![Local villagers put newly harvested rice into a machine for preliminary sieving in Nansa Village, Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province.](https://i0.wp.com/landinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/image-7.jpeg?resize=620%2C327&ssl=1)
Perennial rice sees first harvest in Yunnan terraces
Local villagers put newly harvested rice into a machine for preliminary sieving in Nansa Village, Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province. The yield of Yunda 107, a perennial rice variety planted on terraces in Nansa village, was tested on Sunday. Perennial rice can be harvested for successive regrowth seasons across years, maintaining a relatively stable yield and greatly reducing labor input.
![Villagers carry a bundle of newly harvested rice in Nansa Village, Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, Oct. 24, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Li Jiaxian)](https://i0.wp.com/landinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/image-8.jpeg?resize=771%2C514&ssl=1)
Villagers carry a bundle of newly harvested rice in Nansa Village, Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, Oct. 24, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Li Jiaxian)
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Photo taken on Oct. 24, 2021 shows the harvest of the perennial rice “Yunda 107” in Nansa Village, Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province.
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Local villagers and staff work in the field for yield test of perennial rice in Nansa Village, Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, China.