<![CDATA[IntroductionFood security remains a persistent challenge in North Sumatera, Indonesia, where smallholder agriculture faces constrained financing access, inadequate infrastructure, seasonal liquidity requirements, and institutional fragmentation. Islamic social finance offers opportunities to address these constraints, yet the integration of food waqf with bank-intermediated cash waqf remains insufficiently developed for agricultural applications.ObjectivesThis study develops and prioritizes an integrated food waqf linked deposit model for strengthening food security in North Sumatera. It identifies the institutional, managerial, financial, and implementation priorities required to connect waqf resources with productive agricultural activities and sustainable food provision.MethodThe study employed a sequential exploratory mixed-method design using the Analytic Network Process. A literature review and focus group discussion were used to construct five interconnected clusters comprising 21 elements. Pairwise assessments were obtained from seven purposively selected experts representing monetary authorities, waqf governance, deposit insurance, academia, Islamic banking, and productive waqf management.ResultsInternal Solutions received the highest cluster priority at 20.94%, followed by Strategy at 20.62% and External Solutions at 20.47%. Nazhir Competency was the highest global priority at 5.66%, followed by Productive Waqf Financing at 5.46%, Food Procurement Facilitation at 5.26%, Low Wakif Participation at 5.24%, and Deposit Insurance Corporation Guarantee at 5.16%. Sensitivity analysis indicated that the leading priorities remained relatively stable under moderate variations in cluster weights.ImplicationsThe findings indicate that sustainable food waqf requires an integrated ecosystem combining professional nazhir management, productive agricultural financing, food procurement, institutional safeguards, and financing arrangements responsive to agricultural production cycles. These priorities provide practical guidance for waqf institutions, Islamic financial institutions, and policymakers designing regional food-security initiatives.Originality/NoveltyThis study integrates food waqf, bank-intermediated cash waqf, agricultural financing, and food security within a network-based prioritization framework. It proposes Structural Security as a conceptual configuration linking professional management, institutional safeguards, productive financing, and agricultural-cycle synchronization, while recognizing that its legal and operational effectiveness requires further empirical validation.]]>
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