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Database research record2019·Indonesia (Jakarta)

Urban agriculture, food security, and development policies in Jakarta: A case study of farming communities at Kalideres – Cengkareng district, West Jakarta

Chandra A.J., Diehl J.A.

Land Use Policy

Urban Farm DB summary

This study finds that despite urban agriculture occupying approximately 21% of Jakarta's green space, local government policies have failed to recognise its food security potential, leaving farmers with insecure land tenure. The research characterises Jakarta's urban farming as medium to highly commercialised, domestically run small and medium enterprises supplying local markets.