A farmer winnows harvested paddy grains at a village in Nagaon district of India's northeastern state of Assam on Nov. 26, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)
NAGAON, India, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- Fields in India's northeastern state of Assam were adorned with golden pods of paddy during the harvest season, and Nagaon farmers worked their way to reap and process the crop after months of hard work.
Rice is the most significant crop in Assam, occupying a remarkable planted area of 2.54 million hectares and accounting for about 96 percent of the state's entire production of cereal grains.
Farmers carry harvested paddy at a village in Nagaon district of India's northeastern state of Assam on Nov. 26, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)
Farmers use a thresher machine to separate paddy grains in Nagaon district of India's northeastern state of Assam on Nov. 26, 2023.
Farmers collect harvested paddy grains at a village in Nagaon district of India's northeastern state of Assam on Nov. 26, 2023.
Farmers collect harvested paddy at a village in Nagaon district of India's northeastern state of Assam on Nov. 26, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)
A farmer sundries harvested paddy grains at a village in Nagaon district of India's northeastern state of Assam on Nov. 26, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)■