FAO WCA Crop List published as RDF/SKOS (v1.0, draft)
The more granular crop classification used in the FAO WCA. Used in the 2010 round of agricultural censuses. Mapped to ICC 1., ICC 1.1, CPC 2.1.
FAO WCA Crop List v1.0
Pepper, black
Squash
Custard apple
Alfalfa for seed
Potato
Lespedeza (all varieties)
Beans, dry, edible, for grains
Bay leaves
Pineapple
Prune
Gooseberry (all varieties)
Hemp, sun
Mango
Pecan nut
Tannia
Mandarin
Rubber
Soybean hay
Pomelo
Earth pea
Corn (sweet) for vegetable
Apricot
Corn (maize) for cereals
Celery
Sunflower for oil seed
Yerba mate
Cranberry
Coffee
Shea tree (shea butter or karite nut)
Palm, sago
Saffron
Turnip, for fodder
Gourd
Swede
Cocoa (cacao)
Arrowroot
Betel nut
Indigo
Tobacco
Mangosteen/Mangostano
Timothy
Kava
Melon (except watermelon)
Nutmeg
Radish
Wheat
Cacao (cocoa)
Pear
Sorghum, jowar
Sour cherry
Maslin (mixed cereals)
Broom millet
Teff
Maguey
Walnut
Filbert (hazelnut)
Lupine (all varieties)
Mangel (fodder beet)
Tapioca (cassava)
Spelt wheat
Rice
Horseradish
Corn for salad
Medlar
Sunhemp
Opium
Millet, proso
Quince
Pigeon pea
Fique
Taro
Castor bean
Dill and dill seed
Grapefruit
Turnip, edible
Tea
Bambara bean
Orange, bitter
Mulberry for silkworms
Swede for fodder
Clementine
Alfalfa for fodder
Persimmon
Sorghum
New Zealand flax (formio)
Vetches
Sugar cane for fodder
Lemon
Cabbage (red, white, Savoy)
Cabbage, Chinese
Pomegranate
Pea, harvested green
Breadfruit
Maize (corn)
Basil
Lime, sweet
Beet, sugar for fodder
Triticale
Brussels sprouts
Beet, red
Raspberry (all varieties)
Sugar beet for seed
Black pepper
Quinine
Linseed (flax for oil seed)
Jerusalem artichoke
Almond
Cherry
Olive
Safflower
Arracha
Sugar cane for thatching
Chili, fresh (all varieties)
Rapeseed (colza)
Chickpea (gram pea)
Hemp fibre
Cassava (manioc)
Apple
Grapes for wine
Rhea
Grass, orchard
Millet broom
Angelica stems
Plum
Fenugreek
Onion, dry
Lavender
Cress
Clove
Potato, sweet
Sugar beet
Gram pea (chickpea)
Jasmine
Kohlrabi
Cinnamon
Hazelnut (filbert)
Oats, for fodder
Henequen
Mulberry for fruit (all varieties)
Sisal
Carrot, for fodder
Sweet pepper
Grapes for table use
Beans, harvested green
Eggplant
Scorzonera (black salsify)
Mushrooms
Garlic, dry
Abaca (Manila hemp)
Poppy seed
Guinea pepper
Bajra (Pearl millet)
Sweet potato
Trefoil
Lettuce
Yam
Coca
Broad bean, harvested green
Chicory
Citron
Barley
Carrot, edible
Papaya (pawpaw)
Guava
Macadamia (Queensland nut)
Maize (corn) for silage
Oats, for grain
Coconut
Lemon grass
Cardamom
Grass, Sudan
Flax for fibre
Pistachio nut
Brazil nut
Sorghum, sweet
Cucumber
Broad bean, dry
Ginseng
Onion seed
Jojoba
Broom sorghum
Citronella
Vanilla
Endive
Grapes for raisins
Urena (Congo jute)
Mace
Colza (rapeseed)
Chayote
Bergamot
Beet, sugar for seeds
Guarana
Redtop
Okra
Currants (all varieties)
Pepper, dry
Hemp, Manila (abaca)
Watermelon
Soybean
Sunflower for fodder
Sweet lime
Dasheen
Ornamental plants
Cardoon
Geranium
Peanut (groundnut)
Sweet corn
Rye
Cottonseed (all varieties)
Drumstick tree
Cola nut (all varieties)
Sesame
Cantaloupe
Millet, foxtail
Hempseed
Maize (hybrid)
Parsnip
Tomato
Durum wheat
Oil palm
Nectarine
Sweet sorghum
Banana
Ryegrass seed
Leek
Loquat
Palm, oil
Durra (sorghum)
Edo (eddoe)
Celeriac
Sorghum, Guinea corn
Tallow tree
Spinach
Maize, ordinary
Sapodilla
Cowpea, for grain
Satsuma (mandarin/tangerine)
Pumpkin, for fodder
Cabbage, for fodder
Sugar beet for fodder
Anise seeds
Blackberries of various species
Cocoyam
Broccoli
Rutabaga (swede)
