The Agro-Economic Survey of Indonesia: An Appreciation

Ten years ago the number of agricultural economists in Indonesia could be counted on the fingers of one hand, and there is still no Bureau of Agricultural Economics in the Indonesian government. Yet more than half of Indonesia's national production and exports originate in the agricultural sector, and more than two-thirds of its population earn their living in agriculture. It has long been realized, however, that no worthwhile economic development is possible unless satisfactory agricultural policies can be devised to cope with the problems of food shortages, marketing, land tenure and many more.