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Sarikah Atreya

Gangtok, Nov. 7 The need to preserve and conserving agricultural heritage systems in mountainous landscapes such as Sikkim was the theme of a two-day International Expert Meeting which concluded here on Tuesday.

The meeting was organised by the newly established Sikkim University, along with the United Nations University, Kyoto University, Japan and was supported by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Sikkim.

The meeting was planned to bring together experts to share and discuss the issue and to get the advice of an international advisory panel for the sustainable development of the agricultural heritage of Sikkim.

Prof. Koji Tanaka, Adjunct Professor, UNO, presided over the meeting as the Chairman. The Vice-Chancellor of Sikkim University, Professor M.P. Lama, was also present along with a host of experts from different organisations and institutions.

Sikkim is one of the best examples of traditional farming practices of global importance. The FAO is considering a proposal to include Sikkim as an associate site in the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems. In his keynote address, the Chief Minister, Mr Pawan Chamling, said that the meeting was of crucial importance to Sikkim as agriculture and allied activities provides livelihood to over 70 per cent of its over half a million population. “More than this, our agriculture systems are still based largely on traditional practices and indigenous technology.”

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