ALOR SETAR: The Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (Risda) is prepared to propose cloud seeding if extreme heat and prolonged drought continue to affect rubber production, particularly in northern Peninsular Malaysia.
Its chairman Manndzri Nasib said the prolonged hot weather was affecting leaf growth, latex yield and smallholders’ income, with Felda Chuping, Felda Rimba Mas and Felda Mata Ayer in Perlis among the hardest-hit areas.
