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Geographic determinants of rice self-sufficiency in Southeast Asia

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  • Dawe, David

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Rice self-sufficiency is a key objective of most Asian governments, yet attaining that objective has been elusive for several countries over extended periods of time; long-term status as an exporter or importer is relatively constant, and is altered only by revolutionary events (i.e., major changes in policy or technologies). Traditional rice importers tend to eat less rice (and more wheat) than traditional exporters, so the determining factors behind rice self-sufficiency must lie on the supply side. This paper finds that the main determinant of (per capita) rice production is not rice yield per hectare, but rather the amount of per capita rice area harvested, which in turn is determined largely by the proportion of land that is well-suited for growing rice. Thus, countries with ample (per capita) supplies of water and flat land (i.e. those with dominant river deltas on the mainland) are self-sufficient in rice, and countries with more varied landscapes are not.

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  • Dawe, David, 2013. "Geographic determinants of rice self-sufficiency in Southeast Asia," ESA Working Papers 288989, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA).
  • Handle: RePEc:ags:faoaes:288989
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.288989
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    1. Patrice Ollivaud, 2017. "Improving the allocation and efficiency of public spending in Indonesia," OECD Economics Department Working Papers 1381, OECD Publishing.
    2. World Bank Group, 2016. "Leveraging the Rice Value Chain for Poverty Reduction in Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Myanmar," World Bank Publications - Reports 24711, The World Bank Group.
    3. Farah Hanim Abdul Rahim* & NurulNazihahHawari & Norhaslinda Zainal Abidin, 2018. "The Impact of Price Subsidy on Rice Self-Sufficiency Level in Malaysia: A System Dynamics Approach," The Journal of Social Sciences Research, Academic Research Publishing Group, pages 801-806:6.

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