How the Felda scheme changed the lives of thousands of settlers

When the Felda Model was introduced, many Malaysians in rural areas overcame poverty, thanks to earnings from oil palm.

Mohd Hussin Yahya is a man of few words, but his facial expression well articulates a sense of gratitude for the comfortable livelihood he now enjoys owing to his oil palm land. At his single-storey brick house built on a 0.1ha piece of land ensconced within Felda Scheme Krau 1 in Mempaga, Pahang, the 69-year-old breaks into a small smile when we comment that it feels like a bungalow by rural area standards.