A LEGAL REVIEW OF FOOD POLICY IN ACHIEVING RICE SELF SUFFICIENCY IN SOUTH LABUHANBATU REGENCY, INDONESIA
Main Article Content
Rahmat Suhargon
Syafrial Syah
Ulfa Aulia Harahap
The title of this research is “A Legal Review of Food Policy in Achieving Rice Self-Sufficiency in South Labuhanbatu Regency, Indonesia”. This research’s object is the Indonesian legal policy on food. The objective is to analyze food policy from a legal perspective, assess its implementation at the regional level, and formulate adaptive and applicable legal recommendations to support sustainable food self-sufficiency in South Labuhanbatu Regency. This research is also expected to identify legal loopholes and implementation barriers that hinder the achievement of self-sufficiency targets. This paper employed the method of normative legal and sociological approaches. Results show that the South Labuhanbatu Regency Government is working to achieve rice self-sufficiency through various policies and programs. Support from various parties, including the Indonesian National Armed Forces, the Indonesian National Police, and private companies, has also been instrumental in achieving this target. These efforts include increasing the cropping index, optimizing land use, and utilizing agricultural technology. The South Labuhan Batu Regency government has also implemented several policies aimed at food security to increase rice self-sufficiency in the regency. Food policies in South Labuhan Batu Regency are in accordance with the legal principles of food security. However, currently, there is no explicit food policy that leads to rice self-sufficiency in South Labuhan Batu Regency.
Abidin, M. Z. (2015). Dampak kebijakan impor beras dan ketahanan pangan dalam perspektif kesejahteraan sosial. Sosio Informa, 1(3).
Annaji, M. F., Pratama, M., Weny, I. P., & Lelangrian, P. D. (2025). Analisis Kebijakan Terhadap Harga Beras Dalam Konteks Negara Vs Pasar Pada Ekonomi Politik. Journal of Society Bridge, 3(1), 1–9.
Badan Pusat Statistik. (2024). Perkembangan Produksi Beras Tahun 2018-2024 Kabupaten Labuhanbatu Selatan. Jakarta: BPS.
Budiman, N. D., & Santu, L. (2024). Kajian strategi dan kebijakan pemerintah indonesia dalam mencapai target swasembada beras. Jurnal Pertanian Cemara, 21(2), 125–136.
Fadah, I., Lutfy, C., & Amruhu, A. (2023). Analysis of Rice trade and food security in southeast Asian countries. The 3rd International Conference on Business, Economics, and Sustainability Science (BESS 2023), 641–653. https://doi.org/10.18502/kss.v9i21.16772
Fadhlurrahman, I. (2025). Prevalensi Ketidakcukupan Konsumsi Pangan di Kabupaten Labuhan Batu Selatan Provinsi Sumatera Utara (2017-2024). Retrieved from Databoks website: https://databoks.katadata.co.id/demografi/statistik/d8ba30072ebc394/prevalensi-ketidakcukupan-konsumsi-pangan-di-labuhan-batu-selatan-naik-132-setahun-terakhir
Faisal, M. F., Faisal, M. H., & Kamaruzaman, S. (2024). Analisis Pengaruh Kebijakan Penyelenggaraan Operasi Pasar Dalam Rangka Stabilisasi Harga Pangan Pokok Di Provinsi Kalimantan Barat. Khatulistiwa Profesional: Jurnal Pengembangan SDM Dan Kebijakan Publik, 5(2), 92–103.
Firmansyah, A. (2025, July 11). Membangun Ketahanan Pangan melalui Regulasi yang Kuat. SINDO News.
Hamilton-Hart, N. (2019). Indonesia’s Quest for Food Self-sufficiency: A New Agricultural Political Economy? Journal of Contemporary Asia, 49(5), 1–17.
Harahap, A. N. (2024). Analisis Dampak Kebijakan Pengendalian Harga Pangan Terhadap Daya Beli Masyarakat (Studi Kasus Pasar Tradisional Di Kabupaten Labuhan Batu Selatan). JPEK (Jurnal Pendidikan Ekonomi Dan Kewirausahaan), 8(3). https://doi.org/10.29408/jpek.v8i3.27721
Huang, H., & Lin, W. (2021). Food Security Law and Policy in the Covid-19 Pandemic in Indonesia. Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues, 25(S1), 1–11.
Indriastuti, S., Hara, A. E., Patriadi, H. B., Trihartono, A., & Sunarko, B. S. (2022). Indonesia’s Food Security and Food Sovereignty Under Agricultural Trade Liberalisation: A Dilemmatic Policy Choice. Jurnal Global Strategis, 16(2), 1–16.
Ita. (2012). Kedaulatan dan Kebijakan Pangan, Poin Utama UU Pangan No. 18 Tahun 2012. Retrieved from Food Review Indonesia website: https://www.foodreview.co.id/blog-566801-Kedaulatan-dan-Kebijakan-Pangan-Poin-Utama-UU-Pangan-No-18-Tahun-2012.html
Marpaung, D., Bakti, S., & Suhargon, R. (2021). Urgensi Pemahaman Hukum Ekonomi Terhadap Para Generasi Muda. Community Development Journal: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat, 2(3), 989–992.
Nasution, D. D. (2020, July 17). Kementan Garap Proyek Food Estate Hortikultura Sumut (Ministry of Agriculture Working on North Sumatra Horticultural Food Estate Project). Republika.
Redi, A. (2022). Benefits and Costs of Legal Policy for the Food Estate Program in Indonesia. Law Reform, 18(2), 189–204.
Rusliyadi, M. (2023). Food Security Policy Analysis Perspective on Food Self-Sufficiency Village Programme Case in Central Java Indonesia. Agrisocionomics: Jurnal Sosial Ekonomi Pertanian, 7(1), 95–113.
Sudaryanto, T. (2016). Government Policy on Self Sufficiency to Achieve Food Security in Indonesia.
Suhargon, R., & Anggeraini, F. (2021). The Juridical Review of Law Number 1 of Year 1974 on Marriage and the Compilation of Islamic Law Concerning Status of Different Religious Wedding Abroad. Legal Brief, 10(2), 192–201.
Wright, J., Rahardjo, M., & Spratt, S. (2022). Food Security, Diversification, and Inequality: Indonesia in the Era of Globalisation. Global Food Security, 32.
Zahra, N., & Ramadani, R. (2023). Analisis Yuridis Terhadap Undang-Undang No. 18 Tahun 2012 Tentang Ketahanan Pangan Pada Keluarga Miskin Dalam Perspektif Maqasid Syariah. Jurnal Educatio: Jurnal Pendidikan Indonesia, 9(2), 683–691.
&&&
Syafrial Syah, Universitas Muhammadiyah Asahan
Lecturer
Ulfa Aulia Harahap, Universitas Muhammadiyah Asahan
Lecturer
