Bali’s 1,000-year-old rice fields once worked as a giant water system. Now 6,500 hectares have vanished and locals are buying water
- Rice fields in Bali (Image Credit: Canva)For centuries, Bali's iconic terraced rice fields did much more than produce food.
- They formed part of an ingenious irrigation network that distributed water across the island, sustained farming communities and helped maintain ecological balance.
- Today, however, that centuries-old system is under increasing pressure.
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- Rice fields in Bali (Image Credit: Canva)For centuries, Bali's iconic terraced rice fields did much more than produce food.
- They formed part of an ingenious irrigation network that distributed water across the island, sustained farming communities and helped maintain ecological balance.
- Today, however, that centuries-old system is under increasing pressure.
Sources: Times of India