Database of current agricultural research projects being carried out in (or on behalf of) developing countries. The system identifies projects dealing with all aspects of agriculture: plant and animal production and protection; post harvest processing of primary agricultural products; forestry; fisheries; agricultural engineering; natural resources and the environment as related to agriculture, food, human nutrition, agricultural economics, rural development, and agricultural administration, legislation, information, education and extension.

Database is a cooperative effort, with data input by 131 national and 17 regional centres.

Database is available online (free) via the FAO WWW site.

See also AGRIS, the FAO’s bibliographical database

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