5th Conference of ERAHSGIAHS in China
Dr. Liu Haitao
Center of International Cooperation and Service (CICOS)
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA), China

Table of Contents

Ⅰ. General Introductionz Agriculture is the founding

pillar of Chinese civilizationz Ancient philosophy in China:

Man-Nature harmonyz Sustainable& green concept

is thriving in China

How to conserve those significant traditional agricultural systems and tap thepotential to promote the sustainable development of agriculture?

中国15个GIAHS点分布

1.Qingtian Rice-fish Culture System(2005)
3.Wannian Tradition Rice Culture(2010)

2.Honghe Hani Rice Terraces System(2010)
4.Pu'er Traditional Tea Agro system (2012)

5.Aohan Dryland Farming System (2012)

6.Shaoxing Ancient Torreya System (2013)

7.Congjiang Rice-fish-duck System(2011)

8.Xinghua Duotian Agro system (2014)

9.Fuzhou Jasmine & Tea Culture (2014)

10.Xuanhua Urban Grape Gardens (2013)

11.Jiaxian Traditional Chinese Date Gardens (2014) 12. Diebu Zhagana Agriculture-Forestry-Animal Husbandry Composite System(2017)

13.Huzhou Mulberry-dyke and Fish Pond System(2017)

14. Xiajin Yellow River Old Course Ancient Mulberry

15. Rice Terraces in Southern Mountainous and Hilly areas(2018)

Grove System(2018)

Various conservation measures exploredWork on GIAHSManagementsystem

Enabling policies
and institutional
environment

International
Cooperation

Improve thevisibility ofGIAHS

Academicresearch

Monitoring andevaluation

GIAHS Governance

GIAHS Governance in China

MARA
Scientific Committee

DIC (CICOS):

Bureau of Agriprocessing:

GIAHS

NIAHS

Provincial
Department ofAgriculture

County Government
and local community

China’s GIAHS and NIAHS
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GIAHS

90

91

NIAHS

91

NIAHS 91 sites

80

GIAHS 15 sites

70

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2010

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Ⅱ. Lesson and Experiences learned
1. Political commitment from government top level

Wang Yang (Vice-Premier),

Han Changfu (Minister),meeting with Jose Graziano da Silva meeting with Jose Graziano da Silva

Lesson and Experiences learned
2. Supporting Policies and Regulations put in place¾ Administrative Measures on GIAHS/NIAHS in China
Includes:• Application & Approval• Conservation & Management• Utilization & Development• Supervision & Monitoring
Emphasizing the principle of• Conserving during identification,• Inheriting during utilization, and• Dynamic conservation,• Coordinated development,• Multi-stakeholder participation• Benefit sharing

¾ Annual National Conferences on GIAHSFirst Session in 2014 Second Session in 2015 Third Session in 2016

Fourth Session in 2017

Fifth Session in 2018

Lesson and Experiences learned
3. Seed money/funding from government programme

4.Communication and Visibility

专辑, 宣传册, 画册, 明信片, 精装图书······

Lesson and Experiences learned
5. Scientific and technology research intensified

China GIAHS/NIAHS Scientific Committee established in 2014

¾ GIAHS Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)

Indicators: Aspects of Ecology, Environment, Economy, Culture, Products, Policies
and etc. .

6. GIAHS Monitoring and Evaluation

Local annual
monitoring

Each GIAHS sitesubmits annual
working reports
and selfassessment
reports

Third-party
evaluation
I

Third-party
evaluation
II

Releasesresults

MARA dispatches
non-committee
experts to conduct
in-depth survey
and evaluation

MARA organizes
experts from theCommittee ofExperts to conduct
a comprehensive
and systematic
evaluation

MARA synthesizes
evaluation opinions
by combining
opinions from both
the Committee ofExperts and noncommittee experts,releases results7. International Cooperation¾ South-South Cooperation on GIAHS

International cooperation between heritages-Twinning relationship
The idea of GIAHS twinning program was proposed at the GIAHS International Forum held in Japanin 2013

Jasmine Tea systems in China

Xinghua Duotian Agrosystem in China

Bourgogne Vineyards System in French

Chinampas Agricultural System in Mexico

Ⅲ. Challenge and perspective
1. Characteristics of GIAHS/NIAHS sites in China¾ More mountainous area or remote area or ghettoize¾ Labor intensive¾ Poor infrastructure¾ Low/slow economic benefit

2. Influence of modern agriculture¾ Modern technologies¾ such as herbicides, pesticides, machinery use¾ Old species lose...

“农耕文化是我国农业的宝贵财富，是中华文化的重要组成部分，不仅不能丢，而且要不断发扬光大”，“要让农村成为安居乐业的美丽家园”。

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What we need to doz Rediscover the value of traditional agriculturez Protect agricultural legacy and associated social-ecological and cultural, local and global benefits
z Harmonize modern agriculture and agriculture
heritages
z Rely on the participation of rural communities• Core Goal of GIAHS conservation is: Based on theconservation of Biodiversity and Cultural Diversity toPromote local economic development and farmers’
livelihood and to Support modern eco-agriculturaldevelopment.

Therefore, GIAHS should be:• A Platform for agricultural research;• A Window for traditional agriculturalachievements;• A Base for eco-cultural agricultural products;• A Destination for eco-cultural tourism.

Thanks for attention！

Chinese Farmers’ Harvest Festival
Request for recording a short congratulation video
The State Council of the People’s
Republic of China decided tocelebrate the Chinese Farmers’
Harvest Festival annually on theAutumn Equinox, starting from thisyear. Autumn Equinox is one of the24 solar terms of the Chinese
lunisolar calendar and usually falls
between 22 and 24 September,during the country’s agricultural
harvest season.
This is the first festival establishedby the state for the country’s farmers.

Happy Chinese
Farmers’ HarvestFestival