Rice Economy and Land Tenure in West Malaysia: A Comparative Study of Eight VillagesComparison of the agricultural economy and land tenure systems of eight rice farming villages of West Malaysia - discusses rural communitys, drainage and irrigation problems, cultivation techniques, agricultural mechanization, etc.; examines farm size, tenancy relations, rural employment, fishing, agricultural income, indebtedness as well as the agricultural tax system. Bibliography, glossary of Malay terms, maps, photographs and statistical tables. |
Contents
WATER AND RICE CULTIVATION 3 Development of Water Control Systems | 3 |
Water Control and Rice Cultivation in Krian | 4 |
Comparative Case Study of Rice Farming | 5 |
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acres of rice administration agricultural laborer Akir Akir and Kampung Alor Setar amil amount of zakat average Banjermasin buffalo canals cent Chinese coastal contract ploughing Department of Religious double-cropping economic family labor farm households Fishing gadai gantang harvesting hired labor irrigation Islamic Kampung Aris Kampung Batu 12 Kampung Sungei Bujor Kedah Kelantan ketua kampung khadi Krian Kuala Kurau Kuala Lumpur land preparation Landownership lessor-tenant Malay farmers Malay rice farming Malay villages Malaya mosque Muda Mukim mutual assistance naleh naleh/r off-farm employment operation owner farmers padi Pahang pajak Parit Buntar penghulu Perak Province Wellesley purchase relatives Religious Affairs relong rental level rented land rice cultivation rice farmers rice farming villages rice fields rice growing areas rice land rice mill rice production sultan Sungei Megat Aris tajak Tanjong Karang Tanjong Piandang tenant farmer transplanting village society wage labor West Malaysia Zakat and Fitrah zakat collection
References to this book
The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies Francesca Bray Limited preview - 2023 |