The highest rubber price will changce the economy and incomes of farmers

More than 48,000 households among smallholders in the country managed to change their economic status by increasing the income of RM1, 300 to RM3, 500 rubber prices rising higher than RM9 per kg in the current market.
Director, The Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (Risda) Kelantan, Zahari Mat Amin said, the total monthly income is based on sales results for each hectare of rubber plantation run by them.
He said the surge of positive developments in the economy and incomes of smallholders who previously lived in poverty are at, be grateful for the financial management practices are planned for future use.
"The increase in the price of rubber is an overflow of the things which were not extravagant demands of small farmers and plan the future of their families.
"The highest price that has never happened before that once made them out of the group of poor farmers or poor," he told reporters after a meeting with the community of small farmers here today.
He said earlier smallholders only earn between RM300 and RM400 that shows the high jump as compared to net income earned in recent years.
According to him, changes in living standards that occurred suddenly no longer give trouble to their families to make ends meet and pay their children's school.
"In fact, their income is now enabling many smallholders have a new car pendpatan better than working in the private and public sectors. In fact, people who take wage cuts of latex also earn a lucrative than ever.
"I advise growers who have a lot of income to keep part of the income that the savings created by the government such as Amanah Saham Bumiputera (ASB) in their future when faced with difficult times," he said.
Zahari however, criticized the attitude of some small farmers are being greed for rubber latex in large quantities to perform incision twice a day, morning and evening on the same trees.
He said such methods are not recommended in rubber production technology because it can shorten the life of the rubber tree can be harvested should be the result of 15 years.
"If done in a continuous manner rubber growers might only be able to get a supply of latex for a period of 10 to 12 years. It will be detrimental to their own and should follow the method recommended by the Risda," he said.
He said a recent analysis conducted found that rubber growers Kelantan Risda only able to score a total of 100 working days per year and the season of spring rains caused a cause they do not fall can work in their respective fields.

(Source: http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/8313022-the-highest-rubber-price-will-changce-the-economy-and-incomes-of-farmers)