Dry rice tavy
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In addition to long-term agriculture, shifting cultivation, referred to as "tavy", is also practiced. Tavy is carried on in cycles after primary forest is cut. Burning the vegetation makes nutrients available for a few years of crop growth. Then secondary forest reclaims the land until it is in turn cleared for another cycle of crops. The crop shown here is dry (non-irrigated) rice.
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Contents:
1.René relaxing
2.Children
3.Tomb
4.Old fortifications
5.Village scene
6.Rainforest rice paddy
7.Transplanting rice
8.Dry rice tavy
9.Ranomafana tavy
10.Andasibe tavy
11.Vanilla orchid
12.GDP per capita graph
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