April 25, 2014 - Mae Chan, Chiang Rai, Thailand - A farmer in Mae Chan, in Chiang Rai province, fertilizes his rice field by hand. Chiang Rai province in northern Thailand is in the midst of the annual dry season. There hasn't been any significant rain in months and the level of the Mekong River is dropping. As the river level drops, boat operators beach their boats to do maintenance work and some of the larger Chinese cargo boats can't go downstream south of Chaing Saen because islands and sandbars form in the shipping channels of the Mekong. Farmers let their fields lie fallow or grow crops

April 25, 2014 - Mae Chan, Chiang Rai, Thailand - A farmer in Mae Chan, in Chiang Rai province, fertilizes his rice field by hand. Chiang Rai province in northern Thailand is in the midst of the annual dry season. There hasn't been any significant rain in months and the level of the Mekong River is dropping. As the river level drops, boat operators beach their boats to do maintenance work and some of the larger Chinese cargo boats can't go downstream south of Chaing Saen because islands and sandbars form in the shipping channels of the Mekong. Farmers let their fields lie fallow or grow crops Stock Photo

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April 25, 2014 - Mae Chan, Chiang Rai, Thailand - A farmer in Mae Chan, in Chiang Rai province, fertilizes his rice field by hand. Chiang Rai province in northern Thailand is in the midst of the annual dry season. There hasn't been any significant rain in months and the level of the Mekong River is dropping. As the river level drops, boat operators beach their boats to do maintenance work and some of the larger Chinese cargo boats can't go downstream south of Chaing Saen because islands and sandbars form in the shipping channels of the Mekong. Farmers let their fields lie fallow or grow crops that don't use much water. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/ZUMAPRESS.com)

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