Heirloom rice in Ifugao: an ‘anti-commodity’ in the process of commodification

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Figure 1. Rice terraces in Banaue, Ifugao. Photo credit: Dominic Glover.

Figure 2. Northern Luzon, the Philippines, showing the main locations mentioned in the text.

Figure 3. Steep, narrow rice terraces in Batad, Ifugao. Photo credit: Dominic Glover.

Figure 4. A woman transplants a new lowland variety in Hungduan. Note that mature rice in surrounding fields is waiting to be harvested. Photo credit: Dominic Glover.

Figure 5. Several tinawon rice varieties classified by the Cordillera Heirloom Rice Project (CHRP) as Tinawon White (l to r): Inawi w/ awn [hairy]; Imbu'ucan w/ awn [hairy]; Isamfulo; Inawi [hairless]; Dona'al. Photo credit: Dominic Glover.

Figure 6. Typical bundle of harvested tinawon rice. Photo credit: Dominic Glover.

Figure 7. Traditional Ifugao house/granary on stilts. Photo credit: Dominic Glover.

Figure 8. Young woman pounds rice by hand. Photo credit: Dominic Glover.

Figure 9. Women threshing rice by hand. Photo credit: Dominic Glover.

Figure 10. The Rice Terrace Farmers’ Cooperative (RTFC) rice mill, Banaue. Photo credit: Dominic Glover.

Figure 11. Construction work on new premises for the Rice Terrace Farmers’ Cooperative (RTFC), located on the road south of Banaue towards Lagawe. Photo credit: Dominic Glover.