The two primary benefits of terrace farming are that is slows the speed of water flowing down the slope, which allows for more water absorption, and that soil erosion is reduced, If the terracing is not properly maintained, erosion can increase and flooding can occur.
SUMMARY
- The intensive and frequent land use changes in the Mediterranean countries have
numerous and negative environmental impacItns .o rder to asses land degradation, several models and
cartographies have been prepared: Glasod, Corine, Italian Ministery of Environment and UNEP. The
future EC policies for agriculture and related soil conservation aspects must be oriented by these
documents as well as by the state of art of the main soil conservation practices. Needs for future
research are concerned withh e following fields:
1 ) Economical analyses of soil conservation practices;
2)
Remote sensing for detecting land degradation; 3) Natural Resources survey based on land and land
use units;
4) Constitution of bench mark soils; and 5) Correlation of similar land use in different
countries.
Key
words:
Land use changes, land degradation, soil erosion, environmental impact assessment,
landscape protection.
RESUME
- Les changements intensifse t fréquents de l'utilisation du sol dans les pays méditerranéens
causent de nombreux impacts négatifs sur l'environnement. Afin d'évaluer la dégradation du sol,
plusieurs modèles et cartographies ont été préparés
: Glasod, Corine, Ministère Italien de
l'Environnement et UNEP. Les futures politiques de la CE pour l'agriculture et les aspects en relation
avec la conservation dsuo l, doivent être orientées suivant ces documents, ainsi que les connaissances
actuelles des principales pratiquedse conservation du sol, La recherche future a besoin d'études dans
les domaines suivant
:s 1 ) Analyse économique des pratiques de conservation du; 2 s)o Tl élédétection
pour détecter la dégradation dus ol
;3 ) Etude des ressources naturelles basées sur le soel t sur les
unités d'utilisation dsuo l
;4 ) Etablissement de sols type;se t 5) Corrélation entre les utilisations du sol
semblables dans différents pays.
Mots-clés:
Changements d'utilisation dus ol, dégradation dus ol, erosion du sol, evaluation de l'impact
It's hard to grow stuff on a steep slope. By cutting terraces into the slope, making it look a bit like a giant staircase, humans could turn a nearly useless slope into several useful flat strips of land instead.
Prevents erosion, Allows you to plant on steep slope, and provides more usable land.
Terracing provides a physical barrier to soil erosion by water.
Flat, narrow fields stepping up the slope, horizontal tillage [ 90 degrees to the slope of the hillside ].
The farmers will build stone or sod walls to form sort of stair-like benches. The walls slow the erosion and water runoff process.
Not enough land and for watering
Terrace farming helped prevent soil erosion by reducing water runoff, allowed for agriculture on steep slopes, and conserved water by capturing and distributing it evenly across the terraces. It also increased agricultural productivity by creating more arable land in hilly or mountainous regions.
They did not have terrace farming, the Incas did
Yes they are same
Terrace farmers live in many different places. The most terrace farming today is done in India, however, the Aztecs are the most famous for their terrace farming.
Is farming on land that is on a slope.
shivalik
The implementation of terrace farming by the Inca empire suggests that they inhabited mountainous regions with steep terrain and limited flat land for agriculture. Terrace farming allowed them to maximize agricultural production by creating flat areas for cultivation on the slopes of mountains. This geographical feature influenced their agricultural practices and contributed to their ability to sustain a large population in challenging environments.
yes terrace farming is still used today in fact it has improved a lot more!
Incas
terrace farming
slash and burn,terrace farming, and Raised field farming
Terrace farming minimizes soil erosion.