Question- Which countries’ tea cultivation sites have been included in the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) ?
(a) China ‚Japan‚ India
(b) South Korea ‚China‚ India
(c) South Korea ‚China‚ Japan
(d) Japan ‚India‚ Lanka
Answer – (c)
Related facts
- The Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) represent not only stunning natural landscapes but also agricultural practices that create livelihoods in rural areas while combining biodiversity, resilient ecosystems and tradition and innovation in a unique way.
- Four tea cultivation sites have recently been included in the globally important agricultural heritage systems recently released by FAO.
The four tea sites chosen by the FAO are as follows.
- Pu’er Traditional Tea Agrosystem in China which is also one of the largest production sites of the country. According to FAO, the site is also one of the most ancient sites and origins of tree based tea production.
- Traditional Tree Grass system in Shizuoka, Japan was listed on the chosen list as tea planters on the site use Chagusaba technique in the production of tea which is considered to be very sustainable by nature.
- Fuzhou Jasmine tea site in China was the second site from the country chosen by the FAO as one of the GIAHS sites. The tradition of tea plantation at this site goes back to more than 2000 years, according to the FAO website making it one of the most ancient sites of tea production.
- Traditional Hadong Tea Agrosystem Korea is another GIAHS site that found the place on the FAO list as the tradition of tea cultivation goes back to at least 1200 years at the site.