A Hand-Carved Masterpiece Perched 1,500 meters above sea level, the Banaue Rice Terraces were meticulously carved by hand over 2,000 years ago by the indigenous Ifugao people. These terraces ...

In Asia, for example, it provides 50 to 80 percent of people's daily caloric ... Farmers must incessantly weed rice paddies to maintain water flow through the terraces. Rice, an annual grass ...

All I could do was to sigh,” said a 60-year-old resident who cultivates the land. “It will take time to repair the damage. I want to check terraces one by one and start growing rice again.” ...

houses and rice terraces. However, the village struggled for a long time with poverty and faced the risk of losing its cultural heritage. Many young people left for education and work and some ...