The acting Head of the Smallholders Advisory, Mr. J.G.Samuel, told our reporter : "The smallholders advisory services in Sri Lanka and Malaysia have much in comeon" Most of the smallholders in Malaysia process low quality sheets and sell them as unsmoked sheets. These fetch avery low price, especially so when there is not much competition inื villages. In Sri Lanka, most of the smallholders own and operate smokehouses and produce better quality rubber.