Step agriculture, or terrace agriculture. Steep hills or mountainsides are cut to form level areas of arable land. Areas of flat ground are planted.

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Step agriculture, or terrace agriculture. Steep hills or mountainsides are cut to form level areas of arable land. The areas of flat ground allow for planting of crops. Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India.

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Location: Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India
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