Comparative study of two incentive schemes in Malaysian paddy production

Domestic paddy production has occupied the minds of policy makers since independent. This explains the reason for the formation of granary areas where irrigation schemes enhance productivity of paddy farming. Modern infrastructures and technologies were to increase the self sufficiency and food secu...

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Main Authors: Yunus-Junaid, Busayo Rashidat, Ismail, Mohd Mansor, Mohd Nawi, Nolila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IDOSI Publications 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29420/
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author Yunus-Junaid, Busayo Rashidat
Ismail, Mohd Mansor
Mohd Nawi, Nolila
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Ismail, Mohd Mansor
Mohd Nawi, Nolila
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description Domestic paddy production has occupied the minds of policy makers since independent. This explains the reason for the formation of granary areas where irrigation schemes enhance productivity of paddy farming. Modern infrastructures and technologies were to increase the self sufficiency and food security levels but unfortunately the country still depends on cheaper rice abroad. The paper analyzed the comparative advantage of paddy production in selected granary areas and examined the government incentive schemes before and after 2008. Two indicators of comparative advantage (Domestic Resource Costs (DRC) and Social Cost-Benefit ratio (SCB)) were used to calculate the comparative advantage of paddy production. The results showed that the new incentive scheme allocates inputs in paddy production more efficiently even in times of global food crisis.
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spelling upm-294202016-07-12T09:32:58Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29420/ Comparative study of two incentive schemes in Malaysian paddy production Yunus-Junaid, Busayo Rashidat Ismail, Mohd Mansor Mohd Nawi, Nolila Domestic paddy production has occupied the minds of policy makers since independent. This explains the reason for the formation of granary areas where irrigation schemes enhance productivity of paddy farming. Modern infrastructures and technologies were to increase the self sufficiency and food security levels but unfortunately the country still depends on cheaper rice abroad. The paper analyzed the comparative advantage of paddy production in selected granary areas and examined the government incentive schemes before and after 2008. Two indicators of comparative advantage (Domestic Resource Costs (DRC) and Social Cost-Benefit ratio (SCB)) were used to calculate the comparative advantage of paddy production. The results showed that the new incentive scheme allocates inputs in paddy production more efficiently even in times of global food crisis. IDOSI Publications 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29420/1/Comparative%20study%20of%20two%20incentive%20schemes%20in%20Malaysian%20paddy%20production.pdf Yunus-Junaid, Busayo Rashidat and Ismail, Mohd Mansor and Mohd Nawi, Nolila (2013) Comparative study of two incentive schemes in Malaysian paddy production. World Applied Sciences Journal, 23. pp. 27-31. ISSN 1818-4952; ESSN: 1991-6426 http://www.idosi.org/wasj/wasj23(eemcge)2013.htm 10.5829/idosi.wasj.2013.23.eemcge.2206
spellingShingle Yunus-Junaid, Busayo Rashidat
Ismail, Mohd Mansor
Mohd Nawi, Nolila
Comparative study of two incentive schemes in Malaysian paddy production
title Comparative study of two incentive schemes in Malaysian paddy production
title_full Comparative study of two incentive schemes in Malaysian paddy production
title_fullStr Comparative study of two incentive schemes in Malaysian paddy production
title_full_unstemmed Comparative study of two incentive schemes in Malaysian paddy production
title_short Comparative study of two incentive schemes in Malaysian paddy production
title_sort comparative study of two incentive schemes in malaysian paddy production
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