Traditional way of processing sago turns into family activity
Family affair: Eddie (right) taking a photo with his family members who are busy processing sago. KOTA KINABALU: A grandmother in Penampang, who has been using a traditional sago processing method for decades, recently got her grandchildren to learn it. “I saw my grandsons spending way too much time on their phones and gadgets, so I called them up one day and asked them to follow me to our farm,” said 73-year-old Jane Mansah. “I asked them to help me find rumbia trees so that we could process sago and turn the residue into pig feed.” As sago comes from rumbia trees, farmers traditiona...