Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems

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]

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

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

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CountrySystemImageYear DesignatedPossibly related articles; other notes
AndorraThe subalpine pastures of Andorra2023
 AlgeriaGhout oasis system [ar; es][3] 2011El Oued, Grand Erg Oriental, oasis, agriculture in Algeria, ghout is a plural form of a noun meaning "cavity, hollow, depression"[4] (Arabic: الغوط)
AustriaTraditional Hay milk Farming in the Austrian Alpine Arc2023
 BangladeshFloating fields of Bangladesh 2015Gopalganj, Barisal, Pirojpuro, agriculture in Bangladesh, Local/regional names: baira, geto, dhap[5]
 BrazilTraditional agricultural system in the southern Espinhaço Range, Minas Gerais2020Espinhaço Mountains, Minas Gerais § Agriculture, agriculture in Brazil
 ChileChiloé agriculture2011History of Chiloé, History of agriculture in Chile, agriculture in Chile
ChinaKuancheng Traditional Chestnut Eco-Planting System in Hebei Province2023
ChinaTongling White Ginger Plantation System in Anhui Province2023
ChinaXianju Ancient Chinese Waxberry Composite System in Zhejiang Province2023
 ChinaRice terraces in southern mountainous and hilly areas of China 2018History of rice cultivation, agriculture in China
 ChinaRice–fish culture in China2005History of rice cultivation, agriculture in China
 ChinaWannian traditional rice culture2010Wannian County, History of rice cultivation, agriculture in China
 ChinaHonghe Hani rice terraces 2010Yuanyang County, Yunnan, history of rice cultivation, agriculture in China
 ChinaDong's rice–fish–duck system2011Dong people, Congjiang County, agriculture in China
 ChinaPu'er traditional tea agrosystem2012Pu'er, Yunnan, Camellia sinensis, history of tea, History of tea in China, Chinese tea, Chinese tea culture
 ChinaAohan dryland farming system2012Aohan Banner, Inner Mongolia, Agriculture in China, Agriculture in Mongolia, Agriculture in Central Asia
 ChinaKuaijishan ancient Chinese Torreya system 2013Torreya grandis, Kuaiji Mountains, Shaoxing, Zhejiang
 ChinaXuanhua urban vineyard system2013Xuanhua District § Agriculture, Chunguang Township Chinese: 春光乡, Guanhou village, Penyao village and Dabei village
 ChinaJiaxian jujube orchards2014Jujube, Jinshaan Canyon, Yellow River, Jia County, Shaanxi, "Chinese date"
 ChinaXinghua Duotian agrosystem2014
 ChinaJasmine and tea culture system, Fuzhou City2014Fuzhou, Camellia sinensis, history of tea, History of tea in China, Chinese tea, Chinese tea culture
 ChinaHuzhou mulberry-dyke and fish-pond system2017Morus
 ChinaDiebu Zhagana agriculture-forestry-animal husbandry composite system2017
 ChinaXiajin Yellow River Old Course ancient mulberry grove system2018Morus, Yellow River
 ChinaShexian dryland stone-terraced system2022She County, Anhui, List of Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Anhui
 ChinaAnxi Tieguanyin tea culture system2022
 ChinaAr Horqin grassland nomadic system, Inner Mongolia2022Ar Horqin Banner, Inner Mongolia, nomad
 ChinaQingyuan forest-mushroom co-culture system, Zhejiang Province2022Qingyuan County, Zhejiang, mushroom cultivation, agroforestry
 EcuadorAmazonian chakra, a traditional agroforestry system managed by Indigenous communities in Napo Province2023Chacra, Napo Province, economy of Ecuador § Agriculture
 EcuadorAndean chakra ancestral agricultural system of Kichwas Cotacachi communities2023Chacra, Amazonian Kichwas, Kichwa language, Cotacachi Canton, Cotacachi Cayapas Ecological Reserve, economy of Ecuador § Agriculture, Andean agriculture
 EgyptDates production system, Siwa Oasis 2016Siwa, oasis, date palm, agriculture in Egypt
 IndiaSaffron heritage of Kashmir 2011Pampore Karewas, Pulwama district, Saffron, Crocus sativus, Kashmir § Economy, agriculture in India
 IndiaKoraput traditional agriculture 2012Koraput district § Agriculture, Odisha, Eastern Ghats, agriculture in India
 IndiaKuttanad below-sea-level farming system 2013Kuttanad § Backwater paddy cultivation (Kayal cultivation), Kerala, agriculture in India
 ItalyOlive orchards between Assisi and Spoleto2018Olea europaea, Assisi, Spoleto, agriculture in Italy
 ItalySoave traditional vineyards [it] 2018Soave (wine) of Soave, Veneto, Vitis, agriculture in Italy
IranTraditional Walnut Agricultural System in Tuyserkan, Hamedan Province2023
 IranQanat-irrigated agricultural heritage systems, Kashan 2014Kashan, Isfahan Province, qanat, agriculture in Iran
 IranQanat-based saffron farming system in Gonabad 2018Qanats of Ghasabeh, Qanat, Saffron, Crocus sativus, Gonabad
 IranGrape production system in Jowzan Valley2018Fruit production in Iran, agriculture in Iran, Jowzan, Jowzan Rural District, Malayer County
 IranEstahban Rainfed Fig Orchards Heritage System, Fars Province2023Estahban, Fars Province, agriculture in Iran
