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Presidential Instruction No. 2/2005 on rice affairs policy.

Country/Territory
Indonesia
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2005
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Business News No.7198, 15 April 2005, pp. 31A-32A.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Cereals/grains/rice Internal trade Food security Agricultural commodities
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Indian Ocean, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Presidential Instruction enters into force on 2 March 2005.
Abstract

This Presidential Instruction provides for the increase in farmers' income, the enhancement of food security and the promotion of the rural economy. It provides support for the increase in paddy productivity, quality of paddy and national paddy production, including exploitation of land and water resources, in order to raise farmers' income. To enhance the quality of rice and reduce the lost output the Government shall develop a post-unhusked rice/rice harvest management. Quality requirements for the purchasing price of harvested dry unhusked rice, milled dry unhusked rice and rice are listed in the fourth provision.

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