Malaysian Pavilion Milano Expo 2015

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SEED OF CHANGE

TO KAMPUNG The modern kampung. The simple life. Over 8.6mil* Malaysians still live in rural environments. They live simply and survive off the land via the land or the sea.

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Welcome to our fishing village, located by the mangroves.

Malaysia are associated with mangroves.

Mangrove forest is a very dynamic and highly productive ecosystem. It not only plays multiple ecological functions essential to its surrounding habitats, but is also an important resource for coastal communities.

Aquaculture and agriculture Tilapia farming. Organic coconut farming for life preserving virgin coconut oils. Well know for boosting levels of good cholesterol.

Malaysia’s mangroves are more diverse than those in tropical Australia, the Red Sea, tropical Africa and the Americas. About 50% of fish landings on the west coast of Peninsular

We see how coconut is harvested and how we use the whole fruit (this includes watching them shave the coconut and then we tell them they can savour the coconut delights in the restaurant. Demonstrating the sustainable use of our harvest).


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