20 JULY 2016 - TAMPAKSIRING, GIANYAR, BALI: A woman threshes rice to separate the kernels from the stalk during the rice harvest in Tampaksiring, Bali. Rice is an important part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby countries. Because of its dependable growing weather and number of micro-climates, rice cultivation is a year round activity in Bali. Some farmers can be harvesting rice, while farmers just a few kilometers away can be planting rice. Most rice in Bali is still harvested by hand.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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