Cows Still Play Roles in Bali

Due to technological advancements, devices used to cultivate agricultural land also changes, from the traditional to modern. For instance, the ploughshare used to be generated traditionally by taking advantage of the power of two cows or buffaloes, but now it has been replaced by machines or hand tractors.

Nowadays, many farmers put their cows or buffaloes into a stable and then make use of hand tractors to cultivate the land. From the howling sounds of their hand tractors, they cultivate the land quickly.
However, not all Balinese farmers employ hand tractors. Some of them still take advantage of the power of cows or buffalos. The more oil prices increase every year, so the use of the cow and buffalo is becoming more and more extensive. “We prefer to use cows because the sound of hand tractors is extremely noisy,” said a farmer from Sibang Gede, Northern Badung to Bali Travel News recently.
Tourists seemingly also like to see farmers ploughing in their fields. Many of them took photographs of farmers who are ploughing with cows. This activity can be widely found in the vicinity of Sibang and Angantaka Villages. Both villages still have many sizable paddy fields. (BTN/yan beryas)