Question

What is Terrace Farming? List two ways in which farmers get caught in debt. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

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.

Explanation:

Farmers usually take crop loans at the beginning of the season and repay the loan after harvest. ... So, the farmers have to sell a part of their land to repay the loan. Credit in such a condition pushes the borrowers into a situation from which recovery is painful and they get into the debt trap.

Answer 2

Terrace cultivation, method of growing crops on sides of hills or mountains by planting on graduated terraces built into the slope. Though labour-intensive, the method has been employed effectively to maximize arable land area in variable terrains and to reduce soil erosion and water loss.

Farmers usually take crop loans at the beginning of the season and repay the loan after harvest. ... So, the farmershave to sell a part of their land to repay the loan. Credit in such a condition pushes the borrowers into a situation from which recovery is painful and they get into the debt trap.

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