▁.. ▁ ▁The ▁" T avy ", ▁is ▁tradition ally ▁the ▁culture ▁of ▁flo oded ▁u pl and ▁rice ▁on ▁burning ▁of ▁cleared ▁natural ▁rain ▁forest ▁( 1 3 5 , 9 6 6   ha ). ▁Crit ic ized ▁as ▁being ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁def or est ation , ▁" T avy " ▁is ▁still ▁widely ▁pract iced ▁by ▁far mers ▁in ▁Mad agas car , ▁who ▁find ▁a ▁good ▁comprom ise ▁between ▁climate ▁ris ks , ▁avail ability ▁of ▁labour ▁and ▁food ▁security . ▁ ▁" T an ety " ▁means ▁hill . ▁By ▁extension , ▁the ▁" tan ety " ▁is ▁also ▁growing ▁u pl and ▁rice , ▁carried ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁grass y ▁s lop es ▁have ▁been ▁def or ested ▁for ▁the ▁operation ▁of ▁char co al . ▁( 1 3 9 , 3 3 7   ha ) ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁many ▁vari eties , ▁rice ▁of ▁Mad agas car ▁include : ▁" V ary ▁la va " ▁is ▁a ▁transl uc ent ▁long ▁and ▁large ▁gra in ▁rice . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁lux ury ▁rice . ▁" V ary ▁Mak ali oka , ▁is ▁transl uc ent ▁long ▁and ▁thin ▁gra in ▁rice . ▁" V ary ▁Ro j of ots y " ▁is ▁a ▁half - long ▁gra in ▁rice ▁" V ary ▁men a " ▁or ▁red ▁rice , ▁is ▁exclusive ▁to ▁Mad agas car . ▁ ▁Malays ia ▁▁ ▁P addy ▁field ▁are ▁typically ▁found ▁on ▁Pen ins ular ▁Malays ia , ▁in