55
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-15 10:46:42
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) edited 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-15 10:46:05
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) edited 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-15 10:42:20
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-15 10:42:03
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-15 10:36:59
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-15 10:36:30
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-15 10:36:07
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-15 10:35:53
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-15 10:35:40
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-15 10:34:47
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-15 07:52:41
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed General Information for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-15 07:52:40
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed General Information for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-15 07:52:40
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed General Information for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-15 07:52:40
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed General Information for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-15 07:52:40
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed General Information for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-15 07:52:40
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed General Information for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-15 07:52:40
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed General Information for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-15 07:52:39
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed General Information for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-15 07:52:39
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed General Information for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-15 07:52:39
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed General Information for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-15 07:52:38
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed General Information for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-15 07:52:38
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed General Information for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-15 07:52:38
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed General Information for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-15 06:55:42
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) pulled AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077) under review
2024-01-12 17:42:17
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) submitted their review of AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-12 17:42:11
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-12 17:42:10
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited Scale of Solution for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-12 17:42:00
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-12 17:41:55
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-12 17:41:43
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-12 17:41:39
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-12 17:41:28
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-12 17:40:58
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-12 17:40:03
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-12 17:39:03
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited 5. Documentation for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-12 17:33:02
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-12 17:32:59
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-12 17:32:15
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-12 17:28:48
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-12 17:27:37
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-12 17:27:35
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited 3. Clear Ownership for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-12 17:27:21
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on 2. Open Licensing for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-12 17:25:49
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-12 17:23:09
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited 2. Open Licensing for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-12 17:22:53
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited 2. Open Licensing for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-12 17:20:58
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-12 17:20:54
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited 1. SDG Relevance for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-12 17:13:55
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed General Information for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-12 16:39:35
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited General Information for AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
2024-01-12 16:37:41
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) pulled The AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077) under review
2023-11-24 16:50:02
() submitted application for The AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus (11077)
