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Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) Transfer of Technology Through Establishment of Local Smallholders Cooperative AB. Latif Dalib*, **，Tuan Mohamad Tuan Muda*, **， V.Vanaja*, ** Abstract Transfer of technology (TOT) is one of the functions of the Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) where RD findings are promptly disseminated to the industry for adoption. MRB’s TOT mission is to enhance NR production so as to improve productivity and the socio-economic well-being of rubber smallholders through effective use of NR technologies. The Malaysian NR industry is currently being dominated by the smallholders’ sector which accounts for 93% of the total planted area and contributes 95% of the total production. As the industry provides a livelihood to a large proportion of the rural population, it continues to play a major role in the national economy as well as the social well-being of its dependents. Specifically in the case of smallholders, close interaction exists between MRB and the implementing agencies such as RISDA, FELCRA and FELDA. While regular joint TOT committees meet at the national, state and district levels to plan and implement TOT activities, direct involvement of researchers to adapt new technologies to the environment are also encouraged. To speed up the process of technology transfer, pamphlets and bulletins are periodically updated, published and distributed to the various agencies and target audience through the MRB’s regional set up. Development Projects such as LITS are jointly conducted with implementing agencies and closely monitored. Demonstration and nucleus plots are also established to lure would be users to see for themselves and obtain first-hand experience on relevant technologies. In line with the objective of efficient, cost effective management and optimizing returns, it has always been the policy of the MRB to encourage development and management on the basis of large-scale holding. Where smallholdings are concerned, they are often developed as la