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		Rice Culture             The first step in the four-month rice-growing cycle occurs when the farmer and his water buffalo, as seen here in Vietnam, plow under the remains of the last rice crop. The fields have already been flooded to loosen the soil.             Water is of utmost importance to rice culture, which requires an elaborate irrigation system composed of canals and ditches. In this picture, a Vietnamese mother and her children manually operate a bamboo bucket on a swing to scoop the water from the canal into their rice field.             A flooded rice field and a farmer's shed in Bali.             Grown first in a small nursery bed, the rice seedlings are then painstakingly transplanted, as seen here in Vietnam, into the flooded fields.             Initially a brilliant green, the rice plant eventually turns golden, like these on the island of Bali.             Once the rice ripens, the stalks are cut with a scythe, as shown here by farmers on Lombok Island, in Indonesia.             As shown here, these Balinese women are taking the rice home on their heads, where the husks containing the grains of rice will be separated from the stalks.             Last, the husks are raked and spread out to dry under the hot Indonesian sun. Two rice crops per year are the norm, but Indonesia's tropical climate offers three.               Home

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