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A farmer threshes rice. Farmers threshes rice. Farmers pack threshed, dried rice. Portrait of a semi-nomadic shepherdess of Brokpa
ethnicity who lives at more than 3800 m above sea level. Their
principal subsistance activity is raising yaks. Once a year the
Brokpa descend the hills as far as Tashigang to sell yak cheese
that has been fermenting for two to three years. The Brokpa commonly
wear a hat made of yak hide. A woman weaves traditional fabric at the training
center in Khaling. The project has supported this center to improve
the quality of the cloth that will be sold both within the country
as well as abroad. Workers pose in the doorway of the Department of
Trade and Industry Yarn Distribution and Purchasing Centre in
Tashing. Farmers from Wangdi thresh rice in the traditional
way. Farmer hoeing rice field in Wangdi. Farmer working in rice field in Wangdi. Farmer working in field. Farmer working in field. Farmers from Wangdi thresh rice in the traditional
way. Farmers from Wangdi thresh rice in the traditional
way. Threshing rice at Wangdi. Farmer clearing an irrigation canal with hoe in
Wangdi. Farmer checking the temperature inside a greenhouse
in Wangdi. Farmer checking the temperature inside greenhouse
in Wangdi. Farmers and field staff examine rice crop in Wangdi.
Farmer hoeing rice field in Wangdi. Experimental rice crops in Wangdi. Woman walking down the road near Wangdi. Women at the rice demonstration plot in the Wangdi
project area. Portrait of children on the mountainside. Boy standing in front of ceremonial flags. A farmer winnowing rice. Typical terraced hillside landscape in Wangdi.
Rice demonstration plot in the Wangdi project area.
Rice demonstration plot in the Wangdi project area.
A farmer winnowing rice. Farmer and children waiting by the side of the
road to transport sacks of rice to market near Wangdi. Close-up of children waiting by the side of the
road to transport sacks of rice to market near Wangdi. Rice demonstration plot in the Wangdi project area.
A female farmer weeding her field. Farmers carry cut rice that they have harvested
in Punhaka. An elderly woman shifts rice drying on straw mats
near Punhaka. Farmers cutting rice from an experimental plot
in Khuru Block. Farmers carry cut rice that they have harvested
in Punhaka. Portrait of a farmer out in the field with his
sun hat made out of leaves and vines. Typical terraced hillside in Punakha. A farmer family shifting rice in a storage bin.
Portrait of a female farmer clearing vegetation
from her field. Portrait of a female farmer clearing vegetation
from her field. Landscape of a rice field during harvest. Portrait of a woman harvesting rice near Lobesa.
Portrait of a woman harvesting rice near Lobesa.
Landscape of a rice field during harvest. Farmers in a rice field during harvest near Lobesa.
Farmers in a rice field during harvest near Lobesa.
Portrait of a woman harvesting rice near Lobesa.
Portrait of a woman wearing a hat made of leaves,
harvesting rice near Lobesa. Portrait of a woman wearing a hat made of leaves,
harvesting rice near Lobesa. Portrait of a man wearing a hat made of leaves,
harvesting rice near Lobesa. Portrait of a woman harvesting rice near Lobesa.
Farmers tying rice stalks into bundles after a
harvest near Punakha. Farmers tying rice stalks into bundles after a
harvest near Punakha. Farmers tying rice stalks into bundles after a
harvest near Punakha. Farmer tying rice stalks into bundles after a harvest
near Punakha. |
Portrait of an elderly farmer with a small child
on his back near Punakha. Portrait of a young man carrying a bundle of wood
on his back. People breaking rocks into small stones to be utilized
in construction. People shift maize kernels that have been laid
out on straw mats to dry in Punakha. Farmers sow potatoes on a farm near Wanedi. Farmers sow potatoes while cows pull a plough.
Landscape of demonstration fields in the project
area near Wangdi. Demonstration rice fields in the project area near
Wangdi. Demonstration rice fields in the project area near
Wangdi. Demonstration rice fields in the project area near
Wangdi. An agricultural technician is weighing rice straw
at demonstration field in project area in Wangdi. Boy carries rice stalks in Wangdi. Boy carries rice stalks in Wangdi. Young adults harvest rice in the Wangdi area. Rice samples at a demonstration field near Wangdi.
Rice samples at a demonstration field near Wangdi.
A farmer harvests rice on his farm near Wangdi
using a power harvester which he obtained through the project.
Farmers thresh rice on a farm near Wangdi using
a pedal thresher bought through the project. Woman harvests rice in Wangdi. Man poses with the yellow squash he has grown in
his vegetable garden in Wangdi. Young farmers sell hot peppers in the local market
in Wangdi. Young farmers sell hot peppers in the local market
in Wangdi. Child eats cooked corn as she also sells it in
a local market in Wangdi. Men and children prepare asphalt for road construction
near Wangdi. Men and children prepare asphalt for road construction
near Wangdi. A woman weaves traditional cloth in her home near
Thimpu to help support her family. Woman and child on the road to Thimpu. Men build a wall near Wangdi. Man clears rocks from road in Thimpu. Man working on smoothing out a dirt road in Thimpu.
Man surveying road in Thimpu. Man surveying road in Thimpu. Women work at stone quarry near Thimpu. Women work at stone quarry near Wangdi. Women work at stone quarry near Wangdi. Women work at stone quarry near Wangdi. Women work at stone quarry near Wangdi. Men break rocks to pave an irrigation canal in
Kazi. Men break rocks to pave an irrigation canal in
Kazi. Man on irrigation canal in Kazi. Woman and child sitting in a room of their home
in Kazi. View of crops in Wangdi. View of crops in Wangdi. Young woman harvests crops and carries bundle from
a rope on her head in Wangdi. Man mixes cement to put on road in Wangdi. Men building wall to sustain road in Wangdi. Portrait of an elderly woman and her grandchildren
in Wangdi. Portrait of an elderly woman and her grandchildren
with squash that they have grown in their garden in Wangdi. A boy points to a pumpkin which is growing on the
roof of his house. A woman sorting though the hot peppers that she
has put out to dry. Farmers gather rice straw into bundles in Wangdi.
Farmers gather rice straw into bundles in Wangdi.
Farmers gather rice straw into bundles in Wangdi.
Portrait of women with shovels on a road near Wangdi.
Portrait of a woman near Wangdi. Portrait of a boy in Wangdi. |
