While the price become cheaper rubber farmers should think harder to diversify business, for example by planting other types of plants,Tanjung, South Kalimantan (AntaranewsKalsel) - Regent Tabalong, South Kalimantan, Anang Syakhfiani said in the last three years local rubber prices continue to fall to less than Rp5,000 per kilogram.
"While the price become cheaper rubber farmers should think harder to diversify business, for example by planting other types of plants," said Anang in Tanjung on Thursday.
He said he could understand the consequences experienced by farmers that resulted their weakness in purchasing power.
However, local government keep to seek farmers' welfare improvements, including by launching a movement to Improve Rubber
However, the Government continues to seek improvements of Tabalong rubber farmers' welfare, including by launching a Rubber Quality Improve Movement (Gemas Mekar). It is in the hope they change their mindset to produce a high quality rubber and sell it with ahigh price.
"We invite all rubber farmers with the assistance of NGOs to produce high quality rubber one of which is a sit wind rubber to increase farmers' income," said Anang.
Head of Industry, Trade, Cooperatives, and SMEs Agency Birhasani said it had provided five units of wind sit processing tools as assistance to the cooperative and Processing and Marketing of Rubber Good Processed Unit (UPPB).
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