ABSTRACT
Much of the policy discussion in the literature focuses on the price both of rice and of major inputs such as fertilizer. However, there is a range of other policies used to manipulate the rice sector. These include investments in irrigation systems, roads and marketing facilities, agricultural research, taxation, and trade policy. Some of these policies have effects beyond the rice sector, and a complete discussion of all of them exceeds the scope of this chapter. It is nevertheless, important to recognize that all may influence behavior in the rice sector.
