production. However, farmers tend to postpone the
rubber harvest if the price of fruit is higher than that
of rubber. These farmers are normally more
experienced and skilled in fruit tree cultivation than
farmers in the previous pattern and this pattern is
becoming a common practice. This type requires
higher capital investment and family labor. The
constraints of this type include the shortage of water
and its management, as well as, the shortage of
capital investment. However, this type yields the
highest economic return due to its greater farm
income than other farm types (Figure 3).