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Keywords: origin of Fanya Juu Terraces, Kenya, application of the Fanya Juu System, suitability for erosion control, suitability for various soils, suitability for areas of low rainfall, suitability for mechanized farming, suitability for various crops, sorghum, sweet potatoes, common bean, making ditches, wastage of land, labor requirements, maintenance requirements, Ethiopia, design and construction, runoff control, holding runoff above the embankment, holding the runoff below the embankment, gradient, terrace spacing and ground slope, soil depth and erodibility, runoff control, construction