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http://www.filaha.orgThe purpose of the Filāḥa Texts Project is to publicise and elucidate the written works collectively known as the Kutub al-Filāḥa or ‘Books of Husbandry’ compiled by Arab, especially Andalusi, agronomists mainly between the 10th and 14th centuries (see Authors &#38; Works). These systematic and detailed manuals of agriculture, horticulture and animal husbandry have been sadly neglected and remain largely unknown in the Anglophone world - apart from some of the Yemeni works they have never been translated into English. They not only provide primary source material for the understanding of what has been called the ‘Islamic Green Revolution’ but constitute a rich body of knowledge concerning a traditional system of husbandry which is as valid today as it was a thousand years ago and has much relevance to future sustainable agriculture. See Introduction.The Filāḥa texts are preserved in some 240 manuscripts scattered in libraries and institutions in 40 different cities, mainly in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. See Map of Holding Institutions.The objectives of the Filāḥa Texts Project are:To bring to a worldwide English-speaking readership the current state of knowledge on the Filāḥa texts and their authors, especially the findings of Spanish scholars J.M. Carabaza Bravo and E. García Sánchez who have worked in this field for the past twenty-five years. To them we owe a huge debt of gratitude. See Bibliography.To gather together a corpus of digitized manuscript facsimiles, along with their Arabic editions where they exist, and provide an online collaborative translation platform to facilitate translation of these into English. See Community.To present for the first time in English a series of digitized, searchable and cross-referenced Filāḥa texts. See Texts &#38; Translations.To provide a variety of scholarly online resources such as glossaries, bibliographies, published articles, links, etc. See Articles &#38; Resources.To encourage interest and research in the field, and provide a locus for the publication of scholarly and more popular articles on the Filāḥa manuals and traditional farming in Arab and Islamic lands in general.To provide a forum for discussion and the exchange of ideas among scholars engaged in the field. Register to join the Forum here.The Filāḥa Texts Project is a collaborative project co-ordinated by Simon Fitzwilliam-Hall, Senior Researcher at the Golden Web Foundation. Contact: sfitzwilliam-hall@goldenweb.orgWe encourage all those interested in the field to join the FTP community. Members will be able to contribute content, join the discussion forum, and participate in the collaborative translation programme. (RSS)