Descriptors :
GATT,Indonesia,Market orientation,rice,Rural development
Abstract :
Long before the establishment of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and related regional trade movements, the government of Indonesia changed its development strategy so that it looks outward rather than inward. In line with GATT, Indonesia is committed to liberalizing its trade and investment. The future direction of agricultural and rural development,to ensure growth with equity, will be towards decentralized, market-oriented, export-led agriculture, in which private companies participate, and the use of capital intensive technology in agricultural development to increase efficiency and product competitveness. Policies and programs to promote the sustainability of small-scale farms are designed to operate through farmersʹ groups, and take advantage of economic globslization.
