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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

A worker carries an 80-kilogram sack of rice across the bed of a truck in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 14, 2023. Rice farming remains essential to global food security, as the crop is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

Rows of ripening rice plants stretch across a field in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 13, 2023. Rice is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population, making its cultivation a critical global process. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

Workers process rice using a machine while nearby women manually recover and separate kernels that remain attached to stalks in a field in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 14, 2023. Manual recovery complements mechanical threshing in rice production, as the crop serves as the staple food for more than half of the world’s population, making its cultivation a critical global process. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

A worker lifts a sack of harvested rice onto a truck loaded with grain in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 14, 2023. Rice farming remains essential to global food security, as the crop is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

A man transports a bag of harvested rice on a motorcycle as others ride bicycles along a path beside rice fields in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 14, 2023. Rice is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population, making its cultivation a critical global process. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

A worker carries a large bundle of harvested rice stalks across a field in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 13, 2023. Rice is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population, making its cultivation a critical global process. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

Workers pour processed rice grains into a sack during harvesting operations in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 14, 2023. Rice is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population, making its cultivation a critical global process. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

Workers operate a machine to process harvested rice, separating grains from stalks in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 13, 2023. Rice is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population, making its cultivation a critical global process. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

Workers feed harvested rice stalks into a processing machine during the harvest in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 13, 2023. Rice is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population, making its cultivation a critical global process. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

Workers operate a machine to process harvested rice, separating grains from stalks in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 13, 2023. Rice is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population, making its cultivation a critical global process. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

A worker uses a traditional billhook to harvest ripened rice stalks in a field in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 13, 2023. Manual harvesting methods remain common among small-scale farmers, as rice continues to serve as the staple food for more than half of the world’s population. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

Workers operate a machine to process harvested rice, separating grains from stalks in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 13, 2023. Rice is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population, making its cultivation a critical global process. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

A small shed stands in the middle of a rice field in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 12, 2023. The structure is used by local farmers to store tools and rest during work hours, as rice cultivation remains essential to global food security with the crop serving as a staple for more than half of the world’s population. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

A worker uses a traditional billhook to harvest ripened rice stalks in a field in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 13, 2023. Manual harvesting methods remain common among small-scale farmers, as rice continues to serve as the staple food for more than half of the world’s population. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

A worker carries an 80-kilogram bag of newly harvested rice on his shoulder across a field in Denpasar, Indonesia on September 11, 2023, as rice cultivation continues to play a critical role in global food security, with the crop serving as a staple for more than half of the world’s population. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

Ripe rice plants grow densely in a field in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 12, 2023. Rice is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population, making its cultivation a critical component of global food security and rural livelihoods. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

Ripe rice plants grow densely in a field in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 12, 2023. Rice is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population, making its cultivation a critical component of global food security and rural livelihoods. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

A farmer shakes metal cans filled with stones to scare birds away from rice crops in a field in Denpasar, Indonesia on September 6, 2023. Rice farming remains essential to global food security, as the crop is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

A farmer shakes metal cans filled with stones to scare birds away from rice crops in a field in Denpasar, Indonesia on September 6, 2023. Rice farming remains essential to global food security, as the crop is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

A farmer shakes metal cans filled with stones to scare birds away from rice crops in a field in Denpasar, Indonesia on September 6, 2023. Rice farming remains essential to global food security, as the crop is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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The International Dance League Launches - LA

Jeff Staple At The International Dance League Launches At The Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall , In Los Angeles CA, USA on July 26, 2025. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The International Dance League Launches - LA

Jeff Staple At The International Dance League Launches At The Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall , In Los Angeles CA, USA on July 26, 2025. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The International Dance League Launches - LA

Jeff Staple At The International Dance League Launches At The Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall , In Los Angeles CA, USA on July 26, 2025. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The International Dance League Launches - LA

Jeff Staple At The International Dance League Launches At The Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall , In Los Angeles CA, USA on July 26, 2025. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan main opposition party head Noda

Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on May 21, 2025, about Taku Eto's resignation as farm minister over comments he made on rice that were deemed insensitive to consumers as they struggle with soaring prices of the staple food.

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Japan PM Ishiba on farm minister's resignation

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 21, 2025, about Taku Eto's resignation as farm minister over his comments on rice deemed insensitive to consumers struggling with soaring prices of the staple food.

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Japan PM Ishiba on farm minister's resignation

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 21, 2025, about Taku Eto's resignation as farm minister over his comments on rice deemed insensitive to consumers struggling with soaring prices of the staple food.

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Japan farm minister resigns over controversial rice comments

Japanese farm minister Taku Eto enters Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's office in Tokyo on May 21, 2025, to tender his resignation to the premier. Eto resigned as farm minister after coming under fire for his comments on rice deemed insensitive to consumers struggling with soaring prices of the staple food.

