VIET NAM 2005. A woman planting rice seeds in a rice paddy prepared for cultivation. 

VIET NAM 2005. A woman tending to her cattle as they graze on the edge of a rice paddy. 

VIET NAM 2005. A woman cultivating soil in a rice paddy. 

VIET NAM 2005. A woman cultivating soil in a rice paddy. 

VIET NAM 2005. A woman placing straw over newly planted peanut crops. 

VIET NAM 2005. A woman placing straw over newly planted peanut crops. 

VIET NAM 2005. A woman cultivating soil in a rice paddy. 

VIET NAM 2005. A woman placing straw over newly planted peanut crops. 

VIET NAM 2005. A woman placing straw over newly planted peanut crops. 

VIET NAM 2005. A farmer cultivating a rice paddy on a small tractor. 

VIET NAM 2005. A farmer starting the engine of a small tractor in a rice paddy. 

VIET NAM 2005. A young boy grazing his cow and her calf on the edge of a rice paddy. 

VIET NAM 2005. Women cultivating soil in a rice paddy. 

VIET NAM 2005. A woman hand watering a vegetable crop. 

VIET NAM 2005. A woman spreading fertilizer by hand on a vegetable crop. 

VIET NAM 2005. A farmer and a water buffalo ploughing a muddy rice paddy. 

VIET NAM 2005. A farmer and a water buffalo ploughing a muddy rice paddy. 

A woman farmer spreading rice straw ash into an inundated rice paddy. 

VIET NAM 2005. A farmer and a water buffalo ploughing a muddy rice paddy. 

A woman carrying a traditional bamboo basket carrier and rake. The carrier is used to transport heavy or numerous items and the weight can be evenly distributed over both shoulders if need be.