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52 Profiles on Agroecology: Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) in Japan

Year of publication 2017

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 4p.

Publisher FAO ;

Category Other document

Series title 52 Profiles on Agroecology

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) programme, launched as an initiative of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 2002, provides international recognition to important traditional agricultural systems (including forestry and fisheries) which conserve agrobiodiversity, indigenous knowledge, culture heritage and agricultural landscapes.

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