Reformulation of Local Government Policy Regarding Agricultural Land Transfer Permits to Building Food Security in the Era of the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

This research is motivated by four main problems, namely philosophical problems, theoretical problems, juridical problems and sociological problems. The philosophical problem is the shift in the value of justice from the community regarding the important value of agricultural land in Indonesia. This research is based on the decline in agricultural land in Indonesia which has been converted into non-agricultural land. Indonesia itself is an agricultural country which in fact agricultural land is a source of commodities and food security for the country. If agricultural land continues to be converted, it will have many negative impacts on the stability of the country. In addition, the environmental ecosystem will be disturbed by changing the function of the land. In addition to the philosophical problems above, there is also a theoretical problem, that with the implementation of a decentralized government system in which each region is authorized and has the right to take care of its own household. In addition, the Covid-19 pandemic that the country is currently experiencing brings many new problems, especially in food security. In addition, the juridical problem is that the Government in this case the central government has anticipated the effects of this agricultural land conversion by passing Law no. 41 of 2009 concerning the Protection of Sustainable Agricultural Land. This law has not been able to even tend to have a crucial article that can be misused by the Regional Head in granting a location permit for the conversion of agricultural land. Even existing laws tend to be deviated by Regional Heads armed with discretionary authority and this is a new challenge, especially in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic. The sociological problem in this study is that the excessive conversion of agricultural land will cause social unrest in the community. This is caused by: (1) agricultural land is exploited into residential land by ignoring the obligation to replace new agricultural land. (2) Exploitation of agricultural land in the region seems not yet fully for the prosperity of the people in the region. And permits are no longer seen as an instrument for controlling the community but as a means of increasing local government tax. (3) The current COVID-19 pandemic is the country's biggest challenge in developing the country's current food security.

Keywords: Reformulation, Agricultural Land Transfer, Food Security

DOI: 10.7176/JLPG/114-04

Publication date:October 31^st 2021