The export of most agricultural products was opened to the private sector, with the exception of rice, sugar, rubber, cotton and jute that were either considered as essential for domestic consumption or used as raw material for domestic industries. Waste and fallow land was allocated to private investors for agricultural purposes. The import and distribution of agricultural inputs, previously handled by the state, were opened to the private sector, and tariffs on the import of agricultural inputs were removed. Input subsidies were also greatly reduced. These measures were accompanied by the Foreign Investment Law of 1988 (ARDC, 2011).