Home Affairs Ministry: Agrarian Conflict Task Force a Model for Resolution
Palu (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri) considers the Agrarian Conflict Resolution Task Force (Satgas PKA) of Central Sulawesi to be a good example in resolving agrarian conflicts.
“The presence of the Satgas PKA is excellent, a goodwill gesture from the Governor of Central Sulawesi to resolve agrarian conflicts. As the first of its kind in Indonesia, it deserves appreciation,” said Febry Joko Arianto, representative of the Directorate General of Politics and General Governance (Ditjen Polpum) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, in Palu on Monday.
The ministry even plans to invite Central Sulawesi Governor Anwar Hafid to Jakarta to present the model for establishing the Satgas PKA, described as the first of its kind in Indonesia.
He said the agrarian conflict handling data collected by the Central Sulawesi Satgas PKA will be used as a reference in formulating national-level policies for handling land disputes.
According to him, the ministry sees the Satgas PKA as a breakthrough in agrarian conflict resolution that can be replicated by other regional governments.
Therefore, said Febry, the task force’s working concept and experience will be studied as material for strengthening national-level policy.
Echoing this, Agus Pranata, representative of the Conflict Resolution Unit (CRU), said his visit to Central Sulawesi aimed to learn directly about the agrarian conflict handling mechanisms employed by the Satgas PKA.
He said the task force’s data and experience will serve as input for the CRU together with the ministry’s Ditjen Polpum to strengthen efforts to resolve agrarian conflicts in Indonesia.
“We will study the data from the Satgas PKA as input for policy. This is not advocacy, but more about sharing roles and experience in handling agrarian conflicts,” he said.
In addition to studying the task force’s achievements, his side also gathered various technical obstacles faced by the Central Sulawesi provincial government. The results will be presented at a coordination meeting at the central level as evaluation material.
On that occasion, Eva Susanti Bande, daily chair of the Central Sulawesi Satgas PKA, outlined the state of agrarian conflict in the region. As of March 2026, the task force recorded land disputes in 103 villages covering an area of 21,107.6 hectares, affecting at least 9,094 heads of families.
North Morowali has the highest number of conflicts, at 21 cases, followed by Morowali Regency with eight cases, Palu City with seven, Donggala Regency with five, Poso with four, Tolitoli with two, and Buol and Tojo Una-Una with one case each.
Eva revealed that the oil palm plantation sector remains the largest contributor to agrarian conflict in Central Sulawesi. Of the 61 palm oil companies recorded, 43 companies, or around 70 per cent, are known not to hold business use rights (HGU).
According to her, this situation not only triggers conflict within communities but also affects the region’s potential loss of revenue from the plantation land and building tax (PBB) and levies, estimated at Rp400 billion each year.