Chili, dry (all varieties)
Plantain
Niger seed
Salsify
Sorghum, broom
Fennel
Grape
Fonio
Onion, green
Asparagus
Cowpea, harvested green
Millet, Japanese
Tangerine
Cauliflower
Formio (New Zealand flax)
Ramie
Thymus
Beet, fodder (mangel)
Pumpkin, edible
Jowar (sorghum)
Kiwi fruit
Red beet
Groundnut (peanut)
Blueberry
Guinea corn (sorghum)
Pyrethrum
Quinoa
Tung tree
Strawberry
Liquorice
Corn (maize) for silage
Carob
Palm palmyra
Cashew nuts
Palm, kernel oil
Caraway seeds
Turmeric
Orange
Ginger
Mint (all varieties)
Areca (betel nut)
Rose
Rhubarb
Yautia
Cotton (all varieties)
Kapok
Pea, edible dry, for grain
Fig
Litchi
Queensland nut
Sorghum, durra
Avocado
Mustard
Date
Millet, bulrush
Chestnut
Millet, pearl (bajra, bulrush)
Manioc (cassava)
Kale
Artichoke
Millet, bajra
Lime, sour
Horse bean
Kenaf
Garlic, green
Beet, sugar
Jute
Clover for fodder (all varieties)
Sugar cane for sugar or alcohol
Buckwheat
Hop
Millet, finger
Hybrid maize
Lentil
Poppy straw
Flax for oil seed (linseed)
Sainfoin
Grass esparto
Henna
Peach
Kola nut
Piper nigrum
Cucurbita spp. (over 25 sp.)
Annona reticulate
Medicago sativa
Solamum tuberosum
Lespedeza spp.
Phaseolus vulgaris
Laurus nobilis,
Ananas comosus
Prunus domestica
Ribes spp.
Crotalaria juncea
Mangifera indica
Carya illinoensis
Xanthosoma sagittifolium
Citrus reticulata
Hevea brasiliensis
Glycine max
Citrus grandis
Vigna subterranea
Zea mays
Prunus armeniaca
Apium graveolens
Helianthus annuus
Ilex paraguariensis
Vaccinium macrocarpon; V. oxycoccus
Coffea spp.
Vitellaria paradoxa or Butyrospermum parkii
Metroxylon sagu
Crocus savitus
Brassica rapa
Lagenaria spp; Cucurbita spp.
Brassica napus var. napobrassica
Theobroma cacao
Maranta arundinacea
Areca catechu
Indigofera tinctoria
Nicotiana tabacum
Garcinia mangostana
Phleum pratense
Piper methysticum
Cucumis melo
Myristica fragrans
Raphanus sativus (inc. Cochlearia armoracia)
Triticum aestivum
Pyrus communis
Sorghum bicolor
Prunus cerasus, cerasus acida
Mixture of Triticum spp.; Secale cereale
Eragrostis abyssinica
Agave atrovirens
Juglans spp. (over 20 sp.), ep. regia
Corylus avellana
Lupinus spp.
Beta vulgaris
Manihot esculenta
Triticum spelta
Oryza sativa; Oryza glaberrima
Armoracia rusticana
Valerianella locusta
Mespilus germanica
Papaver somniferum
Panicum miliaceum
Cydonia oblonga
Cajanus cajan
Furcraea macrophylla
Colocasia esculenta
Ricinus communis
Anethum graveoles
Citrus paradisi
Camellia sinensis
Voandzeia subterranea or Vigna subterranea
Citrus aurantium
Morus alba
Diospyros kaki; Diospyros virginiana
Phormium tenax
Vicia sativa
Saccharum officinarum
Citrus limon
Brassica oleracea var. capitata
Brassica chinensis
Punica granatum
Pisum sativum
Artocarpus altilis
Ocimum basilicum
Citrus limetta
Hybrid of Triticum aestivum and Secale cereale
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera
Rubus spp. (over 360 sp.)
Cinchona spp. (more than 6 sp.)
Linum usitatissimum
Helianthus tuberosus
Prunus dulcis
Prunus avium, cerasus avium
Olea europaea
Carthamus tinctorius
Arracacia xanthorrhiza
Capsicum spp. (annuum)
Brassica napus
Cicer arietinum
Cannabis sativa ssp. Indica
Malus sylvestris
Vitis vinifera
Boehmeria nivea
Dactylis glomerata
Angelica archangelica
Trigonella foenum-graecum
Allium cepa
Lavandula spp. (over 15 sp.)
Lepidium sativum
Eugenia aromatica (Syzygium aromaticum)
Ipomoea batatas
Jasminum spp.
Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
Cinnamomum verum
Avena spp. (about 30 sp.)
Agave fourcroydes
Morus spp.
