Faced with tough job prospects, some youths find a new perspective on agriculture

Farming and plantation work is hard but can be rewarding for those who are interested.

WITH rising unemployment and tough economic times, some youth are starting to reconsider working as labourers in plantations and farms.

Before this, the sectors faced difficulty in recruiting locals and relied mainly on foreign workers as a plantation labourer’s work is seen as a 3D job – “difficult, dirty and dangerous”.