with rubber market price upto 139/- per kg nowadays its a profitable job.
BTW Prakash, my dad was workin in Rubber Board,Kothamangalam.
Many families in Kerala rely on farming especially in areas like Wayanad[paddy farm] and lots of people in Pala/Kottayam/Iduky/Kothamangalam etc in Kerala has Rubber Estates.[some Big B kinda farmers]