Analysis of Farmers’ Agriculture Land Ownership Policy in Indonesia Towards Sustainable Green Agriculture

Abstract The study aims to identify agricultural land ownership policies by farmers in Indonesia, analyze their impact, and formulate recommendations for agricultural land ownership policies in Indonesia to support the realization of sustainable green agriculture in Indonesia. People or legal entities without agricultural skills and experience can access the farmland market in Indonesia today. Converting agricultural land into non-agricultural land, such as industrial or residential, has become a common practice, serving as a national strategic project to maximize economic income. Numerous agricultural land conversions to non-agricultural land without accompanying data supporting the existing land potential can disrupt nature’s balance. The loss of fertile agricultural land owned by farmers, because it does not correspond to their land characteristics, can affect food security in Indonesia. This explanatory social research uses a library study approach to explain the unhealthy phenomenon of agricultural land ownership by farmers in Indonesia, which results in the ease of farmland conversion as well as the impact of environmental damage. The study has produced several recommendations to give farmers a greater chance to retain their land and not transfer agricultural land functions based on good practices in European countries, such as Slovenia, Italy, Austria, and Hungary. This research shows how the European countries share a common focus on safeguarding agricultural land by regulating ownership and transfers to prioritize agricultural use, each country has measures that either restrict non-farmers from easily acquiring land or offer pre-emptive rights to farmers to ensure that agricultural land remains in productive agricultural hands.