Terrace field in the North West of Vietnam

---

In agriculture, a terrace is a piece of sloped plane that has been cut into a series of successively receding flat surfaces or platforms, which resemble steps, for the purposes of more effective farming. This type of landscaping is therefore called terracing. Graduated terrace steps are commonly used to farm on hilly or mountainous terrain. Terraced fields decrease both erosion and surface runoff, and may be used to support growing crops that require irrigation, such as rice

---

Size: 4103px × 2725px
Location: Vietnam
Photo credit: © Life Long / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: agriculture, background, beautiful, buffalo, cloud, countryside, cultivation, cut, environment, farm, farmer, farming, field, green, harvest, hill, hillside, hilly, irrigation, land, landscape, minority, mountain, mountainous, nature, outdoor, paddies, paddy, plant, plough, ploughing, ploughs, ploughshare, remote, rice, step, sun, sunny, terrace, terracing, transparent, transplant, tribal, tribe, vegetation, walk, water, watering