Farmers get the soil ready for planting by breaking up its surface. Rice growers in each country use different tools for planting, varying with the region and economic status. Modern farmers in Japan use rototillers with diesel-powered engines to prepare fields. Traditional farmers in Indonesia and Japan use water buffalo to pull a plough or harrow through the soil to aerate it, cut down and plough-in any weeds and bring fresh soil to the surface. Indonesians growing rice without machines or ani