Smallholder oil palm grower, Sadira Hizlin's 3 acre (1.2 hectare) plot.
This land has been in agricultural use for decades, first to grow rice and then rubber. They use no fertilizer and the fronds, seen piled in rows, are left to decompose naturally to nourish the soil, reduce evaporation and to protect the soil from heavy rain.
Near Kampung Chenderong Kelubi, Perak, Malaysia.//WHITLOWDELANOJAMES_SIPA.59782/Credit:James Whitlow Delano/SIPA/2411131741