China ranks first in the world with 18 agricultural cultural heritages.

　　CCTV News:The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs held a press conference on July 12, and the relevant person in charge introduced the relevant situation of the global important agricultural cultural heritage conference.

　　With the theme of "protecting common agricultural heritage and promoting overall rural revitalization", this conference on global important agricultural cultural heritage discussed major issues such as global important agricultural cultural heritage, resilience of food system, sustainable rural development and improvement of farmers’ livelihood. This is the largest, highest-level and most influential conference organized by the countries where the world’s important agricultural cultural heritage is located in the past 20 years.

　　At present, the conference has invited agriculture ministers from 13 countries including Iran, Italy and Peru, the Director-General of FAO, diplomatic envoys from 19 countries, and relevant experts, scholars and business representatives to attend the conference.

　　China ranks first in the world with 18 agricultural cultural heritages.

　　This year marks the 20th anniversary of FAO’s initiative to protect the world’s important agricultural cultural heritage. At present, there are 65 globally important agricultural cultural heritages in 23 countries and regions, and China ranks first with 18 projects.

　　The 18 projects in China include Tieguanyin tea culture system in Anxi, Fujian, nomadic grassland system in Arukerqin, Inner Mongolia, and dry-farming Shiyan terrace system in Shexian, Hebei.

　　It is understood that the global important agricultural cultural heritage is a traditional agricultural system with important historical and humanistic value and important reference significance for modern ecological circular agriculture. Through the effective protection of global important agricultural cultural heritage, we can better tap the value of traditional agriculture, expand various functions of agriculture, realize the ecological protection, cultural inheritance and economic development of heritage sites, and promote the sustainable development of agriculture and rural prosperity.