Economic Livelihoods in Pilang Village
Although rubber has occupied most of the community’s working hours (60%) over the last two decades, rattan collecting (5%) and cutting timber (5%) have also been minor but significant village occupations. And, during this period, the community has completely moved out of wet rice agriculture (formerly 15%) and into sand mining (10%) and fisheries (15%) as well as raising seedlings in nurseries (5%).