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Asia Insight Rice Heritage Revival: North Borneo, Malaysia

Media : NHK World

Airdate : 15/03/2024

Director : Nova Goh

Producer : Yonemoto Naoki

The Kadazan Dusun people of North Borneo, Malaysia, had been losing their tradition of rice farming with the passage of time, but new efforts are being made to preserve it through sustainable methods.

*This TV documentary show is now available on NHK World Japan:

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/2022411/

 

From 2020, many abandoned fields in North Borneo have been used to revive rice farming
The majority of rice processing performed in North Borneo is done by hand
The ritual of Magavau calls forth the spirits dwelling in rice
The many kinds of rice cuisine prepared by the Kadazan Dusun people