Sustainable Food and Agriculture Strategy in Kulon Progo Regency based on SWOT and Spatial Analysis

Abstract

Changes in the use of agricultural land to non-agriculture are threats to food security. For this reason, a strategy is needed so that food agriculture in a region can be sustainable. This research aims to make recommendations for sustainable food and agriculture (SFA) policy strategies in Kulon Progo Regency. Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities- Threats (SWOT) and spatial analysis were used to formulate a sustainable food and agriculture policy strategy. The results of the research include recommendations for sustainable agriculture strategies for Kulon Progo Regency, including the integrated rice fields protection with regional spatial plans (RSP), fostering farmer groups, rice fields fair and balanced control, land conservation development, intensive mechanisms development, new rice fields printing, productive workforce absorption, changing patterns of housing needs, and initiation of agriculture as a prestigious business field. The strategy of SFA spatially is divided into three clusters, which are avoiding land conversion, printing new rice fields with land conservation methods and construction of irrigation canals, and intensifying rice farming by utilizing agricultural technology. Keywords: