Perennial rice 'Yunda 107' sees first harvest in Yunnan terraces(1/6)

Local villagers put newly harvested rice into a machine for preliminary sieving in Nansa Village, Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, Oct. 24, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Li Jiaxian)

The yield of Yunda 107, a perennial rice variety planted on terraces in Nansa village, was tested on Sunday. Perennial rice can be harvested for successive regrowth seasons across years, maintaining a relatively stable yield and greatly reducing labor input.

Villagers carry a bundle of newly harvested rice in Nansa Village, Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, Oct. 24, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Li Jiaxian)

Photo taken on Oct. 24, 2021 shows the harvest of the perennial rice "Yunda 107" in Nansa Village, Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province. (Photo: China News Service/Li Jiaxian)

Local villagers harvest rice in a field in Nansa Village, Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, Oct. 24, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Li Jiaxian)

Local villagers and staff work in the field for yield test of perennial rice in Nansa Village, Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, Oct. 24, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Li Jiaxian)

Local villagers harvest rice in a field in Nansa Village, Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, Oct. 24, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Li Jiaxian)