On 19th April 2018 A Sri Lankan agrarian system, the “ellanga gammana” or Cascaded Tank-Village system in the Dry Zone, was designated as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The Cascaded Tank-Village System in Sri Lanka was recognized at the International Forum and Award ceremony for new GIAHS sites in Rome, Italy. (courtesey: http://www.fao.org/srilanka/news/detail-events/en/c/1118377/)
Taxonomy
- Agriculture & Forestry
- Aquafarming
- Forestry
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Soil Management
- Agricultural Technology
- Irrigation and Drainage