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Traditional hill paddy cultivation practices among the kenyah ethnic in sarawak

The Orang Ulu community in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia has cultivated hill rice as the main source of food for generations. The traditional practice of hill paddy cultivation does not require large amounts of water and periodic fertilization. However, due to the trend of agricultural development...

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Main Authors: Robin, Tunung, King, Jie Hung, Alan, Ribka, Lepun, Philip, Daud, Adrian, Rosli, Anita, Abang Abai, Dayang Shobihah, Ismail, Zahora, Magiman, Mohamad Maulana
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Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2023
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108332/
https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARBSS/article/view/19607/Traditional-Hill-Paddy-Cultivation-Practices-Among-the-Kenyah-Ethnic-in-Sarawak
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1083322024-09-10T07:41:15Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108332/ Traditional hill paddy cultivation practices among the kenyah ethnic in sarawak Robin, Tunung King, Jie Hung Alan, Ribka Lepun, Philip Daud, Adrian Rosli, Anita Abang Abai, Dayang Shobihah Ismail, Zahora Magiman, Mohamad Maulana The Orang Ulu community in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia has cultivated hill rice as the main source of food for generations. The traditional practice of hill paddy cultivation does not require large amounts of water and periodic fertilization. However, due to the trend of agricultural development that requires quick cash returns to meet current socio-economic needs, the practice of hill paddy cultivation is also affected and faces the threat of change. Therefore, documenting information about the culture and traditional practices is important to ensure that the knowledge related to the unique method of hill paddy cultivation can be preserved for future generations. Thus, this study identifies and documents the culture and practices in the cultivation of hill rice among the Kenyah ethnic group. The sampling approach used face-to-face interviews and observation methods involving three Kenyah villages in Belaga and Tatau districts, Sarawak. Based on the results, the hill paddy cultivation process involved important phases such as area selection, land clearing, drying, burning, clearing debris, planting rice and side crops, weeding, harvesting, post-harvest and storage. In conclusion, this study can be used as a source of reference for the Kenyah ethnic traditional practices in hill paddy cultivation in Sarawak. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2023 Article PeerReviewed Robin, Tunung and King, Jie Hung and Alan, Ribka and Lepun, Philip and Daud, Adrian and Rosli, Anita and Abang Abai, Dayang Shobihah and Ismail, Zahora and Magiman, Mohamad Maulana (2023) Traditional hill paddy cultivation practices among the kenyah ethnic in sarawak. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 13 (11). 2075 -2089. ISSN 2222-6990; ESSN: 2308-3816 https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARBSS/article/view/19607/Traditional-Hill-Paddy-Cultivation-Practices-Among-the-Kenyah-Ethnic-in-Sarawak 10.6007/ijarbss/v13-i11/19607
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description The Orang Ulu community in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia has cultivated hill rice as the main source of food for generations. The traditional practice of hill paddy cultivation does not require large amounts of water and periodic fertilization. However, due to the trend of agricultural development that requires quick cash returns to meet current socio-economic needs, the practice of hill paddy cultivation is also affected and faces the threat of change. Therefore, documenting information about the culture and traditional practices is important to ensure that the knowledge related to the unique method of hill paddy cultivation can be preserved for future generations. Thus, this study identifies and documents the culture and practices in the cultivation of hill rice among the Kenyah ethnic group. The sampling approach used face-to-face interviews and observation methods involving three Kenyah villages in Belaga and Tatau districts, Sarawak. Based on the results, the hill paddy cultivation process involved important phases such as area selection, land clearing, drying, burning, clearing debris, planting rice and side crops, weeding, harvesting, post-harvest and storage. In conclusion, this study can be used as a source of reference for the Kenyah ethnic traditional practices in hill paddy cultivation in Sarawak.
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author Robin, Tunung
King, Jie Hung
Alan, Ribka
Lepun, Philip
Daud, Adrian
Rosli, Anita
Abang Abai, Dayang Shobihah
Ismail, Zahora
Magiman, Mohamad Maulana
spellingShingle Robin, Tunung
King, Jie Hung
Alan, Ribka
Lepun, Philip
Daud, Adrian
Rosli, Anita
Abang Abai, Dayang Shobihah
Ismail, Zahora
Magiman, Mohamad Maulana
Traditional hill paddy cultivation practices among the kenyah ethnic in sarawak
author_facet Robin, Tunung
King, Jie Hung
Alan, Ribka
Lepun, Philip
Daud, Adrian
Rosli, Anita
Abang Abai, Dayang Shobihah
Ismail, Zahora
Magiman, Mohamad Maulana
author_sort Robin, Tunung
title Traditional hill paddy cultivation practices among the kenyah ethnic in sarawak
title_short Traditional hill paddy cultivation practices among the kenyah ethnic in sarawak
title_full Traditional hill paddy cultivation practices among the kenyah ethnic in sarawak
title_fullStr Traditional hill paddy cultivation practices among the kenyah ethnic in sarawak
title_full_unstemmed Traditional hill paddy cultivation practices among the kenyah ethnic in sarawak
title_sort traditional hill paddy cultivation practices among the kenyah ethnic in sarawak
publisher Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
publishDate 2023
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108332/
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