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

Women farmers sprinkling rice straw ash on the newly planted crop of rice. 

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

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 cultivating soil in a rice paddy. 

A woman placing straw over newly planted peanut crops. 

A woman cultivating soil in a rice paddy. 

A woman cultivating soil in a rice paddy. 

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

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

A woman spreading fertilizer by hand on a vegetable crop. 

A woman cultivating soil in a rice paddy. 

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

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

A farmer and a water buffalo ploughing a muddy 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.