RM51.02 million for Sarawak rubber smallholders
BY SITI NURAIN RATANI KOTA SAMARAHAN: The Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (Risda) has allocated RM51.02 million to rubber smallholders in Sarawak. Rural Development Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said the allocation would benefit a total of 114,171 rubber planters which included assistance for rubber plantations, additional economic activities, productivity development and agro-food. He noted […]
Gov’t committed to uplift 500,000 Risda smallholders
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is committed to uplifting the income of some 500,000 smallholders nationwide through the Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (Risda). Rural Development Minister Datuk Dr Abd Latiff Ahmad said RM461 million had been allocated to implement Risda’s development programme initiatives. Among them, he said, was an income diversification programme, where entrepreneurial assistance […]
