Nepal; bullock cart in the Terai, Rapti Valley, 1986

Nepal; bullock cart in the Rapti Valley, the Terai region, 1986. Sturdy, hand-painted cart with rubber tyres and a cover made of plastic wrapping labelled 'Portland Cement - made in Indonesia.' Terai farmers grow rice (as a staple), corn (the second major food crop), wheat, jute, sugarcane, tobacco, and a variety of beans and lentils. Carts such as this one transpont agricultural crops from field to market.