Pahang farmer grows Bananas and Cassavas in Bauxite-damaged Soil

Pahang farmer grows Bananas and Cassavas in Bauxite-damaged Soil

Cultivating banana trees, oil palms, cassava roots and lemongrass may not seem like a big deal, seeing as all these tropical crops are commonly grown across Malaysia. Except that Surin Deris, a farmer in Kuantan, is doing so in soil that was extensively damaged last year by bauxite mining, which…