conserve water and enhance agricultural productivity, and at the heart of it are the Konso elders who play a crucial role in passing down the knowledge of terracing to younger generations.

Limahuli Garden & Preserve, which is part of Hā'ena, has now restored 600 acres of agricultural terracing. Hui Maka'āinana o Makana, a grassroots community group that includes many descendants ...

For more than two decades, Kawadaya has relied on dry-stone terracing, a 400-year-old agricultural technique passed down through generations. It’s what has allowed the people of Konso turn their ...

Attendees singled out terraces as a historical agricultural feature that has embodied harmony between humans and nature for centuries. Terraces play a great role in preserving biodiversity ...

Terracing, a farming technique that uses stone walls to retain soil on sloping land, has long been hailed as a cornerstone of sustainable agriculture. It mitigates soil erosion and prevents flooding.