Monday, April 14, 2008
Ifugao Rice Terraces - Maintaining Fertility, Less Soil Erosion
Can the Ifugao rice farmer be considered as one of the best, if not the best, rice farmers in the world? The facts behind the fabled and legendary Ifugao rice terraces can perhaps answer that question.
Of the several rice terraces in Ifugao, the Banawe rice terraces are largely touted as the eighth wonder of the world. It is also well known that the Banawe and other Ifugao rice terraces were built without forced labor, unlike the other Seven Wonders of the World, which employed slaves.
Age notwithstanding, the rice terraces are more than a sight to behold and an ancient monument they are actually a very functional agriculture and ecological masterpiece. Likewise, the rice terraces have been producing rice for centuries, showing that the Ifugaos were able to maintain the fertility of the rice fields soils and even contain soil erosion.
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Of the several rice terraces in Ifugao, the Banawe rice terraces are largely touted as the eighth wonder of the world. It is also well known that the Banawe and other Ifugao rice terraces were built without forced labor, unlike the other Seven Wonders of the World, which employed slaves.
Age notwithstanding, the rice terraces are more than a sight to behold and an ancient monument they are actually a very functional agriculture and ecological masterpiece. Likewise, the rice terraces have been producing rice for centuries, showing that the Ifugaos were able to maintain the fertility of the rice fields soils and even contain soil erosion.
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