A climate that is wet when it should have been dry is taking a toll on rice farmers in the country’s largest granary.
STEPPING into his rice field, Baharom Kasim sank in up to his knees. A year and a half ago, the soft earth would have reached up to his waist. His harvesting machine would have been partially submerged in the quicksand-like soil, which swallowed whatever entered the field.
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