Rice Paddies, Mali
Loulouni Village in southwestern Mali. Taken July 4, 2012.
Amidou Diabaté
Loulouni, Mali. Amidou Diabaté, 32, is a farmer in Loulouni village in Mali. He grows maize in the wet season, and okra and sweet potatoes in the dry. Taken July 4, 2012.
Women at Well
Djouna, Mali. Two women collect water from the village well. Taken June 30, 2012.
Niger River
Segou, Mali. The Niger River is central to life in Segou. Women wash clothes, while men use boats to fish and collect vegetation. Taken June 30, 2012.
Market, Loulouni, Mali.
Loulouni, Mali. Farmers from the area sell lemons, potatoes and a large variety of other fruits and vegetables in Loulouni’s market. Taken July 4, 2012.
Cooling nuts
Loulouni, Mali. Women spread hot roasted nuts on a straw mat to cool. Taken July 4, 2012.
Roasting Peanuts
Loulouni, Mali. A woman turns a barrel filled with peanuts over a fire as another looks on. Taken July 4, 2012.
Farming boys
Loulouni, Mali. Boys plow a field before planting maize. Taken July 4, 2012.
Amidou Diabaté
Loulouni, Mali. Amidou Diabaté, 32, is a farmer in Loulouni village in Mali. He grows maize in the wet season, and okra and sweet potatoes in the dry. Taken July 4, 2012.
Loulouni, Mali. A boy uses a plow drawn by cattle to prepare their fields for planting maize. Taken July 4, 2012.
Plowing, Mali
Loulouni, Mali. Boys use plows drawn by cattle to prepare their fields for planting maize. Taken July 4, 2012.
Amidou Diabaté
Loulouni, Mali. Amidou Diabaté, 32, is a farmer in Loulouni village in Mali. He grows maize in the wet season, and okra and sweet potatoes in the dry. Taken July 4, 2012.
Okra Harvest
Loulouni, Mali. Farmers harvest okra from their field. Taken July 4, 2012.
Issiakia Traore
Loulouni, Mali. Issiakia Traore tends to his okra plants. Taken July 4, 2012.
Potato Harvest
Loulouni, Mali. Farmers load potatoes onto a donkey cart to sell at market. Taken July 4, 2012.
Henna Painting
Sikasso, Mali. A woman paints henna designs on a client’s feet. Taken July 3, 2012.
Fertilizing
Molobala, Mali. A farmer adds fertilizer by hand to his maize crop. Taken July 2, 2012.
Hand fertilizing
Molobala, Mali. Two farmers add fertilizer by hand to their maize crop. Taken July 2, 2012.
Fatoumata Dembéle
Molobala, Mali. Fatoumata Dembéle tends to her vegetable garden in the village of Molobala, Mali. Taken July 2, 2012.
Weeding
Molobala, Mali. Farmers weed a cotton field. Taken July 2, 2012.
Cotton field
Molobala, Mali. Two farmers guide a plow drawn by cattle in a cotton field. Taken July 2, 2012.
Cotton field
Molobala, Mali.Working in a cotton field. Taken July 2, 2012.
Cotton field
Molobala, Mali. Farmers weed a cotton field. Taken July 2, 2012.
Man, Molobala Village
Molobola, Mali. A man rests near a door of his home. Taken July 2, 2012.
Pounding millet
Molobala, Mali. Young women take a break from pounding millet with a large mortar and pestle. Taken July 2, 2012.
Djouna, Mali. A farmer plows his field for planting maize in the Sahelian village of Djouna in southern Mali. Taken June 30, 2012.
Radio Weather Bulletins
Djouna, Mali. Farmers in the Sahelian village of Djouna in southern Mali listen to the radio as they prepare their field for planting. Taken June 30, 2012.
Clothes Washing, Niger River
Segou, Mali. A woman carries her clothes to wash on the banks of the Niger River. Taken June 30,2012.
Niger swim
Segou, Mali. Two boys swim in the Niger River. Taken June 30,2012.
River life
Segou, Mali. Scene of river life on the Niger. Taken June 30,2012.
Loaded Boat
Segou, Mali. A man rows his wooden boat, loaded with harvested plants on the Niger River in Mali. Taken June 30,2012.