Rice production
It is possible that rice was first cultivated in China at least 8,000 years ago, reaching Southeast Asia about four millenniums after this. Former beliefs that rice was introduced to Malaysia at a much later date have been revised following the highly important discovery in Sarawak of rice grains dating to around 4,500 years ago. As yet, the oldest rice found in Peninsular Malaysia is from 200 BCE.
- Information in the full article includes
- The earliest evidence of rice
- Tools and related evidence
- Evidence from protohistoric times
