Liston Ewabo, 35, from Kewa, Balimo District, said their remoteness and distance from main markets forces them to sell their goods at below market prices to buyers with transportation and logistical access.
He said currently, they sell well below half the market price in other parts of the province.
Ewabo married into a family in Kawito who look after more than 600 rubber trees, beginning their venture 15 years ago.
He recently took it on as a full time job and has seen first hand the positives but also the negatives.
