ala , ▁Bi hu ▁in ▁Ass am , ▁Mak ara ▁Sank ran th i ▁in ▁And h ra ▁Pr adesh ▁and ▁Tel ang ana , ▁Th ai ▁P ong al ▁In ▁T amil ▁N adu , ▁Mak ar ▁Sank r anti ▁in ▁K arn ata ka , ▁N ab anna ▁in ▁West ▁Beng al ▁celebr ates ▁har vest ▁of ▁P addy . ▁K aver i ▁delta ▁region ▁of ▁Th an jav ur ▁is ▁histor ically ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁rice ▁bow l ▁of ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁and ▁K utt an adu ▁is ▁called ▁the ▁rice ▁bow l ▁of ▁Ker ala . ▁ ▁Indones ia ▁▁ ▁Prime ▁J avan ese ▁p addy ▁yields ▁roughly ▁ 6 ▁metric ▁tons ▁of ▁un mil led ▁rice ▁( 2 . 5 ▁metric ▁tons ▁of ▁mil led ▁rice ) ▁per ▁hect are . ▁ ▁When ▁ir rig ation ▁is ▁available , ▁rice ▁far mers ▁typically ▁plant ▁Green ▁Revolution ▁rice ▁vari eties ▁allowing ▁three ▁growing ▁seasons ▁per ▁year . ▁ ▁Since ▁fert il izer ▁and ▁p estic ide ▁are ▁relatively ▁expensive ▁inputs , ▁far mers ▁typically ▁plant ▁se eds ▁in ▁a ▁very ▁small ▁plot . ▁ ▁Three ▁weeks ▁following ▁germ ination , ▁the ▁ 1 5 - 2 0 ▁cent imet re ▁( 6 – 8   in ) ▁stal ks ▁are ▁picked ▁and ▁re pl anted ▁at ▁greater ▁separation , ▁in ▁a ▁back bre aking ▁manual ▁procedure . ▁ ▁R ice ▁har vest ing ▁in ▁Central ▁Java ▁is ▁often ▁performed ▁not ▁by ▁own ers ▁or ▁share cro ppers ▁of