Potensi dan Kendala Kebijakan Perlindungan Lahan Pertanian Pangan Berkelanjutan di Kabupaten Demak
Perlindungan Lahan Pertanian Pangan Berkelanjutan (PLP2B ‐ Sustainable Farm Land Protection) is agovernment policy aimed to prevent farm land conversion. It has been implemented among others inDemak Regency, which is one of the region’s main food source. The study identified the potential andchallenges of the implementation of the policy through the method of superimpose between the plannedmap and the actual land use conversion, supported by land conversion data from the Land Office andinterview with selected sources. The study showed that land conversion is still occurring and that thereare mismatches between the planned map and the actual condition. Interviews suggested that there stillvast measure of farm land available still for improvement into sustainable farm lands. Challenges emergefrom the high demand for housing areas, illegal land conversion and lack of policy socialization to thecommunity.Keywords: land conversion, planning map, factors affecting the implementation of policy