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Cost and Economics of Bench Terracing

Volume : 45
Issue: Jun-jun
Pages: 211 - 222
Published: November 05, 2023
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Abstract


Bench terracing is the process by which a series of platforms is constructed across the slope of a land, at suitable interval separated by "risers" or nearly vertical cut faces. These, in effect, break up the long slope into a set of steps or platforms; and as such function effectively as a measure to control erosion and conserve soil and moisture. This method is generally adopted for irrigated fields situated on sloping terrain; elsewhere in hilly country, on, slopes steeper than 15% where area avilable for cultivation is scarce and soil conditions are favourable and where it is economical to have these measures for soil conservation.

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211 - 222
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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