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Book (stand-alone)Georgia - Agritourism guide to Samtskhe-Javakheti
Places, people, products
2022Also available in:
No results found.The purpose of this book is to better acquaint the general public with the agritourism potential of the Samtskhe-Javakheti region, part of Georgia's oldest province Great Meskheti. The region was famous for its agricultural resources and also known as the granary of Georgia since it was the country's main supplier of wheat, flax and legumes. Today Samtskhe-Javakheti offers many attractions with impressive cultural and natural sights, architectural monuments, churches, fortifications and unique artworks. Here, Georgian customs and traditions and the Meskhetian culinary inheritance are well preserved. The booklet will help those who love independent travel to gain a clear idea about places of interest in the region: agroroutes, historical monuments, natural attractions, guesthouses, agritourism farms and restaurants. -
Project“From Machupicchu to Lake Titicaca”. Format for Proposals of Candidate Systems For The Globally-important Ingenious Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) Programme
Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)
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. -
ProjectIngenious agricultural heritage in cold oases connected to collective grazing areas (Haut Atlas, Maroc)
Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)
2014Also available in:
No results found.In the High Atlas mountains of Morocco, cold oases connected to rangelands and collective grazing areas have been created by Amazigh people despite extreme climate conditions. Throughout centuries of isolation, they have maintained their cultural heritage (agricultural, social, artisanal and linguistic). These people and their culture are today recognisd by the Moroccan Constitution as an integral part of national identity. Over many centuries, they have developed astute systems to manage natu ral resources, that are still in place today, to ensure food self sufficiency. Indeed, varieties of wheat, barley, corn, alfalfa, apricots, almonds… are exceptional, as well as varieties of aromatic and medicinal plants. There is also one bee species, and associated biodiversity (fishes (salmonids), mamals, reptiles…). The rational use of rangelands for grazing is well established; fertile areas (agdals) are controled by precise regulations dependent on rotational system (fallow time, and gra zing pressure limitation). Water management is controled by a local hydraulic and legal culture: century old conducts: khettaras, and customary right and institutions.
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