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        "id": 1753429,
        "msgid": "subaks-in-denpasar-shrink-academics-warn-of-threats-to-environmental-and-cultural-aspects-1779543000",
        "date": "2026-05-20 23:20:35",
        "title": "Subaks in Denpasar Shrink, Academics Warn of Threats to Environmental and Cultural Aspects",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK_BALI",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Agriculture",
        "summary": "Denpasar's active Subak area has fallen to about 1,915 hectares across 42 subaks, threatening environmental and cultural dimensions as urban development encroaches on agricultural land. A Denpasar City official and an academic call for strict application of sustainable agriculture land policies, subsidies, and tourism linkages to support Subak networks.",
        "content": "<p>Chair of the Subak Unit at Udayana University, I Ketut Suamba,\ncommented on the shrinking Subak land in Denpasar. He noted that the\nremaining Subak area of 1,915 hectares could threaten environmental and\ncultural aspects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSubak not only provides rice, but is also closely linked to social\nand cultural dimensions,\u201d Suamba told DetikBali, on Wednesday (20 May\n2026).<\/p>\n<p>Suamba said that food security, particularly for rice in Denpasar,\nwill be threatened by the reduction in Subak land.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMoreover, the current direction towards food sovereignty means\nadequate, affordable, and locally produced supply, especially in Bali\nincluding Denpasar City,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Suamba urged Denpasar City Government (Pemkot Denpasar) to rigorously\nimplement the results of the Sustainable Agricultural Land (LP2B)\nanalysis, which has been documented in the form of LSD and a Government\nRegulation (Pergub).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSubsidies should continue for inputs, and also for outputs, and\nthere should be synergy among Subaks in developing tourism in the form\nof agro-tourism or agro-ecotourism,\u201d Suamba said.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the active Subak land in Denpasar City, Bali, currently\nremains around 1,915 hectares from a total of 42 Subaks spread across\nfour districts. The land includes paddy fields and horticultural crops\nthat are still productive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat includes paddy fields and horticultural crops, not just rice\nfields. What we record as active can still be cultivated to which we can\nprovide assistance; the assistance varies, it could be seeds, for\nexample,\u201d said the Head of the Denpasar City Agriculture Service\n(Distan) AA Gde Bayu Brahmasta when contacted by the DetikBali team on\nWednesday (13 May 2026).<\/p>\n<p>Distan Denpasar City revealed that the Subak areas that are starting\nto be critical are in South Denpasar and North Denpasar. The area is\nthreatened due to housing development.<\/p>\n<p>Currently there are 8 Subaks in West Denpasar, 10 Subaks in South\nDenpasar, 10 Subaks in North Denpasar, and 14 Subaks in East Denpasar.\nBrahmasta emphasised that Subak sustainability oversight is conducted by\nthe respective village\/kelurahan along with the Denpasar City Public\nWorks and Public Housing Office (PUPR).<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/subaks-in-denpasar-shrink-academics-warn-of-threats-to-environmental-and-cultural-aspects-1779543000",
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