▁and ▁K ach in ▁State ▁in ▁recent ▁years . ▁Up ▁until ▁the ▁later ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁My an mar ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁exp orter ▁of ▁rice . ▁Term ed ▁the ▁rice ▁basket ▁of ▁South ▁East ▁Asia , ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁rice ▁grown ▁in ▁My an mar ▁does ▁not ▁rely ▁on ▁fert il izers ▁and ▁p estic ides , ▁thus , ▁although ▁" organ ic " ▁in ▁a ▁sense , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁unable ▁to ▁co pe ▁with ▁population ▁growth ▁and ▁other ▁rice ▁econom ies ▁which ▁util ized ▁fert il izers . ▁ ▁R ice ▁is ▁now ▁grown ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁three ▁seasons ▁of ▁My an mar , ▁though ▁primarily ▁in ▁the ▁Mon so on ▁season ▁– ▁from ▁June ▁to ▁October . ▁R ice ▁grown ▁in ▁the ▁delta ▁areas ▁rely ▁heavily ▁on ▁the ▁river ▁water ▁and ▁sed iment ed ▁min er als ▁from ▁the ▁northern ▁mountains , ▁whilst ▁the ▁rice ▁grown ▁in ▁the ▁central ▁regions ▁require ▁ir rig ation ▁from ▁the ▁Ir raw addy ▁River . ▁ ▁The ▁fields ▁are ▁til led ▁when ▁the ▁first ▁ra ins ▁arrive ▁– ▁tradition ally ▁measured ▁at ▁ 4 0 ▁days ▁after ▁Th ing yan , ▁the ▁Bur m ese ▁New ▁Year ▁– ▁around ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁June . ▁In ▁modern ▁times , ▁tra ctors ▁are ▁used , ▁but ▁tradition ally , ▁buff al os ▁were ▁employed . ▁The ▁rice ▁plants ▁are ▁plant ed ▁in ▁nur series ▁and ▁then ▁trans pl anted ▁by ▁hand ▁into ▁the ▁prepared ▁fields . ▁The ▁rice ▁is ▁then ▁har