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Irrigation ditch: A picture of an irrigation ditch lined with concrete that winds along with a road beneath the mountains in Turkey. There are power lines stretching along the road as well. The sky is cloudy and blue.; Format: image/photograph

Irrigation canal from nearby stream in Kaagbeni village, Nepal: Flowing water from a nearby stream is channeled into a small canal to irrigate the terraced fields in Kaagbeni, Nepal. It rarely rains in this region and therefore nearby streams and rivers -- fed by snow melting in the mountains -- provide the only source...; Format: image/photograph

Balinese man lets irrigation water into rice field as he begins to prepare soil: A Balinese man lets irrigation water into his rice field from the flooded terrace above as he begins to prepare soil with a hoe at the lower level for transplanting seedlings. He works barefoot, deep in the mud, wearing shorts and a straw hat. A house, trees,...; Format: image/photograph

Man and woman stand near irrigation pond in rice field bordered by coconut trees: A man in shorts and a woman wearing long clothes and a conical sunhat stand near an irrigation pond in a wet-rice field. The field is bordered by coconut trees in the background. Coconut trees are grown wherever possible in Southeast Asia. The juice inside...; Format: image/photograph

Woman crossing a stone bridge: A young woman in a sari crosses a stone bridge built across an irrigation canal. In Nepal, fetching water from public springs and water taps is typically a job done by women. In the mountains this often involves a long walk uphill and back. The boughs of a...; Format: image/photograph

Three irrigation canals pass through rice fields in different stages of growth: Three irrigation canals pass through rice fields in different stages of growth. The canals run parallel and vertically through the scene, bordered by low grassy dikes and flanked by rice fields to the left and right. Coconut palms and puffy white cluds are...; Format: image/photograph

Bamboo pipe leading from water wheel to irrigate wet-rice field at Mai Chau: A bamboo pipe leading from a nearby water wheel irrigates a wet-rice field at Mai Chau. Water is pouring out of the bamboo pipe at left and dropping down to a lower elevation field containing unripe rice plants needing irrigation.; Format: image/photograph

Balinese rice terraces, thatched roof, and red flowers: A scenic landscape view shows panted Balinese rice terraces with a thatched roof and red flowers in the foreground. The terraces visible here are narrow and long, stepping gradually up the side of what was a natural hillside many centuries ago. Balinese wet-rice...; Format: image/photograph

Five ducks by an irrigation canal are called home for the night: Five ducks by an irrigation canal look up as they are called home for the night. As sunset approaches (always by 6 p.m. in places near the equator), Balinese herd their livestock out of their grazing fields towards a barn near home. Here, a blurred figure...; Format: image/photograph

Cement reinforced aquaduct channels water to Balinese rice fields: A cement-reinforced grey aquaduct channels water over a road to green Balinese rice fields. Flat wall rims and a few square platforms at the top of the aquaduct allow people access for repairs and a means to walk across when necessary. Farmers have been routing...; Format: image/photograph

Irrigating the fields: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 4; Wet-rice farming requires that plants stand in water during early stages of their growth. The water then must be drained away before the rice fully ripens for harvesting. Bamboo wheels such as the one shown here aid this process of water management in places...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Rice field terraces showing water being released downhill: This view of rice field terraces shows how water is shared among many Balinese farmers by being released downhill in successive stages. The wet-rice field looks like a green staircase down a mountainside, with small spouts of water falling from step to step....; Format: image/photograph

Transporting pipes: In Taatopaani, Nepal, men carry stacks of polythene pipes on their back across a river. Goods are often transported by human labor in the mountains of Nepal. These pipes will be used for building drinking and irrigation water systems in rural villages and...; Format: image/photograph

Jung Khola River in Nepal: The Jung Khola river outside Kagbeni village in the Mustang district of Nepal. Vegetation can be seen on the banks. Snow melting off of the nearby Himalayan mountains contributes to this river, which will converge with the Kali Gandaki. Rivers like Jhung Khola...; Format: image/photograph

Atatürk dam Euphrates R.: The Atatürk Dam in the Euphrates River is the fifth largest earth-and-rock fill dam in the world and provides electricity and irrigation to the southeastern part of Turkey. This photograph shows the structure of the dam with water emptying back into the river....; Format: image/photograph

Himalayan landscape, Nepal: Near Muktinaath, Nepal, a stone pathway parallels an irrigation canal. The silhouettes of mountain peaks tower in the background. More than 80 percent of the landmass of Nepal consists of mountains and mountain valleys. Terraced fields are carved out through...; Format: image/photograph

Mountain woman winnowing millet: A woman is winnowing millet spread on a bamboo mat called a maandro. Winnowing is an agricultural method for separating grain from chaff. It is also used to remove weevils or other pests from stored grain. Millet is an important staple grain in...; Format: image/photograph

Silhouette of doorway at Balinese Hindu Temple: A silhouette view of an archway at a Balinese Hindu Temple near Kintamani allows the viewer to see through the doorway to the carved spire of another similar temple archway. Each Balinese house compound has a family shrine or temple, and each village has at...; Format: image/photograph

Farmer leans over and washes his feet after long day working wet-rice fields: A Balinese farmer wearing shorts, T-shirt, and straw hat leans over and washes his feet in irrigation canal water after a long day working his two newly flooded rice fields. Because the soil is wet and sticky, the farmer has worked barefoot all day. He now...; Format: image/photograph

Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam: Photographs and text tell the story of rice and rural life in Southeast Asia, with an emphasis on the highlanders, or Montagnards.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

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