Stock Photo - Dry farming on terraces in the steep and mountainous territory of the Konso, Rift valley The Konso, a tribe of the Ethiopian southern nations, have developed over centuries an agriculture which is considering relief and climate The Konso use dry farming methods on man made terraces The terraces are catching the precipitation and avoid soil erosion on the steep slopes of the rift valley Sorghum millet cassava manioc, sunflowers and soybeans are the staple foods of the Konso and growing in campanion planting on the terraces Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Konso, February 2010