Ensure rubber yields meet market standards
KAPIT: Rubber smallholders have been urged to proactively ensure their rubber yields meet the standards required by the market. Pelagus assemblyman Wilson Nyabong Ijang said this is important because rubber buyers often complain about purchasing rubber products containing contaminants, which affects rubber quality. “Consequently, buyers only want to purchase the rubber at a lower price […]
Malaysian Rubber Board issuing PAT-G for free
KUCHING: The Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) has announced that it is issuing the Rubber Transaction Authority Permit (PAT-G) for free. This was disclosed by federal Plantation Industries and Commodities Deputy Minister Datuk Willie Mongin, who stated that the purpose was to create a database of rubber smallholders and launch rubber trading at plantation level. “Moreover, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sarawak rubber smallholders urged to register for PAT-G card
PUTRAJAYA: Rubber smallholders in Sarawak have been urged to register for their Rubber Transaction Authorisation Permit (PAT-G) card with the state Agriculture Department or any Malaysian Rubber Board (LGM) office to enable them to benefit from the Rubber Production Incentive (IPG). Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Willie Mongin in a statement today said his ministry […]
