v ested ▁in ▁late ▁November ▁– ▁" when ▁the ▁rice ▁b ends ▁with ▁age ". ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁rice ▁plant ing ▁and ▁har vest ing ▁are ▁done ▁by ▁hand . ▁The ▁rice ▁is ▁then ▁th resh ed ▁and ▁stored , ▁ready ▁for ▁the ▁mill s . ▁ ▁Nep al ▁▁ ▁In ▁Nep al , ▁rice ▁( N ep ali : ▁ ध ा न , ▁D ha an ) ▁is ▁grown ▁in ▁the ▁T era i ▁and ▁h illy ▁regions . ▁It ▁is ▁mainly ▁grown ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁mon so on ▁in ▁Nep al . ▁ ▁Philippines ▁▁ ▁P addy ▁fields ▁are ▁a ▁common ▁sight ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁Several ▁vast ▁p addy ▁fields ▁exist ▁in ▁the ▁provinces ▁of ▁If ug ao , ▁Nueva ▁E cija , ▁Isabel a , ▁C ag ay an , ▁Bul ac an , ▁Que zon , ▁and ▁other ▁provinces . ▁Nueva ▁E cija ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁main ▁rice ▁growing ▁province ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁and ▁the ▁leading ▁producer ▁of ▁on ions ▁in ▁the ▁Municip ality ▁of ▁B ong ab on ▁in ▁S out heast ▁Asia . ▁It ▁is ▁currently ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁rich est ▁province ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁The ▁B ana ue ▁R ice ▁Terra ces ▁is ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁p addy ▁fields ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁it ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Northern ▁Lu zon , ▁Philippines ▁and ▁were ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁If uga os ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁years ▁ago . ▁Stream s ▁and ▁spr ings ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁mountains ▁were ▁t apped