Farmers operate a reaper to harvest rice in a paddy field in Thalawathugoda,howrah to bangalore a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sept. 8, 2024. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)

Farmers carry harvested rice in a paddy field in Thalawathugoda, a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sept. 8, 2024. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)