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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

‘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 ...

"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 ...

On September 12, the Second “From Ziquejie Terraces To The World” Global Farming Culture Exchange and Mutual Learning Conference was held in Xinhua County, Loudi City, central China’s Hunan Province.

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 ...

LOUDI, China, Sept. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On September 12, the Second "From Ziquejie Terraces To The World" Global Farming Culture Exchange and Mutual Learning Conference was held in Xinhua ...