The Casamance 7: Rice

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Rice cultivation in and around Seleki. Photo1: the campement is in the distance; photos 2: rice plots in the center of the village; photos 3-5: large expanses of cultivated plots on the north and west sides of the village; photo6: Almamy's uncle Ambue demonstrates how to use the tool used to turn the wet, clay-rich soil; photo7: keeping animals out of the rice plots is critical, thus the scarecrows; photo8: taken from the campement.