Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day

The Fiscal Times Staff  // 

May 27, 2014

A farmer sprays pesticide in a rice paddy field near Subang, Indonesia's West Java province. Asia's governments are scrambling to head off the potential impact of a weather phenomenon that in the past has driven food prices to levels that sparked social unrest. They are aiming to reduce the impact of the so-called El Nino, a weather pattern that can bring drought to Australia, Southeast Asia and India.

REUTERS/Beawiharta