Which soil degradation risk increases when terraced hillside rice farming lacks sufficient structural maintenance?

💡 Explanation

Increased water erosion emerges, because decreased terrace integrity cannot dissipate kinetic energy; terrace collapse increases surface runoff velocity, therefore amplifying erosive power onto unprotected soil surfaces, rather than promoting controlled water infiltration.

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