Learn how Indigenous terrace farming manages climate change through water control, soil conservation, and resilience.

“Farming without terraces in this area would be unthinkable,” Gehano tells Mongabay. At 97, Gehano Guchiro Nekayto continues to uphold the 400-year-old teracing tradition of Konso, ensuring its legacy ...

How ancient African terracing systems, validated by the Green Belt Movement, prefigure the 'innovative' principles of space ...

In Madagascar, where farming has moved toward modern intensive agricultural practices in recent decades, a study has demonstrated that the country’s farmers would be much better off if they returned ...

This is the last of three stories on terracing hillsides. To read the first two stories, "Slippery slopes" and "Know your hillside," go to sfgate.com and type in Deborah K. Rich. "Almost all ...

Kawadaya’s farm spans just 20 meters (66 feet), divided into six carefully crafted terraces. He packs this space with maize, beans, sweet potatoes, and small trees like mango and avocado. “Terraces ...

‘Terrace farming’ is becoming a big hit in the district. As part of the ‘promotion of urban clusters’, the ambitious project of the agriculture department has made inroads in the district. According ...

An age-old agricultural method is helping to combat soil degradation and protect a source of food and income for more than 75% of the population in Madagascar. Through a study using isotopic ...

"I have never expected that our terraced fields could become an important kind of agricultural heritage in the world. Nowadays, many Internet users have come to know about them," said Liu Zhikai, who ...

Mangaluru: A couple from Amblamogaru, near Ullal, passionate about agriculture, have turned their terrace into a dragon fruit farm. Interestingly, Ahmed KB Rifay, a civil engineer turned tempo driver ...

Rice farming in Indonesia could be harmed significantly by long-term climate change, according to a new study led by Stanford University researchers. This terraced farm in Bali is typical of many ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. In southern Ethiopia, the Konso people have maintained a 400-year-old stone terracing system, essential for farming in the region’s semiarid ...