Show-and-tell for rubber tappers prove that BN manifesto is achievable

Mahdzir (right) getting feedback from a rubber tapper in Lubuk Merbau Felda settlement, Kedah, with rubber tree expert Sunny Nah (left) on the use of gaseous technology that boosted latex yield by over 600%.

ALOR SETAR: Barisan Nasional's GE15 manifesto for rural development is well within reach after a 'show-and-tell' in the backwaters of Kedah that more than doubled the latex yield for rubber tappers, said Rural Development Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid.

Mahdzir, who is Umno vice-president and incumbent Padang Terap MP, said the use of gaseous technology to invigorate mature rubber trees within 36 hours, making them give more than twice the usual latex output, stood to be one of the catalysts of empowerment to the rural economy.