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The future of terrace farming in Yemen: A development dilemma

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The country of Yemen, on the southwestern corner of the Arabian Peninsula, is one of the most extensively terraced areas in the world. There is a well-documented tradition of both dryland and irrigated farming over the past three millennia and much of the indigenous agricultural knowledge survives. Development efforts over the past two decades in the north of Yemen have focused on expansion of tubewell irrigation at the expense of the major land use on dryland terraces and traditional subsistence crops. Despite millions of dollars in aid, Yemen is far from agriculturally self-sufficient and its scarce water resource is rapidly being depleted. This articles explores the relevance of indigenous Yemeni knowledge of agriculture and the environment for the future of terrace farming in the country. It is argued that farmer knowledge can contribute to sustainable production and can be grafted on to modern methods and technology. Within Yemen the existing community support networks and pride in national heritage would assist in a reinvestment effort for the existing resource of the terraces. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 1991

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  • Daniel Varisco, 1991. "The future of terrace farming in Yemen: A development dilemma," Agriculture and Human Values, Springer;The Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society (AFHVS), vol. 8(1), pages 166-172, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:agrhuv:v:8:y:1991:i:1:p:166-172
    DOI: 10.1007/BF01579671
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    1. Thanasis Kizos & Anastasia Dalaka & Theodora Petanidou, 2010. "Farmers’ attitudes and landscape change: evidence from the abandonment of terraced cultivations on Lesvos, Greece," Agriculture and Human Values, Springer;The Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society (AFHVS), vol. 27(2), pages 199-212, June.
    2. Ali H. AL-Falahi & Souleymane Barry & Solomon H. Gebrechorkos & Uwe Spank & Christian Bernhofer, 2023. "Potential of Traditional Adaptation Measures in Mitigating the Impact of Climate Change," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(21), pages 1-17, October.

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