Agave sisalana
Daucus carota ssp. sativa
Capsicum annuum
Phaseolus and Vigna spp.
Solanum melongena
Scorzonera hispanica
Agaricus spp. ; Pleurotus spp ; Volvariella
Allium sativum
Musa textilis
Afframomum melegueta, piper guineense, xylopia aethiopica)
Pennisetum americanum
Lopmoea batatas
Lotus spp. (about 100 sp.)
Lactuca sativa var. capitata
Dioscorea spp. (over 120 sp.)
Erythroxypum novogranatense, E. coca
Vicia faba
Cichorium intybus
Citrus medica
Hordeum vulgare
Carica papaya
Psidium guajava
Macadamia spp. ternifolia
Cocos nucifera
Cymbopogon citratus
Elettaria cardamomum
Sorghum bicolour var. Sudanense
Pistacia vera
Bertholletia excelsa
Cucumis sativus
Panax spp.
Simmondsia californica or S. chinensis
Cymbopogon citrates/ Cymbopogon nardus
Vanilla planifolia
Cichorium endivia
Urena lobata
Sechium edule
Citrus bergamia
Paulinia cupana
Agrostis spp.
Abelmoschus esculentus; Hibiscus esculentus
Capsicum spp. (over 30 sp.)
Citrullus lanatus
Various
Cynara cardunculus
Pelargonium spp.; Geranium spp.
Arachis hypogaea
Secale cereale
Gossypium spp.
Moringa oleifera
Cola acuminata; C. nitida; C.vera
Sesamum indicum
Setaria italica
Cannabis sativa (marijuana)
Pastinaca sativa
Lycopersicon esculentum
Triticum durum
Elaeis guineensis
Prunus persica var. nectarina
Musa sapientum, M. cavendishii, M.nana
Lolium spp. (about 20 sp.)
Allium ampeloprasum; Allium porrum
Eriobotrya japonica
Sorghum bicolour
Xanthosoma spp.; Colocasia spp.
Apium graveolens var. rapaceum
Shorea aptera; S. stenocarpa; Sapium sebiferum; Stillingia sebifera
Spinacia oleracea
Achras sapota
Vigna unguiculata
Brassica spp.
Pimpinella anisum
Rubus spp.
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
Musa paradisiaca
Guizotia abyssinica
Tragopogon porrifolius
Foeniculum vulgare
Digitaria exilis; D. iburua
Asparagus officinalis
Echinochloa esculenta
Thymus vulgaris
Actinidia deliciosa
Vaccinium myrtillus; V. corymbosum
Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium
Chenopodium quinoa
Aleurites spp.; Fordii
Fragaria spp. (over 30 sp.)
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Ceratonia siliqua
Borassus flabellifer
Anacardium occidentale
Carum carvi
Curcuma longa
Citrus sinensis
Zingiber officinale
Mentha spp.
Rose spp.
Rheum spp.
Ceiba pentandra
Ficus carica
Litchi chinensis
See Macadamia
Persea americana
Brassica nigra; Sinapis alba
Phoenix dactylifera
Castanea sativa
Brassica oleracea var. Acephala
Cynara scolymus
Citrus aurantifolia
Hibiscus cannabinus
Corchorus spp. (over 30 sp.)
Trifolium spp.
Fagopyrum esculentum
Humulus lupulus
Eleusine coracana
Lens culinaris
Onobrychis viciifolia
Lygeum spartum
Lawsonia inermis
Prunus persica
see Cola nut
The FAO WCA Crop List was developed for the 2010 round of agricultural censuses. The version represented here is an experimental conversion (into RDF/SKOS), and should not be used as a reference.
FAO WCA Crop List v1.0 v1.0Version 1.0 of SKOS serialization
Vaccinium macrocarpon
V. oxycoccus
Lagenaria spp
Cucurbita spp.
Prunus cerasus
cerasus acida
Mixture of Triticum spp.
Juglans spp. (over 20 sp.)
ep. regia
Oryza glaberrima
Oryza sativa
Diospyros kaki
Diospyros virginiana
Prunus avium
cerasus avium
Volvariella
Agaricus spp.
Pleurotus spp
piper guineense
Afframomum melegueta
xylopia aethiopica)
Erythroxypum novogranatense
E. coca
Abelmoschus esculentus
Hibiscus esculentus
Geranium spp.
Pelargonium spp.
C.vera
Cola acuminata
C. nitida
M. cavendishii
M.nana
Musa sapientum
Allium ampeloprasum
Allium porrum
Xanthosoma spp.
Colocasia spp.
Shorea aptera
S. stenocarpa
Sapium sebiferum
Stillingia sebifera
D. iburua
Digitaria exilis
V. corymbosum
Vaccinium myrtillus
Aleurites spp.
Fordii
Sinapis alba
Brassica nigra
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Valeria Pesce
Caterina Caracciolo