Midin’s price stable despite trends
SIBU: Despite unpredictable weather affecting vegetable prices, Midin, a local fern widely enjoyed as a vegetable, has remained unaffected by market trends. The Sibu Vegetable Planters Association advisor Kong Hua Kuong said that the price of Midin has remained stable for years, with fluctuations in demand having no effect. “At RM15 per kg, and sometimes […]
Duo survive forest ordeal on midin
BY AINI SELIKANG MATU: Two friends survived a four-day ordeal in the forest eating midin (jungle ferns) and forest plants before finding their way out and rescued by villagers on Thursday (March 10). The experience is one which Mohamad Kael Abdullah, 30, and his pal, Nazif Qabil Muhimin, 15, will always remember. They were reported […]
Pineapple, midin potential peatland crops
KUCHING: Besides oil palm, pineapple and sago palm are among the crops that can be cultivated on peat soil, said tropical peatland expert Dr Lulie Melling. “Also, we should explore the cultivation of ‘midin’ (Stenochlaena palustris — which is eaten as a popular vegetable similar to fiddlehead ferns) on a big scale in our shallow […]
Wild ferns, river water keep missing man alive
SPAOH: An elderly citizen is understood to have been living on ‘midin’ vegetable and river water for eight days since he went missing on April 10. According to Councillor Abang Suhordie Abang Zaini, 60-year-old Abu Bakar Dayat alias Lajung from Kampung Hulu, was found safe by a search and rescue team around 2.20pm on Thursday […]
