Obstacles to Achieving Food Security: The Failure of Rice Sector Policy and Its Impact on Peasant Deprivation in the Era
The failure of rice sector policy in the era of democratic political reform in Indonesia is related to the interests of political and business powers backed by International Finance Institutions and developed Western countries. The actors attempted to wit
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Obstacles to Achieving Food Security: The Failure of Rice Sector Policy and Its Impact on Peasant Deprivation in the Era of Political Reform in Indonesia Sunardi Purwaatmoko
Abstract The failure of rice sector policy in the era of democratic political reform in Indonesia is related to the interests of political and business powers backed by International Finance Institutions and developed Western countries. The actors attempted to withhold the liberalization policy because doing so would benefit them. The limited government intervention in the paddy and rice market through the decline of the role and function of the National Food Logistic Agency (BULOG) as Public Service Obligation (PSO) prevented the price stabilization of paddy and rice. Rice traders and distributors were able to control the domestic price market of paddy and rice by creating a high price disparity between the market prices of paddy and rice. The storage of paddy and rice purchased by private rice traders and distributors from peasant producers led to high disparity between domestic and global rice prices. The higher price of domestic rice accompanied with the low-level import tariff made it easier for rice importers to import and access the market. Consequently, the failure of de-liberalization policy resulted in disadvantages for poor people and peasant producers.
Abbreviations AGRA API BAPPENAS
Aliansi Gerakan Reforma Agraria (Alliance for Agrarian Momement Reform) Aliansi Petani Indonesia (Indonesian Peasant Alliance) Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional (National Development Planning Agency)
S. Purwaatmoko (*) Department of International Relations, The Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Jember, Jalan Kalimantan No. 37, Jember 68121, East Java, Indonesia e-mail: [email protected] © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018 B. McLellan (ed.), Sustainable Future for Human Security, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5430-3_17
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BPS BULOG DPR DTI EU GERINDRA GKG GKP GOLKAR HANURA HBE HDG HDGB HDPP HGTP HPP IFIs IGJ IMF INPRES KKP KPA KUD LKBI MH MK1 MK2 NGOs OP PAN PBB PDIP PIBC PKB PKS PPSE PSO
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Badan Pusat Statistik (Centre for Statistics Agency) Badan Urusan Logistik (National Food Logistic Agency) Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (Parliament) Dewan Tani Indonesia (Indonesian Peasant Council) Uni Eropa (European Union) Partai Gerakan Rakyat Indonesia Raya (Greater Indonesian People Movement Party) Gabah Kering Giling (dried paddy on miller) Gabah Kering Panen (dried paddy on farm) Golongan Karya (Functional Group Party) Hati Nurani Rakyat Party (People Approval Party) Harga Beras Eceran (retail price of rice) Harga Dasar Gabah (floor price of paddy) Harga Dasar Gabah dan Beras (floor price of paddy and rice) Harga Dasar Pembelian Pemerintah (government procurement of floor price) Harga Gabah Tingkat Petani (price of paddy at the level of peasant) Harga Pembelian Pemerintah (government procurement price) Lembaga-Lembaga Finansial Internasional (International Finance Institutions) Institute for
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