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Lao PDR - Rural life - Slash and burn cultivation

Two Khmu ethnic minority women planting rice seeds in an upland field. In slash and burn cultivation, the man (usually) walks round the land with a big stick making small indentations in the soil. The woman follows behind throwing from quite a height and with incredible precision, a handful of rice into the hole. When it next rains the soil will wash into the hole and cover the rice.

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Image Size: 4000x3000 / 1.8MB; Asia Lao Lao PDR Laos PDR Southeast Southeast Asia Tessa Bunney countryside ethnic ethnic minorities life minorities minority remote rural countryside environment land landscape mountainous hilly hill hills trees tree forest jungle slash and burn slash burn rice swidden hai crop crops field farm farming subsistence work working food production steep hillside agriculture cultivation degradation deforestation isolated upland plant planting sow sowing seed seeds women woman female Khmu Khamu Kmhmu farmer stick dibber
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Two Khmu ethnic minority women planting rice seeds in an upland field. In slash and burn cultivation, the man (usually) walks round the land with a big stick making small indentations in the soil. The woman follows behind throwing from quite a height and with incredible precision, a handful of rice into the hole. When it next rains the soil will wash into the hole and cover the rice.