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Celebrating globally important agricultural heritage sites
FAO designates 14 new sites in eight countries on 19 April in Rome
For centuries, farmers, herders, fishers and forest people have sculpted our land to create agricultural systems of exceptional aesthetic beauty preserving biodiversity and creating resilient ecosystems and a valuable cultural heritage.

On Thursday 19 April 2018 in Rome, FAO will celebrate these Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS).
Fourteen new agricultural heritage sites from China, Egypt, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Portugal, Spain and Sri Lanka will be designated during an award ceremony that will bring together high-level officials from Italy, People's Republic of China, Spain, and Tanzania, as well as local authorities of Japan.

The participants will share their country experiences and representatives of international organizations, including the UNESCO World Heritage Center, will talk about the ecological, as well as touristic and economic value of these ancestral agricultural systems.

All newly designated sites will be awarded certificates and country representatives will present their traditional agriculture systems. With the new sites, there will be a total of 50 globally recognized agricultural heritage systems in 20 countries.



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What:

GIAHS International Forum and Designation of new GIAHS sites

Where:

FAO Rome (Green Room)
(Metro stop "Circo Massimo")

When:

The International Forum takes place on Thursday 19 April 2018, from 10:30h to 17:00h. The Award Ceremony starts at 11:25h.

Participants:

José Graziano da Silva, FAO Director-General
Zhang Taolin, Vice-Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, People's Republic of China
Andrea Olivero, Vice-Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies, Italy
Jaime Haddad Sanchez de Cueto, Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Environment, Spain
Maria Mashingo, Permanent Secretary of Livestock and Fisheries, Tanzania
Hajime Furuta, Governor of Gifu Prefecture, Japan


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