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    Tejeda and Roque Nublo, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

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    Terraced farming on the western scarp of Africa's Great Rift Valley,west of Lake Abaya. The crop under cultivation is Teff,a small-grained cereal,which is grown extensively in Ethiopia. It is used to make the country's national dish,injera,a fermented,bread-type pancake.

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    Limestone terraces at the cliffs to the Mirador, Ajuy, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

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    Smiling friends enjoying coffee on the terrace

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    Rwanda. In the land of a thousand hills population density is at its highest in africa. Terracing is used to maximise the area that can be farmed.

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    Rwanda. In the most densely populated country in Africa terracing is used to maximise the area that can be farmed.

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    Gibbs Farm,a thatched farmhouse set in a beautiful garden on a farm in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania.

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    Smiling friends enjoying coffee on the terrace

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    Overview of terraced farmland and homes, Marrakesh, Morocco

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    Smiling friends enjoying coffee on the terrace

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    Couple having coffee with their friend in the background

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    Limestone terraces at the cliffs to the Mirador, Ajuy, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

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    The fertile soil of the Kisii Highlands supports a large population of small-scale farmers.

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    The beautiful hill-country of Southwest Uganda and Rwanda supports one of the highest human population densities in Africa. Consequently,every square inch of this fertile volcanic land is tilled and crudely terraced on steep hill slopes to prevent erosion. Blessed with good rainfall,almost every conceivable crop is grown.

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    Friends having coffee

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    Smiling friends enjoying coffee on the terrace

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    Betsileo villages set amidst hill country in the southern highlands of Madagascar.

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    Terraced cultivation on a ledge of the western scarp of the Abysinnian Rift Valley at Ankober.Ethiopia is a land of vast horizons and dramatic scenery. The weathered mountains in the Ethiopian Highlands exhibit layer upon layer of volcanic material, which built the plateau into Africas most extensive upland region.

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    Terraced paddy fields in the well-watered highlands of Madagascar. Rice is the staple food of the Malagasy people.

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    Rwanda. In the land of a thousand hills population density is at its highest in africa. Terracing is used to maximise the area that can be farmed.

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    Portrait of a smiling woman drinking coffee

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    Fertile farming land surrounds Lake Ashange in northern Ethiopia.Ethiopia is a land of vast horizons and dramatic scenery. The weathered mountains in the Ethiopian Highlands exhibit layer upon layer of volcanic material, which built the plateau into Africas most extensive upland region.

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    Ethiopia, Dire Dawa. The mountain ranges around Dire Dawa.

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    A Konso village set in dramatic scenery in southwest Ethiopia.The Konso people are very industrious farmers,cultivating poor soil on terraces,which are buttressed with dry-stone walls. They share a number of customs with their neighbours,the Borana. They both worship the sky God,Waq,and both have an ancestor cult.

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    Paddy fields close to a small village near Fianarantsoa. Rice is the staple food of the Malagasy people.The Betsileo tribe of the Southern Highlands build colourful double-storied houses out of brick,many of which have wooden balconies. They are industrious people and expert rice farmers. Their terraced,irrigated paddy fields are a feature of the landscape.

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    Rich farming country near the Ngorongoro Highlands of Northern Tanzania.

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    The beautiful hill-country of Southwest Uganda and Rwanda supports one of the highest human population densities in Africa. Consequently,every square inch of this fertile volcanic land is tilled and crudely terraced on steep hill slopes to prevent erosion. Blessed with good rainfall,almost every conceivable crop is grown.

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    Ethiopia is a land of vast horizons and dramatic scenery. The weathered mountains in the Ethiopian Highlands exhibit layer upon layer of volcanic material, which built the plateau into Africas most extensive upland region.

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    Traditional African houses surrounded by good pasture on the top of the Cherangani Hills. The raised platform is used by the farmer as a sheep pen at night.

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    Rice Harvest Near Behenjy, Madagascar

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    Rich farming country in the rolling hills of Southwest Uganda, Africa

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    Rice Harvest Near Behenjy, Madagascar

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    The beautiful hill-country of Southwest Uganda and Rwanda supports one of the highest human population densities in Africa. Consequently,every square inch of this fertile volcanic land is tilled and crudely terraced on steep hill slopes to prevent erosion. Blessed with good rainfall,almost every conceivable crop is grown.

