The impact of rice trade liberalization on farmers and food security: the case of Indonesia

This project critically analyzes the implementation of rice trade liberalization in Indonesia and how it affected the domestic rice market and Indonesian farmers. The hope was that rice trade liberalization would decrease the domestic rice price and improve the economic condition of the farmers. This project looks into the reality since rice trade liberalization came into effect and its real impact to the socio-economic condition of Indonesian farmers. This project also examines the impact of rice trade liberalization on Indonesian food security. Food security here is measured by using the level of food availability and accessibility of lower income people to food. This study scrutinizes the impact of rice trade liberalization based on the empirical evidence. A clearer understanding of the impact of rice trade liberalization on Indonesia will help to better formulate policy regarding rice trade, which has significant role in Indonesia economically, socially and even politically.