NKEA SMALLHOLDER RUBBER AND OIL PALM PLANTING

The eradication of rural poverty is a priority goal of the Government.  To raise rural incomes above the poverty line, the Government is relying on the development of smallholder rubber and oil palm planting as a major strategy. 

To achieve the income objective, each smallholder will need to manage at least four hectares of either rubber or oil palm crop.  In this connection, the Federal government has agreed to provide the necessary funding under the National Key Economic Area (NKEA) initiative.