PONTIAN, July 11 — The Primary Industries and Commodities Ministry will come up with a suitable integrated farming model to enable rubber smallholders to earn extra income rather than just depending on their main harvest. Deputy Minister Datuk Seri Wee Jeck Seng said the model, currently being...
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PONTIAN, July 11 — The Primary Industries and Commodities Ministry will come up with a suitable integrated farming model to enable rubber smallholders to earn extra income rather than just depending on their main harvest. The assistance includes soft loans, management and the purchase of products by foreign companies at reasonable prices to provide the smallholders with lucrative income.
“We also know that rubber can only be tapped during specific months of the year depending on the weather. So there’s a need to find an alternative source of income,” the Tanjung Piai Member of Parliament told reporters after chairing a special meeting on the issue of flooding at his community service centre here.
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