Two women with Asian conical hats planting rice in a flooded rice paddy field. Young rice plants being relocated by Indonesian working women in fields

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Young rice plants after being germinated together in abundance need to be separated and planted individually after they have reached a certain height. The two Indonesian women planting rice are doing what is known as wet-rice cultivation the prevalent method of farming in the Far East. This is a freshly cultivated paddy field in West Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Size: 3425px × 5138px
Location: Batusangkar, Limo Kaum, Tanah Datar Regency, West Sumatra, Indonesia
Photo credit: © Antony Ratcliffe / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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