Jakoa meets orang asli and farmers to draw up proper rental agreements

ipljakoa 260515 4...Orang Asli Development Department (Jakoa) director-general Datuk Hasnan Hassan (front row, second left) speaking to farmers and orang asli during a meeting at a hotel in Brinchang, Cameron Highlands on May 26,

THE Orang Asli Development Department (Jakoa) will set up specific guidelines for farmers renting land from orang asli in Cameron Highlands.

Jakoa director-general Datuk Hasnan Hassan said such guidelines were necessary to protect the interest of orang asli, whom for decades have been allowing farmers to cultivate on their customary land in exchange for rental.