News and Events
Announcing the GIAHS FORUM 2013 - “Contribution of Agricultural Heritage toward a sustainable world”
Around the world a myriad of family and community managed agricultural systems that are humanity’s common heritage. Over centuries, generations of farmers and herders have developed complex, diverse and locally...
Heritage For The Future: the GIAHS newsletter is out!
In our first issue, we’ll look into project activities in the East, where countries such as China, India and Japan continue to develop a whole new set of initiatives, placing...
GIAHS Saffron site at the heart of the International Saffron Symposium, Kashmir
The GIAHS Saffron Kashmir-India site was showcased at the International Saffron Symposium held 22 to 25 October 2012 in Kashmir (India). Hosted by Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology...
The root of the future: new agricultural heritage systems in China receive GIAHS recognition
Beijing (China) - On 5 September 2012, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) officially recognized China’s Aohan Dryland Farming System and Pu’er Tea Agrosystem as two...
An Evergreen Revolution Could Spark Livelihood Security For Millions Of Family Farmers
FAO headquarters, Rome (Italy) - GIAHS are repositories of intergenerational wisdom, created by farmers’ innovation. What are the issues confronting small famers, the stewards of biodiversity, and how can we...
