Bali’s 1,000-year-old rice fields once worked as a giant water system. Now 6,500 hectares have vanished and locals are buying water
Rice fields in Bali (Image Credit: Canva) For centuries, Bali’s iconic terraced rice fields did much more than produce food. They formed part of an ingenious irrigation network that distributed water across the island, sustained farming communities and helped maintain ecological balance. Today, however, that centuries-old system is under increasing pressure. As tourism expands and…
