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.

terraced agriculture has been successfully practiced for thousands of years. You can make your own terraces with the help of discarded railroad ties or utility poles. However, when such ties and ...

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 ...

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 ...