My field

I get up early and when I get to my fields the fog is still thick. Right now I'm preparing the soil for a new rice crop by mixing hay in with the soil. The National Irrigation Authority has extra water in its reservoirs and soon will be releasing some, so all the farmers hereabouts are getting ready to put a crop in.

If I'm lucky, I can raise two crops of rice per year, which will bring in around 120 000 rupees (US$1 175) after expenses.

But unlike other areas of Sri Lanka, in Anamaduwa water isn't always plentiful. Some years it doesn't rain, so we can't plant rice. In 2004 it was like that.