JELITA empowers women through TVET
KUCHING: The Job Empowerment Through Learning and Inclusive Advancement (JELITA) programme empowers rural women through technical and vocational education and training (TVET). Federal Deputy Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Rubiah Wang said that the initiative by the Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (RISDA) has played a crucial role, achieving an exceptional employability rate of […]
Rubiah urges RISDA to find more young villagers to get involved in rubber industry
KUCHING: The Sarawak Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (RISDA) has been urged to identify more young villagers that have interest, skills and determination to succeed in related industries. Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development Datuk Rubiah Wang said RISDA should identify more young local communities that have the interest so that they will be […]
Over RM29 mln in aid for smallholders already disbursed
BY SITI NURAIN RATANI KOTA SAMARAHAN: A total of RM29.46 million from the monsoon aid 2021 for 49,103 smallholders in Sarawak allocated by the Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (Risda) has been spent. Rural Development Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said that his ministry has continued to give the aid to the smallholders whose incomes […]
Current agropolitan projects to continue
ONGOING agropolitan projects in the state will continue despite being terminated and replaced in 2018. Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn (PBB-Tarat) said in 2018, the Rural Development Ministry introduced the Integrated Village Economic Development Project (Prospek) while the agropolitan project was terminated. “Under the agropolitan project in Bukit Sadok, the Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority […]
Those affected by Covid-19 can apply for Risda grant
KUALA LUMPUR: People in agriculture whose income have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic can apply for a grant of up to RM20,000 from the Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (Risda), said Rural Development Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad. He said a special study on Covid-19 found that 70 percent of people from the […]
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 […]
