Kuttanad is a delta region of about 900 sq. km situated on the west coast of Kerala State, India. The area is a larger mosaic of fragmented landscape patches and varied ecosystems such...
During the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg, South Africa, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and United Nations launched a Global Partnership Initiative on conservation and...
Hani Rice Terraces are located in the Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, which is in the southeast part of Yunnan Province. People of various races, with Hani being the...
Aohan Bannery is located in the southeast of Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. It is the interface between China’s ancient farming culture and grassland culture. From 2001 to...
Longxian is a traditional Rice-Fish Culture system (RFC) village, located in Qingtian County, Zhejiang Province, China. It spreads over 461 ha and has 50 ha of RFC that represent an...
China has a five-thousand-year history of agricultural civilization. Diversified natural and cultural features across regions have led to a variety of agricultural heritage systems which have evolved from the co-adaptation...
The Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) initiative was launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in 2002 with the aim of establishing the basis...
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations defines Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) as "remarkable land use systems and landscapes which are rich in globally significant...
Based on the ecological niche theory, population composition, dynamics, time and niche of rice plant hoppers and main predatory arthropods were investigated using grey relational analysis in three experimental treatment...
The report analyses the international legal and policy matrix to assess the level of existing support for Globally Important Ingenious Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) and to ascertain the gaps in...
GIAHS are found throughout the developing world, linked to centers of diversity. Agroecosystems cover more than one quarter of the global land area, reaching about 5 billion hectares. Agroecosystems are...
The rice-Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenee) system was studied based on the principles and methods of system sciences to seek possible ways or strategies for pest population control. A conceptual model describing...
The objective of this study is to quantify resource utilization of main predatory arthropods in integrated rice-duck farming system and to explore their role in resource allocation. Through field investigations...
Although rice canopy structure is a critical factor that influences rice yield and quality, few research has been conducted on the effects of rice-duck farming on rice canopy structure. Canopy...
The paper contains 12 different case studies and chapters on agroecology; other sustainable farming methods; agroecology and resilience to climatic changes; evidence of the food security potential of agroecological systems;...
The phenomenon of climate change poses a serious threat to agricultural production and, therefore, to the lives and livelihoods of the hundreds of millions who are dependent on agriculture. Adaptation...
La comunidad Pykasu, perteneciente a la etnia Guaraní Ñandeva, habita en una zona del Chaco Paraguayo en un ecosistema muy frágil. CERAI y Altervida están impulsando junto a esta comunidad...
Integrated rice-duck farming system, developed from “raising ducks in paddy fields”, as one of China’s traditional agriculture was encouraged for safe production of rice in China, Japan and other countries...
The growth conditions of three kinds of aquatic plant was researched in purification experiments. We analyzed three different concentrations of eutrophic water and three species of aquatic plants, namely Acorus...
This chapter first discusses the potential of trees to modify the soil and its impact on soil biota. The exploration of the linkages between the biological activity of soil organisms...
