![Thailand Karen swidden rice Thailand Karen swidden rice](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/rice/sites/rice/files/styles/large_image/public/sam_0640.jpeg?itok=O9j95N4_)
This steep slope is a rice crop field, in a swidden (slash-and-burn) system, as praticed in Northern Thailand, amongst the Karen people.
![Thailand Karen harvested rice Thailand Karen harvested rice](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/rice/sites/rice/files/styles/large_image/public/sam_0579.jpeg?itok=6px8k6tD)
Is, who worked with us as a interpretor, holding harvested upland rainfed rice.
Threshing rice by hand lashing.
![Thailand Karen rice processing Thailand Karen rice processing](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/rice/sites/rice/files/styles/large_image/public/sam_0630.jpg?itok=PDfSa5c-)
Large-scale rice processing: Threshing and winnowing.
![Thailand rice winnowing Thailand rice winnowing](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/rice/sites/rice/files/styles/large_image/public/sam_0690.jpg?itok=LxGMI0rM)
Winnowing rice husk off of daily0dehusking of rice. Husk by-products are immediately consumed by family pig.
![Thailand Karen swidden field weed survey Thailand Karen swidden field weed survey](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/rice/sites/rice/files/styles/large_image/public/sam_0652.jpg?itok=uZVkSWYb)
Project team members, surveying weed flora in swidden field. Cristina Castillo (left), Is (right).
![North Thailand swidden rice with rice mother Amaranthus North Thailand swidden rice with rice mother Amaranthus](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/rice/sites/rice/files/styles/large_image/public/sam_0773.jpg?itok=K43fMrHb)
Rice swidden field of the Karen plant. Red-flowered Amaranthus in the foreground is regarded as the "mother of the rice".
![N Thailand working the rice N Thailand working the rice](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/rice/sites/rice/files/styles/large_image/public/sam_0778.jpg?itok=WA4jmB0y)
Karen farmer, with pack full of harvesting and processing tools, heading out to harvest.
![Northern Thailand rice weeds team Northern Thailand rice weeds team](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/rice/sites/rice/files/styles/large_image/public/sam_0827.jpg?itok=Bo9uIJs9)
Left to tight: Cristina Castillo, wife and farmer Mili (with son) , Alison Weisskopf, at local accomodation.