Terraced Fields in Sustainable Development in Mountainous Regions of Northern Vietnam

Abstract

Terraced farming has contributed significantly to the economic development in mountainous regions. Additionally, it possesses cultural values and expresses the creativity of the native people in the locality. In today’s context, the preservation and sustainable development of terraced fields have become a matter of urgency, given their contributions to the preservation and promotion of cultural values, fixed cultivation and sedentarisation, environmental protection and socio-economic development. The sustainable development of terraced fields requires the coordination of many international and local organisations together with the people for the proper management and use of the resource.