▁town ▁of ▁May o ya o ▁lies ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁these ▁rice ▁terra ces . ▁ ▁All ▁d ikes ▁are ▁tier ed ▁with ▁flat ▁stones . ▁ ▁The ▁H ap ao ▁R ice ▁Terra ces ▁can ▁be ▁reached ▁within ▁ 5 5 ▁kilom eters ▁from ▁the ▁capital ▁town ▁of ▁L aga we . ▁Other ▁If ug ao ▁stone - w alled ▁rice ▁terra ces ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁Hung du an . ▁ ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁ ▁Agricult ure ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁mainly ▁depends ▁on ▁rice ▁production . ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁sometimes ▁exports ▁rice ▁to ▁its ▁neighbor ing ▁countries . ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 . 5 ▁million ▁hect ares ▁of ▁land ▁is ▁cultiv ated ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁for ▁p addy ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 / 2 0 0 9 ▁ma ha : ▁ 6 4 % ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁cultiv ated ▁during ▁the ▁dry ▁season ▁and ▁ 3 5 % ▁cultiv ated ▁during ▁the ▁wet ▁season . ▁Ar ound ▁ 8 7 9 , 0 0 0 ▁far mer ▁families ▁are ▁engaged ▁in ▁p addy ▁cultiv ation ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁They ▁make ▁up ▁ 2 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁population ▁and ▁ 3 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁employ ment . ▁ ▁Th ailand ▁▁ ▁R ice ▁production ▁in ▁Th ailand ▁represents ▁a ▁significant ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁Th ai ▁economy . ▁It ▁uses ▁over ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁farm able ▁land ▁area ▁and ▁labor ▁force ▁in ▁Th ailand . ▁ ▁Th ailand ▁has