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Ցڧ႙dԨΪɺᘎݴ̰ฦ̰ߒ ཀٜՑ 2023 ϋவ၇˙جʑ஗ ίᅰ˂ʫҁʈdԨྼᗇ̙Бf
600 ຬʮኚ༵ٙЪيf ͍όॶɝጅτ༺ٙ˜਷࢕ᔷ வՇ၇૒͞ʘගٙսࠦdɰఱ
۞तႊਿ৵ॶႭj˜˸ۃ ۨ኷ଫ™(National Strategy for ݊၈މ˜චѪ™ٙਜਹdึ၇
הϞ٭Ӝٙɺᘎேึᎇഹڠ˥ Transformation)dࠇ೥ί 2024 ಔণᗳe༵ЪيdޟЇዓ˝Ը
dig these terraces in 2003, this problem WALK ALONG THE SLOPED FIELDS OF
ᖢ֛ɺᘎfவԬಔࣴɰϞп׵
නഹʆսݴԐf2003 ϋִ݁Ꮝ ϋֵۃอᄣ 14 ຬ 2 ɷʮ௠ٙ Nyamirongo and its environs, and it be-
reduced, and our village is now one of the
biggest cultivators in the area.” comes obvious why Rwanda is called the
ಯˇ˥ʱί૒͞ထवf
ҢࡁܱܔவԬ૒͞ܝdவࡈਪatege- อό૒͞d˸౤ʺุ༵ପঐfLand of a Thousand Hills. The village’s
Radical terraces like those in H
terrain has compelled farmers to develop
ALL PHOTOGRAPHY: JEAN CLAUDE HABIMANA/IUCN RWANDA ό૒͞௰Ϙ͟ˢлࣛෂ઺ࢩ ુٙ͞௉ɪdʔᗭଣ༆މʡჿ clines, progressive terraces are for gentler
kimana’s village were first introduced by
ίࡌጘˀս૒ٙ͞ή˙d
ᕚɽɽಯˇdҢࡁӀ୿ତίϓ
Belgian missionary Cyriel Wieme in the
two types of terraces over the years: radi-
’70s to combat the erosion and create more
cal and progressive. While radical terraces
Ԑί̵ԭϷඤˑӀʿՉմᗙහ
މவɓ੭௰ɽ༵ٙঁਜʘɓf™
Չϓࣖɤʱᜑഹf2012 ϋί
with their reverse slopes suit steep in-
cultivable land. Wieme founded an agricul-
tural school in Rwanda, where he devel-
ጅτ༺̏௅ٙɓධ޼Ӻ೯ତd
۞तႊਿ৵ॶӀ༁ٙอ
gradients. Girded by ditches and vegeta-
oped reverse slope terraces on hillsides
that put the brakes on rainwater flowing
ጅτ༺஗၈މ˜ɷ˳ʘ਷™f tion, progressive terraces are flat and fol-
ί 2007 ϋܔி૒͞ۃdʆս
downhill, thereby protecting the topsoil
low the natural contours of the hill. These
ɪٙ˥ɽߒ̥ࠅ 1 ʃࣛఱ̙
Ԣဧhၪૠ (Cyriel Wieme) ׵
வ༁ٙήҖεϋԸࠗԴ༵͏೯could take up to five years to establish
and reducing the incidence of floods.
First introduced in
naturally. In contrast, radical terraces
The Rwandan government immediately
Rwanda by a Belgian
1970 ϋ˾ˏආd͜˸࿁Ҥɺ
ݴɨdϾί 2008 ϋܔϓ૒
missionary in the
࢝̈Շ၇૒͞Җόjอό૒͞can be, and have been, built in a matter of
recognized and began encouraging this
1970s, reverse slope
technique, but it was not until 2023 that
days. Both types of terraces are stabilized
ʿနආ૒͞fˀΣٙอό૒͞
terraces put the brakes
ᘎݴ̰Ԩක೯һε̙ঁήfၪ
͞ܝd˥ݴהცࣛගַڗЇ
Rwanda’s National Strategy for Transfor-
by planting grasses, crops, and even trees
on rainwater flowing
downhill, thereby
mation included a plan to boost agricultural
ߒ 7 ʃࣛfவ࿁ɺᘎۜሯٙ
ૠίጅτ༺௴ͭɓהุ༵ኪ
protecting the topsoil
a riser. The plantings help reduce potential
production by adding 142,000 hectares of
and reducing the
ۆቇ͜׵սܓ༰̻ᇠٙήਜf
radical terraces by the end of 2024.
water accumulation in the terrace bed.
ࣧdԨίʆսɪක೯̈வ၇ˀ
ᅂᚤί̵ԭϷඤˑٙ૒͞ɪ
incidence of floods.
နආ૒͞ضഹʆսٙІ್ഃ৷
૶౸̙ԈfӀ༁̤ٙɓЗ༵
ս૒͞ҦஔdϞࣖಯᇠڠ˥ɨ ቇΥ͜ί৭սήdϾနආ૒͞ on the space between two terraces, called
ݴٙ஺ܓd੽Ͼڭᚐڌɺdࠥ ᇞʱ̺dήැ̻ᇠdԨ˸ર˥ ͏ͺီॶ͌ˋߒhͺፕಌत
toward the hill
Эݳ˥೯͛ٙ᎖ଟfጅτ༺ ๖ၾಔ஗ఖᔎfவ̙ঐࠅڀ൬ (Imanazabayo Innocent) Ⴍj
backward
to optimally conserve
ִ݁຅ࣛу࿀ᙂவධҦஔٙ ڗ༺ 5 ϋࣛගʑঐІ್ܔͭҁ ˜Ңࡁɓϋ̬֙ேঐ၇ಔ΢၇
both soil and water.
ᆑɢdԨක֐ོᎸપᄿfʔ ϓf࿁ˢʘɨdอό૒̙͞˸ ʔΝٙЪيf™˼ડৎɓҪإ
வ၇ˀս૒͞Ҧஔ௰Ϙ׵1970
ϋ˾͟ɓЗˢлࣛෂ઺ɻˏɝ
ጅτ༺d̙ಯᇠڠ˥නսݴɨ
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