Roberto Pazzi
The Grain Mill
A glimpse of daily life at a mechanical grain mill (Madagascar)
In rural Madagascar, a wooden shed shelters aging yet powerful mechanical grain mills that serve nearby villages.
Women arrive carrying heavy sacks of wheat, sometimes helped by young men who climb a ladder to pour the grain into the rumbling machines. As the milling begins, fine dust fills the air and the old equipment transforms the kernels into soft, pale flour.
The flour is then packed back into the same sacks for the journey home.
These mills are more than machines, they are vital to daily life. Across Africa, mechanized milling reduces hours of manual labor and improves food quality. In Madagascar, this small-scale processing strengthens local food systems and reinforces the central role of women in the rural economy.
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The Grain Mill
A glimpse of daily life at a mechanical grain mill (Madagascar)
In rural Madagascar, a wooden shed shelters aging yet powerful mechanical grain mills that serve nearby villages.
Women arrive carrying heavy sacks of wheat, sometimes helped by young men who climb a ladder to pour the grain into the rumbling machines. As the milling begins, fine dust fills the air and the old equipment transforms the kernels into soft, pale flour.
The flour is then packed back into the same sacks for the journey home.
These mills are more than machines, they are vital to daily life. Across Africa, mechanized milling reduces hours of manual labor and improves food quality. In Madagascar, this small-scale processing strengthens local food systems and reinforces the central role of women in the rural economy.
Website: www.robertopazziphoto.com/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/roberto_pazzi_photo