Policy Paper No 71

Paddy and Rice Sector Policy Roadmap: Towards Equity and Sustainability

Author: Fatimah Mohamed Arshad, Kusairi Mohd. Noh, Emmy Farha Alias

This study is an extension of the previous study conducted in 2019 by IDEAS. Titled the “Effectiveness of State Trading Enterprises in Achieving Food Security: Case Studies of BERNAS in Malaysia and BULOG in Indonesia”, the study made a number of policy recommendations to transform the sector towards a more progressive, equitable and sustainable industry. As a result of the follow-up study carried out in 2020, we now produce this report that translates those recommendations into a policy roadmap, which will serve as a guide to policy makers, as well as a framework for further intellectual discourse.

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