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    Girl with herbs

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    Rice Terraces, Madagascar

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    The beautiful hill-country of Southwest Uganda and Rwanda supports one of the highest human population densities in Africa. Consequently,every square inch of this fertile volcanic land is tilled and crudely terraced on steep hill slopes to prevent erosion. Blessed with good rainfall,almost every conceivable crop is grown.

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    Rice Terraces, Madagascar

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    Rice Terraces, Madagascar

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    Overview of Rice Terraces and Village, Ambalavao, Madagascar

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    The beautiful hill country of Southwest Uganda and Rwanda supports one of the highest human population densities in Africa. Consequently, every square inch of this fertile volcanic land is tilled and crudely terraced on steep hill slopes to prevent erosion.Blessed with good rainfall, almost every conceivable crop is grown.

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    Rich farming country in the rolling hills of Southwest Uganda, Africa

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    Terraced Rice Paddies on Hillside Madagascar

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    Rice Terraces, Madagascar

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    The whitewashed houses of Vallehermoso village sit amongst the palm groves and tightly terraced hillsides of La Gomera

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    Rice Paddies Madagascar

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    Farm House and Rice Field Madagascar

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    Terraced landscape, Taroudant, Morocco, North Africa

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    A tea estate at Kericho,an important tea-growing area of Kenya.

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    Fertile farming country in Makueni district,southeast of Nairobi.

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    Mist hugs the bottom of a valley in the early morning.The beautiful hill-country of Southwest Uganda and Rwanda supports one of the highest human population densities in Africa. Consequently,every square inch of this fertile volcanic land is tilled and crudely terraced on steep hill slopes to prevent erosion. Blessed with good rainfall,almost every conceivable crop is grown.

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    A densely populated,rich farming area surrounds the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. The forest was under threat from encroachment and logging during the upheavals that took place in Uganda in the 1970's and 1980's,but is now protected.

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    Ethiopia, Amhara Region, Simien Mountains. The spectacular terrain in the foothills of the high-altitude Simien Mountains arises from the uplifting and erosion of lava from volcanic eruptions 20-30 million years ago.

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    Kenya, Nakuru District. Fields of lucerne grown on the edge of the impressive Menengai Crater, covering an area of 90 sq. km.

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    The beautiful hill country of Southwest Uganda and Rwanda supports one of the highest human population densities in Africa. Consequently, every square inch of this fertile volcanic land is tilled and crudely terraced on steep hill slopes to prevent erosion.Blessed with good rainfall, almost every conceivable crop is grown.

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    Terraces, Valle Gran Rey, La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

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    Portrait of two female friends enjoying coffee

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    Portrait of a mid adult woman standing on a terrace

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    Terraced fields near Ambikwa village, Simien Mountains National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ethiopia, Africa

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    Small houses and terraced fields near Las Hayas in the southeast of La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

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    Fertile farming country in Makueni district,southeast of Nairobi.

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    Fertile farming country in Makueni district,southeast of Nairobi.

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    A fine view from the cultivated slopes of the Tugen Hills looking across the Kerio Valley to the Keiyo Escarpment rising in the distance. This escarpment forms the western wall of the Gregory Rift one of the most spectacular stretches of Africa's remarkable Great Rift Valley.

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    Lake Bunyonyi lies 6,474 feet above sea level,and is long,narrow and deep. It has a beautiful setting among the fertile volcanic hills of southwest Uganda. The land either side of the lake rises steeply from the water's edge and is intensively cultivated with terraces.

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    A densely populated,rich farming area surrounds the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. It is now one of Uganda's most important tea-growing area.The Bwindi forest was under threat from encroachment and logging during the upheavals that took place in Uganda in the 1970's and 1980's,but is now protected.

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    Tea gardens in Northwest Rwanda. Abundant rain and fertile soil give farmers ideal tea-growing conditions in northwest and southwest Rwanda where very high quality tea is produced.Often referred to as the country of a thousand hills,Rwanda has a magnificent mountainous landscape on the eastern rim of the Albertine Rift Valley.

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    Traditional huts and terraced hillsides in the Maluti Mountains.

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    Steep,terraced hillsides above the village of Tamargada look out over the Atlantic Ocean from the Island of La Gomera

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    Southeast area near Las Hayas, La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

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