Sorry about the delay. Just been busy as a beaver today. I had to run into the city this morning, but made a point to stop and take a photo of what the sesame looks like after it has been harvested here. Actually, it is pretty simple, regarding what happens with it, which is why so many people choose to grow it after their rice harvest. Local farmers would probably continue by growing a second crop of rice, if the rains continued year round. As I previously stated in Motomom's thread, Sesame is grown in the dry season, planted a bit after the harvest of rice crops. (Rice is far too water intensive for me. With us staying at the farm the vast majority of time, we are going to change our rainy season crop to something that is much easier on the water supply, and can be fed by soaker hoses, or possibly drip irrigation.) After harvesting, the sesame is sold to dealers who take it, shake the seeds from the stalks, bag it, and sell it.
