Agricultural production and metaphorical expressions in Minangkabau culture
Oktavianus Oktavianus, Khairil Anwar, Ferdinal Ferdinal

Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Andalas Padang

Abstract

Many factors determine the quality and sustainability of agricultural products. In addition to soil fertility, seed, climate, and use of technology, cultural factors (cultural values) are significant and decisive. These cultural values are kept in various metaphorical expressions in the Minangkabau language. The cultural values contained in Minangkabau expressions can serve as guidelines for producing good agricultural products. In this regard, this study examines how the cultural values contained in these various expressions can serve as guidelines for the community in producing agricultural products and their derivatives into various kinds of food. The study of Minangkabau expressions related to agriculture shows that the values contained in these expressions serve as a guide for producing uninterrupted and sustainable products, choosing agricultural land, and innovating and deriving an agricultural product into various food ingredients

Keywords: Agricultural product, Metaphorical expression, Minangkabau culture

Topic: Agriculture Productivity