Farmers seen tilling muddy rice fields by hand during monsoon season. Farmers in the north work the land during the rice planting season as monsoon rains mark the start of the agricultural cycle. In Loei and the Karen village of Mae Wan, locals prepare the fields and plant young rice shoots by hand. (Photo by Ploy Phutpheng / SOPA Images/Sipa USA) Source: AAP / Michael Nigro / Ploy Phutpheng / SOPA Images/Ploy Phutpheng / SOPA Images/Sipa USA