 JapanNoto's satoyama and satoumi 2011Noto Peninsula, satoyama, satoumi, agriculture in Japan
 JapanSado's satoyama in harmony with Japanese crested ibis 2011Sado Island, satoyama, Nipponia nippon, agriculture in Japan
 JapanTraditional tea-grass integrated system, Shizuoka [ja] 2013Shizuoka Prefecture, Honshu, agriculture in Japan, Chagusaba
 JapanManaging Aso grasslands for sustainable agriculture 2013Mount Aso, Aso Shrine § Onda Matsuri, history of Kumamoto Prefecture, agriculture in Japan
 JapanKunisaki Peninsula Usa integrated forestry, agriculture and fisheries system[6][7] 2013Quercus acutissima, Shiitake § Cultivation history, Usa, Ōita Kunisaki Peninsula, agriculture in Japan
 JapanAyu of the Nagara River system 2015Ayu sweetfish, Nagara River, Agriculture in Japan
 JapanMinabe–Tanabe ume system [jp] 2015Umeboshi, Prunus mume, Nanko ume [jp], Minabe, jp:南部川 (和歌山県) (local river), Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, Kii peninsula, Agriculture in Japan
 JapanTakachihogo-Shiibayama mountainous agriculture and forestry system2015Agriculture in Japan
 JapanOsaki Kôdo's traditional water management system for sustainable paddy agriculture2017Agriculture in Japan, rice production in Japan, paddy field
 JapanNishi-Awa steep slope agriculture system2018Agriculture in Japan
 JapanTraditional wasabi cultivation, Shizuoka2018Eutrema japonicum, agriculture in Japan
 JapanBiwa lake-to-land integrated system2022Agriculture in Japan
 JapanFruit cultivation system in Kyoutou Region, Yamanashi2022Agriculture in Japan
 KenyaOldonyonokie/Olkeri Maasai pastoralist heritage2011Agriculture in Kenya, Maasai, pastoralism
 MexicoChinampa system 2018Agriculture in Mexico
 MexicoIch Kool: Mayan milpa, Yucatán Peninsula2022Milpa, Yucatán Peninsula, agriculture in Mesoamerica, agriculture in Mexico, ancient Maya cuisine
 MoroccoKsour and social irrigation management of Figuig 2022Figuig, oasis, date palm, agriculture in Morocco
 MoroccoArgan-based agro-silvopasture, Aït Souab [fr] and Mansour 2018Anti-Atlas § Human geography, Agriculture in Morocco
 MoroccoOases system, Atlas Mountains2011Oasis, Atlas Mountains, agriculture in Morocco
 PhilippinesIfugao rice terraces 2011Emergence of agriculture in the Philippines, rice terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras, agriculture in the Philippines
 PeruAndean agriculture2011Agricultural history of Peru, Incan agriculture
 PortugalBarroso agrosilvopastoral system 2018Barroso (region), Barrosã cattle, Presunto de Barroso, silvopasture
Republic of KoreaJeju Haenyeo Fisheries System 2023
Republic of KoreaSonteul (hand net) Fishery System for gathering Marsh Clam in Seomjingang River2023
Republic of KoreaDamyang bamboo field agriculture system [ko][8] 2020Damyang County, South Jeolla, Bambusoideae
Republic of KoreaGeumsan traditional ginseng agricultural system2018Panax ginseng, Agriculture in South Korea, Geumsan County
Republic of KoreaJeju Batdam agricultural system [de] 2014Jeju Province, Jeju Island, Agriculture in South Korea
Republic of KoreaTraditional Gudeuljang irrigated rice terraces, Cheongsando2014Rice production in South Korea, agriculture in South Korea
Republic of KoreaTraditional Hadong tea agrosystem, Hwagae-myeon2017Agriculture in South Korea
 SpainAncient olive trees, Territorio Sénia2018Taula del Sénia, Cenia (river), Ilercavonia, Olea europaea
 SpainMalaga raisin-production system [es; nl] 2017Province of Málaga, History of Málaga, Málaga and Sierras de Málaga, Malaga (wine)
 SpainSalt-production system of Añana 2017Añana, Alava, Basque Country
 SpainHistorical irrigation system at l'Horta de València 2019Horta 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
 SpainAgrosilvopastoral system, León [es] 2022Province of León, Picos de Europa, silvopasture
 Sri LankaCascaded tank–village system in the dry zone of Sri Lanka 2017Irrigation tank, agriculture in Sri Lanka
 TanzaniaEngaresero Maasai pastoralist heritage area 2011Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Engaresero village, Enguserosambu, Lake Natron, Ngorongoro District, Maasai, pastoralism
 TanzaniaShimbwe Juu Kihamba agroforestry heritage site 2011Chaga people, Moshi Rural District, Kilimanjaro Region, agroforestry, Kihamba
 ThailandThale Noi Wetland pastoral buffalo agro-ecosystem2022Thale Noi Non-Hunting Area, Siamese buffalo, agriculture in Thailand, pastoralism
 TunisiaGafsa oases2011Gafsa, ancient Roman pools of Gafsa [ar], oasis, date palms
 TunisiaHanging gardens of Djebba El Olia2020Djebba El Olia, Mount el Gorrâa or Jbel el Gorrâa Mount
 TunisiaRamli agricultural system in the lagoons of Ghar El Melh 2020Ghar El Melh
 United Arab EmiratesAl Ain Oasis and Liwa Oasis historical date palm cultivation 2015Oasis, agroforestry, date palm, falaj

See also

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References

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