Function Transfer of Agricultural Land to be Settlements and Tourism in Gianyar District, Bali

Abstract

The conversion of agricultural land is one of the phenomena of the conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural land. This change is detrimental to the sustainability of agriculture in Gianyar Regency. In the last three years, the area of ​​agricultural land that has changed its function in Gianyar Regency has reached 100 hectares. This happens because the need for land each year continues to increase both for settlement and for tourism and residential accommodation needs. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors causing the conversion of agricultural land in Gianyar Regency, and the implementation of the conversion of agricultural land for housing development and tourism accommodation that occurred in Gianyar Regency. The approach method used in this research is juridical empirical, descriptive-analytic research specifications, data sources are primary data and secondary data, data collection techniques by conducting interviews and literature study, data analysis methods with qualitative analysis. The factors causing the shift in the function of agricultural land in Gianyar Regency are due to economic factors, lack of farmer subsidies, and the high value of land tax objects that make farmers unable to defend their land, as well as the lack of law enforcement on land use change. The implementation of the conversion of agricultural land into settlements and tourism accommodation in Gianyar Regency will continue to occur because there is no regional regulation on sustainable food agriculture land. The government must immediately finalize the perda so that changes in land use in Gianyar Regency can be prevented.