This paper presents surface runoff and soil loss rates for nine rainfed agricultural
terraces in the Likhu Khola basin in the Middle Hills of Nepal, measured during the
1992 and 1993 monsoon seasons. Terraces are the basic unit of cultivation and soil
management, and the scale of this study reflects this. The findings are also compared
to those obtained from the relatively small number of previous studies on similar
agricultural terraces in the Middle Hills area of the Himalaya.