A comparative study of the effectiveness of price support and fertilizer subsidy programmes for self-sufficiency in rice production in Peninsular Malaysia
Rice production is of both economic and political importance to the Malaysian government. Despite the implementation of various programmes the country is still unable to be self-sufficient in rice production. Among the policy programmes implemented and aimed at achieving self-sufficiency in ric...
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1984
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| Summary: | Rice production is of both economic and political
importance to the Malaysian government. Despite the
implementation of various programmes the country is still
unable to be self-sufficient in rice production.
Among the policy programmes implemented and aimed
at achieving self-sufficiency in rice production and
simultaneously increasing the farmers' incomes, are two short
term policy programmes namely price support and fertilizer
subsidy schemes. Both schemes have incurred heavy expenses
on the part of the government, but more so, the self-sufficiency level in rice output could not be achieved while the incidence
of poverty among padi farmers still remains amongst the highest
in the country's various occupational sectors.
The purpose of this study is to determine the
effectiveness of each of the two policy programmes in their
contribution towards achieving self-sufficiency in rice
production and increasing the farmers' income. Previous
research have shown that both price support and fertilizer
subsidy schemes could increase crop output and consequently
increased the farmers' income. A finding of a comparative
study on price support and fertilizer subsidy policy programmes
to achieve self-sufficiency in rice production in the
Philippines showed that the fertilizer subsidy scheme is more
cost effective and contributes a higher income for the farmers
than that of the price support scheme.
The present study adapts the model used by Barker and
Hayami in the Philippines study. Secondary data and information
from previous studies are used to evaluate the costs and benefits
of the two policy programmes in the study. |
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