Transporting rice straw by boat on the Hooghly River, part of the Ganges River, West Bengal, India, Asia

Heavy monsoon rain dripping off a rice straw thatched roof, Bandung, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Man walking carrying heavy bundles of rice straw on a bamboo pole in central Java, Surakarta district, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Man carrying bundles of rice straw balanced on wooden pole along rural road near Rayagada, Orissa, India, Asia

Woman in a straw hat planting out rice, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Man walking carrying heavy bundles of rice straw past fertile smallholdings full of vegetables on the slopes central Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Man loading rice straw onto wooden pole in order to carry it from the field, rural Orissa, India, Asia

Local man collecting rice straw from the fields on wooden cart with wooden wheels, rural Orissa, India, Asia

Rice straw transportation on the Hooghly River, part of the Riuver Ganges, West Bengal, India, Asia

Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Stacks of straw on a cultivated field, Imari, Saga Prefecture, Japan

Rice milk in glass with drinking straw and rice grains, Germany, Europe

Three Vietnamese woman wearing rice hats and carrying baskets on their shoulders, Hanoi, Vietnam, Asia

Gambia, People, Two women crossing water in bare feet carrying walking stick and rice in bucket and straw on their heads.

Motorbikes laden with rice stalks in the northern mountains of Vietnam, Vietnam