Ag Methods Resource: Farming on Slopes in Taiwan

I found this 14-minute video from Taiwan to be beautiful and informative, covering numerous succinct topics like ring or z-snapped roads, orchards, irrigation systems, mulching, green manure, contour cultivation with rock walls, fences, wind breaks, and drainage ditch styles.



(This film was produced by Soil and Water Conservation Bureau in Taiwan.)

(Currently, on Tuesdays, I am featuring

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