Pictures of agriculture [last update 2013-05-01]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

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Sugar cane in Colombia Soy field abutting against tropical forest Aerial view of rice fields outside of Fort Dauphin Cerrado and pasture Forst clearing for soy Green rice paddies in Udomxai province Rice paddies with the mountains of Ujung Kulon National Park behind Oil palm plantation established on former rainforest land Oil palm plantations in Malaysian Borneo Senum in a rice paddy Geometric patterns of deforestation Pasture and legal forest reserve near the Arc of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Lone Brazil nut tree left standing in a deforested area Shifting cultivation by the Trio tribe in the rainforest of Southern Suriname Geometric patterns of deforestation Tavy or slash-and-burn agriculture in Madagascar Slash-and-burn agriculture Deforestation for cattle pasture in Guatemala Rice paddies near Canyon des Makis and Canyon des Rats Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica Rice fields in Luang Prabang province Replanting an oil palm plantation on the edge of Gunung Leuser National Park New oil palm development in forest bordering Gunung Leuser National Park Large-scale soy fields in the southern Amazon Flooded rice fields at sunset Green rice paddies in Udomxai province Slash-and-burn agriculture Corn planted on former rainforest land Soy field in Colombia Pasture and legal forest reserve near the Arc of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture Soy field adjacent to Amazon transition forest Aerial view of an oil palm plantation and a heavily logged natural forest Tea workers Corn in Colombia Rice fields in Luang Prabang province Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon Soy and forest in the Amazon Rice fields on Don Khong Tea plantation on the rolling hills of Uganda Village and rice fields in Madagascar's Central Plateau Clearing of Amazon forest for pasture or soy Newly cleared section of Amazon forest Oil palm plantation with the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park in the background Flooded rice fields at sunset Scarred landscape in the Brazilian Amazon Soy and forest reserves Contrast between oil palm estate and a heavily logged natural forest Oil palm development in Central Kalimantan Oil palm plantation worker Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica Soy and forest reserves Soy fields and transition forest near Chapada Corn in Colombia Oxplowing a rice paddy Oil palm plantation and rainforest near Tangkahan village Aerial view of oil palm plantations near Quepos Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture Riparian forest and soy Rice Fields Flooded terraced rice fields in the Antanifotsy Valley Storm over the Amazon's agricultural landscape Storm over the Amazon Forest fragment within an oil palm plantation Steep agriculture in Peru Agricultural clearing and forest reserves in the southern Amazon Amazon forest margin Sugar cane in Colombia Recently cleared land border a tract of Amazon forest Storm over the Amazon's agricultural landscape Green cacao pods still on the tree Flooded rice fields at sunset Haze rising from an oil palm plantation established on former rainforest land Forest fragments in a sea of soy Stalks of rice in China Rice Fields Close Up Oil palm fruit Man in a rice field Rice fields on Don Khong Aerial view of extensive soy fields and legal forest reserves in the Brazilian Amazon Village and terraced rice paddies in Madagascar's Central Plateau Windmill in a corn field in eastern Colombia Terraced rice paddies in Madagascar's Central Highlands Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture Matrix of soy fields, forest reserves, and cattle pasture in the Brazilian Amazon Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture Soy fields and transition forest near Chapada Aerial view of gallery forest and a sisal plantation in Berenty Border between forest and soy Cerrado and transition forest cleared for pasture Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica Oil palm plantations in Malaysian Borneo Cattle pasture and Amazon forest Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon Rice fields in the Antanifotsy Valley Corn field converted from on rainforest land New oil palm planting near a protected area Solitary tree in the middle of a soy field Soy and forest fragments: the new landscape of the southern Amazon Women working in a terraced rice field Rice and elephant-ear plants Flooded rice fields at sunset Forest cleared for pasture Dry rice fields and rainforest Oil palm estate Senum in a rice paddy in Laos Village amid terraced rice fields in Madagascar's Central Plateau Newly tilled land and forest in the Amazon Aerial view of extensive soy fields and legal forest reserves in the Brazilian Amazon Malagasy villagers walking in a rice field Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park Oil palm tree Village and rice fields in Madagascar's Central Plateau Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon Villages and rice fields along RN7 Riparian forest and soy Forest clearing near Chapada Extensive forest and cerrado clearing in the southern Amazon for cattle pasture and soy agriculture Rice fields on Don Khong agriculture: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Page 14 | Page 15 | Page 16 | Page 17 | Page 18 | Page 19