JOHOR BARU: The shortage of manpower in the plantation industry is affecting the livelihood of more than 600,000 oil palm smallholders nationwide, says Johor MCA Youth chief Ling Tian Soon(pic).
He said that this shortage has worsened due to the Covid-19 pandemic, adding that many smallholders still incurred losses despite the strong price of crude palm oil lately as they are unable to harvest as much as they could previously.
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