What is terrace farming?
Gerald Farnsworth
Terrace farming is used when the terrain is particularly hilly or steep. Terraces are made using low walls of earth up the side of the hills; these allow the farmers to make flat areas for planting their crops. The terraces act in several ways, but especially in allowing the soil to remain in place. Water flowing down the hill through natural gravity can be moved and channelled through the terrace set-up using a system of small openings and gates to allow different areas to be dry or wet at any one time.