Ag thesaurus now available in Spanish

USDA National Agricultural Library (NAL) has published Spanish-language versions of its NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary of Agricultural Terms. This first Spanish language edition of the thesaurus features more than 15,700 translated concepts. Both publications can be downloaded and used through the NAL Web page www.nal.usda.gov/services.

Of the estimated 480 million Spanish-speaking people in the world, about 87 percent live in the Western Hemisphere, according to NAL. Spanish is the second most widely spoken language in the United States, and is the most rapidly growing language used in U.S. agriculture. Future Spanish-language editions of the thesaurus will change in response to recommendations from the Spanish-speaking agricultural community and NAL cooperators.

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For more: Len Carey, NAL, (3010 504-5564; lcarey@nal.usda.gov; www.nal.usda.gov/services.