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The word "paddy" is derived from the Malay/Indonesian word padi, meaning "rice plant", [3] which is itself derived from Proto-Austronesian *pajay ("rice in the field", "rice plant"). Cognates include Amis panay; Tagalog pálay; Kadazan Dusun paai; Javanese pari; and Chamorro faŹ»i, among others. [4]
Agricultural Involution: The Processes of Ecological Change in Indonesia is one of the most famous of the early works of Clifford Geertz.Its principal thesis is that many centuries of intensifying wet-rice cultivation in Indonesia had produced greater social complexity without significant technological or political change, a process Geertz terms—"involution".
Padi Pishir Barmi Baksha (Burmese Box of Aunt Padi) is a Bengali adventure comedy film [1] directed by Arundhati Devi. [2] [3] [4] It is based on the children's novel of the same name by Leela Majumdar. [5] [6] This film was released in 1972 under the banner of Anindiya Chitra [7] [8] and the film is Devi's most famous directorial work. [9]
Sekinchan is located on the northwest Selangor plains, which stretched from Tanjung Karang all the way to Sabak Bernam and as well as the Straits of Malacca, allowing coastal access to the sea, making it a fishing village.
Kampong Batong is a village in the south-west of Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, about 20.5 kilometres (12.7 mi) from the capital Bandar Seri Begawan.It has an area of 978.07 hectares (2,416.9 acres); [2] the population was 1,225 in 2016. [3]
Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. [1] Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to live in the cities.
Taring Padi is a collective of underground artists in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.The group was formed in 1998 during the general upheaval following the fall of Suharto. [1]Taring Padi are well known for the production of posters embedded with political and social justice messages, using the cukil technique onto paper or canvas.
The Paddy Museum (Malay: Muzium Padi) is a museum in Alor Setar, Kota Setar, Kedah, Malaysia. [1] History.