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Asia and the Pacific: Countries and Territories

In this region, 58 agriculture heritage systems were designated so far in 9 countries and one territory: one in Bangladesh, 22 in China, 2 in India, 6 in Iran, 15 in Japan, one in the Philippines and 7 in the Republic of Korea, one in Sri Lanka, one in Thailand, one in Indonesia and one in the Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

To view the list of designated and proposed systems per country, click on the photo. Don't miss visiting each designated system's dedicated webpages to discover more information, photos, videos, news, and stories.

Bangladesh

Designated sites
Floating Garden Agricultural Practices	2015

China

Designated sites
Rice Fish Culture	2005
Wannian Traditional Rice Culture	2010
Hani Rice Terraces	2010
Dong's Rice Fish Duck System	2011
Pu'er Traditional Tea Agrosystem	2012
Aohan Dryland Farming System	2012
Kuaijishan Ancient Chinese Torreya	2013
Urban Agricultural Heritage – Xuanhua Grape Garden	2013
Jiaxian Traditional Chinese Date Gardens	2014
Xinghua Duotian Agrosystem	2014
Jasmine and Tea Culture System of Fuzhou City	2014
Huzhou Mulberry-dyke and Fish Pond System	2017
Diebu Zhagana Agriculture-Forestry-Animal Husbandry Composite System	2017
Xiajin Yellow River Old Course Ancient Mulberry Grove System	2018
Rice Terraces in Southern Mountainous and Hilly areas	2018
Shexian Dryland Stone Terraced System	2022
Anxi Tieguanyin Tea Culture System	2022
Ar Horqin Grassland Nomadic System in Inner Mongolia	2022
Qingyuan Forest-Mushroom Co-culture System in Zhejiang Province	2022
Kuancheng Traditional Chestnut Eco-Planting System in Hebei Province	2023
Xianju Ancient Chinese Waxberry Composite System in Zhejiang Province	2023
Tongling White Ginger Plantation System in Anhui Province	2023

Proposed sites
Deqing Freshwater Pearl Mussels Composite Fishery System in Zhejiang Province Fuding White Tea Culture System in Fujian Province Gaolan Shichuan Ancient Pear Orchard System in Gansu Province

Proposed sites

Deqing Freshwater Pearl Mussels Composite Fishery System in Zhejiang Province

Fuding White Tea Culture System in Fujian Province

Gaolan Shichuan Ancient Pear Orchard System in Gansu Province

India

"The GIAHS sites are designated based on the GIAHS proposal documents which were provided by FAO member countries. FAO has no specific opinion as to the location or territory of each GIAHS site."

Designated sites

Koraput Traditional Agriculture	2012
Kuttanad Below Sea Level Farming System	2013

Indonesia

Designated sites
Salak Agroforestry System in Karangasem, Bali	2024

Islamic Republic of Iran

Designated sites
Qanat Irrigated Agricultural Heritage Systems, Kashan	2014
Qanat-based Saffron Farming System in Gonabad	2018
Grape Production System in Jowzan Valley	2018
Estahban Rainfed Fig Orchards Heritage System, Fars Province	2023
Traditional Walnut Agricultural System in Tuyserkan, Hamedan Province	2023
Ancient Traditional Gardens of Qazvin Baghestan	2023

Jammu and Kashmir

"The designations employed and the presentation of material in the GIAHS site do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of FAO concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The final status of Kashmir has not been agreed upon by the parties."

Designated sites

Saffron Heritage of Kashmir (*)	2011

Japan

Designated sites
Noto's Satoyama and Satoumi	2011
Sado’s Satoyama in Harmony with Japanese Crested Ibis	2011
Traditional Tea-grass Integrated System in Shizuoka	2013
Managing Aso Grasslands for Sustainable Agriculture	2013
Kunisaki Peninsula Usa Integrated Forestry, Agriculture and Fisheries System	2013
Ayu of the Nagara River System	2015
Minabe-Tanabe Ume System	2015
Takachihogo-Shiibayama Mountainous Agriculture and Forestry System	2015
Osaki Kôdo's Traditional Water Management System for Sustainable Paddy Agriculture	2017
Nishi-Awa Steep Slope Land Agriculture System	2018
Traditional Wasabi Cultivation in Shizuoka	2018
Biwa lake to land integrated system	2022
Fruit Cultivation System in Kyoutou Region, Yamanashi	2022
Integrated Farming System for Harmonizing People and Cattle in the Mikata District	2023
Fallen Leaves Compost Agroforestry System in Musashino Upland, in the peri-urban area of Tokyo	2023

Proposed sites
From Traditional Ironmaking to Sustainable Agriculture: The Rural Development System of the Okuizumo Area, Okuizumo Area, Shimane
The Stone Terraced Citrus Orchard System of Arida-Shimotsu Region

Philippines

Designated sites
Ifugao Rice Terraces	2011

Republic of Korea

Designated sites
Traditional Gudeuljang Irrigated Rice Terraces in Cheongsando	2014
Jeju Batdam Agricultural system	2014
Traditional Hadong Tea Agrosystem in Hwagae-myeon	2017
Geumsan Traditional Ginseng Agricultural System	2018
Damyang Bamboo Field Agriculture System	2020
The Sonteul (hand net) Fishery System for gathering Marsh Clam in Seomjingang River	2023
Jeju Haenyeo Fisheries System	2023

Proposed sites
Traditional Bamboo Fishing Weir (Jukbangryeom) Fishery System in Jijok Straits, Namhae County
Ul-Jin Pinetree Agroforestry System

Sri Lanka

Designated sites
The Cascaded Tank-Village System in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka	2017

Thailand

Designated sites
Thale Noi Wetland Pastoral Buffalo Agro-ecosystem	2022

Disclaimer: “The designations employed and the presentation of material in the GIAHS site do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of FAO concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not been agreed upon by the Republic of India and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.”