2017: Mapping Sago: Anthropological, Biophysical and Economic Aspects

More than cassava-sourced tapioca pearls, sago can refer to a wide range of palm species used by inhabitants of Southeast Asia as a source of starch. Chief among these palms is what early naturalists call the "true sago palm" (Metroxylon sagu Rottb.), which has become the object of many research due to its potential for enterprise development. 

Mapping Sago looks both backward into our pre-colonial past and forward into the future to tease out the many ways we as human beings relate to this palm species whose story, surprisingly, is intimately intertwined with our own. 

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