The Effectiveness of the Absentee Ownership Ban in Supporting National Food Security

Soediro Soediro; Mahdi Muhammad

doi:10.47268/tatohi.v6i1.3780

The Effectiveness of the Absentee Ownership Ban in Supporting National Food Security

Soediro Soediro⁽¹⁾, Mahdi Muhammad⁽²⁾

(1) Faculty of Law, Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto, Banyumas, Indonesia

(2) Regional Office of the Ministry of Law, Semarang, Indonesia, Indonesia

Corresponding Author

Abstract

Introduction: Agricultural land constitutes a strategic foundation for national food security and food sovereignty. However, absentee ownership—where land is held by individuals who neither reside near nor actively cultivate it—continues to weaken agricultural productivity and distort land governance. Although the Basic Agrarian Law formally prohibits such practices, structural and normative deficiencies hinder effective enforcement.

Purposes of the Research: This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of absentee ownership prohibition regulations and formulate policy recommendations to improve their implementation in order to support food security.

Methods of the Research: The research employs a normative juridical (doctrinal) method focusing on positive legal norms governing absentee land ownership. It utilizes statutory, conceptual, and public policy approaches to assess regulatory coherence, enforcement limitations, and the need for reform, particularly in strengthening agrarian governance and its integration with national food policy frameworks.

Findings of the Research: The findings demonstrate that the existing regulatory regime remains weak in supervision, operational definitions of active management, progressive sanctioning mechanisms, and integration with sustainable agricultural land protection policies. This study advances agrarian scholarship by repositioning the expansion of the absentee prohibition as a strategic governance instrument directly linked to land productivity, sustainable utilization, and national food security enhancement. This research offers a new perspective by integrating the prohibition of absentee ownership into a comprehensive food security policy framework, which has not been widely explored in the literature.

Keywords

Absentee Land Ownership; Agrarian Law; Food Security; Land Productivity; Land Policy.

DOI

10.47268/tatohi.v6i1.3780

Published

2026-03-31

How To Cite

APA: Soediro, S., & Muhammad, M. (2026). The Effectiveness of the Absentee Ownership Ban in Supporting National Food Security. TATOHI: Jurnal Ilmu Hukum, 6(1), 36-49. DOI: https://doi.org/10.47268/tatohi.v6i1.3780.

IEEE: S. Soediro, and M. Muhammad, "The Effectiveness of the Absentee Ownership Ban in Supporting National Food Security", TATOHI J. Ilmu Huk., vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 36-49, Mar. 2026. Accessed on: Apr. 3, 2026. [Online]. Available DOI: https://doi.org/10.47268/tatohi.v6i1.3780

Harvard: Soediro, S., and Muhammad, M., (2026). "The Effectiveness of the Absentee Ownership Ban in Supporting National Food Security". TATOHI: Jurnal Ilmu Hukum, Volume 6(1), pp. 36-49. [Online]. Available DOI: https://doi.org/10.47268/tatohi.v6i1.3780 (Accessed on: 3 April 2026)

Chicago: Soediro, Soediro, and Mahdi Muhammad. "The Effectiveness of the Absentee Ownership Ban in Supporting National Food Security." TATOHI: Jurnal Ilmu Hukum 6, no. 1 (March 31, 2026): 36-49. Accessed April 3, 2026. doi:10.47268/tatohi.v6i1.3780

Vancouver: Soediro S, Muhammad M. The Effectiveness of the Absentee Ownership Ban in Supporting National Food Security. TATOHI J. Ilmu Huk. [Internet]. 2026 Mar 31 [cited 2026 Apr 3];6(1):36-49. Available from: https://doi.org/10.47268/tatohi.v6i1.3780

MLA 8th: Soediro, Soediro, and Mahdi Muhammad. "The Effectiveness of the Absentee Ownership Ban in Supporting National Food Security." TATOHI: Jurnal Ilmu Hukum, vol. 6, no. 1, 31 Mar. 2026, pp. 36-49, doi:10.47268/tatohi.v6i1.3780. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

BibTeX:

@article{TATOHI3780,
		author = {Soediro Soediro and Mahdi Muhammad},
		title = {The Effectiveness of the Absentee Ownership Ban in Supporting National Food Security},
		journal = {TATOHI: Jurnal Ilmu Hukum},
		volume = {6},
		number = {1},
		year = {2026},
		keywords = {Absentee Land Ownership; Agrarian Law; Food Security; Land Productivity; Land Policy.},
		abstract = {Introduction: Agricultural land constitutes a strategic foundation for national food security and food sovereignty. However, absentee ownership—where land is held by individuals who neither reside near nor actively cultivate it—continues to weaken agricultural productivity and distort land governance. Although the Basic Agrarian Law formally prohibits such practices, structural and normative deficiencies hinder effective enforcement.Purposes of the Research: This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of absentee ownership prohibition regulations and formulate policy recommendations to improve their implementation in order to support food security.Methods of the Research: The research employs a normative juridical (doctrinal) method focusing on positive legal norms governing absentee land ownership. It utilizes statutory, conceptual, and public policy approaches to assess regulatory coherence, enforcement limitations, and the need for reform, particularly in strengthening agrarian governance and its integration with national food policy frameworks.Findings of the Research: The findings demonstrate that the existing regulatory regime remains weak in supervision, operational definitions of active management, progressive sanctioning mechanisms, and integration with sustainable agricultural land protection policies. This study advances agrarian scholarship by repositioning the expansion of the absentee prohibition as a strategic governance instrument directly linked to land productivity, sustainable utilization, and national food security enhancement. This research offers a new perspective by integrating the prohibition of absentee ownership into a comprehensive food security policy framework, which has not been widely explored in the literature.},
				issn = {2775-619X},		pages = {36--49}			doi = {10.47268/tatohi.v6i1.3780},
				url = {https://fhukum.unpatti.ac.id/jurnal/tatohi/article/view/3780}
		}

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2.	Creator	Author's name, affiliation, country	Soediro Soediro; Faculty of Law, Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto, Banyumas; Indonesia

2.	Creator	Author's name, affiliation, country	Mahdi Muhammad; Regional Office of the Ministry of Law, Semarang, Indonesia; Indonesia

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3.	Subject	Keyword(s)	Absentee Land Ownership; Agrarian Law; Food Security; Land Productivity; Land Policy.

4.	Description	Abstract	Introduction: Agricultural land constitutes a strategic foundation for national food security and food sovereignty. However, absentee ownership—where land is held by individuals who neither reside near nor actively cultivate it—continues to weaken agricultural productivity and distort land governance. Although the Basic Agrarian Law formally prohibits such practices, structural and normative deficiencies hinder effective enforcement.Purposes of the Research: This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of absentee ownership prohibition regulations and formulate policy recommendations to improve their implementation in order to support food security.Methods of the Research: The research employs a normative juridical (doctrinal) method focusing on positive legal norms governing absentee land ownership. It utilizes statutory, conceptual, and public policy approaches to assess regulatory coherence, enforcement limitations, and the need for reform, particularly in strengthening agrarian governance and its integration with national food policy frameworks.Findings of the Research: The findings demonstrate that the existing regulatory regime remains weak in supervision, operational definitions of active management, progressive sanctioning mechanisms, and integration with sustainable agricultural land protection policies. This study advances agrarian scholarship by repositioning the expansion of the absentee prohibition as a strategic governance instrument directly linked to land productivity, sustainable utilization, and national food security enhancement. This research offers a new perspective by integrating the prohibition of absentee ownership into a comprehensive food security policy framework, which has not been widely explored in the literature.

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