EFFORTS on planting guarana as an alternative crop to replace rubber should be continued to assist smallholders now that rubber prices are plunging further, said former chairman of Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (Risda) Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin.
The Kangar MP said the Federal Government should give support to farmers who planted guarana and should not restrict their efforts.
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