Prospectus for the 2nd High Level Training and Experience Sharing on Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) under the Framework of South-South Cooperation (SCC). 5-19 September 2015

Prospectus for the 2nd High Level Training and Experience Sharing on Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) under the Framework of South-South Cooperation (SCC). 5-19 September 2015

Year of publication 2015

Pages 9p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

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Synopsis (short abstract) One billion people around the world are supported by a myriad of family and community-managed agricultural systems that represent humanity’s common heritage. Over centuries, generations of farmers and herders have developed complex, diverse and locally adapted agricultural systems that have been managed using time-tested, ingenious combinations of techniques and practices that bring about food and livelihood security, while conserving the natural resource base. Some of these systems are Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS).

Language English

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