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Rice fields in Tư Lệ, Vietnam
Hues of the harvest
Young green grasses and mature yellow stalks form a multi-tinted tessellation on the terraces of Tư Lệ, a fertile farming region of northern Vietnam. We're up in the mountains far from the mighty Mekong River, which powers the massive rice-growing economy on the nation's southern floodplain. Here in the north, growers channel rain and runoff to irrigate their rice in a carefully engineered system. This high-elevation agriculture may require more planning, but here there's no need to fear saltwater intrusion that threatens crops in the Mekong Delta.
Hues of the harvest
Young green grasses and mature yellow stalks form a multi-tinted tessellation on the terraces of Tư Lệ, a fertile farming region of northern Vietnam. We're up in the mountains far from the mighty Mekong River, which powers the massive rice-growing economy on the nation's southern floodplain. Here in the north, growers channel rain and runoff to irrigate their rice in a carefully engineered system. This high-elevation agriculture may require more planning, but here there's no need to fear saltwater intrusion that threatens crops in the Mekong Delta.
Set at high elevations, these terraced fields depend on intricate irrigation techniques to thrive.
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