Green touch to rice production


Photos By StoryPhotos ANSOVINA CHAI
This picture shows the difference between two padi fields, one using the SRI method (left) and the other using the conventional planting method.

PADI farmers in the Long Langai village located in the Ba’Kelalan highlands of northern most Sarawak have achieved a pioneering feat.

They have produced padi harvests using a chemical-free farming method called System of Rice Intensification (SRI).

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 11.12/month

Billed as RM 11.12 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

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Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 9.87/month

Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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