Kuala lumpur: A total of 94,677 smallholders benefited from the Rubber Production Incentive (IPG), receiving RM9.50 million in payments between January and November 2025, the Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK) said.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the ministry stated that the IPG was activated four times in Peninsular Malaysia and nine times each in Sabah and Sarawak in 2025. "Cumulatively, since its implementation from September 2015 until Nov 30, 2025, the IPG has benefited 253,358 smallholders nationwide with total payments of RM532.76 million," the ministry revealed in a written response posted on the Parliament website today.

KPK was replying to Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias (BN-Jelebu) regarding the number of smallholders who benefited from the IPG in 2025 and whether the government considers the RM3 per kilogramme (kg) activation rate still appropriate. The ministry responded that the IPG Activation Price Threshold (PHP) of RM3 per kg is based on government finances and remains relevant.

The ministry highlighted that the IPG PHP has been reviewed and increased five times since its introduction, with the current rate of RM3 per kg effective from January 2024. "However, the ministry is reviewing and assessing improvements to the IPG implementation mechanism to make it more inclusive and targeted," KPK added.

These improvements include proposals to introduce productivity-based incentives and to increase the IPG rate for latex production, aiming to sustainably boost productivity, national rubber output, and smallholders' incomes, the ministry concluded.