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Japan farm minister resigns over controversial rice comments

Japanese farm minister Taku Eto enters Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's office in Tokyo on May 21, 2025, to tender his resignation to the premier. Eto resigned as farm minister after coming under fire for his comments on rice deemed insensitive to consumers struggling with soaring prices of the staple food.

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Japan farm minister resigns over controversial rice comments

Japanese farm minister Taku Eto enters Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's office in Tokyo on May 21, 2025, to tender his resignation to the premier. Eto resigned as farm minister after coming under fire for his comments on rice deemed insensitive to consumers struggling with soaring prices of the staple food.

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Japan farm minister resigns over controversial rice comments

Japanese farm minister Taku Eto (C) enters Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's office in Tokyo on May 21, 2025, to tender his resignation to the premier. Eto resigned as farm minister after coming under fire for his comments on rice deemed insensitive to consumers struggling with soaring prices of the staple food.

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Japan's rice reserves

Bags containing the Japanese government's stockpiled rice are taken out from a warehouse in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 18, 2025. The government started releasing rice from the stockpile amid soaring prices of the Japanese staple.

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Japan's rice reserves

Bags containing the Japanese government's stockpiled rice are taken out from a warehouse in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 18, 2025. The government started releasing rice from the stockpile amid soaring prices of the Japanese staple.

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Japan's rice reserves

File photo taken on April 17, 2024, show the Japanese government's rice stockpile at a storage center in Fukushima Prefecture. The government said on Feb. 14, 2025, that it will release up to 210,000 tons of its stockpiled rice in a bid to ensure smooth distribution of the Japanese staple amid soaring prices.

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Japan's rice reserves

File photo taken on April 17, 2024, show the Japanese government's rice stockpile at a storage center in Fukushima Prefecture. The government said on Feb. 14, 2025, that it will release up to 210,000 tons of its stockpiled rice in a bid to ensure smooth distribution of the Japanese staple amid soaring prices.

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Japan's rice reserves

File photo taken on April 17, 2024, show the Japanese government's rice stockpile at a storage center in Fukushima Prefecture. The government said on Feb. 14, 2025, that it will release up to 210,000 tons of its stockpiled rice in a bid to ensure smooth distribution of the Japanese staple amid soaring prices.

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Japan's rice reserves

File photo taken on April 17, 2024, show the Japanese government's rice stockpile at a storage center in Fukushima Prefecture. The government said on Feb. 14, 2025, that it will release up to 210,000 tons of its stockpiled rice in a bid to ensure smooth distribution of the Japanese staple amid soaring prices.

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Japan's rice reserves

File photo taken on April 17, 2024, show the Japanese government's rice stockpile at a storage center in Fukushima Prefecture. The government said on Feb. 14, 2025, that it will release up to 210,000 tons of its stockpiled rice in a bid to ensure smooth distribution of the Japanese staple amid soaring prices.

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Japan's rice reserves

File photo taken on April 17, 2024, show the Japanese government's rice stockpile at a storage center in Fukushima Prefecture. The government said on Feb. 14, 2025, that it will release up to 210,000 tons of its stockpiled rice in a bid to ensure smooth distribution of the Japanese staple amid soaring prices.

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A Worker Carries a Sack of Rice - Philippines

A worker carries a sack of rice inside the National Food Authority (NFA) warehouse in Valenzuela City, the Philippines, on February 4, 2025. Philippine Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel declared a food security emergency on rice on Monday to stabilize the "extraordinary" rice prices in the country. "This emergency declaration allows us to release rice buffer stocks held by the NFA to stabilize prices and ensure that rice, a staple food for millions, remains accessible to consumers," Laurel said in a statement. Photo by Xinhua/Rouelle Umali/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Philippines Declares Food Security Emergency To Curb High Rice Prices

Workers carry sacks of rice inside the National Food Authority (NFA) warehouse in Valenzuela City, the Philippines, on Feb. 4, 2025. Philippine Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel declared a food security emergency on rice on Monday to stabilize the "extraordinary" rice prices in the country. "This emergency declaration allows us to release rice buffer stocks held by the National Food Authority (NFA) to stabilize prices and ensure that rice, a staple food for millions, remains accessible to consumers," Laurel said in a statement. Photo by Rouelle Umali/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Philippines Declares Food Security Emergency To Curb High Rice Prices

