BPN Prepares Land Legality to Support Local Women's Food Garden Programme
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) is ready to support the Women’s Local Food Garden Programme (KPLP) through the provision and legalisation of land for the programme’s implementation.
Deputy Minister of ATR/Deputy Head of BPN Ossy Dermawan stated that this support is focused on aspects of land acquisition and legal certainty for the land to be used as the location for the pilot project.
“In principle, the Ministry of ATR/BPN strongly supports this programme, especially since it relates to enhancing women’s and family economic resilience. Because this will also have a significant impact on minimising violence against women and children,” said Ossy.
He explained that the Ministry of PPPA is expected to first determine the most suitable location for the programme.
For idle land, its handling falls under the authority of the Ministry of ATR/BPN.
Meanwhile, for land owned by other institutions such as the TNI, SOEs, or local governments, certainty of clean and clear status as well as approval for release from the owner is required before it can be utilised.
“For land that is not idle land, it must be voluntarily released by them, then released to the state, and then its utilisation can be given to the Ministry of PPPA to be handed over to whoever the subject will be given to. There is also the Land Bank, which may require coordination with the Land Bank Agency,” explained Ossy.
The KPLP is an initiative to empower women through community-based food garden management.
Deputy Minister of PPPA Veronica Tan stated that this programme aligns with the human resource development agenda, including gender equality and women’s empowerment.
“This Women’s Local Food Garden can serve as a practical learning platform, from fulfilling nutrition to productive activities. In fact, it can also become an educational space for children, with women as the main drivers,” Veronica concluded.