Paddy planting: Rise of the machines (or maybe not)
By Carolyn Hong
August 2015 FOOTPRINTS
In remote northern Sarawak, folks prefer paddy planting the traditional way – and for good reason.Pulling paddy seedlings from the nursery to transplant, one by one, onto the field.I trawled the shops of KL to find one of those fishing outfits that keep you dry in knee-deep water. I wanted it for paddy planting, not so much to keep dry but to avoid stepping on tiny snails or fish in the paddy fields.But no luck. So, I got a pair...
Carolyn Hong
lives in Ba Kelalan sometimes, in KL sometimes. A former journalist who once chased the big stories for a regional newspaper, she now hunts for the small stories in Malaysia’s smallest places.