Workers carry sacks of rice inside the National Food Authority (NFA) warehouse in Valenzuela City, the Philippines, on Feb. 4, 2025. Philippine Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel declared a food security emergency on rice on Monday to stabilize the "extraordinary" rice prices in the country. "This emergency declaration allows us to release rice buffer stocks held by the National Food Authority (NFA) to stabilize prices and ensure that rice, a staple food for millions, remains accessible to consumers," Laurel said in a statement. Photo by Rouelle Umali/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Philippines Declares Food Security Emergency To Curb High Rice Prices

Workers carry sacks of rice inside the National Food Authority (NFA) warehouse in Valenzuela City, the Philippines, on Feb. 4, 2025. Philippine Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel declared a food security emergency on rice on Monday to stabilize the "extraordinary" rice prices in the country. "This emergency declaration allows us to release rice buffer stocks held by the National Food Authority (NFA) to stabilize prices and ensure that rice, a staple food for millions, remains accessible to consumers," Laurel said in a statement. Photo by Rouelle Umali/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Philippines Declares Food Security Emergency To Curb High Rice Prices

Workers carry sacks of rice inside the National Food Authority (NFA) warehouse in Valenzuela City, the Philippines, on Feb. 4, 2025. Philippine Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel declared a food security emergency on rice on Monday to stabilize the "extraordinary" rice prices in the country. "This emergency declaration allows us to release rice buffer stocks held by the National Food Authority (NFA) to stabilize prices and ensure that rice, a staple food for millions, remains accessible to consumers," Laurel said in a statement. Photo by Rouelle Umali/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Philippines Declares Food Security Emergency To Curb High Rice Prices

A warehouse administrator walks between rows of sacks of rice inside the National Food Authority (NFA) warehouse in Valenzuela City, the Philippines, on Feb. 4, 2025. Philippine Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel declared a food security emergency on rice on Monday to stabilize the "extraordinary" rice prices in the country. "This emergency declaration allows us to release rice buffer stocks held by the National Food Authority (NFA) to stabilize prices and ensure that rice, a staple food for millions, remains accessible to consumers," Laurel said in a statement. Photo by Rouelle Umali/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Philippines Declares Food Security Emergency To Curb High Rice Prices

A worker carries a sack of rice inside the National Food Authority (NFA) warehouse in Valenzuela City, the Philippines, on Feb. 4, 2025. Philippine Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel declared a food security emergency on rice on Monday to stabilize the "extraordinary" rice prices in the country. "This emergency declaration allows us to release rice buffer stocks held by the National Food Authority (NFA) to stabilize prices and ensure that rice, a staple food for millions, remains accessible to consumers," Laurel said in a statement. Photo by Rouelle Umali/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Philippines Declares Food Security Emergency To Curb High Rice Prices

A worker carries a sack of rice inside the National Food Authority (NFA) warehouse in Valenzuela City, the Philippines, on Feb. 4, 2025. Philippine Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel declared a food security emergency on rice on Monday to stabilize the "extraordinary" rice prices in the country. "This emergency declaration allows us to release rice buffer stocks held by the National Food Authority (NFA) to stabilize prices and ensure that rice, a staple food for millions, remains accessible to consumers," Laurel said in a statement. Photo by Rouelle Umali/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Philippines Declares Food Security Emergency To Curb High Rice Prices

Workers carry sacks of rice inside the National Food Authority (NFA) warehouse in Valenzuela City, the Philippines, on Feb. 4, 2025. Philippine Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel declared a food security emergency on rice on Monday to stabilize the "extraordinary" rice prices in the country. "This emergency declaration allows us to release rice buffer stocks held by the National Food Authority (NFA) to stabilize prices and ensure that rice, a staple food for millions, remains accessible to consumers," Laurel said in a statement. Photo by Rouelle Umali/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Traditional Kimchi Making - Seoul

People make Kimchi for a sharing event at the Jogyesa temple in Seoul, South Korea, November 27, 2024. Kimchi is a traditional Korean side dish consisting of salted and fermented vegetables, most often napa cabbage or Korean radish. A wide selection of seasonings are used, including gochugaru (Korean chili powder), spring onions, garlic, ginger, and jeotgal (a salted seafood). Kimchi is also used in a variety of soups and stews. Kimchi is a staple food in Korean cuisine and is eaten as a side dish with almost every Korean meal. Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Traditional Kimchi Making - Seoul

People make Kimchi for a sharing event at the Jogyesa temple in Seoul, South Korea, November 27, 2024. Kimchi is a traditional Korean side dish consisting of salted and fermented vegetables, most often napa cabbage or Korean radish. A wide selection of seasonings are used, including gochugaru (Korean chili powder), spring onions, garlic, ginger, and jeotgal (a salted seafood). Kimchi is also used in a variety of soups and stews. Kimchi is a staple food in Korean cuisine and is eaten as a side dish with almost every Korean meal. Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM