Sunday, 3 August 2008

hai rice farmers are swapping diesel-fuelled tractors for water buffalo....


A Thai farmer ploughs his field with his water buffalo at a paddy field in Hinkone village, 450 km northeast of Bangkok, July 19, 2008. Struggling to cope with soaring food and fuel prices, Thai rice farmers are swapping diesel-fuelled tractors for water buffalo, the beasts used for ploughing the paddy fields for centuries. Picture taken July 19, 2008.

Thai farmers plough their field with their water buffalo at a paddy field in Hinkone village, 450 km northeast of Bangkok, July 19, 2008. Struggling to cope with soaring food and fuel prices, Thai rice farmers are swapping diesel-fuelled tractors for water buffalo, the beasts used for ploughing the paddy fields for centuries. Picture taken July 19, 2008.

A Thai farmer ploughs his field with his water buffalo at a paddy field in Hinkone village, 450 km northeast of Bangkok, July 19, 2008. Struggling to cope with soaring food and fuel prices, Thai rice farmers are swapping diesel-fuelled tractors for water buffalo, the beasts used for ploughing the paddy fields for centuries. Picture taken July 19, 2008.

A Thai farmer ploughs his field with his water buffalo at a paddy field in Hinkone village, 450 km northeast of Bangkok, July 19, 2008. Struggling to cope with soaring food and fuel prices, Thai rice farmers are swapping diesel-fuelled tractors for water buffalo, the beasts used for ploughing the paddy fields for centuries. Picture taken July 19, 2008.

A Thai farmer pulls his water buffalo as he ploughs at a paddy field in Hinkone village, 450 km northeast of Bangkok, July 19, 2008. Struggling to cope with soaring food and fuel prices, Thai rice farmers are swapping diesel-fuelled tractors for water buffalo, the beasts used for ploughing the paddy fields for centuries. Picture taken July 19, 2008.

Thai farmers plough their field with their water buffalo at a paddy field in Hinkone village, 450 km northeast of Bangkok, July 19, 2008. Struggling to cope with soaring food and fuel prices, Thai rice farmers are swapping diesel-fuelled tractors for water buffalo, the beasts used for ploughing the paddy fields for centuries. Picture taken July 19, 2008.

A Thai farmer plants rice crops at a paddy field in Hinkone village, 450 km northeast of Bangkok, July 19, 2008. Struggling to cope with soaring food and fuel prices, Thai rice farmers are swapping diesel-fuelled tractors for water buffalo, the beasts used for ploughing the paddy fields for centuries. Picture taken July 19, 2008.

Thai farmers plough their field with their water buffalo at a paddy field in Hinkone village, 450 km northeast of Bangkok, July 19, 2008. Struggling to cope with soaring food and fuel prices, Thai rice farmers are swapping diesel-fuelled tractors for water buffalo, the beasts used for ploughing the paddy fields for centuries. Picture taken July 19, 2008.

Thai farmers plough their field with their water buffalo at a paddy field in Hinkone village, 450 km northeast of Bangkok, July 19, 2008. Struggling to cope with soaring food and fuel prices, Thai rice farmers are swapping diesel-fuelled tractors for water buffalo, the beasts used for ploughing the paddy fields for centuries. Picture taken July 19, 2008.

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