Trusting Trade and the Private Sector for Food Security in Southeast Asia (Directions in Development)

by Foodand Agriculture Organizationofthe United Natio (Author), Asian Development Bank (Author), WorldBankGroup (Author), A S E A N Secretariat (Author), HamidRAlavi (Author), Aira Htenas (Contributor), RonKopicki (Contributor), Andrew W Sheperd (Contributor), RamonClarete (Contributor)

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  2011

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  Challenges policy makers who oversee the rice sector in Southeast Asia and reexamines deep-rooted precepts about their responsibilities. The authors argue that fixating on national self-sufficiency has been costly and counterproductive, and cooperation can both improve rice production at home and expand regional trade.