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Winnowing by hand: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 12; Winnowing trays are round and generally plaited from bamboo strands woven tightly onto a rattan frame. In rural villages, they are made at home by members of every household along with most of their other farming and household tools. Rice grains that have...; By Lorraine Aragon.

People winnowing between Jaipur, India, and Agra, India: A man and a woman separate grain from chaff by winnowing. The man is standing, and the woman sits below, presumably to collect the grain that falls as the man lets the chaff blow away. Around them are large piles of wheat. In the background, three men walk...; 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

Winnowing cacao seeds: On a cacao plantation in Barlovento, Venezuela, visitors gather around a bowl of roasted cacao seeds to winnow them -- removing the papery membrane from the outside of the seeds. The seeds come from the cacao tree (Thebroma Cacao),...; Format: image/photograph

Winnowing cacao seeds (close-up): On a cacao plantation in Barlovento, Venezuela, visitors gather around a bowl of roasted cacao seeds to winnow them -- removing the papery membrane from the outside of the seeds. The seeds come from the cacao tree (Thebroma Cacao),...; Format: image/photograph

The transformation of cacao into chocolate: Transforming cacao into chocolate is a labor-intensive process that involves many steps. This slideshow tells the story of that process, focusing on one cacao plantation in the Barlovento region of Venezuela.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Woman stands in fenced yard winnowing rice on woven tray at Mai Chau: A highland woman at Mai Chau stands behind a stick fence in a yard as she winnows rice with a woven tray. She is wearing loose black pants or a long skirt with a T-shirt and another cloth wrapped at her waist, perhaps to hold tools. Her hair is wrapped and...; 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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