Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems

GIAHS: Rice Terraces in Southern Mountainous and Hilly areas, China

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) leads the programme Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS), which helps identify ways to mitigate threats faced by these systems and their people and enhance the benefits derived from these dynamic systems.[1]

Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems recognize remarkable land use systems and landscapes full of life and biodiversity, resilient ecosystems, and valuable cultural heritages managed by farmers, herders, fisherfolk, and forest people.[1] Communities that have preserved and developed complex, diverse, and locally adapted agricultural systems that nowadays provide sustainably many goods and services, food, and livelihood security for millions of people around the world.[2]

As of November 2023, the GIAHS Programme has awarded the designation to 86 sites in 26 countries, with 10 additional proposals in queue.

List of UN-designated Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems

Country System Image Year Designated Possibly related articles; other notes
Andorra The subalpine pastures of Andorra 2023
 Algeria Ghout oasis system [ar; es][3] 2011 El Oued, Grand Erg Oriental, oasis, agriculture in Algeria, ghout is a plural form of a noun meaning "cavity, hollow, depression"[4] (Arabic: الغوط)
Austria Traditional Hay milk Farming in the Austrian Alpine Arc 2023
 Bangladesh Floating fields of Bangladesh 2015 Gopalganj, Barisal, Pirojpuro, agriculture in Bangladesh, Local/regional names: baira, geto, dhap[5]
 Brazil Traditional agricultural system in the southern Espinhaço Range, Minas Gerais 2020 Espinhaço Mountains, Minas Gerais § Agriculture, agriculture in Brazil
 Chile Chiloé agriculture 2011 History of Chiloé, History of agriculture in Chile, agriculture in Chile
China Kuancheng Traditional Chestnut Eco-Planting System in Hebei Province 2023
China Tongling White Ginger Plantation System in Anhui Province 2023
China Xianju Ancient Chinese Waxberry Composite System in Zhejiang Province 2023
 China Rice terraces in southern mountainous and hilly areas of China 2018 History of rice cultivation, agriculture in China
 China Rice–fish culture in China 2005 History of rice cultivation, agriculture in China
 China Wannian traditional rice culture 2010 Wannian County, History of rice cultivation, agriculture in China
 China Honghe Hani rice terraces 2010 Yuanyang County, Yunnan, history of rice cultivation, agriculture in China
 China Dong's rice–fish–duck system 2011 Dong people, Congjiang County, agriculture in China
 China Pu'er traditional tea agrosystem 2012 Pu'er, Yunnan, Camellia sinensis, history of tea, History of tea in China, Chinese tea, Chinese tea culture
 China Aohan dryland farming system 2012 Aohan Banner, Inner Mongolia, Agriculture in China, Agriculture in Mongolia, Agriculture in Central Asia
 China Kuaijishan ancient Chinese Torreya system 2013 Torreya grandis, Kuaiji Mountains, Shaoxing, Zhejiang
 China Xuanhua urban vineyard system 2013 Xuanhua District § Agriculture, Chunguang Township Chinese: 春光乡, Guanhou village, Penyao village and Dabei village
 China Jiaxian jujube orchards 2014 Jujube, Jinshaan Canyon, Yellow River, Jia County, Shaanxi, "Chinese date"
 China Xinghua Duotian agrosystem 2014
 China Jasmine and tea culture system, Fuzhou City 2014 Fuzhou, Camellia sinensis, history of tea, History of tea in China, Chinese tea, Chinese tea culture
 China Huzhou mulberry-dyke and fish-pond system 2017 Morus
 China Diebu Zhagana agriculture-forestry-animal husbandry composite system 2017
 China Xiajin Yellow River Old Course ancient mulberry grove system 2018 Morus, Yellow River
 China Shexian dryland stone-terraced system 2022 She County, Anhui, List of Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Anhui
 China Anxi Tieguanyin tea culture system 2022
 China Ar Horqin grassland nomadic system, Inner Mongolia 2022 Ar Horqin Banner, Inner Mongolia, nomad
