Fruitful bounty: Ismail picking ripe salak fruits at his farm in Kampung Batu Putih. Unassuming as it may seem, the humble salak fruit is bringing in a steady income for a farmer and his family here even during the fruit's off-season.
Ismail Sulaiman, 50, has been earning a steady income of RM2,500 a month as there is demand for the salak, also known as the “snake fruit”, all year round.
“Normally, the demand peaks from March to May but even during the off-season, there is a steady income...
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