FAO – China South-South Cooperation Highlights. Edition no. 28

FAO – China South-South Cooperation Highlights. Edition no. 28

nov/14

Year of publication 2014

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Publisher FAO Representation in China ;

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Synopsis (short abstract) A High Level Training on the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) “Think Globally, Act Locally” under the framework of FAO-China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme, hosted by FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) of China and executed by the Centre of International Cooperation Service (CICOS) of MOA, was successfully held in China during 14-28 September 2014. The GIAHS Symposium and training on the GIAHS Initiative, conceptual and methodological framework, contempora ry development and lessons learned started with formal training in Beijing, followed by field visits to the GIAHS sites, including the Qingtian Rice Fish Culture, Xuanhua Grape Gardens, Longjing Tea Culture System, Xinghua Duotian Agrosystem and Jiangsu International Agri-expo 2014. A total number of 23 participants from 12 Asian and the Pacific countries attended the Training.

Language English

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