Its padi fields are not just scenery; they are lifelines. In a time when food security is no longer a distant policy concern but a daily table matter, towns like this matter more than ever.

His footprints would have been all over the padi field as it was wet and footprints could have easily been taken," he told the court in his closing arguments earlier.

KLANG: The Sekinchan-style Large Scale Smart Padi Field (Smart SBB) method has made waves, but academics have cautioned about its drawbacks, too. “If the main objective is to increase output ...

In Bujet's defence, Rakhbir had argued that there was not a single footprint of Bujet's going to the place where the body of the boy was found at the padi field.