The Hmong live on nomadic cultivation of burnt-over-land. They also grow rice and corn on terrace fields. The principal food plants are corn, rice and rye. They also grow linen plants to supply fibers for cloth weaving and medicinal plants.
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| A Hmong woman picking corn kernels, in Bac Ha. The Hmong live on nomadic cultivation of burnt-over-land. They also grow rice and corn on terrace fields. The principal food plants are corn, rice and rye. They also grow linen plants to supply fibers for cloth weaving and medicinal plants. |
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