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Implications of Agricultural Land Conversion for Sustainable Food Security: Evidence from Vietnam Irene Vera Purba; I Gusti Ayu Ketut Rachmi Handayani; Lego Karjoko; Anurat Anantanatorn
Contrarius Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025): Contrarius
Publisher : Lembaga Contrarius Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.53955/contrarius.v1i1.79

Abstract

Agriculture, as the primary source of food, is increasingly threatened by land-use conversion driven by urbanization, industrial expansion, and economic transformation—particularly in agrarian countries such as Indonesia and Vietnam. This research aims to analyze the patterns and driving factors behind agricultural land conversion in both countries, assess its impact on sustainable food security, and formulate appropriate policy solutions. Employing a normative legal approach combined with policy analysis, this study draws on primary and secondary data, including legal frameworks, academic literature, and national policies. The findings reveal three key insights. First, land-use change is predominantly driven by institutional weaknesses, legal ambiguities, and a pragmatic legal culture that fails to adequately safeguard agricultural land. Second, both countries exhibit similar trends in the conversion of productive farmland to non-agricultural uses, leading to reduced food land availability, ecological degradation, and socio-economic disruptions for farming communities. Third, a policy reconstruction is urgently needed—one that involves harmonized and enforceable regulations, institutional strengthening, and participatory economic mechanisms to ensure land protection. In conclusion, the study emphasizes the critical need for integrated and sustainable policy frameworks to maintain food security, promote environmental sustainability, and uphold social justice in the Southeast Asian region.
Co-Authors Abdul Kadir Jaelani Abdul Wahid Achmad Fawaid Agus Riwanto Agus Riwanto Agusweka Poltak Siregar Albertus Sentot Sudarwanto Aldo Putra Yudhistira Alvin Devote Azaria Ardana Anis Mashdurohatun Annisa Fianni Sisma Anurat Anantanatorn Arifin Ma’aruf Arvin Asta Nugraha Asih Wastuti Atika Rahmadanty Auliya Istiqomah Ramadhanty Danendra, Ravi Davela Navisa Risandhi Dian Furqani Tenrilawa Dimas Firmansyah Wijaya Dimas Pramodya Dwipayana Ditya Metta Ayu Fernanda Eka Rismawati Endang Retno Suryowati Erman Suparman Fatma Ulfatun Najicha Fatma Ulfatun Najicha Fatma Ulfatun Najicha Fatma Ulfatun Najicha Fatma Ulfatun Najicha Fatma Ulfatun Najicha Fatma Ulfatun Najicha Fatma Ulfatun Najicha Gustiaji Gustiaji Hari Purwadi Hartiwiningsih Hartiwiningsih Hayat, Muhammad Jihadul Henning Glaser Hilaire Tegnan Ika Rahmawati Imranullah Akhtar Intan Hanisa Intan Hanisa Intan Sekar Arum Irene Vera Purba Isharyanto Isharyanto Isharyanto Isharyanto Isharyanto Isharyanto Ismunarno Jaco Barkhuizen Jaelani, Abdul Kadir Jelang Fajar Putra Perdana Johanna Griselda Joy Saputro Josephine Santosa Komaruddin Komaruddin Kukuh Tejomurti Tedjomurti Lego Karjoko Lego Karjoko Lego Karjoko Lego Karjoko Lego Karjoko Lego Karjoko Lego Karjoko Lego Karjoko Lego Karjoko Lego Karjoko Lego Karjoko Marzuki, Ismail MM. Thanisa Dita Murbarani Muhammad Ainurrasyid Al Fikri Muhammad Aziz Zaelani Muhammad Imam Wicaksono Muhammad Mukhtarrija Nadila Maysila Herdarezki Ninna Ghonia Noventasya Nidya Megasafitri Oky Shiang Pradana Popi Yoniawati Puji Wulandari Kuncorowati Rachmawaty Rachmawaty, Rachmawaty Raden Rara Mutiara Wijaya Rahayu Subekti Ravi Danendra Ravi Danendra Rizki Jayuska Rosita Chandrakirana Seno Wibowo Gumbira Septya Hanung Surya Dewi Siska Diana Sari Sultoni Fikri Sunarto Sunarto Tajali Yudhanto Tegar Pratama Basuki Putra Trisya Benazir Dewinagara Willy Naresta Hanum Willy Naresta Hanum Willy Naresta Hanum Yudho Taruno Muryanto Zainab Ompu Jainah