 China Qingyuan forest-mushroom co-culture system, Zhejiang Province 2022 Qingyuan County, Zhejiang, mushroom cultivation, agroforestry
 Ecuador Amazonian chakra, a traditional agroforestry system managed by Indigenous communities in Napo Province 2023 Chacra, Napo Province, economy of Ecuador § Agriculture
 Ecuador Andean chakra ancestral agricultural system of Kichwas Cotacachi communities 2023 Chacra, Amazonian Kichwas, Kichwa language, Cotacachi Canton, Cotacachi Cayapas Ecological Reserve, economy of Ecuador § Agriculture, Andean agriculture
 Egypt Dates production system, Siwa Oasis 2016 Siwa, oasis, date palm, agriculture in Egypt
 India Koraput traditional agriculture 2012 Koraput district § Agriculture, Odisha, Eastern Ghats, agriculture in India
 India Kuttanad below-sea-level farming system 2013 Kuttanad § Backwater paddy cultivation (Kayal cultivation), Kerala, agriculture in India
 Italy Olive orchards between Assisi and Spoleto 2018 Olea europaea, Assisi, Spoleto, agriculture in Italy
 Italy Soave traditional vineyards [it] 2018 Soave (wine) of Soave, Veneto, Vitis, agriculture in Italy
Iran Traditional Walnut Agricultural System in Tuyserkan, Hamedan Province 2023
 Iran Qanat-irrigated agricultural heritage systems, Kashan 2014 Kashan, Isfahan Province, qanat, agriculture in Iran
 Iran Qanat-based saffron farming system in Gonabad 2018 Qanats of Ghasabeh, Qanat, Saffron, Crocus sativus, Gonabad
 Iran Grape production system in Jowzan Valley 2018 Fruit production in Iran, agriculture in Iran, Jowzan, Jowzan Rural District, Malayer County
 Iran Estahban Rainfed Fig Orchards Heritage System, Fars Province 2023 Estahban, Fars Province, agriculture in Iran
Kashmir Saffron heritage of Kashmir 2011 Pampore Karewas, Pulwama district, Saffron, Crocus sativus, Kashmir § Economy, agriculture in India
 Japan Noto's satoyama and satoumi 2011 Noto Peninsula, satoyama, satoumi, agriculture in Japan
 Japan Sado's satoyama in harmony with Japanese crested ibis 2011 Sado Island, satoyama, Nipponia nippon, agriculture in Japan
 Japan Traditional tea-grass integrated system, Shizuoka [ja] 2013 Shizuoka Prefecture, Honshu, agriculture in Japan, Chagusaba
 Japan Managing Aso grasslands for sustainable agriculture 2013 Mount Aso, Aso Shrine § Onda Matsuri, history of Kumamoto Prefecture, agriculture in Japan
 Japan Kunisaki Peninsula Usa integrated forestry, agriculture and fisheries system[6][7] 2013 Quercus acutissima, Shiitake § Cultivation history, Usa, Ōita Kunisaki Peninsula, agriculture in Japan
 Japan Ayu of the Nagara River system 2015 Ayu sweetfish, Nagara River, Agriculture in Japan
 Japan Minabe–Tanabe ume system [jp] 2015 Umeboshi, Prunus mume, Nanko ume [jp], Minabe, jp:南部川 (和歌山県) (local river), Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, Kii peninsula, Agriculture in Japan
 Japan Takachihogo-Shiibayama mountainous agriculture and forestry system 2015 Agriculture in Japan
 Japan Osaki Kôdo's traditional water management system for sustainable paddy agriculture 2017 Agriculture in Japan, rice production in Japan, paddy field
 Japan Nishi-Awa steep slope agriculture system 2018 Agriculture in Japan
 Japan Traditional wasabi cultivation, Shizuoka 2018 Eutrema japonicum, agriculture in Japan
 Japan Biwa lake-to-land integrated system 2022 Agriculture in Japan
 Japan Fruit cultivation system in Kyoutou Region, Yamanashi 2022 Agriculture in Japan
 Kenya Oldonyonokie/Olkeri Maasai pastoralist heritage 2011 Agriculture in Kenya, Maasai, pastoralism
 Mexico Chinampa system 2018 Agriculture in Mexico
 Mexico Ich Kool: Mayan milpa, Yucatán Peninsula 2022 Milpa, Yucatán Peninsula, agriculture in Mesoamerica, agriculture in Mexico, ancient Maya cuisine
 Morocco Ksour and social irrigation management of Figuig 2022 Figuig, oasis, date palm, agriculture in Morocco
 Morocco Argan-based agro-silvopasture, Aït Souab [fr] and Mansour 2018 Anti-Atlas § Human geography, Agriculture in Morocco
 Morocco Oases system, Atlas Mountains 2011 Oasis, Atlas Mountains, agriculture in Morocco
 Philippines Ifugao rice terraces 2011 Emergence of agriculture in the Philippines, rice terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras, agriculture in the Philippines
