Mechanization Brings Quick Change To Borneo Region Known For ‘Slow Rice’

Mechanization Brings Quick Change To Borneo Region Known For ‘Slow Rice’

By Karen Coates

A company is introducing mechanized rice farming to the interior of Malaysian Borneo for the first time. Scientists say the change may damage the bonds between the local people and their environment.

» E-Mail This

…read more

Via: http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/07/06/420504909/mechanization-brings-quick-change-to-borneo-region-known-for-slow-rice?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=world

About author

You might also like

Uncategorized 0 Comments

US greets talk of NK nuke concessions with hope, skepticism

[unable to retrieve full-text content]WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump greeted North Korea’s reported willingness to negotiate away its atomic weapons with both hope and skepticism Tuesday, insisting a potential

Uncategorized 0 Comments

It’s Official: You Can Now Take Photos During White House Tours

By Krishnadev Calamur The lifting of the decades-old ban was announced on Instagram by Michelle Obama. The White House urged people to share their experience using the hashtag #WhiteHouseTour. Selfie

Uncategorized 0 Comments

Democrats, GOP try to dodge blame for shuttered government

[unable to retrieve full-text content]WASHINGTON (AP) — Hours after shuttering much of the federal government, feuding Democrats and Republicans in Congress spent Saturday dodging blame for a paralyzing standoff over