KUALA LUMPUR: Smallholders of government-controlled schemes such as the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda), Federal Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (Felcra) and Rubber Industry Smallholder Development Authority (Risda) should be allowed to withdraw from the schemes and diversify into new cash-generating activities like farming and aquaculture.
This was an idea floated by IOI Group chief executive officer Datuk Lee Yeow Chor (pic) during a panel discussion on “Improving Efficiency and Value Addition In Malaysia’s Agri & Commodity Sector” at the “Malaysia: A New Dawn” investors’ conference.