0 present participle of terrace
1 to build narrow strips of land on a slope so that people can plant crops there
Agricultural intensification in answer to drought conditions could not, or did not, include many drought-related agricultural features, such as terracing and irrigation.
Farmers noted in informal conversations that terracing was 'work for men'.
Similarly, the use of terracing and other soil conservation practices is generally believed to improve water availability and thus both stabilize and increase productivity.
One of the features that most attracted our attention was the artificial transformation of the natural landscape through terracing and leveling of the inclined terrain.
The extensive network of terracing and irrigation were abandoned, and farmers were forced to migrate to lower altitudes to farm marginal land.
In our sample, these included blocking soil erosion outlets, land terracing, leaving land fallow, planting of trees and other drought-resistant vegetation.
No one realised the splendour of terracing the city down to the water.
The terracing and irrigation schemes which once supported an expanding population and state fell into disuse.
