Harvesting time in Indonesia

April 2008 - Harvesting season is on it's way in Indonesia and for those who want to have a closer look there are several ways to do this. You can dive into some rice fields yourself, it should be fun but will maybe less be appreciated by the farmer. In Yogyakarta daytrips are organized so people who are interested can harvest themselves at ease while they are also able to learn something about the work of the average farmer here.

		Rice ready to be harvested Rice is ready to be harvested from the fields. The nice green color has changed into a light ...			A small bundle of rice Rice is ready to be harvested from the fields. The nice green color has changed into a light ...			Cutting of the rice plants The rice plants are cut off low at the ground since it is more easy to process this ...
		Cutting of the rice plants The rice plants are cut off low at the ground since it is more easy to process this ...			The farmer demonstrates ... Directly after the plants have been cut off, they are processed; the grains are separated from the plants ...			... and other imitate the farmer Directly after the plants have been cut off, they are processed; the grains are separated from the plants ...
		Other way of harvesting Some farmers prefer just to cut the small bundles of grains. However it looks like the work is ...			Bundles of rice A basket of freshly cut off rice. Day trips to rice fields during harvests by publisher Kanisius are ...			Cleaning the rice The grains get their first round of 'cleaning'. Day trips to rice fields during harvests by publisher Kanisius ...
		Cleaning the rice The grains get their first round of 'cleaning'. Day trips to rice fields during harvests by publisher Kanisius ...			Cleaning the rice After the grains are cleaned by the wind, they will be sorted out for the biggest part already. ...			Drying the rice Normally the grains of rice don't get cleaned that fast. They are normally dried in the sun for ...
		Weighing the bags of rice The still unprocessed, but already dried grains of rice are collected into big bags and brought to a ...			Pealing the rice After the bags are put on a scale, the rice is processed for the first time; it is ...			Less modern equipment After the bags are put on a scale, the rice is processed for the first time; it is ...
		Done by hand After the bags are put on a scale, the rice is processed for the first time; it is ...			Into the bucket After the rice has been processed one time, it ends up in a bucket for the next step. ...			Into the bucket After the rice has been processed one time, it ends up in a bucket for the next step. ...
		Cleaning the rice Directly after the rice has been cleaned for the first time, it is processed once again to strip ...			Cleaning the rice Grains of rice are forced out of this dirty machine, but it is still working and that's what ...			Processed rice And then the rice ends up in plastic bags once again, ready to be picked up by the ...
		This becomes food again The left-overs from pealing the rice are re-used, mainly for food for livestock. Day trips to rice fields ...			The good old generator The old but mainly very generator engine keeps the entire production area running for now. Day trips to ...			This becomes fertilizer again The hull that has been stripped off the rice in the first round of processing will be used ...
		Working the fields for new crop Directly after harvest, the fields are plowed and readied for a new season. This field is being plowed ...			Working the fields for new crop Directly after harvest, the fields are plowed and readied for a new season. This field is being plowed ...