Cows Plowing the Rice Paddies

We didn't see very much mechanical equipment being used for farming, but we did see a few cows being used to work the rice paddies. They are preparing these fields for planting.

We saw no tractors or other large pieces of farm equipment. Most of the farming is done by hand, with hoes and machetes.

Rice Paddies

Rice is the staple crop for the residents of Bali. We saw rice paddies all along the roads into the mountains. Here you can see the flooded fields. That water comes from the lakes high up in the mountains, and is diverted for the crops as it flows down the mountains in their irrigation ditches.