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Nowadays in Malaysia 3

Rubber tree plantation area had been reduced a lot in Malaysia
compare with a few years back.
Previously rubber is the main export for Malaysia.
But now productivity has been reduced gradually.
The reason behind this is a not the nature rubber problem
but the farmer has been changed to oil palm plantation which give more income.
Rubber tree plantation area needs more worker than the oil palm tree plantation area.
And the oil palm can be use as the material to make the products such as some medicine,
washing liquid and cosmetics.
Sooner all the rubber tree plantation area will be replaced by oil palm tree plantation.
The rubber tree plantation area is actually cooler than the oil palm tree plantation area.
It’s because the rubber tree absorb more water and the wind easily can pass through
the non thick or dense leaves compare to the oil palm tree leaves.