The Contradiction of Sustainable Food Agricultural Land Protection of Sukoharjo Regency, Central Java

Abstract

Sukoharjo Regency has established a Sustainable Food Agricultural Land in article 33 section 5 of the Regional Regulation No. 14 of 2011 in response to Law No. 41 of 2009 concerning Protection of Sustainable Food Agricultural Land (LP2B). However, this policy setting did not work effectively, as indicated by the rate of conversion of paddy fields, the area of paddy fields amounted to 21,096 hectares in 2006 to 20,814 hectares in 2014, then the rate of agricultural GRDP of 3.68% in 2006 to -0.09 in 2014 and the rate of processing industry PDRB increased from 3.82% in 2006 to 5.22% in 2014. This study aims to describe the governance of LP2B in Sukoharjo Regency. This research employs descriptive method and literature study. The results showed, (1) the protection of sustainable agricultural land was still based on the Regional Spatial Planning Coordinating Board (BKPRD) in accordance with Decree of Sukoharjo Regent No.690.05 / 1283/2013; (2) there was no LP2B - Spatial Detail Plan yet ; (3) there was alleged practices of brokering of Land Use Allotment Permit; and (4) the active role of farmers in development was just begun in 2016, marked by the Establishment of Self-Supporting Agricultural Counselor Tulodho Tani in strengthening the Farmer Card and Agricultural Insurance program.