Harmonization of Protected Agricultural Land (LSD) Policy as an Implementation of Protection for Regional Food Security

The agricultural sector has a very strategic role in the national and regional economy through its contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), foreign exchange earnings, provision of food and industrial raw materials, poverty alleviation, provision of employment and increase in community income. The threat of food production raises concerns about the occurrence of a food crisis, as a result Indonesia will need additional food availability, especially the availability of food-supporting land. Protection of food agricultural land is an inseparable effort in order to control the function of food land which is increasing rapidly today as a result of increasing demand for land. In 2022, the Ministry of Agriculture through the Directorate General of Agricultural Infrastructure and Facilities allocated the Protected Agricultural Land  Protection Recommendation activities to the District/City Agriculture Office in 51 districts/cities in 12 Provinces. The method used in this research uses normative research methods with conceptual and statutory approaches.