Pepper smallholders will continue to receive govt assistance, says DPM Fadillah

SIBU: Pepper smallholders especially those in Sarawak will continue to be assisted so that they can stay above the national poverty line, says Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusuf.

"The income of smallholders seems unable to make them jump out of the poverty line on their own. So we have to find ways to increase their production right from seed production, planting process, and distribution process," said the Deputy Prime Minister at a press conference after visiting the Malaysia Pepper Board here on Friday (Jan 6).