The Central Andes are a primary centre of origin of potatoes. Up to 177 varieties have been domesticated by generations of Aymara and Quechua in the valleys of Cusco and Puno, not far from the famous Machu Picchu. More...
The Archipelago of Chiloé, in the south of Chile, is one of the center of origin of potatoes and is an extraordinary biodiversity reserve: its temperate rainforests hold a wide range of endangered plant and animal species. More...
The ancient Ifugao Rice Terraces (IRT) is the country's only remaining highland mountain ecosystem featuring ingenuity of the Ifugaos and a remarkable agricultural farming system which has retained the viability as well as the efficacy of the 2000 year-old organic paddy farming....More....
The oases of the Maghreb region are green islands flourishing in a constraining and harsh environment. They are home to a diversified and highly intensive and productive system, which has been developed over millennia. Sophisticated irrigation architectures, supported through traditional local resource-management... More....
Ecological symbiosis exists in the traditional rice-fish agricultural system: fish provides fertilizer to rice, regulates micro-climatic conditions, softens the soil, disturbs the water, and eats larvae and weeds in the flooded fields; rice provides shade and food for fish. More....
- Maasai Agropastoral system (Kenya, Tanzania)
Pastoralism dominates (60%) the arid and semi-arid zones of Africa, where agriculture is problematic, due to frequent droughts, unfavourable annual rainfall patterns, and compatibility with rich wildlife diversity. The nomadic pastoral systems of the Maasai demonstrate efficient resource use in poorly... More...
