Research

Local wisdom is used as an initiative for further action for sustainable development. For example, wisdom of former people in cultivation of two types of rice, ordinary and purple rice. The purple rice protects ordinary rice by chasing away insect and rice pest. Purple rice, rice berry should be analyzed to find the optimum phytochemical constituents in rice for human health. Cooking the rice should be done in the presence of special herbs aiming at the best benefit for health. For example cooking rice formulae to reduce the stroke incidence, diabetes mellitus, diseases with coronary arteries, cancer and etc.