Surrounded by the waters of the Strait of Sicily in the far south of Italy, the island of Pantelleria is made up of 32 square miles of black volcanic rocks with no source of freshwater other than the ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. In southern Ethiopia, the Konso people have maintained a 400-year-old stone terracing system, essential for farming in the region’s semiarid ...

New archaeological research dates the heyday of terrace farming at the ancient desert city of Petra to the first century. This development led to an explosion of agricultural activity, increasing the ...

This video shows an aerial view of Tegallalang Rice Terraces, Bali, Indonesia, featuring a layered agricultural landscape ...

In Madagascar, where farming has moved toward modern intensive agricultural practices in recent decades, a study has demonstrated that the country’s farmers would be much better off if they returned ...

Indigenous people have lived with unpredictable weather for centuries. They did not live by predictions or machines, but by a proper watching of land, water, weather, and seasonal changes, which had ...

Sloping, uneven yards can make gardening a hassle or sometimes completely impossible. But having a sloped backyard does not mean that you can't maintain a successful garden. Instead, you may need to ...

Rice farming in Indonesia could be harmed significantly by long-term climate change, according to a new study led by Stanford University researchers. This terraced farm in Bali is typical of many ...

Indigenous communities have lived with changes to the climate for centuries. Their adaptations over those many years are based on their close observation of weather, water, soils and seasonal change, ...

A team of international archaeologists including Christian Cloke of the University of Cincinnati is providing new insights into successful and extensive water management and agricultural production in ...