Paddy, the most widely cultivated crop in Jammu and Kashmir, is sown in the month of June and is harvested in September.Women cut paddy plants for drying and subsequent threshing in outskirts of SrinagarA woman carrying a wicker basket with food items on her head while walking towards a paddy fieldFarmers threshing paddy on a wooden block to separate the seed from panicleFarmers collecting paddy seeds on a big tarpaulinThe paddy plants are either left lying in the field or are also often stacked in piles with the panicles inside to protect them from rain, birds and rodents.Farmers tying bundles of paddy plants before threshing to separate the seed from the panicleFarmers readying to pack paddy harvest after threshingPiles of threshed paddy plants in a field. Rice straw is a main source of fodder for feeding cattle
