Assessing the impact of rice import quota policy on the Malaysian rice sector

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Dordkeshan, Mohammad Javad and Shamsudin, Mad Nasir and Mohamed, Zainalabidin and Radam, Alias (2017) Assessing the impact of rice import quota policy on the Malaysian rice sector. Journal of Food Products Marketing, 23 (8). 890 - 900. ISSN 1045-4446; ESSN: 1540-4102

Abstract

After the food crisis in 2008, the Malaysian government reintroduced their efforts to reach rice self-sufficiency and to stabilize domestic prices by using a rice import quota of 700,000 tons per year. Though with the emergence of trade liberalization and regional agreements, Malaysian government interventions should be limited. Therefore, this article attempts to assess the impact of removing the rice import quota on the rice sector in Malaysia using a system dynamics model. The simulated results showed that due to developing rice-based industry in Malaysia and its effects on the rice market situation, the rice import quota might have a negative impact on increasing farmers’ income, more affordable prices for consumers, and diversification of food in Malaysia.

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Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Agriculture Institute of Agricultural and Food Policy Studies
DOI Number:	https://doi.org/10.1080/10454446.2017.1244798
Publisher:	Routledge
Keywords:	Import quota; Malaysia; Rice sector; System dynamics modeling
Depositing User:	Ms. Nida Hidayati Ghazali
Date Deposited:	22 Mar 2019 01:34
Last Modified:	22 Mar 2019 01:34
Altmetrics:	http://www.altmetric.com/details.php?domain=psasir.upm.edu.my&doi=10.1080/10454446.2017.1244798
URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60936
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