The Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) is a program launched by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 2002 to identify and safeguard remarkable traditional farming systems around the world. 

India currently hosts three Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS):

(1)The Koraput region in Odisha is renowned for its subsistence paddy cultivation, predominantly on highland slopes, and is home to a vast diversity of paddy landraces and farmer-developed varieties. It also harbors rich genetic resources of medicinal plants, deeply interwoven with the indigenous tribal communities and their traditional knowledge systems. 

(2)The Kuttanad system in Kerala stands out as a unique below-sea-level farming landscape, comprising wetlands for paddy cultivation and fish catching, garden lands for coconut and food crops, and inland water bodies for fishing and shell collection. 

(3)The Saffron Park of Kashmir represents a rich agro-pastoral system characterized by traditional saffron cultivation, intercropping, and the use of organic farming practices, all of which contribute to maintaining local biodiversity and soil health.