Harvest Time

As you can see from the pictures I've posted in today's post, it's harvest time for the thousands of rice paddies. After the paddies have been completely drained and allowed to dry, the plants are cut by hand and set on their side to further dry out. The stalks are then gathered and piled into hut like structures to keep them dry until they can be sent for processing. Every step of the harvesting process is done by humans including the carrying of the plants to the processing location. Click on the link below to see a complete detailed explanation of the rice planting and harvesting process.

















And one more photo taken a bit later to show the stalks being transported.



http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/15/gk2/rhythmriceteacher.pdf


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