Special Public Works Programmes - SPWP - Anti-Erosion Ditches - Training Element and Technical Guide for SPWP Workers, Booklet No. 1 (ILO - UNDP, 84 p.): 3. Different types of anti-erosion ditches: 3.3 Forest terracing

Special Public Works Programmes - SPWP - Anti-Erosion Ditches - Training Element and Technical Guide for SPWP Workers, Booklet No. 1 (ILO - UNDP, 84 p.)

3. Different types of anti-erosion ditches

		(introduction...)
		3.1 Silt catchment pits
		3.2 Forest tiering
		3.3 Forest terracing
		3.4 Cropping terraces

3.3 Forest terracing

This system is used on slopes of between 15% and 20%. Fruit trees may be used for the plantation at the base of the ridge.

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