Outside the mountain village of Ubud, our driver pulled over the van to show us a rice paddy. Terraced fields tripped down the hillsides like steps for a giant. The Gunung Kawi paddies were a spectacular sight to see.
Rice is the No. 1 crop in Indonesia, and you see lush, green fields throughout Bali--it's part of the island's appeal. But sadly, the rice paddies are disappearing. With tourism becoming a billion dollar industry, Balinese are abandoning farming. Rice paddies are being replaced by golf courses, hotels, villas, and industrial parks. On average, Bali is reducing its rice production by about four thousand tons per year. Today, these rice paddies are sights to see before they disappear.
Outside the mountain village of Ubud, our driver pulled over the van to show us a rice paddy. Terraced fields tripped down the hillsides like steps for a giant. The Gunung Kawi paddies were a spectacular sight to see.
Rice is the No. 1 crop in Indonesia, and you see lush, green fields throughout Bali--it's part of the island's appeal. But sadly, the rice paddies are disappearing. With tourism becoming a billion dollar industry, Balinese are abandoning farming. Rice paddies are being replaced by golf courses, hotels, villas, and industrial parks. On average, Bali is reducing its rice production by about four thousand tons per year. Today, these rice paddies are sights to see before they disappear.
2 comments:
Wow! I really wanna go to Bali.
This is interesting because I'm surprised the way they work the paddy, I'd like to get these techniques in my paddy.m10m
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