Terraces conservation

Implementation

Mid term

Sustainability components

  • GHG emissions
  • Air quality
  • Soil
  • Water
  • Biodiversity
  • Animal welfare
  • Economic
  • Social
  • Technical feasibility

Climate risk region

Southern
Southern

Weather event addressed

Drought
Spring, autumn
Floods / Heavy rainfall
All seasons

Farming system

CEREAL CROPS
All arable crops

Description of the measure

Keep or promote terraces in farms with a high slope

Comments on sustainability

Terraces allows water infiltration (decreasing the slope) and improves soil structure. Then soil ersoion and runoff decreases. Soil biodiversity improves thanks to a better soil. The main inconvenient is the high cost and the difficults in mecanization, so there may be an incentive to promote this measure.