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14 JUNE 2013 - PANTANAW, AYEYARWADY, MYANMAR: A farmer uses oxen to till a rice field in the rain near Pantanaw, Myanmar. Most Burmese farmers still use oxen and water buffalo to work their fields. After decades of military mismanagement that led to years of rice imports, Myanmar (Burma) is on track to become one of the world's leading rice exporters in the next two years and could challenge traditional rice exporter leader Thailand. Political and economic reforms have improved rice yields and new mills are being built across the country. Burmese eat more rice than any other people in the world. The average Burmese consumes 210 kilos of rice per year and rice makes up 75 percent of the diet. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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14 JUNE 2013 - PANTANAW, AYEYARWADY, MYANMAR: A farmer uses oxen to till a rice field in the rain near Pantanaw, Myanmar. Most Burmese farmers still use oxen and water buffalo to work their fields. After decades of military mismanagement that led to years of rice imports, Myanmar (Burma) is on track to become one of the world's leading rice exporters in the next two years and could challenge traditional rice exporter leader Thailand. Political and economic reforms have improved rice yields and new mills are being built across the country. Burmese eat more rice than any other people in the world. The average Burmese consumes 210 kilos of rice per year and rice makes up 75 percent of the diet. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