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ProjectProgramme / project reportTraditional Farming System in the Dong Van karst Plateau Global Geoplark (DVKPGG) in Viet Nam: A Proposal for Declaration as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS)
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No results found.Pockets of agrobiodiversity-rich, small-scale upland agriculture and forest gardens embedded in the rocky topography of Dong Van Karst Plateau. This type of agriculture has been maintained for hundreds of years by at least 17 ethnic groups in the area. Of ethnic minority people produces special agricultural products such as mint honey, corn wine and buck wheat, whose market value can be further enhanced. -
ProjectProgramme / project report“From Machupicchu to Lake Titicaca”. Format for Proposals of Candidate Systems For The Globally-important Ingenious Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) Programme
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2006Also available in:
No results found.Actual presence of traditional agricultural knowledge includes terraces, ridges fields, local irrigation systems and traditional agricultural tools, crops and livestock spread at different altitudes that goes from mesothermic areas at 2400 m. altitude called “Quechua” agroecological zone, with maize as the main crop, to the coldest environment used for the marginal cultivation of a great number of native crops and varieties including frost resistant crops as quinua, kañiwa and high altitude tubers (Table 1). Mostly native livestock is grazing the native pastures with llamas and alpacas at high altitudes over 4,300 m, in the so called “Puna” agroecological zone.
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BookletCorporate general interestFAOSTYLE: English 2024The objective of having a house style is to ensure clarity and consistency across all FAO publications. Now available in HTML, this updated edition of FAOSTYLE: English covers matters such as punctuation, units, spelling and references. All FAO staff, consultants and contractors involved in writing, reviewing, editing, translating or proofreading FAO texts and information products in English should use FAOSTYLE, together with the practical guidance on processes and layout questions provided in Publishing at FAO – strategy and guidance.
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