Govt activates rubber production incentive in Sabah, Sarawak
KUALA LUMPUR: The Rubber Production Incentive (IPG) for February 2021 has been activated in Sabah and Sarawak, said the Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB). It said the activation was due to the average farm-level rubber price in February 2021 for cup lump or scrap rubber being at RM2.60 per kilogramme (kg) in the peninsula, RM2.35 per […]
Higher allocation to assist rubber smallholders in 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Rubber smallholders’ well-being and income stability continue to be of concern to the government, which therefore has provided a higher allocation of RM300 million for 2021 to support them, said the Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry (MPIC). MPIC Deputy Minister II Datuk Seri Dr Wee Jeck Seng said since January this year, a […]
Rubber Production Incentive activated for October
KUALA LUMPUR: Smallholders can claim for the Rubber Production Incentive (IPG) based on their October 2020 production, said the Malaysian Rubber Board. It said the payment in the peninsula is 10 sen per kg, while for Sabah and Sarawak, it is 40 sen and 35 sen per kg, respectively. “Last month, the average farm-level price […]
Getting more smallholders to claim rubber production incentive
SERIAN: The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities, through the Malaysian Rubber Board, has intensified its efforts to attract more smallholders to claim their rubber production incentive, especially now when the rubber price is at a low point. Its deputy minister Willie Mongin said an estimated less than two percent of smallholders in Sarawak had […]
Rubber Production incentive activated for March 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) has activated the Rubber Production Incentive (IPG) for March 2020, and smallholders may apply for the IPG payments from April 1-30, 2020. In a statement today, the MRB said the payments are based on a cup-lump payment of 55 sen per kilogramme (kg) for the peninsular, 90 sen per kg for Sabah […]
