PRESIDENT Joko Widodo should not allow his ministers to squabble. This inter-ministerial quarrel has not only led to overlapping rules and implementation chaos in the field, but also reveals a lack of clarity in government policy direction. This is especially true in the area of foodstuffs.

Earlier this year, Minister of Trade Enggartiasto Lukita released his Regulation No. 1/2018 on Provisions on the Export and Import of Rice. Apart from it conf