Adoption of terraces in the Peruvian Andes

This thesis will explore the adoption process of soil and water conservation (SWC) practices in order to identify the causes of failing SWC interventions. Are the technologies inappropriate? Are the incentives inappropriate? Should the farmers be compensated permanently for installing and maintaining SWC practices? This thesis will handle these questions within the specific context of the Andes region of Peru. The Peruvian Andes was chosen as the basis research area because of its variety of agro-ecological conditions, in most of which SWC is important, and because in this region there is much experience with SWC practices and various types of incentives.