Alternative Farming Systems Information Center
E510684
The Alternative Farming Systems Information Center is a specialized resource center that provides information and research support on sustainable, organic, and alternative agricultural practices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alternative Farming Systems Information Center canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5308239 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alternative Farming Systems Information Center Context triple: [National Agricultural Library, hasPart, Alternative Farming Systems Information Center]
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A.
Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative
The Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative is a U.S. federal grant program that funds research, education, and outreach to improve and expand organic farming systems.
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B.
National Programs in Natural Resources and Sustainable Agricultural Systems
National Programs in Natural Resources and Sustainable Agricultural Systems is a U.S. Agricultural Research Service research portfolio focused on conserving natural resources and advancing sustainable agricultural production systems.
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C.
center for rural reconstruction experiments
The center for rural reconstruction experiments at Sevagram Ashram was a Gandhian hub for testing and demonstrating practical methods of village upliftment, self-sufficiency, and social reform in rural India.
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D.
National Programs in Crop Production and Protection
National Programs in Crop Production and Protection are coordinated U.S. Agricultural Research Service initiatives that develop and apply scientific advances to improve crop yields, resilience, and protection from pests, diseases, and environmental stresses.
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E.
OECD Co-operative Research Programme: Sustainable Agricultural and Food Systems
The OECD Co-operative Research Programme: Sustainable Agricultural and Food Systems is an international initiative that funds and coordinates research and scientific exchanges to promote sustainability, innovation, and policy-relevant knowledge in agriculture, food systems, and natural resource management.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alternative Farming Systems Information Center Target entity description: The Alternative Farming Systems Information Center is a specialized resource center that provides information and research support on sustainable, organic, and alternative agricultural practices.
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A.
Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative
The Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative is a U.S. federal grant program that funds research, education, and outreach to improve and expand organic farming systems.
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B.
National Programs in Natural Resources and Sustainable Agricultural Systems
National Programs in Natural Resources and Sustainable Agricultural Systems is a U.S. Agricultural Research Service research portfolio focused on conserving natural resources and advancing sustainable agricultural production systems.
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C.
center for rural reconstruction experiments
The center for rural reconstruction experiments at Sevagram Ashram was a Gandhian hub for testing and demonstrating practical methods of village upliftment, self-sufficiency, and social reform in rural India.
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D.
National Programs in Crop Production and Protection
National Programs in Crop Production and Protection are coordinated U.S. Agricultural Research Service initiatives that develop and apply scientific advances to improve crop yields, resilience, and protection from pests, diseases, and environmental stresses.
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E.
OECD Co-operative Research Programme: Sustainable Agricultural and Food Systems
The OECD Co-operative Research Programme: Sustainable Agricultural and Food Systems is an international initiative that funds and coordinates research and scientific exchanges to promote sustainability, innovation, and policy-relevant knowledge in agriculture, food systems, and natural resource management.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural information service
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information center ⓘ specialized resource center ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
National Agricultural Library
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United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ |
| collects |
bibliographies
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extension materials ⓘ fact sheets ⓘ research publications ⓘ technical reports ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| focusesOn |
alternative agricultural practices
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organic agriculture ⓘ sustainable agriculture ⓘ |
| goal |
improve access to information on alternative farming
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support adoption of sustainable agricultural practices ⓘ support research in sustainable agriculture ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
electronic databases
ⓘ
online resources ⓘ print materials ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| offers |
bibliographic assistance
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literature searches ⓘ referrals to other information sources ⓘ |
| provides |
information services
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reference services ⓘ research support ⓘ |
| sector |
agriculture
ⓘ
information services ⓘ |
| serves |
educators
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extension professionals ⓘ farmers ⓘ researchers ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
agricultural diversification
ⓘ
agroecology ⓘ alternative pest management ⓘ integrated farming systems ⓘ low-input agriculture ⓘ organic certification information ⓘ organic farming systems ⓘ soil conservation practices ⓘ sustainable farming systems ⓘ sustainable livestock systems ⓘ water-conserving agricultural practices ⓘ |
| supports |
nonprofit organizations in agriculture
ⓘ
policy makers ⓘ sustainable agriculture programs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Alternative Farming Systems Information Center Description of subject: The Alternative Farming Systems Information Center is a specialized resource center that provides information and research support on sustainable, organic, and alternative agricultural practices.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.