Implementation of Law Number 41 of 2009 concerning Sustainable Food Crop Land Protection for Protected Rice Fields (LSD)

Law Number 41 of 2009 for the Protection of Sustainable Food Crop Land (Law 41/2009) was issued by the government in 2009. This law's issuing is part of the government's strategic aim to preserve agricultural land and ensure national food security. The massive conversion of agricultural land into residential and industrial regions is an important endeavor. One critical aspect regulated in Law 41/2009 is the regulation on Protected Rice Fields (LSD). The regulation on LSD aims to prevent uncontrolled conversion of rice fields into non-agricultural land. This article attempts to reflect on the role of LSD in protecting agricultural ecosystems to maintain national food security. The purpose of LSD is not only to focus on legal aspects but also to consider the sustainability of agricultural ecosystems that affect biodiversity, quality, and availability of water for agriculture. Although this law has provided a strong legal basis, in its implementation there are still problems and challenges that must be faced by the government in implementing this law. The problem raised in this article is how the implementation of Law 41/2009 is related to the overlapping of the determination of protected rice fields between the regional and the central government. The problem will be analyzed using the normative legal research method. The study results found that the implementation of Law 41/2009 still faces obstacles related to regional spatial planning policies as part of regional rights in managing their regional areas.