Mountain farmers are busy in the rice harvest season.
(Baonghean.vn) - The "golden season" in Western Nghe An comes during extremely hot days. Under the scorching sun, people in the border commune of Tam Quang, Tuong Duong district are still busy harvesting rice in time for the sun.
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| In recent days, the temperature in Western Nghe An has been rising, with outdoor temperatures reaching nearly 40 degrees Celsius at times. This is also the time when people in mountainous districts begin the harvest season. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| People go to the fields early in the morning to avoid the heat. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| This winter-spring crop, people in Tam Quang commune produce about 70 hectares of rice, concentrated in the villages of Bai So, Tam Lien, Bai Xa... Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| Usually women harvest, while men are responsible for binding the rice and transporting it home. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| The intense heat is favorable for drying the leaves, so despite the extreme weather, farmers in the mountainous areas are still busy harvesting in time for the season. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| Manual rice threshing machines are effective tools in terraced fields. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| Collecting rice after threshing. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| A woman from Tam Lien village collects her belongings and brings rice home as the sun rises. Photo: Ho Phuong |
