Commons:Wiki Loves Africa 2017/photo essay/Rice processing in Nigeria

Rice processing in Nigeria by Chukwukajustice

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  A rice farm not ready for harvesting, the leaves are still green
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  A rice farm ready for harvesting. man using catapult to chess away birds
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  women harvesting rice manually using small knife
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  harvested rice being bagged to be transported for threshing
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  winnowing of threshed rice
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  winnowing of threshed rice separates the stock from the paddy rice
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  winnowing of threshed rice separates the stock from the paddy rice
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  soaking of paddy rice before parboiling
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  Woman soaking the paddy rice
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  Soaked paddy rice
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  Parboiling of the paddy rice to aid softening of the husk and bran
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  Parboiled rice are sun-dried to reduce their moisture content
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  Parboiled rice being bagged for transportation to the mill
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  Parboiled rice being bagged for transportation to the mill
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  Parboiled rice being bagged for transportation to the mill
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  Bagged rice loaded into trucks for transportation to the mill
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  women working in the mill. The husk and bran of the parboiled rice are removed to give the white grain
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  A man operating the milling machine
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  The operator inspecting the milled rice
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  People working in a more advanced milling machine
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  A woman winnowing the milled rice to remove the husk and bran from the white grain
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  A woman winnowing the milled rice to remove the husk and bran from the white grain
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  Milled rice ready to be bagged for sales
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  A woman bagging the milled rice using a simple machine for onward transportation to the market
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  A traditional method of bagging
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  A traditional method of sealing the rice bags using needle and thread
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  Buyers at the rice mill paying for their purchase
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  A man carrying a bag of rice to the lorry for stocking
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  Stocked bags of rice ready for transport to the market for sales