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LAND CONVERSION, FOOD SECURITY, AND DEFORESTATION IN INDONESIA: EVIDENCE FROM FARMER-LEVEL DECISIONS Rondhi, Mohammad; Yanuarti, Rizky; Suwandari, Anik; Aji, Joni Murti Mulyo; Rokhani, Rokhani; Kuntadi, Ebban Bagus; Budiman, Subhan Arif; Mori, Yasuhiro; Kondo, Takumi; Srisompun, Orawan
Journal of Environmental Science and Sustainable Development Vol. 9, No. 1
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Agricultural land conversion (ALC) creates a dual sustainability challenge: the loss of productive farmland to urban expansion and the conversion of forested land into new agricultural areas. Farmland loss may reduce food production capacity, while forest conversion for agriculture may increase environmental degradation. These facts create a structural policy dilemma for Indonesia: safeguarding food security while simultaneously preventing deforestation. This study examines the patterns and drivers of land conversion in Indonesia over the past decade, with a focus on its implications for food security and deforestation. Using Indonesian Farmers Income Survey (Survei Pendapatan Petani, SPP) from 2004 (n = 316,669) and 2014 (n = 415,874), where the unit of analysis is the agricultural household, descriptive analysis and logistic regression were employed to explore the determinants of land conversion decisions. In this study, a land conversion decision is defined as any change in land-use status initiated by the household, which encompasses both the conversion of existing agricultural land to non-agricultural purposes and the expansion into new agricultural land from non-agricultural or forested areas. Land tenure, income, education, gender, and market access significantly influence land conversion decisions. More importantly, the results reveal a distinct regional duality: farmland conversion to non-agricultural uses is concentrated in Java, whereas agricultural expansion into forested areas is more prevalent outside Java. This duality highlights the contrasting land-use pressures faced by densely populated urban areas and sparsely populated rural regions, indicating that Indonesia faces two different land-use policy problems: protecting the remaining farmland in Java and preventing agricultural expansion into forested landscapes outside Java. These findings demonstrate that land conversion in Indonesia follows distinct regional pathways that generate different food security and deforestation risks. Consequently, region-specific land-use policies are needed to protect productive farmland in Java while reducing pressure on forest ecosystems outside Java.
Co-Authors Achmad Budi Santoso Adinda Tissa Rachmasari Putri Adyanti, Amanda Sekar Agnes Ayu Rahmawati Agung Widodo Agung Widodo Agus Hadi Prayitno Agus Supriono Ahmad Fatikhul Khasan Aini, Lailika Nur Alvin Dwi Hariyono Dede Cristantoa Angga Deviyanto Anik Suwandari Annona Emhar Annona Emhar Arina Amaliya Arum Putranti Ati Kusmiati Budiman, Subhan Arif Cindera Rosa Damascena Cindera Rosa Damascena Cindy Padma Widhah Damascena, Cindera Rosa Deby Chyntia Wahyu Febriani Dede Haryono Deny Kurnia Sisti Dewi Churva H. Sholihah Dimas Ageng Sudrajat Dimas Bastara Zahrosa Dina Epriliyanti Djoko Soejono Ebban Bagus Kuntadi Evita Soliha Hani farionita, inge mayusi Fauziah, Diana Firadayana Laksmita Friska Firdaus, Ragel Firdaus, Ratna Nur Fithroh Wahyu sulistyo Akbar Fitriyaningsih Fitriyaningsih Friska, Firadayana Laksmita G. Gunawan Hapsari, Triana Dewi Hasan, Ilham Hasanah, Julita I Nyoman Adi Winata Ibanah, Indah Ika Oktavianawati Imaniar Agustina Imaniar Agustina Imelda, Sisca Indah Ibanah Intan Kartika Setyawati Jani Januar Julian Adam Ridjal Kurnia Mega Cahyaningrum Lawado, Nadhira Maulida Rizdanti Lenny Widjayanthi Linda Laila Zahasfana Luh Putu Suciati M Sunarsih Magfiroh, Illia Seldon Marhamah Marhamah Meidiana Purnamasari Mochamad Hafezd As'ad Moh Hanafi Mohammad Rondhi Mohammad Rondhi Mustapit Mustapit Muta ‘Awifa Nany Ela Susanti Nany Ela Susanti, Nany Ela Nurul Dwi Novikarumsari, Nurul Dwi Pamuji, Mutiara Balquis Patricia, Susan Barbara Pradiptya Ayu Harsita Pratama, Angga Muhammad Aprianto Eka Puspaningrum, Diah Ratih Apri Utami Ratih Indah Hairani Ratih Indah Hairani Rizky Yanuarti Robiatul Adawiyah Rokhani Rokhani Rokhani, Rokhani Rudi Hartadi Rusman Rusman Safira, Ilmiana Safira, Maulida Rachma Sembiring Meliala, Susan Barbara Patricia Setyawan, Hendrik Shafira, Alivia Nur Soetriono Soetriono Soetriono Soetriono Sri Hartatik Sri Subekti Srisompun, Orawan Subchan Dwi Arisandy Subekti, Sri Suci Nurdiastuti Sudarko Sudarko Sugeng Raharto Sunarsih Sunarsih Suryanto, Edi Susan Barbara Patricia Sembiring Meliala Susan Barbara Patricia Sembiring Meliala Syaiful Anwar, Agus Setiadi, Suwali, T A Siswoyo T Lindrianti Takumi Kondo, Takumi Titin Agustin Titin Agustin Titin Agustina Trias Primadani Urbano Maria Tilman Suri Widaningrum, Ines Widya Kristiyanti Putri Widya Kristiyanti Putri Widya Kristiyanti Putri Yanuarti, Rizky Yanuarti, Rizky Yasuhiro Mori, Yasuhiro Yohana Tyas Sulistiowati Yuli Hariyati Yuli Hariyati Yuny Erwanto Zahasfana, Linda Laila