 Peru Andean agriculture 2011 Agricultural history of Peru, Incan agriculture
 Portugal Barroso agrosilvopastoral system 2018 Barroso (region), Barrosã cattle, Presunto de Barroso, silvopasture
Republic of Korea Jeju Haenyeo Fisheries System 2023
Republic of Korea Sonteul (hand net) Fishery System for gathering Marsh Clam in Seomjingang River 2023
Republic of Korea Damyang bamboo field agriculture system [ko][8] 2020 Damyang County, South Jeolla, Bambusoideae
Republic of Korea Geumsan traditional ginseng agricultural system 2018 Panax ginseng, Agriculture in South Korea, Geumsan County
Republic of Korea Jeju Batdam agricultural system [de] 2014 Jeju Province, Jeju Island, Agriculture in South Korea
Republic of Korea Traditional Gudeuljang irrigated rice terraces, Cheongsando 2014 Rice production in South Korea, agriculture in South Korea
Republic of Korea Traditional Hadong tea agrosystem, Hwagae-myeon 2017 Agriculture in South Korea
 Spain Ancient olive trees, Territorio Sénia 2018 Taula del Sénia, Cenia (river), Ilercavonia, Olea europaea
 Spain Malaga raisin-production system [es; nl] 2017 Province of Málaga, History of Málaga, Málaga and Sierras de Málaga, Malaga (wine)
 Spain Salt-production system of Añana 2017 Añana, Alava, Basque Country
 Spain Historical irrigation system at l'Horta de València 2019 Horta of Valencia, Water Tribunal of the plain of Valencia, Vega de Valencia [es], Weir of the irrigation canal of Quart-Benàger-Faitanar [ca; es], Benàger i Faitanar canal [ca; es], Quart canal [ca; es], Tormos canal [ca; es], Mislata canal [ca; es], Mestalla canal [ca; es], Favara canal [ca; es], Rascaña canal [ca; es], Rovella canal [ca; es], Chirivella canal [es], Tormos canal [ca; es], Royal Canal of Moncada [ca; es], agriculture in Spain
 Spain Agrosilvopastoral system, León [es] 2022 Province of León, Picos de Europa, silvopasture
 Sri Lanka Cascaded tank–village system in the dry zone of Sri Lanka 2017 Irrigation tank, agriculture in Sri Lanka
 Tanzania Engaresero Maasai pastoralist heritage area 2011 Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Engaresero village, Enguserosambu, Lake Natron, Ngorongoro District, Maasai, pastoralism
 Tanzania Shimbwe Juu Kihamba agroforestry heritage site 2011 Chaga people, Moshi Rural District, Kilimanjaro Region, agroforestry, Kihamba
 Thailand Thale Noi Wetland pastoral buffalo agro-ecosystem 2022 Thale Noi Non-Hunting Area, Siamese buffalo, agriculture in Thailand, pastoralism
 Tunisia Gafsa oases 2011 Gafsa, ancient Roman pools of Gafsa [ar], oasis, date palms
 Tunisia Hanging gardens of Djebba El Olia 2020 Djebba El Olia, Mount el Gorrâa or Jbel el Gorrâa Mount
 Tunisia Ramli agricultural system in the lagoons of Ghar El Melh 2020 Ghar El Melh
 United Arab Emirates Al Ain Oasis and Liwa Oasis historical date palm cultivation 2015 Oasis, agroforestry, date palm, falaj

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b "Background | Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)". www.fao.org. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  2. ^ "New unique agricultural heritage sites designated". Food and Agriculture Organization. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  3. ^ Bachir, Khezzani; Salah, Bouchemal; Youcef, Halis (10 August 2016). "Some agricultural techniques to cope with the fluctuation of the groundwater level in arid environments: Case of the Souf Oasis (Algerian Sahara)". Journal of Aridland Agriculture. 2: 26. doi:10.19071/jaa.2016.v2.3060. ISSN 2455-9377.
  4. ^ Wehr, Hans (1976). A dictionary of modern written Arabic. Internet Archive. Ithaca, N.Y. : Spoken Language Services. ISBN 978-0-87950-001-6.
  5. ^ "Floating agricultural systems | Climate Technology Centre & Network | Tue, 11 August 2016". www.ctc-n.org. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
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External links

  • FAO GIAHS Official website
  • List of designated sites
  • Photos of GIAHS sites
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