Delhi-based RCPSDC (Rubber, Chemical & Petrochemical Skill Development Council) has tied up with the Tripura state government, in north eastern India, to improve the livelihoods of rubber growers belonging to OBC Cooperative Development Corporation community through a project involving skills training in rubber tapping…
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Rubber tappers, smallholders yet to apply for monsoon season aid
About 155,829 smallholders and rubber tappers have yet to apply for the monsoon season aid (MSA) approved under the 2017 Budget, said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong. He said 483,941 smallholders and rubber tappers were…
Malaysian PM: govt approved RM200m to assist smallholders, rubber tappers
The government approved a RM200 million allocation for several initiatives specifically for smallholders and rubber tappers in Malaysia, said it’s Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. He said the rubber smallholdings sector would be given a new lease of…
Tapper scarcity strikes Sri Lanka rubber estates
Rubber estate owners in the Ittapana area in Sri Lanka are facing scarcity of experienced rubber tappers.