KUALA LUMPUR: The average income of rubber smallholders has increased to RM436 per month as of May, marking a 40% rise due to the implementation of the agrofood initiative by the Rubber Industry Smallholder Development Authority (Risda).
The Rural and Regional Development Ministry, in its written reply published on the Parliament website, said that the income of rubber smallholders was RM238 per month per participant in December last year.
