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Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)
May 26 , 2020
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- Recently FAO has designated 4 tea cultivation sites in China, Korea and Japan as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems.
- Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) was started by the FAO to safeguard and support the world's agricultural heritage systems.
- GIAHS are outstanding landscapes of aesthetic beauty that combine agricultural biodiversity, resilient ecosystems and a valuable cultural heritage.
- Three recognized GIAHS sites in India are
- Kuttanad below Sea Level Farming System of Kerala.
- Koraput Traditional Agriculture of Odisha.
- Pampore Saffron Heritage of Kashmir.
- Food and Agriculture Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security.
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