A farmer ploughs in his paddy at a remote village in Nagaon district, northeastern Indian state of Assam on Thursday, 03 June 2010.India has target of producing more than 100 million tonnes of rice in the 2010-11 crop year by bringing more area under hybrid seeds. In the 2009-10 crop year, India’s rice production is expected to be lower, at 89.31 million tonnes, against 99.18 million tonnes in the previous year. Rice production was impacted in the 2009-10 crop year due to a severe drought that hit almost half of the country.

Photographer: Hemanta Kumar Nath

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