آسيا والمحيط الهادئ | نظم التراث الزراعي ذات الأهمية العالمية | منظمة الأغذية والزراعة للأمم المتحدة | GIAHS | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Asia and the Pacific: Countries and Territories

In this region, 57 agriculture heritage systems were designated so far in 8 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 and one in the Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Additionally, there are 10 proposals submitted to become GIAHS sites from 4 different countries.

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.

بنغلاديش

Designated sites
Floating Garden Agricultural Practices	2015

الصين

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
نظام كينغيويان للزراعة المشتركة للغابات والفطر في مقاطعة زيجيانغ	2022
نظامكوانتشنغ(Kuancheng) التقليديللزراعةالإيكولوجيةللكستناءفيمقاطعة هيبي (Hebei)،الصين	2023
نظامشيانجو(Xianju) الصينيالعريقالمركبلزراعةالتوتالشمعي فيمقاطعةتشجيانغ (Zhejiang)،الصين	2023
نظامزراعةالزنجبيلالأبيضفيتونغلينغ(Tongling) فيمقاطعةأنهوي،الصين	2023

الهند

"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

Proposed sites
Salak Agroforestry System in Karangasem, Bali

جمهورية إيران الإسلامية

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
نظام زراعة الجوز التقليدي في تويسركان (Tuyserkan) في محافظة همدان، جمهورية إيران الإسلامية	2023
حدائق قزوين (Qazvin) التقليدية القديمة بباغستان (Bāghestān)، جمهورية إيران الإسلامية	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

اليابان

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 Tajima Beef Production System	2023
The Musashino's Fallen I.æaves Manure Agricultural system that is still alive in the suburb of Tokyo, Musashino Area, Saitama	2023

Proposed sites
Safflower System in the Mogami River Basin, Mogami River Basin Region, Yamagata
From Traditional Ironmaking to Sustainable Agriculture: The Rural Development System of the Okuizumo Area, Okuizumo Area, Shimane

الفلبين

Designated sites
Ifugao Rice Terraces	2011

جمهورية كوريا

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
نظام مصايد أسماك جيجو هانيو (Jeju Haenyeo)، جمهورية كوريا	2023
The Sonteul (hand net) Fishery System for gathering Marsh Clam in Seomjingang River	2023

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

سريلانكا

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

تايلاند

Designated sites
نظام "تالي نوي" الإيكولوجي الزراعي الرعوي للجواميس في الأراضي الرطبة	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.”