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Agris

AGRIS is the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' (FAO) International System for Agricultural Science and Technology, a global public domain database with structured bibliographical records on agricultural science and technology. By February 2025, the AGRIS had more than 15 million records in over 118 languages. The AGRIS search system, allows scientists, researchers, policymaker and students to perform sophisticated searches using keywords from the AGROVOC thesaurus, specific journal titles or names of countries, institutions, and authors. AGRIS stands out in food and agriculture literature by equally prioritizing grey literature and peer-reviewed articles, recognizing the importance of diverse information sources. It enhances accessibility through AGROVOC, a multilingual thesaurus in over 40 languages, addressing the linguistic diversity in the field. Additionally, AGRIS focuses on analyzing agricultural performance to inform investment, innovation, and policy, promoting sustainability in the agriculture sector.

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AGRIS is the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' (FAO) International System for Agricultural Science and Technology, a global public domain database with structured bibliographical records on agricultural science and technology. By February 2025, the AGRIS had more than 15 million records in over 118 languages. The AGRIS search system, allows scientists, researchers, policymaker and students to perform sophisticated searches using keywords from the AGROVOC thesaurus, specific journal titles or names of countries, institutions, and authors. AGRIS stands out in food and agriculture literature by equally prioritizing grey literature and peer-reviewed articles, recognizing the importance of diverse information sources. It enhances accessibility through AGROVOC, a multilingual thesaurus in over 40 languages, addressing the linguistic diversity in the field. Additionally, AGRIS focuses on analyzing agricultural performance to inform investment, innovation, and policy, promoting sustainability in the agriculture sector.

Key claims

  1. population: 900 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the population is "900 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369873541

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.