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

A woman placing straw over newly planted peanut crops. 

A woman placing straw over newly planted peanut crops. 

A woman placing straw over newly planted peanut crops. 

Women farmers preparing the earth for the planting of a new rice crop. 

Women farmers preparing the earth for the planting of a new rice crop. 

A woman placing straw over newly planted peanut crops. 

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

Women cultivating soil in a rice paddy. 

Women weaving bamboo baskets together. By weaving baskets and selling them at the market these women earn extra income beyond their usual rice crop yields. 

Women weaving bamboo baskets together. By weaving baskets and selling them at the market these women earn extra income beyond their usual rice crop yields. 

A farmer cultivating a rice paddy on a small tractor. 

A woman cultivating soil in a rice paddy. 

A woman cultivating soil in a rice paddy. 

A woman spreading fertilizer by hand on a vegetable crop. 

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

A restaurant owner fire roasting a dog in rice straw on the side of a road. 

A restaurant owner fire roasting a dog in rice straw on the side of a road. 

Women farmers bringing bags of their rice paddy yields to a rice mill where the grains will be separated from the chaff by a machine. 

A farmer and a water buffalo ploughing a muddy rice paddy.