Bangladesh

Jhum cultivation on the winding slopes of the hills

Supriyo ChakmaRangamati
A woman collecting brinjals from a jhum field in Chhoto Maidong.
A hill couple engaged in cleaning paddy, drying it on the slopes of Sita hill.
A jhum farmer harvesting ripe paddy.
Farmer Aungya Marma storing dried paddy in a basket on the machang (bamboo platform) of his jhum hut.
Hills covered with golden jhum paddy, reflecting a rich harvest.
Millet crop (kakan rice) ripening amidst the jhum fields.
Another crop, barley, has sprouted ears emerging from its stalks.
A farmer reaping the hard earned harvest of jhum cultivation in the hills.
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