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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Terrace farming controls water, prevents erosion, and stabilizes food production. Ifugao (Philippines) and Moroccan terraces show resilience through natural methods. Terraces offer lessons for ...

‘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 ...

Indigenous communities have lived with changes to the climate for centuries. Their adaptations over those many years are based on their close observation of weather, water, soils and seasonal change, ...

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 ...

A team of international archaeologists including Christian Cloke of the University of Cincinnati is providing new insights into successful and extensive water management and agricultural production in ...

PATHANAMTHITTA: At a time when farmers suffer huge losses due to wildlife menace, a school aimed at uplifting the tribal children near the Sabarimala forests, is experimenting with large-scale terrace ...