THE CENDUL IN SEREMBAN

Building of Haji Shariff's Cendul, Seremban at the corner of Jalan Munis.

The beginnings

RICE DIVERSITY FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING

The keepers of food crop diversity such as padi are the people who live in the rural and interior of Sarawak and  Sabah. The types of padi grown are handed through the generations that are proven adapted to the local geography and  traditional technology. The diversity e.g. beras gamut, bears miri, beras bukit leads to different uses in the diet.   

Pulut bukit, Beras kayan, Beras mamut - at RM10/kg is rather expensive but then production are not easy because they are largely organically grown. The vagaries of pests such as rodents and birds are difficult to control. Plus, inputs are costly to be brought in into the interior. 

Daily Iban produce market, Sarawak.

Land clearing by slash and burning ready to be planted with hill padi, Sarawak.