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   Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems : GIAHS Information Sheet

   Reports & Research

   December, 2016

   Algeria, Egypt, Bangladesh, Chile, Germany, Peru, Canada, Iran, Republic of Korea, Kenya, Morocco, Japan, Philippines, Italy, Tanzania, Tunisia, India, China, Brazil

   Land, Climate Change & Environment

   intensive land use

   farmers

   farming systems

   land use

   land-use planning

   land degradation

   <p>The purpose of this sheet is to provide comprehensive set of information on GIAHS Programme in a single document which summarizes all the core information uploaded in the website and written in the previously released sources.</p> The overall goal of the global initiative is to identify and safeguard Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems and their associated landscapes, agricultural biodiversity and knowledge systems through catalyzing and establishing a long-term programme to support such systems and enhance global, national and local benefits derived through thei

2. Library Resource

   

   Saffron Heritage Site of Kashmir in India. GIAHS Saffron Site Report (part- 2)

   Policy Papers & Briefs

   December, 2012

   Morocco, Spain, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Italy, Greece, Iran, India, Asia

   Land, Climate Change & Environment

   farming systems

   land use

   land degradation

   farmers

   Saffron production is confined to a limited geographical area in the State. Saffron has traditionally been associated with the famous Kashmiri cuisine, its medicinal values and the rich cultural heritage of Kashmir. Its role in enriching the local cuisine, its medicinal value and its use in important religious rituals is well known. However, Saffron production is currently suffering on several counts, especially those relating to productivity as well as post harvest management. This has resulted in lower production and poor quality.

3. Library Resource

   

   Family Farming in the Near East and North Africa

   Reports & Research

   November, 2016

   Algeria, Qatar, Egypt, Brazil, Mauritania, Iraq, Iran, Djibouti, Comoros, Jordan, Morocco, Yemen, Libya, Turkey, Somalia, Oman, Kuwait, Tunisia, Sudan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Africa, Northern Africa

   farming systems

   farmers

   land access

   land tenure

   This paper begins by exploring what the term family farming means and how appropriate it is in the NENA region. It will explore more generally the role of farming and agriculture in the broader political economy of the region. The paper establishes the distinctive features of the region, what might be generalised and what might not be so common between countries with contrasting patterns of development.

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   Saffron Heritage Site of Kashmir in India. GIAHS Saffron Site Report (part- 1)

   Policy Papers & Briefs

   December, 2012

   India, Iran, Asia

   Land, Climate Change & Environment

   farming systems

   land use

   land degradation

   farmers

   One of the legacies of saffron farming practice for centuries in and around the Pampore Karewas of Kashmir in India is that this ancient farming system continues to inspire family farmers and local communities through their livelihood security that it provides for more than 17,000 farm families. Kashmiri village women contribute to this agriculture heritage site through traditional tilling to flower picking over 3,200 hectares dedicated to the legendary saffron crop cultivation at Pampore.