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Six new sites – GIAHS
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- Recently Six new sites were recognized as FAO’s Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS).
- A traditional agroforestry system for erva-mate plants in Brazil.
- Specialised farming systems in China for pearl mussels (a mollusc), white tea, and pears,
- Ancestral system preserving vital food crops and biodiversity in Mexico and
- A distinctive farming system in the volcanic landscape of Lanzarote Island, Spain
- It aims to protect family farming and traditional agricultural systems from threats such as climate change, community displacements and biodiversity loss.
- There are 95 GIAHS sites across 28 countries with 3 sites from India.
- The GIAHS sites in India are:
- Saffron Heritage of Kashmir
- Koraput Traditional Agriculture -Odisha
- Kuttanad Below Sea Level Farming System - Kerala.
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