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farmlandgrab org | Indonesian program s promise of food security backfires for local farmers

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Indonesian program s promise of food security backfires for local farmers

JAKARTA The establishment of large-scale agriculture under the Indonesian government’s “food estate” program is harming local farmers in Sumatra, a study has found. The program was announced in 2020 by President Joko Widodo to boost domestic food production and reduce reliance on crop imports. But in North Sumatra province, one of the regions where the program’s […]

Indonesia s plantation program on collision course with wildlife, Indigenous groups

Indonesia’s plantation program on collision course with wildlife, Indigenous groups Indonesia’s food estate program threatens to overlap onto habitats of key species like orangutans and tigers in Sumatra, according to a government map. Environmental activists warn this could exacerbate human-wildlife conflicts, and have criticized the lack of an environmental assessment before the start of the program. Also at threat are forests that Indigenous communities rely on for their livelihoods, with the government again failing to involve them in the planning process. The government claims it mapped the food estate areas in a way to minimize disturbances to known wildlife habitats.

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