Juergen Freund / Children and adults help themselves to free left-over threshed stalks which still contain grains of rice. Camarines Sur, Luzon, Philippines 2008

Juergen Freund / Farmers threshing rice after the harvest, Camarines Sur, Luzon, Philippines 2008.

Juergen Freund / Man spreading newly threshed rice on the hot ground to dry before milling. Camarines Sur, Luzon, Philippines 2008

Juergen Freund / Freshly harvested rice stalks with grain, Camarines Sur, Luzon, Philippines 2008.

Juergen Freund / Milling / husking the harvested threshed rice. The husk is striped from the rice by passing the rice through two spinning rubber roles, one roll spinning faster than the other. Camarines Sur, Luzon, P...

Juergen Freund / Harvesting rice grains from the field, Camarines Sur, Luzon, Philippines 2008.

Juergen Freund / Farmer carrying bag of rice that has been milled / husked. The husk is striped from the rice by passing the rice through two spinning rubber roles, one roll spinning faster than the other. Camarines S...

Juergen Freund / Nipa palm (Nypa fruticans) growing beside river, Camarines Sur, Luzon, Philippines 2008. Their leaves have traditionally been harvested for roof thatching and walls of dwellings in Asia and Oceania.

Juergen Freund / Bananas for sale, local market, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines

Juergen Freund / Irrigating crops from pump trucks, Florida, USA

Juergen Freund / Irrigating crops from pump trucks, Florida, USA

Juergen Freund / Illuminated greenhouse at dusk with moon, Germany

Juergen Freund / WWF-Philippines staff with sea weed farmer, a former illegal logger at Sibuyan Island, Philippines

Juergen Freund / Lychee plantation {Litchi chinensis} protected from birds with nets, Mareeba, Queensland, Australia

Juergen Freund / Rice terraces, Bali, Indonesia.