TVET graduates, if the curriculum is rightly framed, should produce skilled local harvesters who are appreciative of the oil palm industry while meeting industry demands.
THE Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister’s suggestion to form smallholder clusters of between 8,000ha and 10,000ha to be managed by larger plantation companies to enhance yields is a good one.
This, however, can only be achieved with the cooperation of efficient plantation companies.
