

1. Giant earthworms that erode the soil;
2. Ifugao families selling their land to move to the lowland;
3. Young Ifugaos choose another profession other than rice farming;
4. Variety of rice used in the terraces is of the traditional variety. It has a long maturation and therefore farmers could only plant once per year;
5. Tourism.
Recently, the Terraces had been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Let's hope that helps.
In Batad (about 1 hr tricycle ride and 3-4 hours hike from Banaue, depending on how fast you are), one can still see amphitheatre-shaped rice terraces that are unspoilt.
Accomodations:
Native Village Inn - about 40 minutes from Banaue
Further reading:
As an ancient way of life crumbles...
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