Farmers harvest bumper ratoon rice crop in SW China's Chongqing

Photo taken on Nov. 4, 2025, shows agricultural machines harvesting ratoon rice in Hongyan Village, Pushun Town, Dianjiang County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. This year, the county's ratoon rice planting area has reached 100,000 mu (about 6,700 hectares), and farmers are seizing the fine weather to harvest. In recent years, Dianjiang has implemented the strategy of “storing grain in both land and technology,” promoting the integrated application of improved varieties, good farmland, sound farming methods, advanced machinery, and efficient management to boost grain yield and income. (Gong Changhao/Guangming Pictures)

Photo taken on Nov. 4, 2025, shows agricultural machines harvesting ratoon rice in Hongyan Village, Pushun Town, Dianjiang County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. This year, the county's ratoon rice planting area has reached 100,000 mu (about 6,700 hectares), and farmers are seizing the fine weather to harvest. In recent years, Dianjiang has implemented the strategy of “storing grain in both land and technology,” promoting the integrated application of improved varieties, good farmland, sound farming methods, advanced machinery, and efficient management to boost grain yield and income. (Gong Changhao/Guangming Pictures)

Photo taken on Nov. 4, 2025, shows farmers enjoying the harvest season in Hongyan Village, Pushun Town, Dianjiang County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. This year, the county's ratoon rice planting area has reached 100,000 mu (about 6,700 hectares), and farmers are seizing the fine weather to harvest. In recent years, Dianjiang has implemented the strategy of “storing grain in both land and technology,” promoting the integrated application of improved varieties, good farmland, sound farming methods, advanced machinery, and efficient management to boost grain yield and income. (Gong Changhao/Guangming Pictures)