Sri Lanka

Farmers Kirusnapillai Nahulenthiran (left) and M.I. Alavudheen harvest their “short season” paddy in Mannar, a city in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province. Once a year, during what is known as the “short season,” the government gives its agricult... more

Zimbabwe

Kerina Muguta, seen here with a coworker’s children, Tinotenda Mangwiro, 3, and Ruvarashe Mangwiro, 5 (left), sorts grass along the Harare-Mutare road in Nyazura, a city about 195 kilometers (121 miles) southeast of Harare, Zimbabwe. The grass is s... more

Rwanda

Faustin Mfitumukiza, 23, carries a banana tree trunk to feed his cows in Kibaya, a village in Rwanda’s Rubavu district. Since the Rwandan government forbade farmers from grazing cows outside their pens because of the danger of spreading diseases, f... more

Nepal

Sukh Bahadur Gurung returns to his village, Khangsar, after delivering supplies to a hotel at the Tilicho Base Camp in Manang, Nepal. Gurung makes deliveries during the fall and spring, when trekkers visit Tilicho Lake.... more

Nepal

A cyclist crosses Thorong La Pass, which has an altitude of 5,416 meters (17,769 feet), from Besisahar to Pokhara in Nepal. The journey takes 10 to 12 days by bike.... more

Zimbabwe

Trevor Kashiri crushes stones at a quarry in Mutare, Zimbabwe. Kashiri and his team of small-scale stone crushers roll boulders down nearby mountains, then break up the rocks. They sell a truckload of 7 metric tons (15,400 pounds) for $120 to $150. A... more