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Thai National AGRIS Centre

Thai National AGRIS Centre was established in March 13, 1980 by General National FAO Committee, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives cooperated with Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Thai National AGRIS Centre is a member of coordinating network of International Information System for the Agricultural Science and Technology. It acts as AGRIS liaison office and AGRIS input centre and responsible for providing input and for technical interaction with the system. The main formation in collecting cataloging, classifying and submitting all the agricultural literature produced in Thailand for inclusion in the AGRIS database with other 240 participating centre from all over the world. It also plays an important role in performing as agricultural reference centre to assist user in accessing and utilizing information in the database and make known of research works under taken in Thailand to the world community at large.

International Buffalo Information Centre (IBIC)

International Buffalo Information Center (IBIC) is a specialized information center on buffalo. Established in 1981 by Kasetsart University (Thailand) with financial support from the International Development Research Center (IDRC) of Canada. IBIC aims at being the buffalo information center of buffalo research community throughout the world.

Kasetsart University Agriculture Knowledge Centre (AGKC)

Kasetsart University Agriculture Knowledge Centre (AGKC) is a new library service with the objective of commemorate the Sixtieth Anniversary Celebrations of His Majesty’s Accession to the throne. AGKC is the service centre providing information in the areas of agriculture and related fields. Its extended agriculture information service are base on knowledge repository which has been developed and accumulated for a long time. The repository comprises Thai National AGRIS Centre (Thai AGRIS) and International Buffalo Information Centre (IBIC). In addition, Thai AGRIS and IBIC are also networking with both national and international organization namely Thai National Agricultural Information Coordinating Centre and International Information System for the Agricultural Sciences and Technology (AGRIS/FAO).

AGKC has applied the concept of Knowledge Management and Information Technology for increasing the management capacities as well as support learning, teaching, researching and academic service to the public.

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